Friday 5 April 2013

Awful Avia - part 1

This pile of ill-fitting poor quality plastic is the KP Models kit of the Avia CS.199.  For those of you unfamiliar with the S.199 aircraft it was basically a Bf-109G airframe built in postwar Czechslovakia.  It was fitted with a Junkers Jumo engine and a comical paddle bladed propeller.  The former lacked some of the power and responsiveness of the DB-605 engine fitted to the '109G while the latter exacerbated the already dodgy ground handling characteristics caused by the '109's narrow undercart.  The CS.199 was the two-seat trainer version.
Anyway, back to the kit.  First the good bit.  It only cost £0.50. 
The bad bits.  It's a complete horror.  So far no two parts have fitted together properly, even after extensive cleaning up and de-flashing. Even the two parts of the bloody stand didn't fit.
I shall press on bravely and keep you posted.
The only combat user of the S.199 was the fledgling Israeli air force. They didn't like it either.

6 comments:

Paul said...

50p for aircraft, 2 quid for tape...A good beginning.

I am sure you will bodge your way though Tim

Chris Kemp said...

Bet the Israelis were stung for more than 50p!

Regards, Chris .

Tim Gow said...

Paul
Coming soon- a fiver's worth of filler....

Tim Gow said...

Chris Kemp
The price I paid was bad enough!

Archduke Piccolo said...

How much for the hair piece to replace what you've torn out?

Tim Gow said...

Archduke Piccolo
I am remaining calm. Very calm. Though this is possibly on account of the soporific effect of the filler fumes....