Klemm L.25
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Alex KVery interesting... Even with some necessary assumptions and "educated guesses", this was a worthwhile project you undertook and brought to fruition (twice!) - thumbs up! 👍 👍
Andrés Fernández Lucena АвторThank you! I felt pushed to build them as my friend had spent a good few hours trying to get references for me...and I had to do with what I had.
So yes, far more "educated guesses" than usual for me. I have become used to having references for almost every subject...
Maybe some day a better picture of the real thing will appear, who knows.
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In 1931 one or two light planes overflew Sevilla and dropped leaflets as part of the political effort of Blas Infante.
Blas Infante is a very significant person for us the Andaluces. He is considered by many as the "father of Andalucía", and is honored in almost every town here.
I made some research on the subject but not much is available so this is a "could probably have been". Sources disagree even on the lettering that was specifically added to at least one of the aircraft: some sources say it was VIVA ANDALUCIA, others ANDALUCIA LIBRE. I decided on the later just because the letters were more even that way.
The pilots were Antonio Rexach and Ramón Franco. One of the sources specifically adds a photograph which might be somewhat suspicious but that clearly shows a radial engined Klemm L.25. There was only one such Klemm registered in Spain during those days, EC-DAD, so I went with that registration and the rest is what you see. It might well have been a completely different aircraft, who knows. But I felt I needed to to this.
I made two models, one is for a friend who went through the historical records to find the little that could be found.
The LF kit is wonderful, simple, as suits for a simple aircraft, and beautifully moulded. It includes the parts for both radial and inline engine versions.
I painted it with Vallejo acrylics and gave it some burnt sienna Titan oils, stroked with an old brush, to simulate the wood grain.