Hansa-Brandenburg B.I (Fd) 76.70, WIP
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This was one of these projects that lurked on the "next project" short list for a long time, but not getting done mainly due to paltry references. To this date there is no dedicated publication on the type, despite nearly 500 being made when one includes the copies made in Czechoslovakia after the Great War. The Legato kit is the only game in town if one wants a plastic kit. I recall reading somewhere that it was "inspired" by the resin Ardpol kit which is apparently very good. There is also a resin version from RVHP, but having a few of their kits in my stash, would definitely not recommend those.
By today's standards, the Legato kit is a fairly crude short run, despite the inclusion of a resin engine and PE set. As is a general tradition with the AZ/KP/Admiral/Legato product families, the instructions are vague and riddled with errors. Small plastic parts are pretty much unusable, but the main parts (wings, fuselage etc.) are ok. I did what I think can be done with a kit like this, although my rigging approach was probably not the best, and I am really not too happy with my decal solution. In any case, I learned something and tried new things. Fun.
Completed model pics are here: scalemates.com/profi..bums&album=83559
