florin13 Posted January 26, 2018 Share Posted January 26, 2018 Hi all, I finished first model this year. PZL-11F No.116, 3th Fighter Group, 45 Squadron. History The Romanian manufacturer, IAR, produced ninety-five P.11f's under licence. These were a Romanian version of the P.11c, powered by IAR 9K engine (licence-built Gnome-Rhône Mistral 9Krse 610 HP), and had a modified cowling. Production started in 1936 at IAR's Brasov plant; airframe codes 51 to 145 being allocated to these. At Poland's fall large quantities of Polish aircraft, including some P.11c's, escaped to Romania. Romania's planes proved equal or better than their Soviet opponents. Between June 28th and September 22nd 1941, N° 3 and 4 Fighter Groups, using mainly P.11f's, claimed between 40 and 46 Ratas (Polikarpov I-16). This earned them the nickname of "Rata killers". Some pilots displayed their tallies on a rather unusual way by showing a PZL pilot holding one or two Ratas on a leash. These successes were obtained for the loss of eighteen P.11f's during the Bessarabian campaign. After the first campaign, all PZL-11 fighters were relegated to training duties and sent to fighter school in Ramnicu-Sarat , Turnu-Severin, Calarasi and Ghimbav-Brasov. Between 1942-43, the PZL-11 were used to trainers by many Romanian fighter pilots. Kit I modified the Silver Wings kit to get the PZL-11F version from C version. Another hood, another engine, another IP. Fully painted with Mr.Paint. I hope you enjoy! Florin Jan_G, Wouter, MikeMaben and 13 others 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kagemusha Posted January 26, 2018 Share Posted January 26, 2018 Truly wonderful, what did you use for the markings, and would you please expand on which engine you used, did you scratch build the new hood - is that the engine cowl, or maybe exhaust? - and finally what references did you use? Thank you very much for posting. florin13 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thierry laurent Posted January 26, 2018 Share Posted January 26, 2018 Very Nice Florin!!! I would purchase that version for sure, as well as a Finnish Fokker or a Hungarian Reggiane! Too bad Silver wings seems to focus now on a single version per plane... Kagemusha and florin13 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kagemusha Posted January 26, 2018 Share Posted January 26, 2018 I would purchase that version for sure, as well as a Finnish Fokker or a Hungarian Reggiane! You're not the only one Thierry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted January 26, 2018 Share Posted January 26, 2018 Wow, that is stunning, Florin! Superb work. Kev florin13 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
florin13 Posted January 26, 2018 Author Share Posted January 26, 2018 Truly wonderful, what did you use for the markings, and would you please expand on which engine you used, did you scratch build the new hood - is that the engine cowl, or maybe exhaust? - and finally what references did you use? Thank you very much for posting. I built a new engine from the original engine block, to which I added cylinders from an IAR engine. The hood(engine cowl) is transformed from a Corsair hood. The exhaust is a bent copper pipe to look like reality. As a reference, I used a lot of PZL F pictures used by the Royal Romanian Air Force during the WWII. Here you can find all the pictures, from the beginning of the construction to the finish: https://www.facebook.com/pg/Mr32-Aircraft-Plastic-Models-966394193429978/photos/?tab=album&album_id=1536401833095875 Florin Kagemusha 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krzy65siek Posted January 26, 2018 Share Posted January 26, 2018 It looks great. Both model, and the paintwork. I was not aware the C and F versions differed so much. I was always curious about Polish Airforce vs Soviet scenario, and I think Romanians showed (as they used a lot of Polish airplanes) that it would be very balanced struggle. More balanced than Polish Airforce vs Luftwaffe. Best Regards, Krzysztof florin13 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monthebiff Posted January 26, 2018 Share Posted January 26, 2018 Wonderful work on an unusual subject Florin, Regards. Andy florin13 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1to1scale Posted January 26, 2018 Share Posted January 26, 2018 Beautiful build! florin13 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunda Posted January 26, 2018 Share Posted January 26, 2018 Veeeery nice. Really unusual subject- wasnt aware of the IAR version. Engine and cockpit look great. florin13 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 26, 2018 Share Posted January 26, 2018 Love this quirky little bird. And you sir, have done it justice !.........Harv Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kagemusha Posted January 26, 2018 Share Posted January 26, 2018 Thanks Florin, very much appreciated. Hey Radu, how's about a small conversion set with decals,? florin13 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IJ001 Posted January 26, 2018 Share Posted January 26, 2018 Didn't even know this kit existed until now... Something that I'd definitely consider buying/building. Ian. florin13 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzas Posted January 26, 2018 Share Posted January 26, 2018 Very nice! florin13 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wackyracer Posted January 27, 2018 Share Posted January 27, 2018 Beautiful! florin13 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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