raschi Posted April 3, 2007 Share Posted April 3, 2007 Hi all, few days ago I started this 1/72 LaG-5. Cooperativa kit combines Russian made plastic parts with Czech made Eduard photoetch and Propagteam decals. Plastic itself is strange: black, very soft and with oily feeling on surface. Surface details look quite nice, they include fine riveting on metal parts and nice cockpit details, but closer examination reveals molding imperfections, flash, thick trailing edges and uneven mating surfaces. Current state is on the photo: Cockpit is OOB, only tape seatbels added. Rear windows glued in place, filed, sanded and polished to fuselage shape. Fuselage halves and bottom part of wing glued together, gaps filled with CA. Top parts of wings only taped to place - expect great deal of filling and sanding on wing roots. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jay Chladek Posted April 3, 2007 Share Posted April 3, 2007 I love your choice for markings. Kostylev's White 15 has one of the coolest paintjobs of all Soviet VVS planes from WW2 IMHO with that shark mouth on the cowl. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
raschi Posted April 4, 2007 Author Share Posted April 4, 2007 You are rigth, this sharkmouth is IMHO the biggest ever. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chuck1945 Posted April 4, 2007 Share Posted April 4, 2007 Is this Coopertiva kit a new (or newish) La 5 or is it the old KP kit which reappears in different boxes from time to time? The sprue shot makes it look as though it has a four-row, 28 cylinder engine! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
raschi Posted April 5, 2007 Author Share Posted April 5, 2007 Cooperativa LaG-5 is newer kit than KP (this being La-5FN, so different version). Cooperativa has more details, but KP has better moulding and plastic quality. I built KP kit several years ago As for engine in Cooperativa kit - of course it is 2-rows engine, but each row consists of front and rear parts. But the engine will not be visible at all, so I will not bother with it and place it into spares box... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
raschi Posted April 14, 2007 Author Share Posted April 14, 2007 Airframe completed, painted and prepared for decals. Tailplanes will be added after decaling of rudder. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jay Chladek Posted April 15, 2007 Share Posted April 15, 2007 What brand and shade of paint are you using for this build? It looks very close to the mix I came up with for Bell Green oddly enough. Nice work so far, can't wait to see the finished product. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
raschi Posted April 15, 2007 Author Share Posted April 15, 2007 Not having authentic VVS colors I used RLM65 for undersurfaces and Italian base green for uppersurfaces, all Agama alcohol based colors. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
raschi Posted April 21, 2007 Author Share Posted April 21, 2007 (edited) Decaled. Almost every decal cracked when applying. A had never before such problem with Propagteam decals. Now all decals are retouched with enamel paints and I am quite satisfied with the result... Edited April 21, 2007 by raschi Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The Mikester Posted April 21, 2007 Share Posted April 21, 2007 Very nice, that's going to be a very cool looking airplane. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chuck1945 Posted April 21, 2007 Share Posted April 21, 2007 looks nice, especially the repair of the broken decals. While it may sound like heresy, I tend to agree with your paint decisions. Especially in 1/72 scale, by the time all the vagaries of paint manufacture, supply and application and then the so called 'scale effect' are considered, any attempt at an 'exact' match is an exercise in self deception. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
VG 33 Posted April 21, 2007 Share Posted April 21, 2007 Hello I have this kit somewhere in my basement and I agree with the others that you have gotten a very nice aircraft there. Thanks to your experience I will use the AeroMaster 72-036C decal sheet with the same markings. Sincerely. Patrick Quote Link to post Share on other sites
raschi Posted May 5, 2007 Author Share Posted May 5, 2007 Almost done, only final matt coat missing. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bilkeau Posted May 5, 2007 Share Posted May 5, 2007 That's a great looking bird, and a brilliant save on the decals :) Last week a chum offered me a spare set of those markings in 48th for the Vector kit...Lord, save me from temptation! Nick Quote Link to post Share on other sites
David Walker Posted May 6, 2007 Share Posted May 6, 2007 Boy, that looks fantastic! And no kidding, that's a BIG sharkmouth. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jay Chladek Posted May 7, 2007 Share Posted May 7, 2007 I LOVE this plane! Very nice work on the model and that shark mouth is awsome! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Apex1701 Posted May 21, 2007 Share Posted May 21, 2007 Very very nice result. Kudos for the save on the decals! Please note that with teeth like that you should brush and floss everyday!! LOL Jean Quote Link to post Share on other sites
raschi Posted September 20, 2007 Author Share Posted September 20, 2007 Finished !! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jrallman Posted September 21, 2007 Share Posted September 21, 2007 looks great! is it just me or does it look buck toothed because of the way the teeth on top lay on that intake? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TF51GREGWISE Posted September 23, 2007 Share Posted September 23, 2007 (edited) wow that is freakin cool Edited September 23, 2007 by TF51GREGWISE Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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