1/350 Avro504K/Soviet MU-1 Floatplane
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by Martin J Quinn |
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| HISTORY | |
| The Avro 504 was a World War I biplane aircraft
made by the Avro aircraft company and under licence by others. Production
during the War totalled 8,970 and continued for almost 20 years, making
it the most-produced aircraft of any kind that served in World War I, in
any military capacity, during that conflict. Over 10,000 were built from
1913 to the time production ended in 1932. Post World War I,
it was used by the Soviet Air Force, primarily as a trainer.
For more on this aircraft, check out the Wikipedia entry for it here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avro_504, which is where this history comes from. |
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Combrig Avro 504K/Soviet MU-1 Floatplane
The package is a soft white cardboard, which opens on the ends. Inside are parts to build two aircraft. There is a resin fuselage and floats (two of each), along with photo-etch for the wings, tail planes, struts and propellers. |
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| THE RESIN PARTS | ||||
| The casting is good, thought there are some faint lines on the aircraft fuselages - perhaps from the 3D masters? | ||||
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| PHOTOETCH | ||||
| There is a small photo-etch set included in the box, with the wings, tail planes, struts and propellers. It's bland, with some etching to show the ailerons on the main wings and the elevators on the tailplanes, but nothing else. | ||||
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| INSTRUCTIONS | ||||
| The instructions are a small piece of paper, with an exploded view of the parts, and a small image of the assembled aircraft. There are no color instructions. Nor are there any decals. | ||||
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| CONCLUSIONS | ||||
| This is another interesting little
modeling accessory from Combrig. While I can't find much information
on it in Soviet service (the photo-etch says "1925" on it), perhaps it
can be used in a between the wars diorama, with other Combrig aircraft,
or with one of Combrig or Zvezda's 1/350 Russian/Soviet ships.
Between the wars Soviet Navy fans might find this interesting, but it's
a shame there are no decals or information on colors and markings.
This is Combrig’s 1/350 Avro 504K/MU-1 Floatplane, kit A35309. The kit lists for $22.95 and is available from many of our fine sponsors. This is an in-box review, your mileage may vary once you commence construction. Thanks to Combrig Models for the review sample. |
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