Thanks for the comments! This is Mikro-Mir's Yak UT-1 trio – three kits in a box, including the floatplane version. There's a small photo-etch fret and decals for the three variants.
Well, U-36A to be absolutely correct. Hasegawa 1/48 kit, which is the basic Lear with resin radome and wing tip extensions. I couldn't find any reference of the aircraft cabin so I painted blinds on the windows. The kit details were a bit basic but it fit together superbly. Finished with Gunze...
Your 262 looks good Jon; after seeing a few recent online builds of the Airfix kit it's nice to see those fine, subtle panel lines.
Interesting comments regarding Vallejo. I just can't get along with them, they don't seem to adhere well even when I base-coat with a lacquer-base like Tamiya's...
Thanks for looking and commenting, much appreciated.
Here's another kit from Mark 1, the Beaufighter Mk.1F finished in a desert scheme. I added cockpit/interior detail, none of which is visible through the tiny canopy. The wing dihedral was too pronounced so I reduced it a little, and the...