Chester Mohn
New
Cumberland, Pennsylvania
The Soviet
Aerosan was a two-man combat snowmobile driven by a 5-cylinder aircraft engine
and propeller. Of AMG’s 1/35 scale NKL-26, Chester says, “This rare kit came
with photoetched- and white-metal parts. The engine alone is 50 pieces!” He
added wire pushrods, handmade springs, and plundered his spare parts for
pioneer tools. He got around the kit’s lack of a spare prop by using a clear
disc to represent a spinning prop and stowing the spare on the side as seen in
photos. He also added an instrument panel and a steering yoke, although, he
says, “I had to wing it, as I found no pictures of the interior.”