1/72 Kovozavody Prestejov Vickers FB-19 Mark 1 'Bullet' in Russian Services

[Epeeman]

Dear all -

Just completed this KP kit today.   

Very nice little kit comprising 26 parts on a single sprue.   Fairly straightforward build although some careful assembly/alignment required installing cockpit; tailplane and main wings.

Built mostly OOB with the following small aditions/details:

Cockpit including bulkheads, ammo boxes and seat harness;
Cut and posed elevators and ailorens;
Sanded back the over promiment molded rib details;
Vickers MG belt feed added;
Wind driven fuel pump added to front port side cabane strut;
Open out the additional air cooling slots/holes in cowling;
Windscreen;
Control horns;

Access panel underside

 

Rigged using Uschi standard for bracing wires and fine for all control cables.

According to Wikipedia, the Russians ordered around 20-30 of this aircraft but replaced the engines with more powerful types to improve performance.   I therefore used the Clerget engine supplied in the kit which is really for the Mark 2 version.

Painted in the colours/markings of 'Black 12' the machine used by Grigori E Suk (2 victories in this machine shared), Imperial Russian Air Force 1917.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Regards

 

Dave

[Ptmvarsityfan]

Very nice

[Wulfman]

A lovely build, it’s just so cute !

 

Wulfman

[stevehnz]

Sweet build, looks beaut.

Steve.

[pheonix]

Super little number. We do not see too many of these - another of the lesser known types. All the more important as a result. Super paint finish and rigging.

 

P

[NMLeonov]

Beautiful craftsmanship. I love seeing Imperial Russian aircraft, and this is a type that I had not heard of before! The rigging looks extremely neat and your custom additions add to the realism of the overall build. A wonderful Vickers Bullet!