The Little World

Do not despise the frog…

The name of FROG models has been in the modellers dictionary for a very long time – and many of the kits that this British firm made are still turning up on the second-hand market as re-pops from older Russian factories. This NOVO Tupolev was boxed in the Soviet era from a mould obtained when FROG closed.

You might be tempted to sneer at the moulding results of the 50’s and 60’s but in this case it is actually quite decent. There are flaws, to be sure, but they are small and well-correctable. I will be using some thin Sprue Goo, but not much of it. I shall be ignoring the thickness of the trailing edges of flying surfaces and immobilising the working ailerons and tail empennage. The ski landing gear will be fixed down in place.

Dry fit shows some knife work needed. No major gaps. Hardly anything to see in cockpit or gunners compartment.

When this was built before, it slicked up well.