Karaya Martinsyde F.4 Buzzard, VVS RKKA

[coyotemagic]

Stunning interior work, Siskin! 
Cheers,
Bud

[lcarroll]

Lovely work on the cockpit Siskin, and the instrument panel is outstanding for the scale you are working in. Keep at her, this is going to be a real "winner"!
Cheers,
Lance

[GAJouette]

  Siskin,
Excellent work on her instrument panel my friend. She's shaping up to be one Awesome build,keep up the high standard of excellence.
Highest Regards,
Gregory Jouette

[Siskin]

Thank you for the compliments, colleagues
And I have a couple of questions for you.
1. For what was a hefty circle to the left of the pilot's seat - to adjust the chair? Karaja somehow ignored this rather big part.
2. Question about color. Aircraft were purchased in England, and so were painted in PС12? And could it be already dyed red stars in England?

[Siskin]

And we continue our story)). Did the steering wheel (Knocked circle hole punch), and slightly changed the mount seat.

[Des]

That is a very nice looking seat and the seat belts look great, well done Siskin.

Des.

[Siskin]

The cockpit assembly

[Siskin]

The fuselage was going bad, it took a lot of putty, and even poor quality resin with microbubbles. Forehead radiator had to build from below by about 0.5 mm.
Etched the radiator grille did not even try to collect - it's not for me))).

[GAJouette]

  Siskin,
It's a shame she's a putty queen my friend. That being said I have no doubts with your skills and craftsmanship the Buzzard will be a true gem. Keep up the the outstanding works.
Highest Regards,
Gregory Jouette

PS: The interior is awesome. Love those seatbelts too.

[coyotemagic]

Absolutely brilliant looking cockpit, Siskin.  All of your wood and fabric are very convincing.  The seat and engine (shame it's hidden) are gorgeous.  Too bad about the seams and the radiator.  I'm haveing some of the same issues with Karaya's Halberstadt.  I know you'll prevail and create a real masterpiece
I'm under the impression that most of the British planes in Russian/Soviet service were flown to Russia in British markings and repainted there.  That's why many of those planes had white, blue, green or black discs under the stars.
I look forward to your next update.
Cheers,
Bud

[Siskin]

And here is by the way, you are right about the circles I have not yet thought about it. Although Karaja gives the Russian version white circles under the stars, I think, were green. I will consult with our experts.)

[PrzemoL]

Beautiful progress on this one, Siskin. The interior is top-notch with excellent woodwork. Looking forward to see more.

[pepperman42]

Just catching up on this one. Amazing interior work. Im sure you will be able to salvage what appears to be a rough kit. Keep us posted as so far its great!!

Steve

[Siskin]

Thank you, colleagues!
And a little more:



Many small voids and bubbles in the edge of the wing - it is a bit annoying.

[pepperman42]

Good to see the wing going on. Your pinning looks like it should hold the beast together well!!

Steve