Revell - 1/72 Yakovlev Yak-3M Civil Registration N42YK

[John Thompson]

Per Scalemates:

https://www.scalemates.com/kits/1147601-revell-03894-yakovlev-yak-3#

 

And Hannants:

https://www.hannants.co.uk/product/RV3894

 

This was highlighted elsewhere by Graham Boak and "Walrus"; I thought I'd add it here, since no one else mentioned it. Apparently Revell will rebox the Zvezda 1/72 Yak-3 as a "Yak-3M" (1990's-build Yak-3 warbird with Allison V-1710 engine). It remains to be seen whether Revell will merely do a decal-sheet-only conversion, or whether they'll add parts (upper cowling, prop, spinner) to allow a more accurate depiction of the Yak-3M.

 

John

Edited July 9, 2018 by John Thompson

[modelldoc]

On my experiences with Revell, only decals, no more.

 

The kit is packing by Zvezda,  You will see that "Made in Russia".

 

modelldoc

[Julien]

I hope they do the right bits, and decals for this?

 

 

More pics here on the site if anyone wants them; https://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/235005266-yakovlev-yak-3/

 

Julien

[John Thompson]

5 hours ago, Julien said:

I hope they do the right bits, and decals for this?

(snip)

 

More pics here on the site if anyone wants them; https://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/235005266-yakovlev-yak-3/

 

Julien

 

If Revell doesn't provide parts to convert the Zvezda Yak-3 into a Yak-3M, anyone keen on modelling the warbird in the walkaround could try this:

(1) Replace the kit's prop and spinner with parts from an Allison-powered P-51.

(2) For the upper cowling, take the kit part, remove the machine gun bulges and troughs, and add the intake scoop, or else adapt a cowling part from the Amodel Yak-3/VK-107A (the Amodel kit has two of them), just because it already has a scoop in about the right place.

(3) One might want to go further and replace the kit exhausts with ones having evenly-spaced round stacks, like a late Griffon Spitfire; I'm sure REXx has something in their product line, but 6-stack exhausts aren't rare if you have a good spares box.

(4) Apparently the main landing gear doors are different from what's in the kit, in that there's a sort of large squarish bulge at the wheel location, quite visible in the walkaround photo you posted - a bit of styrene sheet will do for this, I think.

(5) The aircraft in the walkaround bears markings in tribute to VVS pilot and Hero of the Soviet Union Anatoliy Rubakhin. If the kit doesn't include decals for this particular warbird, markings for the 1945 original are included on Begemot sheet No.72-047, "Yakovlev Yak-3 family".

 

Hmmm - I'm starting to get interested - I might just try it myself...

 

John