Sunday, 10 December 2017

Lavochkin LA-5

Friday.  Needing another Soviet aircraft to accompany my Sturmovik  I went rummaging for the fighter (was it a YAK or a Lavochkin?) I was convinced was in stock.  Either my search skills or memory were at fault though, as I couldn't find such a thing.  The internet responded well to the challenge and this Italeri LA-5 kit arrived on the Friday. 
 Saturday.  The following day I built the thing.  It wasn't a challenging build

Sunday.  I spray painted the ensemble green.
Monday.  Painted camo and details.
Tuesday.  Applied decals and varnish.
Wednesday.  Used it in a game!  more on the game coming soon.

Added 20/12/17 - last Wednesday John A presented me with an old kit of an LA-7 he had stumbled upon.  Expect to see it soon....
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8 comments:

  1. Pete.10 December 2017 at 17:28

    Fast work Tim, looks the part too.

    Cheers,

    Pete.

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  2. Geordie an Exiled FoG10 December 2017 at 20:35

    Nice job
    I have kits that have been waiting decades for their turn to be built

    What's with the German markings?

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  3. Chris Kemp10 December 2017 at 21:31

    Produced in the same haste as one of the originals. Excellent!

    Regards, Chris.

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  4. Tim Gow10 December 2017 at 22:26

    Pete
    Thanks. I normally like kits to mature for a few years before I set about them.

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  5. Tim Gow10 December 2017 at 22:27

    Geordie
    The Luftwaffe markings are for a captured example. All the more for the decal box...

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  6. Tim Gow10 December 2017 at 22:28

    Chris Kemp
    And rushed straight to the front line!

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  7. Mr Grant12 December 2017 at 00:34

    Cool!

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  8. Paul Foster26 February 2018 at 04:51

    Ugly equals good Tim. Nice job!

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