Over Manchuria

Fit is acceptable 

There is a tiny cockpit, even though not much will be seen through the windshield. I have given one of the seats to my carpet monster, so I had to make a substitution... 

 

A bit of putty is necessary as the joint line appears on flaps and ailerons 

 

Transparent part's fit is very good 

In the meantime the project developed a bit. I think it will be quite interesting to compare these two birds... 

In the meantime the project developed a bit. I think it will be quite interesting to compare these two birds... CA-43 is ready for decals. 

 

Some progress here 

 

 

I was a little concerned about the sturdiness of the undercarriage legs, but they seem to do their job... 

It seems that the interior was quite cramped... 

 

 

 

 

I call her finished. 

I have started decalling this bird. 

Interestingly, the yellow chinese character present in the centre of the red star is given as two separate pieces of decal for every national insignia (12 wee pieces of yellow decal in total)... Also, there is a lot of tiny stencils... 

All the decals are on 

All the tiny stencils and completing the national insignia was quite a demanding task.  

Finished! 

Finished! 

Finished! 

Comparison with DC-3 in the same scale. 

Comparison with DC-3 in the same scale.