Konrad Posted January 8, 2023 Share Posted January 8, 2023 About the aircraft: Cessna 185 Skywagon - a six-seat tourist aircraft from 1960. Produced in several variants (also for the military); about 4400 were produced. About the copy: Donated in 1963 to the Institute of Pediatrics, it was not certified in Poland, so it was not registered (an invention of capitalists?) - so it flew with American registration used by the Central Sanitary Aviation Team in Warsaw. After 1971, it finally made its way to Krakow. About the model: The base is a Cessna C-180/185 Skywagon kit from Kovozávody Prostějov (KPM0232) in 1/72 scale. I retrofitted: bottom and tail lights, antennas, entrance steps, Pitot, exhaust, tailwheel cables, and redid the main landing gear and tailwheel shins. I redid the hood a bit (holes, radiator, engine outline). I notched the horizontal stabilizers. I made up decals: Cessna (hood), skywagon X 185 (sides), door lettering (kit ones are too small), registration (wrong typeface omitting all the red surround). I masked the crosses on the wings (decals are too big). The paint scheme is a bit inaccurate (horizontal stabilizers). I guess that's it... At the end a nice, though imperfect, miniature was created. Feel free to visit the gallery. 42 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farmerboy Posted January 8, 2023 Share Posted January 8, 2023 A tiny gem! Beautifully done, good job! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertie McBoatface Posted January 8, 2023 Share Posted January 8, 2023 This is a little gem! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pantherhawk27263 Posted January 8, 2023 Share Posted January 8, 2023 Beautiful work on such a tiny kit. Great job!!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrés S. Posted January 9, 2023 Share Posted January 9, 2023 Wonderfull !! Andrés. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Russell Posted January 9, 2023 Share Posted January 9, 2023 Well done - so many things to fix..... and you could have done more. Still it is the basis for lovely jobs like yours. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hopesdaddy Posted January 9, 2023 Share Posted January 9, 2023 Lovely little skywagon, another kit from the stash that I am not really looking forward to building after I opened mine when it got delivered. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vesa Jussila Posted January 9, 2023 Share Posted January 9, 2023 Nice job with this one and good story behind. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted January 9, 2023 Share Posted January 9, 2023 Nicely done. Any inaccuracies that have been pointed out before are not obvious to me in this stand alone model & to my eye, it looks terrific. 👍 Steve. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albymoore Posted January 9, 2023 Share Posted January 9, 2023 Good looking Cessna. It nice to see a civilian aircraft in hi-viz colors as well. Cheers, Albert 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ c Posted January 9, 2023 Share Posted January 9, 2023 Fantastic micro-modelling there ( or that`s the biggest match in the world ), looks superb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheyJammedKenny! Posted January 9, 2023 Share Posted January 9, 2023 Oto doskanala praca! Czy zmienilesz sylvetke kadluba, sczegolnie przy ogione? This is outstanding work! Did you change the fuselage contour near the tail? I am most inspired by the way yours came out (not translated into Polish, sorry!) Alex 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Epeeman Posted January 9, 2023 Share Posted January 9, 2023 Wow - wonderful! You've certainly done that kit justice Regards Dave 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bejay53 Posted January 9, 2023 Share Posted January 9, 2023 I’d love to see more private aviation kits from the major manufaactureres! We came close when Eduard released the clin z-37 two years ago. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spitfire31 Posted January 9, 2023 Share Posted January 9, 2023 Can a Skywagon be called 'cute'? If so, I think this is it. 😉 Super neat modelling! Kind regards, Joachim 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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