Czech modeller Libor Jekl has built Arma Hobby Curtiss model.
The kit built nicely without any fit issues, only some care is needed whilst assembling the cowling and adjacent fuselage transition panels. I haven’t used a quck drying cement like Mr.Cement S or Tamiya Extra thin, but Revell Contact glue that is thicker and allows longer drying time, so the final position of the cowling panels can be further fine-tuned once we are satisfied with the overall fit.
Since I have in my spares couple of Marabu etched set, I eventually utilized them as a source of the etched canopy frames, which can offer perfect scale thickness. This does not mean the kit’s canopy is somehow thick; oppositely, it is pretty close considering the moulding limits of the plastic in this scale.
I opted for the marking of one of the most famous Czechoslovak aces that fought in the Battle France, František Peřina who scored 11 confirmed victoreies and 2 probables. I utilized kit’s decals for the GC I/5 markings combined with AML decal sheet provided the codes. The kit was painted with my own mixes of Gunze Aqueous colors.
Aviation fan with degree in aeronautical engineering. 1/72 scale modeler with preference on WWII, but occasionally dealing with modern stuff as well. Contributor to modelling magazines and book publishers.
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