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An Italian Soviet in Greece for the summer


halcyonjet

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The new 1/144 scale Zvezda kit of the little Yak-40 tri-jet is my chosen build for this G.B., however i will be using the decals from the AZ kit which included Olympic Airways with it.

A book I'm currently reading, Olympic Airways A History by Graham M. Simons, provides some background to the plane. In 1972 Olympic leased a pair of Yaks from Aertirrena of Italy for evaluation as a possible replacement for their recently retired Dakotas, but an order was not forthcoming.

Here is the kit (with the extra decals)..

 

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Dave

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The kit includes a basic cockpit (although not much will be seen when completed) and an 'S duct' for the centre engine, which were put in place before the fuselage halves were joined. Wings, tailplane and clear cockpit cover have been fitted, with only a tad of filler needed to fully blend the windshield in.

 

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For such a small kit, it has caused me a lot of grief. I've had problems with the white paint -it took a few attempts to get it right, and the grey especially. The first grey was perfect colour wise, but just wouldn't dry. The second grey should have been the same colour but dried much too dark, and the third was about right. Started applying the decals, but I've been called away from home and won't be back until the 19th. Anyway, here is the current state but I will resume on my return.

 

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