1/48 Aircraft Question

never saw one of those before. they sure look like interwar birds. especially the parasol wing. do you know more about the, bill?

I have one of the 1/72nd kits for the waterborne a/c but I haven't started it as I'd like to find out what shade of grey they were painted. They were supposed to be reconnaisance/liaison a/c. Beyond that I know very little.

Bill Banaszak, MFE Sr.

none of my books even mentioned it. you have a talent for finding the unusual birds.

Sounds like this one.=20

"Mirage Hobby's 1/48 Scale Lublin R-XIIID Origins. Fast-forwarding to =

1988, around the same time as I was planning for the "Poland Invaded" = exhibit, the first in a series commemorating the 50th Anniversary period = of WWII, aboard the Intrepid Sea-Air-Space Museum in New York City, an = upstart Polish model company, known as Spojnia, released their first = 1/48th scale kit, the Lublin R-XIII. Friends in Poland sent me two of = the kits before they were available in the States and I was not = disappointed when I opened the box. The kit provides parts and markings = to build either a Lublin R-XIIID land version ( of which, 95 entered = service) or a Morskie Dyon Lotnicze ( Polish Naval Aviation Squadron ) = R-XIII ter/hydro floatplane, of which 20 were constructed, including the = improved R-XIIIG model. I built both versions for the exhibit... "

Curt KVPS

Sounds like this one.=20

"Mirage Hobby's 1/48 Scale Lublin R-XIIID Origins. Fast-forwarding to =

1988, around the same time as I was planning for the "Poland Invaded" = exhibit, the first in a series commemorating the 50th Anniversary period = of WWII, aboard the Intrepid Sea-Air-Space Museum in New York City, an = upstart Polish model company, known as Spojnia, released their first = 1/48th scale kit, the Lublin R-XIII. Friends in Poland sent me two of = the kits before they were available in the States and I was not = disappointed when I opened the box. The kit provides parts and markings = to build either a Lublin R-XIIID land version ( of which, 95 entered = service) or a Morskie Dyon Lotnicze ( Polish Naval Aviation Squadron ) = R-XIII ter/hydro floatplane, of which 20 were constructed, including the = improved R-XIIIG model. I built both versions for the exhibit... "

Curt KVPS

around the same time as I was planning for the "Poland Invaded" exhibit, the first in a series commemorating the 50th Anniversary period of WWII, aboard the Intrepid Sea-Air-Space Museum in New York City, an upstart Polish model company, known as Spojnia, released their first 1/48th scale kit, the Lublin R-XIII. Friends in Poland sent me two of the kits before they were available in the States and I was not disappointed when I opened the box. The kit provides parts and markings to build either a Lublin R-XIIID land version ( of which, 95 entered service) or a Morskie Dyon Lotnicze ( Polish Naval Aviation Squadron ) R-XIII ter/hydro floatplane, of which 20 were constructed, including the improved R-XIIIG model. I built both versions for the exhibit... "

That's it. And I was right about the large markings belonging under the wings. Thanks Curt!

Bill Banaszak, MFE Sr.

It sure wasn't on my list of things to look for that day but I wasn't going to let a Polish plane languish in a pile of built-ups.

Bill Banaszak, MFE Sr.

my mommy would approve. me too.