The build of NT.2b is going slowly with many technological breaks and in the meantime Santa Claus in the person of my beloved wife brought me this brand-new little kit. So these two factors made me start this build in parallel, as I suppose this one will build relatively easily and quickly into a nice model.
The kit contents and colour options are thoroughly presented in the manufacturer website so I will skip this part. I will only say, the kit is very fine in my opinion, very well detailed as for this small scale. Decals, especially those with losenge, are more than acceptable. On the down side one has to mention the omnipresent flash, especially annoying at delicate parts for the interior like the fuselage truss bits. However, with some patience and delicate sanding it can be removed to unearth the otherwise nicely designed elements.
I have decided to build the first kit option - the very first fighter aircraft in the Polish aviation history, denoted with 001 numeral at itssides, delivered to 7th Fighter Squadron in Lwow in the spring of 1919, well before it became the American-volunteer-manned unit, and even before its pioneer pilot - Stefan Stec, the author of Polish checkboard national insignia, had his personal S-emblem painted on it.
The interior of the cockpit is well detailed, with decals for linen and wood surfaces. I have only corrected the horns for the aileron control cables which in the kit were too massive and oriented at a wrong angle to the stick axis. I have added the control cables, too. Otherwise what you see comes from the box.
Before the fuselage closing
And just afterwards
It is worth to note that the kit has some nice technological features simplifying the assembly, the inverted cabane struts moulded together with the fuselage top being one of them.
