` Blohm und Voss BV141 ´ An asymetric aircraft designed for short range reconaissance and ground attack.

The first thing that needed attention was the wing part between the fuselages. About one millimetre had to be shaved off the front or leading edge of the lug that fits into the crew fuselage, to allow a properly aligned join with the fuselage. The same piece of wing needed a bit of building up and reshaping along the front. The wings in general are a nice fit, except for the starboard wing, which needed a bit of filler to make it look nice.

Finally came the glazing. Some bits fit, others do not. The central piece fits in well, except at the front, which fits in each bottom corner with a gap that widens towards the top. Rather than fit it and fill in the gap later, I tried building an extra millimetre of fuselage with filler, and using the glazing piece to impress its end shape into the filler before it hardened. This was about 95 percent successful, with only a minor amount of filler used after the final fit.

Decals are supplied for two aircraft. The underside balkenkruz had to be cut, to accommodate some underwing detail, which was then painted to match.

This kit has now been discontinued by Airfix. but has apparently been reissued by a company called BILEK. There is also a 1/48th kit of this aircraft put out by HiPM.

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