Berijew Be-12 "Czaika" - completed.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Upper compartment under the glass cone.  

 

Completed tail gear (5 kit parts + about 3 dozen of additional parts.  

 

Completed main gear.  

Source for the knobs and switches and the tool for holding of small items.  

 

 

Left side completed. Decals from the kit + 3rd dimension (switches and knobs from plastic and wire). 

 

Cockpit finally completed including wiring for the instruments.  

 

 

 

 

 

Hinges for the lower "hatch" added from round rod 0,3 mm. 

Panel lines and sharp edge of the hull restored.  

 

 

 

 

Holding in place both halves until CA dries.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Spreading of the fuselage for minimizing the gap 

Increasing of wing thickness for minimizing the gaps 

 

No gap, no offset, no putty and only minimal reworkingl  

 

 

 

Vacumformed cuppola: courtesy of Bernhard Pethe. Completed minus paint for hinges. 

Left wing tip: 70,5 mm above ground, right side: 69,5 mm. On my opinion a very good result in connection with this very narrow "track" of the main tires!