Amodel 72224 is an injection-molded plastic kit of the Soviet light transport aircraft Antonov An-14, which carried the NATO code name Clod, in 1:72 scale.
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The kit from the Ukrainian maker Amodel, part number 72224, is a short-run injection-molded plastic model in 1:72 scale from a new mold. The Antonov An-14 comes from the same maker in several packages that differ in their numbering: the numbers 72379 and 72383 hold further versions of the same machine. Check before buying which version you want to build.
The An-14 was given the nickname Pchelka, meaning little bee, by its designer, and the NATO code name Clod. It was a small twin-engine high-wing aircraft with fixed landing gear and a twin vertical tail carried on booms, laid out so that it could manage takeoff and landing on a short unpaved strip. It was powered by a pair of Ivchenko AI-14RF radial piston engines. The prototype first flew in March 1958, but series production only got going in the middle of the sixties. It found use with Aeroflot and with the military air force as a liaison and agricultural aircraft; the large glazed cabin and the rear clamshell doors made it a practical small freighter.
A short-run molding calls for dry-fitting the parts, cutting off the heavy sprue gates and filling the seams. The twin tail needs the most work: glue the booms on a flat surface and check that both rudders stand vertical and parallel. Mask the extensive cabin glazing especially carefully and glue it with a cement meant for clear parts; ordinary cyanoacrylate will fog the glazing. Civilian finishes tend to be glossy, so lay down a gloss coat under the decals.
The model is supplied unassembled and unpainted. Glue, paints and accessories are not included in the package, unless stated otherwise.
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