PZL P-11c ZTS Plastyk 1964 tool (RUCH) 2000 box

Guy Rump Author
This will be the next to go on to the work bench. An old ROCH 1964 tool re-packaged by ZTS Plastyk. 🙂

Łukasz Gliński
Oh man, good luck! Are you sure you want to fight this set? 😄

Guy Rump Author
I'm going to give it a go Lukasz... hopefully, it'll turn out ok. 🙂

Łukasz Gliński
To be absolutely honest I'd trash it and go for IBG, you'd avoid a lot of frustration

Gary Kitchen
Or the Arma Hobby one. Lovely little kit. 😄

Ben M
👁️👁️

Cuajete
Łukasz, are you sure that you recommend a good kit? 😄

Following!

Łukasz Gliński
Not sure of that, but sure which are the crappy ones 😄

Ben M
I think it was a KP I built when I was a kid. Flawless kit.

Michael Kohl
Less than 20 pieces! Looks like a weekend project to me. 😉

Djordje Nikolic
You can do it! 🙂

Guy Rump Author
I got a fair amount of interest in this old kit so I thought I'd give it a go!! 🙂 As expected, there was a lot of extra moulding that had to come off and the moulding was tired to say the least! The hole where the seat went had to be re-drilled as it was non existent. I added interior paint and then added some seat belts from my stash of unused ones. 🙂

Thanks for your comments Lukasz, Ben, Djordje, Michael & Gary, I appreciate them and you have motivated me to get on with this kit! 👍

Many thanks mates for your interest and likes Alberto M, Jiří R, Duster_d, Gary K, Sukhoi242, Djordje N, Sergej J and 1 other mate. 👍

Łukasz Gliński
Hm, we tried to demotivate you actually 😁
Btw it was "Ruch" (sort of kiosk network), not "Roch".

Guy Rump Author
Thanks Lukasz, it was in my stash and has been there for quite a while so we'll see if it is worth going into a cabinet once built. I agree though it is basic and the plastic is poor. Otherwise, it can go on my grandson's ceiling. 🙂

Ben M
Ah, this is the one I built: PZL P 11c (PZW NK 001, 1:72) - looks like the same tooling. You're in for a treat 🙂 🙂 🙂

Robert Podkoński
You're a truly brave man, Guy! I'll keep my fingers crossed (since I wholly agree with Łukasz here...)

Guy Rump Author
Fuselage put together. This wasn't too bad to do. The wings being attached to the fuselage was irritating due to the fact the pins on the wings were too big and that the wings wouldn't sit flush. After eventually sticking the wings down I added quite a bit of filler to cover the gaps. The tail plane went together surprisingly easily! 🙂

Thanks Ben and Robert for your comments, I'm determined to get this project done, well hopefully 🙂

Many thanks mates for your interest and likes J35J, Robert P & Matti T. 👍

Ben M
When I built this, I didn't have putty or liquid cement 🙂

Cuajete
Looks good so far. Cheer up!

I have this MisterCraft box with the Romanian P.11C:
PZL P-11c 'Besarabian Fighter' (MisterCraft B-09, 1:72)

But I haven't replaced it with the IBG one yet because seems that not released any boxes for the 11C with Romanian decals yet. However I find very interesting the schemes of this polish box:
PZL P.11c (IBG Models 72520, 1:72)

You can do it, Guy! 👍

Guy Rump Author
The wind and tail plane struts have been added and the undercarriage (minus the wheels). 🙂

Many thanks Ben & Cuajete for your encouragement, I appreciate it! 👍

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Łukasz Gliński
@Cuajete - as far as I know the Romanians used only P.11f, which was their licence-built version of the P.11c adapted for a slightly different engine.
Not sure if any P.11c has ever been evacuated to Romania and enlisted there.
So the kit you're looking for is already there: PZL P.11f (IBG Models 72521, 1:72)
Sorry for a bit of OT 🙂

Guy Rump Author
Primer added (light grey).

Many thanks mates for your interest and likes Major Oak, Mad Monkey & Ihor A. 👍

Thanks for the interesting information Lukasz. 👍

Guy Rump Author
Main colour added, Hataka Polish Light Khaki. Next will be under wing and under tail plane 🙂

Guy Rump Author
Underside colour added, Hataka Light Blue Grey. 🙂

Many thanks mates for your interest and likes Andre K & Villiers DV. 👍

Cuajete
Thanks, Łukasz 👍... Then MisterCraft's box it's wrong? That would make things much easier for me!

Guy, that color looks great. Go on! 👍

Łukasz Gliński
Well MrCrap is not well known for the historical accuracy to be politically correct 😉

Guy Rump Author
Decals now on, a bit thick but they're on. 🙂

Many thanks mate for your interest and like Daniel K. 👍 Good to see you back Daniel!

Cuajete
Looking so good with that "dress", Guy 👍

Guy Rump Author
I now declare this complete. Engine, propeller, wheels and rigging added.

There were 109 serviceable PZL P-11cs when World War began due to the invasion of Poland by Germany.
At dawn on 1 September, Capt. Mieczysław Medwecki flying a PZL P.11c was shot down by Rottenführer (Foreman Leader) Leutnant Frank Neubert of I./StG 2 (Stuka), having the dubious honour of becoming the first aircraft shot down in the Second World War. The first Allied air victory, the shooting down of a Junkers Ju 87, was achieved 20 minutes later by Medwecki's wingman, Władysław Gnyś, who went on to shoot down a pair of Dornier Do 17s with his P.11c.

Many thanks for your kind comments Cuajete, they kept me going! 👍

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Robert Podkoński
Congrats, Guy!

Ben M
I've always thought it was a particularly cool looking airplane.

Łukasz Gliński
"109 servicable P.11cs" when ze Germans invaded - a fortuity? 😉
Nicely painted, except for the tail skid, which I think should be darker (black? gunmetal?)
And the "guns" show the kits age unfortunately, but a lot of respect for tackling this really ancient kit 👍
PS. AH P.11c has been reissued lately, they say it's a limited edition.

Cuajete
Nice job for this old kit. Well done, Guy 👍
Congrats!

Guy Rump Author
Many thanks Robert, Ben, Lukasz & Cuajete for your kind comments, I appreciate them greatly! 👍

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Guy Rump Author
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Robert Blaschke
In fact, it's probably the first kit I ever built in the 60s 🙂 I still feel nostalgic about it to this day.
As for the model - good build, but I would correct the wheel placement.

Guy Rump Author
Following constructive feedback from Lukasz and Robert, I have straightened the wheels and painted the rear skid Gun Metal as shown in the final photo. Thanks mates for pointing out where I could improve the aircraft. 👍

Many thanks mate for your interest and like Bernd G. 👍

Skyhiker
You managed this old kit well. Congratulations.

Guy Rump Author
Many thanks for your kind comment Skyhiker, I appreciate it greatly. 👍

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Desert Marlin
Nice work Guy!!!