Homebee Posted February 26, 2019 Share Posted February 26, 2019 (edited) Mars Models is working on a 1/48th Yakovlev Yak-7b kit. Source: https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1216368555170903&id=568843716590060 3D renders V.P. Edited March 1, 2019 by Homebee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Thompson Posted February 26, 2019 Share Posted February 26, 2019 Yak-9, or late Yak-7B. Naturally I'd like to see this in 1/72, but it's a step in the right direction! John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Boak Posted February 26, 2019 Share Posted February 26, 2019 Not the right wingtips for a 9. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tbolt Posted February 26, 2019 Share Posted February 26, 2019 52 minutes ago, Graham Boak said: Not the right wingtips for a 9. I'm no Yak expert, but didn't the Yak-9U and 9P use the same style of rounded wingtip as the Yak-7? So it could be either. Anyway the render is very basic at the moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Thompson Posted February 27, 2019 Share Posted February 27, 2019 1 hour ago, Tbolt said: Quote I'm no Yak expert, but didn't the Yak-9U and 9P use the same style of rounded wingtip as the Yak-7? So it could be either. Anyway the render is very basic at the moment. Seems I'm no Yak expert either (good eye, Graham!), but the -9U and -9P had wingtips that were closer in appearance to the -9D than the -7, slightly more rounded-off than the -9D, but not as pointy-rounded as the -7. But the -9U and -9P didn't have the oil cooler intake/housing under the nose. As you say, the render is very basic at the moment, but it's a pleasant enough guessing game given the rarity of the subject around here! So, until we see more detail, it appears to be a late Yak-7. John 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tbolt Posted February 27, 2019 Share Posted February 27, 2019 8 hours ago, John Thompson said: Seems I'm no Yak expert either (good eye, Graham!), but the -9U and -9P had wingtips that were closer in appearance to the -9D than the -7, slightly more rounded-off than the -9D, but not as pointy-rounded as the -7. But the -9U and -9P didn't have the oil cooler intake/housing under the nose. As you say, the render is very basic at the moment, but it's a pleasant enough guessing game given the rarity of the subject around here! So, until we see more detail, it appears to be a late Yak-7. John That's true. The Yak-7D though had a new wing with a more angular wingtip, which maybe the same as the standard Yak-9 wingtip, I don't know. Anyway if it is a Yak-7DI, I can't see them modelling essentially the Yak-9 prototype, without doing a Yak-9, like Ark Models did though. Let's hope they know their Yak's and we get plenty of accurate versions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troy Smith Posted February 27, 2019 Share Posted February 27, 2019 39 minutes ago, Tbolt said: without doing a Yak-9, like Ark Models did though I think the Ark kit were just reboxes of the ICM kit. ICM did/do various Yak 7 and 9's, but not very well. There is the Modelsvit kit, which is very good, but will only build a later Yak-9 (with the further back cockpit) The Yak-9U and P are post war and while looking similar, are metal skinned there is some information here https://massimotessitori.altervista.org/sovietwarplanes/pages/yak179/yaks-matvienko/yaks-matvienko.htm though the kit reviews are not the best, the detail of the airframes are handy note how the canopy moves back 400mm in the lower two 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tbolt Posted February 27, 2019 Share Posted February 27, 2019 5 hours ago, Troy Smith said: I think the Ark kit were just reboxes of the ICM kit. ICM did/do various Yak 7 and 9's, but not very well. There is the Modelsvit kit, which is very good, but will only build a later Yak-9 (with the further back cockpit) The Yak-9U and P are post war and while looking similar, are metal skinned there is some information here https://massimotessitori.altervista.org/sovietwarplanes/pages/yak179/yaks-matvienko/yaks-matvienko.htm though the kit reviews are not the best, the detail of the airframes are handy note how the canopy moves back 400mm in the lower two Yes I forgot that ICM also boxed the kit as a Yak-7DI. I've got an ICM boxing of the earlier Yak-7 but haven't got the will to try and fix everything, I was hoping a newer kit would appear. The Vector Yak-9 fuselage for the Modelsvit DD kit looks nice but works out a bit expensive on top of the kit price, so hopefully we get a good 9 here, though I haven't heard anything about their LaGG-3 since this post last May. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Bryon Posted February 27, 2019 Share Posted February 27, 2019 Hmmm...wonder when this will see the light of day. The MiG-9 has been in the CAD stage for ages, and is still not released... Jon 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
28ZComeback Posted February 28, 2019 Share Posted February 28, 2019 The MiG-9 would be a very welcomed kit. The first jet fighter of the PLAAF and participated in the Korean War according to a few reports of “straight winged” Migs. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tali Posted February 28, 2019 Share Posted February 28, 2019 it's Yak-7B in 1/48 as i know... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragonlanceHR Posted February 28, 2019 Share Posted February 28, 2019 Apart from the general "Yay, it's a new Yak in 1/48 scale" feeling, I'm not overly impressed by both the news and the preview shown. Where is the LaGG? On the other hand, the quality seen in the test build of Mars Models KOR-2 is stunning. We'll see. @Tbolt Vector also makes a very nice, albeit hard to get Yak-7A/B conversion. Piece of art. Vedran 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tbolt Posted February 28, 2019 Share Posted February 28, 2019 2 hours ago, Tali said: it's Yak-7B in 1/48 as i know... Forgot about the 7B with the teardrop canopy, I always think if the razorback when I hear 7B. My memory us getting bad... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted October 6, 2019 Author Share Posted October 6, 2019 (edited) 1/48 Yak-7 prefinal renders Source: https://www.facebook.com/MarsModels.UA/posts/1380719555402468 V.P. Edited October 6, 2019 by Homebee 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Esposito Posted October 7, 2019 Share Posted October 7, 2019 Yak 7 ok. But: WHERE IS THE MiG 9 ?????🤔 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B.sin Posted October 7, 2019 Share Posted October 7, 2019 How about a 1/48th scale Yak-141/41 Freestyle! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragonlanceHR Posted October 7, 2019 Share Posted October 7, 2019 2 hours ago, B.sin said: How about a 1/48th scale Yak-141/41 Freestyle! How about no? 😂 It never rains but it pours 😀just when I got the Vector -7B conversion, new kits get announced. Oh well... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B.sin Posted October 7, 2019 Share Posted October 7, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, dragonlanceHR said: How about no? 😂 It never rains but it pours 😀just when I got the Vector -7B conversion, new kits get announced. Oh well... How about, "you never know"!😁 Edited October 7, 2019 by B.sin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragonlanceHR Posted October 7, 2019 Share Posted October 7, 2019 Hope never dies! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B.sin Posted October 8, 2019 Share Posted October 8, 2019 19 hours ago, dragonlanceHR said: Hope never dies! Word! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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