Werdna Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 Finally breaking my 2020 run of Luftwaffe fighters with this 1/48 Yak-3 from Eduard. An old and extremely basic kit, but the fit is decent and it builds up fairly well. I'm still getting to grips with VVS colours so I mixed these shades from what I had available - I'd be interested in any comments on them. I think possibly the underside blue may be a little too dark, not sure. I used an AML decal set, which proved to be horribly fragile and I ended up having to use some of the Eduard stars after the AML stars disintegrated. Fortunately, I managed to get the other AML decals on without completely destroying them. Finished in the markings of Lt Col Boris Yeryomin, 31st GIAP, May 45. Mix of indoor and outdoor pics, due to variable weather 37 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roman Schilhart Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 That's a neat build of a very attractive aircraft (the Yak-3 and -9 are among my favorites of the Soviet arsenal). In my opinion you captured the color scheme quite well! I'm a bit irritated by the red stars along the cowling which seem to be printed out-of-center. A common problem with some decal manufacturers. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Werdna Posted January 8, 2021 Author Share Posted January 8, 2021 2 minutes ago, Roman Schilhart said: That's a neat build of a very attractive aircraft (the Yak-3 and -9 are among my favorites of the Soviet arsenal). In my opinion you captured the color scheme quite well! I'm a bit irritated by the red stars along the cowling which seem to be printed out-of-center. A common problem with some decal manufacturers. Thanks Roman - glad to hear the colours seem reasonable Re the victory stars - these are from the AML set and they came in two pieces, a white base set, followed by a second set with red overlay. The decals were so fragile that I couldn't quite position the red overlay accurately enough before they began to disintegrate - so the fault is mine (or maybe AML's).. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spitfire Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 Looks good to me, the underside colour looks good as well, pretty much like the original colour on the French Yak 3 below. Cheers Dennis 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff G Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 Colours look good to me, and even if they're off a bit...the thing is so eye catching I'd prefer it this way! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swralph Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 Lovely build Werdner.😀 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vinnie Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 Very nice build indeed. Well done. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAT69 Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 I can't speak for color accuracy as I have no expertise there, but the quality of your paint work is excellent. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in a shed Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 Very nice job. The canopy is crystal clear, great job on that. Did you polish it? The colours look fine to me. Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Werdna Posted January 8, 2021 Author Share Posted January 8, 2021 4 minutes ago, Pete in a shed said: Very nice job. The canopy is crystal clear, great job on that. Did you polish it? The colours look fine to me. Pete Thanks Pete No, the canopy is straight off the sprue, masked and stuck on. It is a nice clear moulding though. I've got a Unimodel 109G-14 on the bench now, and the clear parts on that look like the kind of frosted glass you might get on bathroom windows 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 I'm liking it Werdna, the colours look about right to my eyes, including the underside blue, not so bright as many builds would have us believe I think is best. Overall a beaut job, pity about the decal hassles. Steve. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackroadkill Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 Fantastic as always, Werdna. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Dog Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 Nicely done Werdna. Colours look fine from here too. Pity about the decals. Keep up the good work. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fubar57 Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 I can't comment on the colours but it looks great to me George 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in a shed Posted January 9, 2021 Share Posted January 9, 2021 19 hours ago, Werdna said: I've got a Unimodel 109G-14 on the bench now, and the clear parts on that look like the kind of frosted glass you might get on bathroom windows 😬good luck with that one. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMCS Posted January 9, 2021 Share Posted January 9, 2021 Superb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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