I didn’t know anything about this plane until I saw it advertised as a new Azur release.  I can’t resist most French aircraft, and this one reminded me of the planes in cartoon Dick Dastardly and Mutly from the 1970’s.  I knew this model would prove an excellent source of good-humored abuse from my modeling mates who can’t see past Spitfires and Fw 190’s when it comes to aesthetics.  Suffice to say I was proved right!

I should mention that the kit is but one of a plethora of brilliant kits coming out of Czechoslovakia these days (and also Russia and the Ukraine ).  It featured numerous resin details, good decals, and was a breeze to build.  Overall it was a most enjoyable experience for very little money.  I have since read that there are some inaccuracies regarding the wing struts, but the magazine concerned mentioned that it was a result of the kit’s release that the stimulus existed for more information came to light.  This said, it could not be mistaken for anything other than a Br 27, and it certainly looks like the photos of the real thing I have seen.    

Mark