Avia C-10 (S-99)
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Kit Review
This is basically a Messerschmitt Bf 109G-10, as the Czech Polish Air Force, as part of the Ministry of the Interior, operated captured airframes as well as those built from parts in Czechoslovakia after WWII. This kit is therefore their G-10 with the addition of three new decal options. Libor has already shown how well their S-199 builds (see here) and this kit has much in common with the later S-199. There are three sprues of a medium grey-coloured plastic and the single clear one; there is no photo-etched nor resin. The interior is built up as a tub, all you need are some seat belts because the rest is all in the kit and that even includes a decal for the instrument panel, The multi-variant nature of the tooling does mean you need to keep a close tab on what parts to use, as well as those to consign to the spares bin. The whole upper vertical fin/rudder is separate, again to deal with all the G-variants the basic tooling covers and the instructions clearly show how the centreline ETC rack is actually off-set to port. The later style canopy is nicely moulded, although a little thick and it only comes as one piece, so some may wish to cut the windscreen off and replace the rear section with a vac-form element. You can ease painting the canopy on this kit, as KP do a set of self-adhesive Kabuki tape masks separately #KPEX004 that are well worth investing in.
Colour Options
There are three schemes in the kit.
• OK-BYD, Police Air Force, Ministry of Interior, Czechoslovakia
• V-9, the first of 21 machines built in Czechoslovakia, depicted here in the scheme it carried during testing
• EV-11, Police Air Force, Ministry of Interior, Czechoslovakia
The decals are nicely printed and have perfect register and colour. The carrier is limited and its nice and glossy plus the sheet has a full set of airframe stencils
Conclusion
A 'must' item for any Bf 109 collection and thus highly recommended to all except the complete novice.
For more details on this and all KP products, visit their website here.
This is basically a Messerschmitt Bf 109G-10, as the Czech Polish Air Force, as part of the Ministry of the Interior, operated captured airframes as well as those built from parts in Czechoslovakia after WWII. This kit is therefore their G-10 with the addition of three new decal options. Libor has already shown how well their S-199 builds (see here) and this kit has much in common with the later S-199. There are three sprues of a medium grey-coloured plastic and the single clear one; there is no photo-etched nor resin. The interior is built up as a tub, all you need are some seat belts because the rest is all in the kit and that even includes a decal for the instrument panel, The multi-variant nature of the tooling does mean you need to keep a close tab on what parts to use, as well as those to consign to the spares bin. The whole upper vertical fin/rudder is separate, again to deal with all the G-variants the basic tooling covers and the instructions clearly show how the centreline ETC rack is actually off-set to port. The later style canopy is nicely moulded, although a little thick and it only comes as one piece, so some may wish to cut the windscreen off and replace the rear section with a vac-form element. You can ease painting the canopy on this kit, as KP do a set of self-adhesive Kabuki tape masks separately #KPEX004 that are well worth investing in.
Colour Options
There are three schemes in the kit.
• OK-BYD, Police Air Force, Ministry of Interior, Czechoslovakia• V-9, the first of 21 machines built in Czechoslovakia, depicted here in the scheme it carried during testing
• EV-11, Police Air Force, Ministry of Interior, Czechoslovakia
The decals are nicely printed and have perfect register and colour. The carrier is limited and its nice and glossy plus the sheet has a full set of airframe stencils
Conclusion
A 'must' item for any Bf 109 collection and thus highly recommended to all except the complete novice.
For more details on this and all KP products, visit their website here.
