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In with a Zlin **Le Zlin est Fin**

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This is the civilian version of the Zlin 42 trainer. Even by Hobbyboss Easy build standards, there's not too much to it. About a dozen parts and twenty decals!
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Fuselage and wings are in clear plastic, for no obvious reason!

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Markings for only one aircraft, but an attractive colour scheme, so that's no problem.

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I hope I have a decent paint match for the dark blue in the paint stash.

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Nice. I would imagine it's fairly small ;-)
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TobyC wrote:Nice. I would imagine it's fairly small ;-)
Yes, it's pretty tiny, the standard Hobbyboss box could fit 2 kits in it with no problem!
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Here's the fuselage and wings.
Wingspan is around 10 cm
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The wings look like little plastic rulers with the etched lines carved in them :grin:
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I think that's the first clear kit I've seen from HB.
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TobyC wrote:I think that's the first clear kit I've seen from HB.
Me too and it's a bit odd really, it's not as if there are lots of windows...
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The basic colour inside is light blue grey. The seats are darker, although there are big variations on seat cushions. Sheepskin seems popular. I'll add seat belts.
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So here's the interior finished, I added foil seat belts, and the lever between the two seats, which is the aileron control.

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Now that the interior is in place, the top part of the fuselage is not a good fit.

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A bit of fettling will be needed.

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A very small bit of fettling as it turned out. There was a stub on the underside of the upper fuselage which needed removing!
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The mix of clear plastic and inside painted clear plastic makes it difficult to see where the seams might be a problem.

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Looking very good so far
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Nice work. I can really see what you mean about the ruler now ;-)
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TobyC wrote:Nice work. I can really see what you mean about the ruler now ;-)
Uncanny, isn't it?
Should do a Do-17 Flying Pencil to go with it :ha:

I managed to get the decal on the cockpit coaming yesterday, so hopefully I can get the rest assembled soon. Busy day today though so modelling time might be scarce!
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A little plastic putty in the seams. A gentle spray with a bit of grey paint should show up the faults.

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But the canopy needs masking first.

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Straightforward so far. The canopy has snapped in place and might prove tricky to remove again!

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Some grey paint sprayed on the seams.
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Everything seems to be in good order, surprisingly.
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White primer on the undersides.

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I can't see any obvious horrors on the seams :grin:
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