1:72 FLY ANSALDO SVA 5 LATE (72002), 2012
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AN ANSALDO FLIES IN!
RELEASED by Fly in 2012 to 1:72 scale is this superbly moulded and detailed rendition of the famous Italian Ansaldo SVA 5 which comes with a choice of colourful post-war markings with two sets of decals, vac-formed windshield and several optional parts. Full colour data is provided under the eye-catching box and the clear instructions present useful rigging schematics. One of the best kits of this well-known Italian design to appear.
CONTAINS EXTRA 1:48 AND 1:72 DECALS!
BEST known of Italy's aircraft designs in WWI was the Ansaldo SVA 5 and here is a superb 1:72 scale rendition of the late version produced by Fly from the Czech Republic in 2012*. Moulded in light beige, kit 72002 is both accurate and extremely sharply-moulded with the distinctive 'Warren Truss' wing struts being presented as thinly as possible in the injection-moulded process. There is a choice of radiator styles, each of which untraditionally bear a peg for the airscrew with its opened centre to be glued on post assembly. As well as the plastic parts, there's a neat floor/tank/rudder bar/floor unit provided as a one-piece resin fixture which includes the seat and its strap detail. This is the late version of the SVA 5 with the flat louvred panel under the nose provided as a separate piece. Also included are a choice of vac-formed windscreens and a resin cockpit floor/seat casting plus colourful decal sheets (duplicated!) for three eye-catching markings' options illustrated under the box: post-war 11988 with its highly colourful fuselage banners; an airmail transport version of 1919 and a civilian SVA 5 I-BRIL from the Breda School in 1925.
*The kit was reviewed in WINDSOCK Worldwide Vol.28,No.6 Nov/Dec 2012.
NB: two sets of the kit decals are supplied as well as some extra bonus sheets-three duplicated in 1:72 scale and one in 1:48 !
