Flugzeuge Aero L-39C Albatros, Czech Air Force (1/72, Eduard + CMK)

[David Lengyel]

This is my first kit purchased and started year ago as a comeback kit. I have bought also CMK resin sets, but I was obviously lacking some skill. I still don't have that skill anyway in my book, but I want to finish it ASAP and leave 1/72 scale for good. I've started with necessary cutting for control surfaces and boarding steps as well as tweaking of various vents, gauges and exhausts on the fuselage. Since I am building trainer variant C, I had to erase certain hatches on the wing and get rid of the vent fairings on the main gear bay doors, which was a mistake, because they were omited only on the early lots. I was lucky enough and got spare bulges which I am ready to attach. Finished model is supposed to look like this: