MW Miniature Work

This is an Armenian Air Force Yakovlev Yak 52 trainer. It's based on an old Amodel 1:48 scale model kit of this standard Soviet/Russian type which can still be seen all over the aviation world. It's widely used outside the military in the civilian world as well; I met a guy only this week who has flown it himself and he said it was great fun - as it happens, it's fully certified for aerobatics. I've just finished this model at long last. You may wonder why it's taken me so long, beyond the usual slowness and distractions. It was mainly because of the challenges of it's being a 'short run' kit . No locating pins, poor fit etc. And in particular the poor quality of the plastic. I broke the legs a few times, again even after taking these pictures - now, you 'might' notice extra plastic around the nosewheel . And with great care and a tiny drill, I've put a pin through the leg and wheel on the starboard side. Also there was the quite unnec