Homebee Posted December 25, 2019 Posted December 25, 2019 (edited) Thanks Tali ! Clear Prop Models is working on a 1/72nd Lavochkin-Gorbunov-Gudkov LaGG-3 - ref. ? Source: http://www.greenmats.club/forums/topic/6676-clear-prop-models-172-лагг-3-–-в-разработке/ 3D render V.P. Edited February 1 by Homebee 5 1
John Thompson Posted December 25, 2019 Posted December 25, 2019 Wow - there really is a Santa Claus! Merry Christmas, all you (us) VVS nuts! I really didn't expect Clear Prop would continue to mine the Russian fighter aircraft motherlode after the La-5, but I'm quite happy to be wrong - I wonder what other nuggets might be in the planning stage! A La-5 and a LaGG-3 of whatever "series" is a bonanza in itself; will they do more than one series of LaGG-3? My Christmas stocking is overflowing - thanks for the excellent news, guys!!! John (Pushing the limits for number of exclamation marks and scrambled metaphors in one short post) 1
AaCee26 Posted December 25, 2019 Posted December 25, 2019 Really WOW! What a Christmas present! Only negative thing is that my LaGG-3 stock value just collapsed.... Cheers, AaCee 1
Tali Posted December 25, 2019 Posted December 25, 2019 They are going to release first LaGG-3 from the 66 Series...
Roman Schilhart Posted December 25, 2019 Posted December 25, 2019 I am also (very pleasantly) surprised that Clear Prop put their focus on VVS aircraft. Both their La-5 an LaGG-3 look promising. Now if they would add a Yak-9 series to their roster, my surprise would turn into sheer excitement. 5
John Thompson Posted December 25, 2019 Posted December 25, 2019 (edited) 5 hours ago, AaCee26 said: Really WOW! What a Christmas present! Only negative thing is that my LaGG-3 stock value just collapsed.... Cheers, AaCee Amen to that - I've still got 6 or 7 of the Toko/Roden one sitting unbuilt, but for a new one from Clear Prop, I'm glad to take the hit! 5 hours ago, Tali said: They are going to release first LaGG-3 from the 66 Series... Thanks, Tali! That's what I hoped for, although the CAD rendering shows an earlier series version. 4 hours ago, Roman Schilhart said: I am also (very pleasantly) surprised that Clear Prop put their focus on VVS aircraft. Both their La-5 an LaGG-3 look promising. Now if they would add a Yak-9 series to their roster, my surprise would turn into sheer excitement. +1 for the Yak-9 VK-105 series, but how much more should we hope for? La-5 and LaGG-3 in one year? Incredible! Maybe we shouldn't count our chickens before they hatch... 😉 John Edited December 25, 2019 by John Thompson
Tali Posted December 26, 2019 Posted December 26, 2019 11 hours ago, John Thompson said: Thanks, Tali! That's what I hoped for, although the CAD rendering shows an earlier series version. We've got this render after the initial announcement: 2 1
John Thompson Posted December 26, 2019 Posted December 26, 2019 Ah - that's more like it - now it has the series 66 windscreen. Thank you, Tali! John 1
Homebee Posted January 22, 2020 Author Posted January 22, 2020 3D in progress - http://www.greenmats.club/forums/topic/6676-clear-prop-models-172-лагг-3-–-в-разработке/?do=findComment&comment=87817 V.P. 2
John Thompson Posted January 22, 2020 Posted January 22, 2020 I love it! I know it's said a lot around here, but not usually by me - this is going to be an expensive year! Hmmmm - I need to come up with a new storage strategy for all my future purchases... John
Mark Copeland Posted January 22, 2020 Posted January 22, 2020 What fantastic news Clear Prop!! I can't believe you guys keep answering my modeling prayers!! Thank you for doing what you're doing!!
Tbolt Posted January 22, 2020 Posted January 22, 2020 6 hours ago, John Thompson said: I love it! I know it's said a lot around here, but not usually by me - this is going to be an expensive year! Hmmmm - I need to come up with a new storage strategy for all my future purchases... John The answer is sell some of your stash 😁 I'm in the same boat - so many great new releases but I've run out of room so time to sell some and give some to charity. 1
Wulfman Posted January 27, 2020 Posted January 27, 2020 Please Clear Prop I long for an La-9 and , or an La-11 ! Wulfman 3
John Thompson Posted January 27, 2020 Posted January 27, 2020 11 hours ago, Wulfman said: Please Clear Prop I long for an La-9 and , or an La-11 ! Wulfman Or both - me too! Their attention seems focused on OKB Lavochkin, so who knows what might come in the future. I won't distract them by asking for any Yakovlevs or Polikarpovs! John 2
LN-KEH Posted January 27, 2020 Posted January 27, 2020 Could I ask for a MiG-3 to complement the line-up of early defenders of the Mother land? 2
KRK4m Posted February 2, 2020 Posted February 2, 2020 Although I like the La-9 and La-11 very much I'd rather go for the -5FN and -7 in 2021, please 😃 IIRC the only common part for the whole series (that ClearProp can use from LaGG-3 and La-5 for the -9/-11) is the complete main u/c unit - the leg, the wheel and the cover. Thus for the La-5FN and La-7 the commonality of parts with the early La-5 will be much greater. Cheers Michael 3
warhawk Posted February 3, 2020 Posted February 3, 2020 (edited) The u/c covers changed а bit on La-7 (more "squarish", due to wing root changes), and then quite a bit on La-9/11 Edited February 3, 2020 by warhawk 3
KRK4m Posted February 3, 2020 Posted February 3, 2020 Yes, you're right - although the differences are smaller than for example between Spitfire Mk.I and Mk.21. And surely it's quite opposite to the Yakovlev single-engined fighter family, where Yak-1/3/11/15 have totally different (leg, wheel and covers) gear than Yak-7/9. Regrettably this "detail" has been totally overlooked during the recent "manufacture" of Allison-powered Yak-3 and "Yak-9" replicas, which differ only in wing span and area. Cheers Michael 1
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted February 4, 2020 Posted February 4, 2020 On 12/25/2019 at 12:32 PM, John Thompson said: Amen to that - I've still got 6 or 7 of the Toko/Roden one sitting unbuilt, but for a new one from Clear Prop, I'm glad to take the hit! Quick question... whats the Roden kit like ? I found them for $8 U.S., and was considering taking a chance on one ? Or should i just wait for the clear-prop ?
Learstang Posted February 4, 2020 Posted February 4, 2020 The Roden kits aren't bad, but the moulds are getting old, and the attempt to have just about every variant of the LaGG-3 buildable from one moulding means that there are quite a few parts, some which don't fit that well, such as the nose scoop (if I remember correctly). Still, I've built a couple of them and they came out looking like LaGG-3s, and I have a couple more I'm working on (series '11' and '66'). With a little work, you can make a nice model from them. Regards, Jason 2 2
Homebee Posted March 3, 2020 Author Posted March 3, 2020 New renders Source: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=3200947909919851&set=gm.2960444327348423&type=3&theater&ifg=1 V.P. 4
Learstang Posted March 3, 2020 Posted March 3, 2020 The facebook page has this as a Series 66, which looks about right, as it has the flat windscreen, retractable tail wheel, and the slatted wings. Regards, Jason
John Thompson Posted September 15, 2020 Posted September 15, 2020 Does anyone know any news about this topic? Pre-pandemic, the release was expected for the second half of 2020, but now...? I tried to contact Clear Prop via their web site (I also asked about other versions of La-5), but got no reply. John 1
John Thompson Posted September 23, 2021 Posted September 23, 2021 @Tali - Just bumping this topic to see if anyone has something new to share! Or any news about the Clear Prop 1/72 Su-25, too. John 1
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