1/72 Amodel Yak-9U

[Roman Schilhart]

Dear fellow Britmodellers,

my next kit finished is the 1/72 Amodel Yak-9U, a model I picked from the 'second hand' box of my local hobby shop this summer.

The kit is typical short-run, without alignment pins, but generally good surface detail.

Most parts need care and clean-up before assembly.

I replaced the pitot tube with a piece of wire.

Amodel's decals are among the worst I've ever seen, having a thick carrier film that's fraying around its edges and color mis-prints; what's supposed to be Red is actually Orange.

I only used some instruction markings from the kit's decal sheet and replaced Red Stars, Bort number and nose art from a Print Scale sheet (72072).

Much to my disappointment, I found out that some of the Red Stars on the Print Scale sheet are out of register, carrying white shadow lines.

Represented is the aircraft of Georgiy Baevski, Hero of the Soviet Union (19 victories) from the 5th Guards Fighter Regiment (GIAP), Germany March 1945.

 

Painted with acrylics from the Gunze/Mr.Hobby range, all photographs by Wolfgang Rabel.

Greetings from Vienna!

 

 

 

Kind regards from Vienna.

 

[Reini78]

congrats for achieving this result with that kit

[JWM]

Very nice indeed. I have it in stash (I think that it is exactly that one) - in box it does not look bad, but your results is much above what can be expected from this model.

Regards

J-W

 

[glatisant]

Excellent build. Looks the part.

[Paul A H]

Excellent work Roman. Amodel kits are not easy!

[stevehnz]

A handsome job all the way, the decal problems are not obvious to my eye & don't detract from a super build job.

Steve.

[Luis Alfonso]

Hi My Friend Roman!!!

Congratulations for another masterpiece you have got again!!!

Have watched the kit in a review and without a doubt think you have got with this build more than the kit itself can give with the parts that come in the box, as the kit seem rough and even look like a demanding task to build her properly. but with your dexterity and the love labour you have done this one looks resplendent, "against all winds and tides"...

 

I was remembering that I met you because of a Yak aircraft you have presented here a long time ago, remember is a Recon Yak 9 Variant and wanted to replicate it or get one kit like your and found this one was out of production, but ended happy with an idea in my mind to convert one Encore to this version one day. Also, I have a local friend who sez that "There are not Bad models but brave and good modelers to make masterpieces (like yours),  using all their dexterities and  a huge lot of love for what they are doing", and to probe it this is a perfect example. 

Thank you very much for sharing!!!

Cheers,

 

Luis Alfonso

[Romel]

great job. I like it. It is my scale too. so +10

[k5054nz]

I love this. Absolutely beautiful build! I'd have sworn it was 1/32. One of the best Yaks I've seen.

[Winenut]

The Yak is back!

 

Nicely done Roman.

 

Great scheme and finish

 

Cheers

 

Bruce

[Mitch K]

A superb piece of work!