1/72 Bilek/Italeri Antonov An-2 "Colt" |
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Gallery Article by Bernhard Pethe |
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Accessories:
PART S72-060, 061, 062, Engine Asch-62IR by Engines & Things
Decals:
Hi Decal Line Nr.72-046
The engine compartment including fire retardant wall are scratch built. For the first time I used a so-called Stretch Paint Tape to take care of the canopy glass. All rudders/elevators have been cut out and re-fitted.
With some breaks in between the process of building this model took about 3 years.
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The “845” is an An-2P, which was first operated by the
DDR-Lufthansa (DM-SKA, c/n. 17207) and entered service on February 8, 1957.
The blue lightning under the row of windows is a reminder of that era.
In April 1958 the An-2 was transferred to the National Peoples Army
(NVA, TS-27, Dresden) and continued for a while to fly with her rare and impressive paint scheme before it was repainted in dark green.
Today it is still flying with the call sign
D-FKMI and has more than 5000 flying hours logged.
Bernhard Pethe
You
can find more models from me and my cub colleagues on our web site at http://www.ffmc.de
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