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Let Let Let - Warplanes => Combat Warplanes => Topic started by: No.1 on January 16, 2011, 10:34:07 AM

Title: Arado Ar 196 A-3
Post by: No.1 on January 16, 2011, 10:34:07 AM

Last time is great pressure on the kit of this plane and maybe set of images of sample preserved in Bulgaria could be of use. All images by Yavor Dinkov  :-tri Thank you Yavor  :-flo :-ok

Title: Re: Arado Ar 196 A-3
Post by: No.1 on January 16, 2011, 10:36:42 AM

One more set and this is it  :-clap

Title: Re: Arado Ar 196 A-3
Post by: Second Air Force on January 16, 2011, 06:32:15 PM

That is another of those "forgotten" warplanes that have always interested me greatly. It is great to see the Bulgarian example in such detail--I wish I were wealthy and could help to restore her to original condition.....but I'm glad they saved her!

I built the Airfix kit many, many years ago so this thread brings back good memories. I still have the propeller and engine in the spares box. ;)

Scott

Title: Re: Arado Ar 196 A-3
Post by: No.1 on January 16, 2011, 06:44:20 PM

I would also like to see it fresh as new, hope this will happen one day ;)

Title: Re: Arado Ar 196 A-3
Post by: Profa on January 16, 2011, 10:13:18 PM

Made one Heller some 20+ years ago, and still smile when I look at it :-jump - beautiful plane, and these are beautiful pics :-ok - thank for sharing with us! :-flo
Hope, as all of us do, that it shall be restored to full beauty :-roll

Title: Re: Arado Ar 196 A-3
Post by: Letipapa on April 24, 2011, 01:49:29 PM

Is this an example from Plovdiv? Grmgrrrrr! Lot of hull cover is lost from last time I saw photo of this aircraft.
 :-wave

Title: Re: Arado Ar 196 A-3
Post by: draken35 on April 25, 2011, 07:59:13 AM

Thank you for the photos!

Title: Re: Arado Ar 196 A-3
Post by: No.1 on April 25, 2011, 08:10:31 AM

Yes, machine is in Plovdiv and I am happy that my friend from Bulgaria managed to travel there and make images for us ;)

Title: Re: Arado Ar 196 A-3
Post by: Paul Andrews on April 25, 2011, 12:03:53 PM

A shame it is being left to rot.....

Title: Re: Arado Ar 196 A-3
Post by: zetman on June 30, 2011, 03:44:56 PM

Hi to all! The Arado rusts in peace in Krumono air base (museum since many years),about 6-10 km from Plovdiv(used to be named Fillipoupoli).This is one of the three still remainings of this type in the world,and with great sorrow and dissapointment realised that it has been destroyed.Indeed lot of hull cover is lost from last time I saw it live in 2005.
For the history,this plane was initially placed in Varna,and was about to be destroyed due to its sinfull past when Bulgaria was part of the Axis,and took place in the invasion and capitullation of Greece(North Greece,Macedonia and Thrace).
Maybe they didn't want anything "nazionalist" to remember the past....Who knows.
But fortunatelly at last,it was saved by some who realized its value and managed to place it in a museum.It was initially perserved with the Allied markings,the white/red roundels with a green stripe inside.
(http://img.wp.scn.ru/camms/ar/21/pics/243_1.jpg)
Until years passed and the "blood has been dried"-pls excuse for the comment,not in purpose/nothing personal,just facts- and they managed to repaint it in Axis Bulgarian markings operated from Varna.(I thing it is St.Andrews cross,if I am not wrong,used by the BVVS-Balgarski Voennovazdushni Sily- in WWII.)
However,they never thought to place it inside or move it to the national museum in Sofia to keep it away from all bad weather condition,but left it outdoor to meet its destiny.
To be destroyed and every visitor could have a part of it in his home...
(http://img231.imageshack.us/img231/764/dscf3830uv3.jpg)
(http://www.targeta.co.uk/images/091_2824w5.jpg)

Title: Re: Arado Ar 196 A-3
Post by: No.1 on June 30, 2011, 04:02:47 PM

Nico info about the airplane and current state of the aircraft is not preferable. Shame for the souvenir collector to strip off entirely airplane :( At least it is on static display and as well it is of metal construction it could be easy recovered one day.

Title: Re: Arado Ar 196 A-3
Post by: zetman on June 30, 2011, 04:15:57 PM

If money will be found.As I have also seen in the museum in Sofia,there are many rare vehicles,like an Italian Pavesi artillery tractor,which is also left to be rotten as it was in a junkyard. :(
Unfortunatelly,not only in Bulgaria but everywhere else,goverments dont consider spending  lot of money restoring them.even in UK,thet are some clubs of military history enthousiast who collect money in order to keep them in good condition or even in flight.
So its up to private willing of some wealthy collectors.

Title: Re: Arado Ar 196 A-3
Post by: Second Air Force on June 30, 2011, 04:27:47 PM

Here in the U.S. there is a surviving Ar 196 that served on the Prinz Eugen. When the airplane was being moved by truck from Willow Grove Naval Air Station to Pensacola it was damaged. See photos here: http://www.warbirdinformationexchange.org/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=41256&hilit=arado

I don't know which is worse, neglect or being damaged while moving an airplane...... Thanks for those photos of the Bulgarian example, zetman, and welcome to LLL! 

Scott

Title: Re: Arado Ar 196 A-3
Post by: zetman on June 30, 2011, 04:30:24 PM

Thanx Scott,my pleasure. :-wave

Title: Re: Arado Ar 196 A-3
Post by: Nico Braas on June 30, 2011, 06:25:57 PM

At least I still have my old HIPM 1/48 Ar-196 kit!
Believe Revell has recently released one at 1/32 scale///

Title: Re: Arado Ar 196 A-3
Post by: Sall on June 30, 2011, 07:10:56 PM

Will you ever build this kit Nico,or you collect different kits? :-think

Title: Re: Arado Ar 196 A-3
Post by: Nico Braas on June 30, 2011, 10:47:42 PM

Kit looks high-tech like Tamiya or Hasegawa, so yes, think sooner or later I'll build it!!