The
Avia BH-3 was a post WWI Czech fighter/trainer that saw service until 1927. The BH-3 looks pretty advanced for a 1921 vintage aircraft, even though it's service record was pretty undistinguished.
The
Kopro kit of the BH-3 is nice (I have the Mastercraft boxing). The kit is marred by flash on some parts and (in my copy) some mold mismatch on some parts. Overall, it's been a quick and easy build. The landing gear wasn't fun to build; fiddly and with poor location markers. It also had that WWI look that wasn't appealing on such a streamlined kit. So I wondered, what if Avia decided to test some new aerodynamics before moving onto their B-34 and B-534 biplane fighters?
I had parts left over from my aborted build of the Mikromir Fanera-2, so I put them to use. I replaced the tail fin with half of the horizontal stabilizer from the Fanera-2 and replaced the landing gear with 3D printed spats I had made for the Fanera-2.
Here it is with the first coat of paint (it's going to be overall light green) and some of the engine parts in aluminum:
I moved the spats outward. I wanted to place them directly under the wing struts, but the prop would have been just a bit too close to the ground:
Front view:
Some spat porn for Brian:
Next is finishing up the detail painting, add some fiddly bits, wheels and decals.