Avia B.534 Serie III 'Weekend Edition'
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Kit Review
This is a reissue of their new tooling in this simplified 'Weekend Edition' range.
In the box you will find two sprues of dark grey-coloured plastic and one of clear, there is no photo-etched, resin or masks in the Weekend Edition range. Construction is traditional, with even locating pins on all the major components. The cockpit interior is nicely detailed and in this version you get a decal for the instrument panel. Seat belts are included, but only as standard decals, you can get them as ‘Super Fabric’ versions separately form Eduard or as pre-painted etched brass on 'Zoom' set #SS527 (see here). The elevators and rudder are separate; the ailerons are moulded with the wings though. Surface detail is a mix of fine recessed lines on the fuselage and inner wing sections, plus raised ribs for the fabric-covered mid-fuselage and the remainder of each wing. The spatted wheels come with the rear section of hub and a bit of the spat as a separate part, but if you don’t like this, you can get single-piece resin ones in the Brassin range (see here). The canopy parts are nicely moulded and you have optional parts to allow you to have the canopy open or closed. As usual, Eduard have included a clear yet precise series of views at the end of the instructions to help you rig this model, although again if you don’t fancy this, Eduard already do separate photo-etched flight wires that simply lock into place (see here).
The kit offers two decal options:
• 'White 5E of the 40th Flight, Czechoslovak Air Force, Hradec Kralove, August 1937.
• DD+VJ, FFS A/B 24, Olomouc, Protektorat Böhmen und Mähren, September 1941.
The little decal sheet includes all unique and national insignia, although in some nations the swastikas will be cut off the bottom RH edge of the sheet to comply with the law. The smaller sheet contains the seat belts, which should be acceptable to most in this scale.
Conclusion
This is a lovely kit, it is not overly complex, but is nicely detailed and you can already upgrade it if you wish because of the sets produced for the Royal Class version in both the standard Eduard and Brassin ranges. Highly recommended to all, regardless of experience.
Our thanks to Eduard (www.eduard.com) for the review sample.
This is a reissue of their new tooling in this simplified 'Weekend Edition' range.
In the box you will find two sprues of dark grey-coloured plastic and one of clear, there is no photo-etched, resin or masks in the Weekend Edition range. Construction is traditional, with even locating pins on all the major components. The cockpit interior is nicely detailed and in this version you get a decal for the instrument panel. Seat belts are included, but only as standard decals, you can get them as ‘Super Fabric’ versions separately form Eduard or as pre-painted etched brass on 'Zoom' set #SS527 (see here). The elevators and rudder are separate; the ailerons are moulded with the wings though. Surface detail is a mix of fine recessed lines on the fuselage and inner wing sections, plus raised ribs for the fabric-covered mid-fuselage and the remainder of each wing. The spatted wheels come with the rear section of hub and a bit of the spat as a separate part, but if you don’t like this, you can get single-piece resin ones in the Brassin range (see here). The canopy parts are nicely moulded and you have optional parts to allow you to have the canopy open or closed. As usual, Eduard have included a clear yet precise series of views at the end of the instructions to help you rig this model, although again if you don’t fancy this, Eduard already do separate photo-etched flight wires that simply lock into place (see here).
The kit offers two decal options:
• 'White 5E of the 40th Flight, Czechoslovak Air Force, Hradec Kralove, August 1937.
• DD+VJ, FFS A/B 24, Olomouc, Protektorat Böhmen und Mähren, September 1941.
The little decal sheet includes all unique and national insignia, although in some nations the swastikas will be cut off the bottom RH edge of the sheet to comply with the law. The smaller sheet contains the seat belts, which should be acceptable to most in this scale.
Conclusion
This is a lovely kit, it is not overly complex, but is nicely detailed and you can already upgrade it if you wish because of the sets produced for the Royal Class version in both the standard Eduard and Brassin ranges. Highly recommended to all, regardless of experience.
Our thanks to Eduard (www.eduard.com) for the review sample.
