Author Topic: Avia BH.11, HB-ORI (1/72, KP) (Read 1934 times)

PrzemoL · « **on:** June 07, 2025, 10:21:53 PM »

This kit fell into my hands a week ago as a prize at a small modeling contest in Dolni Lutyne, CZ. I have always liked the characteristic layout of this plane, so I decided to built it as an almost oob project during the tech breaks in my Alb D.V build.

PrzemoL · « **Reply #1 on:** June 12, 2025, 06:19:48 AM »

Small progress. The fuselage closed, seams filled, wings attached with a help of a cardboard jig.

NigelR · « **Reply #2 on:** June 12, 2025, 06:07:43 PM »

That looks like a fun little project. Looking forward to seeing what you do with this one, I am sure it will be a little gem!

PrzemoL · « **Reply #3 on:** June 13, 2025, 07:58:20 AM »

Thanks, Nigel. We will see what eventually comes out. In the meantime, the struts fitted.

Alexis · « **Reply #4 on:** June 13, 2025, 09:42:19 PM »

That is a neat looking aircraft , nice progress so far

Alexis

Dirigible-Al · « **Reply #5 on:** June 16, 2025, 12:13:23 AM »

I was given as a gift a Smear kit of this aircraft but have never built it. I will therefore be interested in seeing this plane getting blessed by the PrzemoL touch.
Alan.

Tim Mixon · « **Reply #6 on:** June 21, 2025, 10:02:41 PM »

Nice prize! Wonderful work on it.

RAGIII · « **Reply #7 on:** June 28, 2025, 05:03:35 AM »

Anytime you do a build one knows it will be beautiful, clean, and precise work! Awesome work to date!
RAGIII

PrzemoL · « **Reply #8 on:** July 08, 2025, 10:07:08 PM »

Thank you for the kind words.
I have made some progress, the horizontal surfaces got the aluminium linen colour, the wing codes on.
But the break is coming, I am heading for holidays.

DaddyO · « **Reply #9 on:** July 08, 2025, 11:11:08 PM »

Cool little project Prze and lovely clean work (as we'd expect)

Chatting to a chap at the weekend who is a big fan of these which have loads of lovely schemes and are a nice looking aeroplane (he's built 5 or 6 so far)

Paul

RAGIII · « **Reply #10 on:** July 09, 2025, 01:35:00 AM »

Excellent clean and smooth finish! Looking great
RAGIII

NigelR · « **Reply #11 on:** July 09, 2025, 06:13:10 PM »

Lovely job all round, this is looking clean and precise.

lone modeller · « **Reply #12 on:** July 12, 2025, 07:53:41 AM »

Only just seen thsi Prez. A new type to me but very interesting.

The quality of your work never ceases to amaze me - the more so as it is in God's Own Scale.

Stephen.

PrzemoL · « **Reply #13 on:** July 30, 2025, 02:00:27 AM »

Thank you!

And here is finally some progress to report. The bulk assembled, airbrushed, decalled, shaded and varnished. Final bits are prepared - the engine and prop, undercarriage, etc.

PrzemoL · « **Reply #14 on:** July 31, 2025, 06:34:33 AM »

Finished.
For the record, I replaced the kit engine with resin by Czech Radial Engines and Wheels, the wheels are 3D prints by 77Propeller, scratched the non-standard headrest and the thick windscreens were replaced with scratched ones from acetate foil.

The model presents the aircraft used in private in Switzerland since 1929 until 1952 when it crashed killing the crew.