PZL P.7a

PZL (Państwowe Zakłady Lotnicze) P.7a Monoplane Fighter from 151st Fighter Squadron. Flown by Sqn. Cdr. Lt. Józef Brzeziński. Brześć-Adamkowo airfield, September 1939

A 1/72 scale model kit from Arma Hobby with only around 40 parts in total. The kit has a very fine panel line. Even finer corrugated surface on the wings. My example has bit of flashes which is quite surprising considering other kit from Arma Hobby. Decal is from Techmod and it’s very thin, perfect for the corrugated wing.

The junior set came with photo-etched parts for seat belts, control levers, engine cowling struts and gun sight.

Lydia Litvyak’s Yakovlev Yak-1b “White Lily of Stalingrad”

Yakovlev Yak-1b tail code “White 23” from 73th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment was flown by Lydia Vladimirovna Litvyak.

She was the first soviet female fighter pilot to shoot down an enemy aircraft, total victories was twelve solo kills and four shared kills in 66 combat sorties.

This 1/72 kit is a beautiful kit from Arma Hobby. Molding is sharp and crisp. Cockpit is nicely detailed. Surface detail of the fabric is superb. The fit is perfect.

One great idea I first saw in this kit is the instruction sheet include a template to cut your own canopy and wheel masks.

There are few improvement to be made. The canopy is one-piece so get your razor saw ready. The Radiator molded closed. The canon barrel need drilling which I promptly mess it up and replace it with stretch Q-Tip. But overall the kit is highly recommended.