For the important anniversary I have built these two Roden kits, and here I'm going to present a little digest of the build log...
Roden's level of detailing is good, as always, and, unlike my previous Roden builds, I didn't have any problem and these two went together exceptionally well, with just a few regular issues on the way... Simply, a joy to build
Both were built in Serbian markings:
The only noticeable problem was with decals, which were out of register and a bit blurred, but Roden came to the rescue by sending me spare set - thumbs up for the service!
Details in the cockpit - seats are copied from Part's PE fret to Nescafe foil, belts are made from Tamiya tape and steel wire, and fuselage panels, which are visible from the inside, are copied to a thin alu-foil and glued from the inside:
Important note for those who're going to build this model - first check wings-to-fuselage joint, and only afterwards attach cockpit parts to lower wing... I had problems because I did it vice-versa
, so had to detach everything and reattach after fitting...
The last view on interior before joining fuselage sides. The last pic shows minimal amount of filling using Vallejo acrylic putty:
