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Ludvík Kružík
Mates, thank you all!
It's great to have you on board. Your support means a lot to me.

Ludvík Kružík
After a short vacation I returned to building the Avia. I haven't had much time to build it yet.

I taped the tail surfaces with masking tape so I could spray thin strips of surfacer on the ribs.
To indicate the slight sagging of the canvas on the wing surfaces that were only covered with canvas, I started scraping these surfaces very gently with a round-bladed scalpel. Once I had completed this operation on both wings, it was my turn to cover them with masking tape so that I could spray strips of surfacer on the wing ribs.

I'll add photos of the work in progress next time.

Ludvík Kružík
Jennifer, thank you. I appreciate your kindness.

Ludvík Kružík
After a forced break, I'm back and resuming work on the Gripen. 🙂

Robert Podkoński
I will be watching this project for sure!

Ludvík Kružík
Robert, I am very pleased with your interest in my project. It will be similar to the Avia BH-9 and BH-11 I built some time ago.
It's just going to take me a while to get around to this project.

Robert Podkoński
I am learning a lot from you, Ludviku.

Ludvík Kružík
Robert, it's a great honor. I'm happy to share my experience.

Trez Mackenzie
Great kit! I'm wondering how you did such a good job on the antenna wire? How was that amazing engine to put together? The wiring looks complicated and I cannot help but wonder that it must be very difficult to build

Ludvík Kružík
Trez, thank you for your praise and interest in my model.

The antenna on this model is made of fishing line (diameter 0,14 mm), glued with CA glue. After gluing, I painted the antenna "wires" with dark steel shade paint. The insulators are marked with a drop of thick white paint. If necessary, after the paint dries, the insulator can be enlarged by adding another drop of thick white paint.

The engine is a separate kit and can be found on Eduard's website under catalog number 648250 and the title Bf 109G-6 1/48 engine and fuselage weapons. The kit also includes a clear instruction sheet. The instructions will safely guide you through the entire engine build step by step. The instructions also include paint shade recommendations for each engine part and instructions for building the engine into the fuselage.

If you already have some experience working with resin accessories and follow the instructions when building the engine, the build is not too complicated. Complete instructions for building the engine are available on Eduard's website: eduard.com/out/media/648250.pdf.

Rando
A double delta build! I missed this. How is it putting together the Kitty Hawk? I've heard they're generally kind of notorious to put together. Although I think what would really keep me from building one is how ludicrously expensive they seem now that the company folded.

Ludvík Kružík
Welcome, Rando!
Kitty Hawk is coming together pretty well. Compared to the Italeri kit, Kitty Hawk is much better to assemble. You can't avoid working with the putty, but it's not a tragedy. It's just minor gaps between some of the parts.

As for the high price of the kit, I got lucky and managed to buy the Gripen on sale for almost half the price.

Lochsa River
The Focke Achgelis FA -223 Drache is awesome! Great work.

Ludvík Kružík
Lochsa River thank you for your post, I'm very glad you like Drache.

Curatorm
Awesome...

Ludvík Kružík
Curatorm thank you! I'm glad you like the model. 🙂

bughunter
Well done - will look nice with a plane on the two bar. Nice color contrast: green Zetor - red bar - alu plane 😉

Ludvík Kružík
Thanks bughunter!

I'm thinking the same thing. I still have to build a MiG-15. I have the kit, now I'm looking for a color scheme of the machine with some interesting coloring. I also want to add some figures, a tractor driver and possibly some technicians.

bughunter
Great work on a nice little kit! Did you use a primer on the resin parts?

Ludvík Kružík
Thank you bughunter! I really appreciate your words.

I didn't use any primer. The paints are sprayed directly onto the resin. I was worried that multiple layers of paint would cause some of the fine detail to be lost.
The only touch up before spraying the paint was to sand the surface of the model with fine sandpaper (#2000) and wash the entire model with detergent and then dry.

Spanjaard
a ton of amazing details added, what s great job

Ludvík Kružík
Thank you! 🙂

Villiers de Vos
Beautiful work.

Ludvík Kružík
Thank you, Villiers! I'm glad you like it.

David Taylor
Amazing work.

Ludvík Kružík
Thank you mates! Glad you like it.

bughunter
Complicated scheme and good work!
I tend to avoid decals and try to mask as much as possible. But not hand cut but prepared by drawing with software and let the masks cut.
But such complicated paint on the tail here will need decals.

Ludvík Kružík
@Alec K
@bughunter
I was so intrigued by the colour scheme of this glider and the story of its pilot that I decided to go for it as soon as I discovered it. Moreover, a Slovak pilot flew this glider, so my area of interest was filled - machines of Czechoslovak pilots.
As I mentioned, I built the model a few years ago and it was my first attempt at home-made decals and masks. The model is far from perfect, but it still makes me happy.

Ludvík Kružík
There are currently no photos of the completed model. I built this model at a time when I didn't pay as much attention to photographing finished models as I do now. 🙁

Alec K
👍🙂

Ludvík Kružík
For those interested, the album with the completed model is here: Avia BH-3 - finished model | Album by KLuK (1:48)

Petr Kokeš
Za málo. 😉