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 1:48 Eduard Lavochkin La-7


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I will be building the 1:48 Eduard Lavochkin La-7 in the scheme of Soviet Ace Lt. Col. S. F. Dolgushin.

 

This should be a relatively quick build as it is a weekend edition which means a low amount of parts and no photo etch, i will be building from the box so will use no after market parts.

 

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My plan for the finished model is to have a lightly weathered scheme with canopy open and gear down.

 

Hope everyone enjoys the build as it progresses, i hope to add an update every few days if all goes to plan.

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Painting of the sidewalls done, next step is to move on to adding the wiring and weathering.

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Gear bay painted and weathered with oil wash, i will probably also add some mud-like weathering where the wheels would be stored during flight.

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Hopefully there should be the final cockpit update over the next few days after i have finished the wiring, i will then be able to move on to assembly of the model.

 

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  • 4 weeks later...

Since my last update on the La-7 i have assembled the model and applied the paint and Gloss Varnish, most colours where citadel acrylic paints that i brush painted, the white was applied using an airbrush, most of my later builds will be majority airbrush due to me now having a working airbrush.

 

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Next i will be applying the Decals and weathering which will be very light, after that i will apply Matt Varnish to Complete the model.

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I have finally got around to finishing the La-7 

 

Since my last post i applied and decals and weathered the model using various washes and pencils in the panel lines.

 

I am very happy with the final product of the model, especially considering that it was mostly brush painted i feel the scheme ended up looking very smooth.

 

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Please comment and let me know what you think of the final project

Thanks to everyone that has been following the build, new projects will be coming soon...

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