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Let Let Let - Warplanes => Aircraft Modeling => Topic started by: No.1 on October 14, 2010, 03:36:27 PM

Title: Lavockin La-7 Eduard 1/48
Post by: No.1 on October 14, 2010, 03:36:27 PM

Dear friends,

very bad last days for me, due to the health troubles. So all sensitive jobs like drawings, illustrating, paintings, as well masking work on Su-27... are stay away. This is new kit from Eduard and I work it while laying in bed. The same kit is great and it will be great build. For references I use manual of this plane, some archive image in collection but also close examination of the camouflage colors.

This will not be fast build as it can be but at least I hope I can relax with this work...

Title: Re: Lavockin La-7 Eduard 1/48
Post by: Sall on October 15, 2010, 12:06:12 AM

I like the new modeling topic! :-love :-love

Nice bird,realy... :-salut

Happy work! :)) :-ok

Title: Re: Lavockin La-7 Eduard 1/48
Post by: Profa on October 15, 2010, 06:15:12 AM

Yep, it's going to take whole 7 days instead of usual 3 to finish it... :-think
Nice work so far, and hope you'll get better soon! :-ok

Title: Re: Lavockin La-7 Eduard 1/48
Post by: No.1 on October 15, 2010, 10:33:45 AM

Thank you for nice words  :-love Well, I am not much better but kit is progress somehow...

Title: Re: Lavockin La-7 Eduard 1/48
Post by: No.1 on October 15, 2010, 11:43:38 AM

Progress... it is really nice to built and with very good fitting.

Title: Re: Lavockin La-7 Eduard 1/48
Post by: samuraj77 on October 15, 2010, 12:03:09 PM

 :-clap :-clap :-clap
Great progress

Title: Re: Lavockin La-7 Eduard 1/48
Post by: No.1 on October 15, 2010, 12:21:23 PM

Thank you :-flo

Title: Re: Lavockin La-7 Eduard 1/48
Post by: Sall on October 15, 2010, 01:03:03 PM

Nice and fast work! :-clap :-clap :-clap

:-wave

Title: Re: Lavockin La-7 Eduard 1/48
Post by: Profa on October 15, 2010, 01:23:51 PM

That's what I was talking about - one day, and construction is already finished :-clap... while I'm trying just to get my head out of cockpit for 2 days... :-wch

Title: Re: Lavockin La-7 Eduard 1/48
Post by: No.1 on October 15, 2010, 03:17:46 PM

Thank you :-ok I would recommend this kit as excellent starter kit for those who want to do with etched details.

Title: Re: Lavockin La-7 Eduard 1/48
Post by: No.1 on October 16, 2010, 01:49:23 PM

Some small works on belly cooler

Title: Re: Lavockin La-7 Eduard 1/48
Post by: samuraj77 on October 16, 2010, 08:41:06 PM

great progress :-clap

Title: Re: Lavockin La-7 Eduard 1/48
Post by: No.1 on October 16, 2010, 08:52:28 PM

Thank you  :-ok Few images of the sample preserved at Praha Kbely and tomorrow next set of images.

Title: Re: Lavockin La-7 Eduard 1/48
Post by: No.1 on October 17, 2010, 11:00:14 AM

Images of yesterday work. There is remain some surface clean up and canopy mounting with masking steps. Theoretically it can be completed today but practically I am not sure.

Title: Re: Lavockin La-7 Eduard 1/48
Post by: Sall on October 17, 2010, 01:25:16 PM

This goes quickly! :-love :-love :-jump :-jump

Title: Re: Lavockin La-7 Eduard 1/48
Post by: No.1 on October 17, 2010, 01:37:37 PM

Can be faster but not in this moment... maybe to make modeling camp, somewhere near lake, woods, bring full modeling equipment and work seven days, all days only kits.

Title: Re: Lavockin La-7 Eduard 1/48
Post by: Sall on October 17, 2010, 01:40:34 PM

 :)) :)) :-ok

Title: Re: Lavockin La-7 Eduard 1/48
Post by: No.1 on October 18, 2010, 08:33:04 AM

This is from yesterday.

Title: Re: Lavockin La-7 Eduard 1/48
Post by: Sall on October 18, 2010, 08:41:09 AM

You start painted:-)
This will be over today?

Title: Re: Lavockin La-7 Eduard 1/48
Post by: No.1 on October 18, 2010, 08:50:37 AM

Possible ;)

Title: Re: Lavockin La-7 Eduard 1/48
Post by: No.1 on October 18, 2010, 10:28:45 AM

Final fittings... and few resized archive images :))

Title: Re: Lavockin La-7 Eduard 1/48
Post by: Sall on October 18, 2010, 11:52:38 AM

This definitely will  be over today!  :-ok

Nice work mate! :-obey :-obey

 :-wave

Title: Re: Lavockin La-7 Eduard 1/48
Post by: No.1 on October 18, 2010, 04:03:35 PM

Yes  :-love and here you are hero from battles over Berlin in 1945  :-tri  :-clap

Title: Re: Lavockin La-7 Eduard 1/48
Post by: Sall on October 18, 2010, 05:40:52 PM

You are a master of modeling... :-flo
Great work as always... :-obey

Title: Re: Lavockin La-7 Eduard 1/48
Post by: No.1 on October 18, 2010, 07:40:30 PM

Thank you :))

Title: Re: Lavockin La-7 Eduard 1/48
Post by: Profa on October 18, 2010, 08:36:09 PM

Seen it today, and, apart from small flaws, it's great build :-clap (and unusually slow, if I might notice :-think :)))
Here are some walk arounds of the real thing:
Prague-Kbely: http://www.plastikowe.pl/galerie/lotnictwo/lawoczkin-la-7-s-97
Ivan Kozhedub's mount at Monino museum, Russia: http://scalemodels.ru/modules/photo/viewcat_cid_142.html
Here's small history & description article, along with a profile of this Lavrenkov's 'white 17': http://www.airpages.ru/eng/ru/la7.shtml
It is dated winter 1944/45. It's of notice that spinner and arrow are white, and only front part of the cowling is red. It may be that Eduard missed it a little, or may be the author of this profile is wrong, or it was repainted in the meantime :-think

BTW, didn't know that ShVaks were painted red ;)

Title: Re: Lavockin La-7 Eduard 1/48
Post by: No.1 on October 18, 2010, 08:48:43 PM

Color profile look so good and bring new light on this kit. I have strictly refer this build on Eduard assembly booklet and I am really wonder was is real. About the red machine guns... well, you know me, in hurry to display image to forum friends I always forget to complete some bits. For article this is with regular color.

Title: Re: Lavockin La-7 Eduard 1/48
Post by: samuraj77 on October 19, 2010, 01:20:51 AM

Outstanding work  :-clap :-clap :-clap

Title: Re: Lavockin La-7 Eduard 1/48
Post by: No.1 on October 19, 2010, 02:29:19 AM

Thank you :))

Title: Re: Lavockin La-7 Eduard 1/48
Post by: No.1 on October 19, 2010, 03:01:46 AM

Article:

http://www.letletlet-warplanes.com/2010/10/19/la-7-eduard-kit-8098/

Title: Re: Lavockin La-7 Eduard 1/48
Post by: Letipapa on November 14, 2010, 09:51:55 AM

I was not here a pretty long time; now I see this - wonderful, masterwork :-obey :-clap :-clap :-clap :-wave

Title: Re: Lavockin La-7 Eduard 1/48
Post by: No.1 on November 14, 2010, 11:48:40 AM

Thank you mate :)

Title: Re: Lavockin La-7 Eduard 1/48
Post by: draken35 on June 12, 2011, 05:32:49 PM

I didn't saw this one before today...

Splendid!!! And a good inspiration source for me for a future build...

Title: Re: Lavockin La-7 Eduard 1/48
Post by: No.1 on June 12, 2011, 05:57:54 PM

Thank you mate ;)