Zvezda LA-5.
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2 23 February 2020, 13:13
Mike DanielsLooking forward to this one. Not built a Zvezda kit before. Very impressed so far.
23 February 2020, 13:14
Alec KFollowing. The La-5/7 line is sort of the Soviet Fw 190 imo. Very good aircraft, and made mostly from wood.
23 February 2020, 14:13
Mike DanielsHi Alec. I was wondering about that. Was the main fuselage wood ? That would explain all the internal ribbing. Cant find much info on the web. Do you know any sources ? or books ?
23 February 2020, 14:36
Alec KI recommend reading the LAGG-3 article on Wikipedia, it gets into construction details. Good book is below.
Book: La 5/7 Fighters (by Hans-Heiri Stapfer)
23 February 2020, 22:42
Mike DanielsThe LA-5 is coming along nicely. I used the dash with relief so had to cut up the decals but prefer it to the optional flat version. The seatbelts are Eduard and help to spruce things up a bit.
1 March 2020, 00:35
Mike DanielsYaaa. Finished it. Great kit. Little bit of scratch building to open up the engine compartment. Not built Zvezda before. Very impressed.
29 April 2020, 23:25
Mike DanielsThanks Alec K. Quite straightforward as most of the engince cover parts had pre-cuts already which made it all a bit more straight forward. Nice one Zvezda. Will be getting more of their kits. Cut up butter carton used for the panel supports. Hinges - just steel wire.
3 May 2020, 16:16
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Such a cool looking aircraft. Up there with the Spitfire I think.
