Homebee Posted October 5, 2015 Author Share Posted October 5, 2015 (edited) Another Czech in box review: http://modelweb.modelforum.cz/2015/10/05/172-lavockin-la-5fn-preview-kovozavody-prostejov/ Source: https://www.facebook.com/kovop/photos/pb.182206638639860.-2207520000.1445045611./416309285229593/?type=3&theater V.P. Edited December 29, 2019 by Homebee 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
172flogger Posted October 5, 2015 Share Posted October 5, 2015 Kit is released now. Today i saw kit for sale in local hobbyshop in Budweis city, Czech Republic. But i am not opened box if clear parts are crystal clear or still milked like test shots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
172flogger Posted October 5, 2015 Share Posted October 5, 2015 finished in whatif camo: http://www.modelforum.cz/viewtopic.php?f=254&t=97446 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wez Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 Well I've just got the La-5FN Aces boxing, I've compared it briefly to the MBI plans and it matches well. I'm not an expert on the type but I like what I see. Just need to get some time to make it - probably around Christmas 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted December 2, 2015 Author Share Posted December 2, 2015 (edited) New boxing - ref.KPM0034 Source: http://modelweb.modelforum.cz/2015/12/02/novinky-kovozavody-prostejov-prosinec-2015/ V.P. Edited December 29, 2019 by Homebee 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roman Schilhart Posted December 2, 2015 Share Posted December 2, 2015 (edited) Very welcome release indeed! However it does not match the standards Kovozavody Prostejov set with their recent Mustang III. They're more like your average short-run-kit with no locating aids and some flesh present (at least in my boxings). Heavy sprue gates extend well onto the pieces. The "open canopy" version is two parts of the canopy moulded together in one piece (instead of a seperate sliding hood that goes over the back part). There's an option to open an inspection hatch on the fuselage - which is a good idea, but the plastic part is oversized in thickness. Aftermarket industry may jump in and give us some correction/refinement sets? Currently working on it and hope to present it soon in the 'Ready For Inspection' section. Edited December 2, 2015 by Roman Schilhart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Learstang Posted December 2, 2015 Share Posted December 2, 2015 (edited) Whatever its defects, it still looks like a nice kit. Regards, Jason Edited December 2, 2015 by Learstang Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted April 29, 2016 Author Share Posted April 29, 2016 (edited) New boxing schemes Source: http://www.kovozavody.cz/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/AVIZOKP-EN-0416.pdf V.P. Edited December 29, 2019 by Homebee 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Learstang Posted April 30, 2016 Share Posted April 30, 2016 (edited) Very nice! Perhaps my favourite version of the La-5 - the early high-back or 'razorback' version. Even though I've already built two of the Cooperitiva kits (one was under the Eastern Express label), I'm sure I'll get this kit also. Regards, Jason Edited April 30, 2016 by Learstang Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Thompson Posted May 2, 2016 Share Posted May 2, 2016 If I remember correctly, Jan Polc said that AZ/KP would release the La-5 in the second quarter of this year, the La-5F in Q3, and the La-7 in Q4 (as he put it, Christmas all year long!), so it seems that they're managing to keep to that schedule. John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Learstang Posted May 2, 2016 Share Posted May 2, 2016 That would be great - I look forward to seeing them all, especially the La-7. Right now I'm building the La-5FN for an article in 'Scale Aviation Modeller International'. I'm doing mine as a post-war Czech version (I've already built an old KP La-5FN as a Soviet GPW version). Regards, Jason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted June 22, 2016 Author Share Posted June 22, 2016 Source: https://www.facebook.com/kovop/photos/a.182240158636508.1073741828.182206638639860/495883803938807/?type=3&theater V.P. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted December 24, 2019 Author Share Posted December 24, 2019 (edited) New molds/tool La-5FN in 2020 ? Sources: https://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/235010228-kpaz-central-discussion-questions-answers/&do=findComment&comment=3515368 https://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/235010228-kpaz-central-discussion-questions-answers/&do=findComment&comment=3517367 Quote Just for your info - we retooled existing FN version, so it wil be also the new kit, followed by "razorback" and La-5F. We want to have all Lavochkins at the end Quote Hi gentlemen, John Thompson - La-5FN is completely new, from the new molds. We expect easier building, also some details were changed. (...) Over, have a nice end of week, f*cking short as usually.... V.P. Edited December 24, 2019 by Homebee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Thompson Posted December 24, 2019 Share Posted December 24, 2019 Brand new La-5, brand new La-5F, and brand new La-5FN ver. 2.0? Sounds good (again), but we'll uncork the champagne later... John 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.C. Bahr Posted December 29, 2019 Share Posted December 29, 2019 (edited) So what was wrong with version 1.0 of the La-5FN?... er, nevermind, just saw at one of the links above that information was vague at best. Edited August 10, 2020 by J.C. Bahr 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted January 28, 2020 Author Share Posted January 28, 2020 (edited) New molds/tool La-5FN in 2020 Source: https://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/235010228-kpaz-central-discussion-questions-answers/&do=findComment&comment=3565762 - ref. ? - Lavochkin La-5 "Razorback" - ref. ? - Lavochkin La-5F V.P. Edited January 28, 2020 by Homebee 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted February 22, 2020 Author Share Posted February 22, 2020 Expected in April 2020 Source: https://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/235010228-kpaz-central-discussion-questions-answers/&do=findComment&comment=3588790 Box art V.P. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Learstang Posted February 22, 2020 Share Posted February 22, 2020 It's great to see a new-tool razorback La-5! That's probably my favourite version of the La-5. I'll buy at least one, to go with the two I already have built up. It's also nice to see the La-5F - now about the La-7... Regards, Jason 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted March 13, 2020 Author Share Posted March 13, 2020 Schemes LA-5 & La-5F Source: https://www.facebook.com/kovop/photos/a.182240158636508/1265131360347377/?type=3&theater V.P. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tbolt Posted March 13, 2020 Share Posted March 13, 2020 Nice to see a some varied schemes on the La-5 unlike the Clear Prop kits which appears to have five schemes pretty much all the same. Will be interesting to a comparison of the plastic though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Thompson Posted March 13, 2020 Share Posted March 13, 2020 (edited) 2 hours ago, Tbolt said: Nice to see a some varied schemes on the La-5 unlike the Clear Prop kits which appears to have five schemes pretty much all the same. Will be interesting to a comparison of the plastic though. Don't forget that the Clear Prop kit (so far - who knows what the future holds) is the early La-5 with the curved windscreen as used on LaGG-3's prior to series 66, so that may create a limitation on the schemes presented. It appears from the KP profiles that all their options are later La-5's with the flat windscreen, although I haven't tried to research any of them to see if their choices are correct in that regard. John Edited March 13, 2020 by John Thompson 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tbolt Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 21 hours ago, John Thompson said: Don't forget that the Clear Prop kit (so far - who knows what the future holds) is the early La-5 with the curved windscreen as used on LaGG-3's prior to series 66, so that may create a limitation on the schemes presented. It appears from the KP profiles that all their options are later La-5's with the flat windscreen, although I haven't tried to research any of them to see if their choices are correct in that regard. John Maybe it was a bad assumption, after seeing Lagg-3's and later La-5's in various colours I thought this version would of had some differences in colour but maybe not. Maybe there were so few produced and that they all looked pretty much the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted March 17, 2020 Author Share Posted March 17, 2020 (edited) Soon - ref. KPM0172 - Lavochkin La-5 “Valerij Čkalov” https://www.kovozavody.cz/produkt/la-5-valerij-ckalov/ - ref. KPM0173 - Lavochkin La-5 “VVS” https://www.kovozavody.cz/produkt/la-5-vvs/ - ref. KPM0174 - Lavochkin La-5F “Early” https://www.kovozavody.cz/produkt/la-5f-early/ - ref. KPM0175 - Lavochkin La-5F “Aces” https://www.kovozavody.cz/produkt/la-5f-aces/ V.P. Edited July 26, 2020 by Homebee 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan Polc Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 On 3/13/2020 at 11:31 PM, John Thompson said: Don't forget that the Clear Prop kit (so far - who knows what the future holds) is the early La-5 with the curved windscreen as used on LaGG-3's prior to series 66, so that may create a limitation on the schemes presented. It appears from the KP profiles that all their options are later La-5's with the flat windscreen, although I haven't tried to research any of them to see if their choices are correct in that regard. John John hi, all our La-5 are so called late production with the flat windscreen. We refused early variant with LaGG-3 windscreen because there is no potential in colour schemes and it rquires not only windscreen but also another horizontal tail surfaces. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torbjorn Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 Pretty. The choice is certainly understandable regarding available paintjobs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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