Allow me to paraphrase from the information given with the kit as my references on this plane are basically non-existent.  This aircraft was designed as a replacement for the biplane B.534. It was planned to have a new 1,000 hp engine, but it was unavailable and the prototype flew in September of 1938 with a Hispano 12 YDRS rated at 850 hp. As expected, it had excellent handling qualities and reached a top speed of 480 kph, despite having fixed undercarriage. As is usual with prototypes, it was destroyed in testing in November of the same year. The second prototype, which was somewhat modified having larger wings and control surfaces flew in January 1939.

Despite being overrun by German forces in March of 1939, development of the B.35 was continued and a third prototype flew in August 1939. A modified version, the B-135 with retractable landing gear was developed and 12 aircraft plus a manufacturing license were delivered to Bulgaria in 1941, though no further airframes were built. By then the aircraft was woefully outmoded by the harried pace of war-time aviation developments and it finally faded from history.

 
The finest kits to come out of the old Eastern Europe were those from KP. They were of interesting subjects, had very good raised detailing, were molded in white or grey plastic and had excellent instructions. This one is of that genre. The only option available is between a wooden and metal propeller. The interior consists of a seat, control stick and instrument panel. There is a decal for the instruments. There is some flash and a few ejector pin marks, but nothing really bad.

Frankly with only about 25 parts, there is little else to say about the kit. A few things you should be aware of when building a KP kit. First of all, the plastic is pretty soft. Secondly, they usually have problems with fitting the canopy. I have built a number of their kits and have found this to be the biggest hurdle. The fit is sometimes a bit off, but some careful trimming will usually give good results.

The instructions are really first rate for the times. This one is all in English so I can actually read it for once. There is an exploded view of the kit showing parts placement. The color section is very good, but only gives generic colors. There is a small history of the camouflage scheme that I found interesting. The decals themselves run the gamut from very good to very poor. These seem pretty good, but due to their age, I'd coat them with Microscale decal film before using them.

Overall a nice kit about an interesting subject. Not at all up to today's standards, but still a worthwhile build.

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