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Beriev Be-12 'Mail'
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When a modeller wants to add extra detail into their latest scale model, the hunt for references can lead to all sorts of findings and this gallery proves the point. Courtesy of long-time contributor and all round SEAWINGS stalwart supporter Igor Kolokolov from Moscow, comes this fascinating series of images of my favourite modern flying boat (Oh, alright, amphibian then..!) the Beriev Be-12 'Mail', shown here being taken apart, stripped down and - I think - refurbished. Just look at these camera angles and the additional details being shown to the viewer. According to a translation they were taken at Yevpatoria in the Crmea in 2016. How I wished I was there at the same time!

Grateful thanks, as ever, goes to Igor for sending these images in for display here.

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