1:48 Avia B-534

[Cherrylock]

This is a aircraft from the so called Golden Age or Interwar Time, it is interessting what was build with the experiance from WW1 and from the stream line design, it is the last evolution of biplanes for fighters, lot of metal fuselage parts but fabric for parts of fuselage and wings. The kits of this era are not so popular but for my "museum" it shout have a place.

Eduard does two kits, the earlyer serie III with open canopy and the late type IV with 3 part glas canopy, most parts are simmilar and good detailed, fit is not like Tamiya but ok. I buyed the weekend editions of both, so the marking option is limited, but most of the B-534 were olive/alu so I have the normal color of the aircrafts.

this is the first
No. 2 Air Regiment, 51st Fighter Flight, Olomouc, Czechoslovakia, May 1937 - March 1939

[Thomas_M]

Of all the pictures shown I like the last one most, maybe because of the pilot figure next to the aircraft. The 534 is a nice looking aircraft, reminds me to the Hawker Hind. As you said, in between a WWI bi-plane and a sleek WWII fighter.
As usual from you a really admirable finish!

[Stikpusher]

[Cherrylock]

thanks for the comments, you al like this Avia, it is funny for me, I have not seen so much models build on the internet or on model shows

JimD: what do you think is the next completed??

[Medicman71]

Very nice!!

[Cherrylock]

and here is the later version, the serie IV, the main chance was the closed canopy and the metal propeller, the wheele cowlings were sometimes removed, but I like it with and with this markings it has the blue points

Eduard Avia Serie IV; 34 letka, Letecký pluk 4, Hradec Králové, léto 1937













and side by side, hope you enjoy both

[Thomas_M]

The shadows on the camouflage, and the satin matte finish: just to my taste!

[KSaarni]

Both really beautiful examples!
Difficult to say which one is my favorite, perhaps the 1st with open canopy.

- Kari

[mustang1989]

Really nice builds!!! Totally awesome stuff!