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[John R]

A while ago I found myself corresponding with Musa Zekoreev who runs Prop+Jet, in Nalchik, Russia, and wished to make models of British prototypes. I think that he gave up on the idea because nearly all of them were already issued in one form or another. This is most unfortunate because if he could produce kits of such a/c of the same quality as this one I am sure he could corner the market.
In the course of the above correspondence I discovered that he specialises in Russian prototypes and so I got this one, and a Yak 50, from him.

The first reaction on opening the box is 'exquisite'. The components are beautifully moulded and well finished. Assembly revealed that the kit is not quite perfect but it is certainly much superior to any other resin kit I have built.
Other manufacturers of overpriced and inferior resin kits please note - this is what can be done!

Musa's web site is here
http://propjet.ucoz.ru/

email: propjet@yandex.ru
His english is pretty good (far better than my Russian!) and he replies quickly
You can pay him via Moneygram at the Post Office. It will cost you £5/transaction on top of what you owe Musa.

He's a Britmodeller member, so you can also contact him by searching the members list for his posting handle ("Walker") and sending him a PM.

This a model of Lavochkin's first jet powered by a 1000lb thrust Jumo 004. It was bedevilled by the problems associated with the early jets and did not reach production.









Added 11 May
The picture doesn't really convey how tiny the actual a/c was so here's how it compares with a couple of my latest - all to 1/72 scale


John

Edited by John R, 11 May 2012 - 10:22 AM.

[jimbuna]

Nice one.

[rmcclure]

What an unusual little gem. Really nice build too - thanks for sharing.

[Luis Alfonso]

Nicely done, a real gem of a work in a lovely kit.

[ChancerUK]

That is a fascinating early Russian jet. Lovely work.

[Paul A H]

Very nice - might have to check out their range

[AndyC]

That's really nice - never even heard of that! Great model - love this period of aviation

[general melchett]

Lovely job John ...great subject matter too............. I'd be very interested to see what else he has....

[John Thompson]

The first reaction on opening the box is 'exquisite'. The components are beautifully moulded and well finished. Assembly revealed that the kit is not quite perfect but it is certainly much superior to any other resin kit I have built.
Other manufacturers of overpriced and inferior resin kits please note - this is what can be done!

Excellent model, John, and I agree completely with your comments. Musa Zekoreev is the Tamiya of resin, quality-wise. What paint did you use for the finished colour on your model?

Lovely job John ...great subject matter too............. I'd be very interested to see what else he has....

Musa's web site is here, although he doesn't list available products; however, he's very good about e-mail contact:
http://propjet.ucoz.ru/

He's a Britmodeller member, so you can contact him by searching the members list for his posting handle ("Walker") and sending him a PM.

John

[Mike DeTorrice]

An extremely interesting early Russian jet prototype and a terrific model of it here ! Very well done.

Mike

[John R]

John Thompson - I've added Musa's details to the original post in case people don't scroll down this far plus payment method via Moneygram.

Paint. The kit says 'blue-grey'. Musa says use FS36463. Vallejo 154 Sky Grey acrylic is listed as FS36463.
Somewhere on the internet (forget where) it said to use 3 parts Humbrol H34 (matt white) to 2 parts H126 (Satin Mid Grey). I didn't have any H34 so I used H22 (gloss white) instead. I used roughly 1:1 as I didn't want it to get too light.

Thank you all for the compliments

John

[F-32]

That's certainly different, lovely job

[John R]

I have added this to show how small the actual a/c is. Everything is 1/72
Note the Gloster E28/39 on the shelf above



John