I have completed
the Academy Fi-156 Storch in the past: a desert version and an RAF captured version.
While a bit fiddly, mostly due to the spindly nature of the struttery that comprises
the wing supports and landing gear bits, it is a nicely made little kit that
doesn’t require any filler and looks correct once built.
Sometime
in the past I acquired the Four+ book on the Storch. Along with a nice little
rundown of 12 markings schemes, it includes a decal sheet. Most of the markings
are fairly workmanlike, though the grey one with the red tailband may find its
way to my workbench at some point. On that sheet is a civil Storch, apparently
owned by the Trumpf Chocolate Company, a 150 year old outfit known for their gourmet
chocolate concoctions. This Fi-156 was originally a Czech aicraft, and was used
for publicity flights in the 1950-55 period. It was eventually reconfigured as
an ambulance variant and displayed in a museum.
I must admit I mischievously considered slicing off the final "f", in only to give the liberals in the audience a temporary case of the vapors. However, I came to my senses fairly quickly.
As mentioned,
the kit is without construction drama, and the decals performed as expected.
They are extremely thin, so you must be cautious when moving them from sheet to
model. I did use a couple of Hiene prop markings from Kora 72091.
This is
completed aircraft #493 (10 aircraft, 0 ordnance, 3 vehicles for the year
2018), finished in August of 2018.
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