Percival Vega Gull (military service) 1:72 is an injection-molded plastic kit of the British four-seat cabin aircraft in military service. The maker is the Ukrainian brand Dora Wings.
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This boxing of the kit of the British touring aircraft Percival Vega Gull is aimed at the machines that ended up in military service — that is aircraft taken from civil operation for communications, courier and transport duties. It is an injection-molded plastic model in 1:72 scale; the package holds both gray and clear injection-molded parts and a decal sheet with military markings. Dora Wings is a Ukrainian maker that concentrates on aircraft of the interwar era.
The Vega Gull was a single-engined cantilever low-wing monoplane of mostly wooden construction; it first flew in the autumn of 1935 and followed on from the smaller three-seat Gull type. The enclosed cabin took a pilot and three passengers, the wings could be folded back for storage, the landing gear was fixed with a tail wheel and power came from an inverted inline six-cylinder de Havilland Gipsy Six. After the Second World War broke out a number of civil machines were impressed and repainted in military colors; they flew mainly as communications and courier aircraft and carried officers between bases. A smaller number of Vega Gulls also served with foreign users. The type became the design basis for the later military Percival Proctor, which was already produced in large series directly for the needs of the Royal Air Force.
The model is short-run in character — dry-fit the parts first and level the mating surfaces as needed. Glue with liquid cement for polystyrene, which runs into the joint by capillary action. The cabin glazing is large and conspicuous, so mask the frames and spray in thin coats. Military schemes tend to be matte and broken into fields, which tempts you into weathering — but on a communications aircraft choose a restrained approach, as a fine accenting of the engraved lines and light scuffing of the leading edges is quite enough. Apply the decals over a gloss base and seal them at the end with a matte varnish.
The model is supplied unassembled and unpainted. Glue, paints and accessories are not included in the package, unless stated otherwise.
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