Avia CS-199

[Gondor]

It is 1500 0n Friday afternoon, and I am trying. I have also got two other models to finish as well.
I may not get much sleep tonight.

See you tomorrow guys.
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Gondor

[JayBee]

The Avia S-199 was a version of the Messerschmitt  Bf-109G produced in Czechoslovakia after WW2. Due to the unavailabilityof the Daimler-Benz engines that the design normally was fitted with the Czech built examples used the Junkers Jumo 211 engine from the Heinkel He-111 bomber. This was not an ideal powerplant for a fighter and it endowed the aircraft with poor handling qualities, particularly during take-off and landing. Because of this Czech pilots nicknamed it "Mezek" or Mule.
In 1948 these were the only fighters that the fledgling state of Israel could obtain.
However when the crated aircraft arrived at Tel-Nof airbase it was found that two of the fuselages were of the two-seat CS-199 variant. Fortunately the wings were the fighter type and could carry the two underwing MG151 20mm cannon pods. So it was decided to assemble them as armed two seaters.
In Israeli service they became known as "Twozek"s or שני פרד בראשות  (Hebrew for "Two Headed Mule").

[comrade harps]

Nice kit bashing. Looks good. 

[zenrat]

Good job.

[PR19_Kit]

Are you SURE that's a Whiff Jim? It looks far too real to be, something the IDF would surely have done for real.

And it's a great recovery from the disaster area you reported only a day or so ago! 

[kitbasher]

Very nice Jim, well done 

[NARSES2]

Very nice Jim, well done 

Agreed

[DogfighterZen]

Aggressive look with those guns, i like it. 

[Gondor]

It looks just as good in real life too 

Gondor

[Rick Lowe]

Nice work!

[Glenn Gilbertson]

Looks terrific - and plausible!