GRK Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 Hi all First finished build of the year but started last year- i'm not that quick! I went for ICM's Lagg-3 kit as my first ever Soviet aircraft- always had a soft spot for the Lagg-3 and enjoyed the build. It went together ok but a bit of work was needed to get the gun bulge inserts to fix into the engine cowling piece properly. I really enjoyed the painting and weathering. I knew I wanted to have a go at a winter scheme and went for number 64 of 3.Gv.IAP flown by Georgy Kostylev who named the plane his "Columbine Tale" (I confess I have no idea to what that refers to!) I used MRP for the green/black/blue and then went with Tamiya white for the winter coat so to bring in the hairspray chipping. I was pretty happy with that but felt that the edges were too harsh so after a matt coat i wet the surface and used a weathering pencil to dab on more white around the edges and a brush to blend. This made the made look more like it was washing off rather than chipping off. This particular aircraft is shown not to have a canopy hood so I put a few more details into the cockpit than i normally would. Hope you like it, back to tanks next but sticking with the Russian theme with the 1/48 Hobbyboss KV-1. Graeme 41 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Werdna Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 Wow - that's one hell of a job, well done. The weathering is really impressive 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince1159 Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 Fantastic job and i thought i'd seen worn out Zero's... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GRK Posted January 17, 2021 Author Share Posted January 17, 2021 1 hour ago, Vince1159 said: Fantastic job and i thought i'd seen worn out Zero's... ha yes it’s taken quite a beating but here’s what I was aiming for with the look https://massimotessitori.altervista.org/sovietwarplanes/pages/lagg3/3gviap/3gviap64.html good fun to play round with this much weathering 2 hours ago, Werdna said: Wow - that's one hell of a job, well done. The weathering is really impressive thanks very much Werdna, glad you like it 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Brantley Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 Fantastic scale modeling! 👍 I believe that's the best weathered winter finish I've seen yet. I really like your work in the cockpit as well; man, this is a great airplane model GRK! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince1159 Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 Thanks for the link GRK and once again you've done a fantastic job... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ForestFan Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 Nice job, you don’t see many of these, makes a change from the usual WW2 subjects. Looks very well used! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Werdna Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 50 minutes ago, GRK said: ha yes it’s taken quite a beating but here’s what I was aiming for with the look https://massimotessitori.altervista.org/sovietwarplanes/pages/lagg3/3gviap/3gviap64.html Interesting link. My only question would be 'what kind of nutter thinks an open cockpit is a good idea in a Russian winter' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Brantley Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 20 minutes ago, Werdna said: Interesting link. My only question would be 'what kind of nutter thinks an open cockpit is a good idea in a Russian winter' Lol, I had the same thought! Brrrrrrrr... 😁 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GRK Posted January 17, 2021 Author Share Posted January 17, 2021 1 hour ago, Gary Brantley said: Fantastic scale modeling! 👍 I believe that's the best weathered winter finish I've seen yet. I really like your work in the cockpit as well; man, this is a great airplane model GRK! 1 hour ago, Vince1159 said: Thanks for the link GRK and once again you've done a fantastic job... 1 hour ago, ForestFan said: Nice job, you don’t see many of these, makes a change from the usual WW2 subjects. Looks very well used! Thank you all. Ha- Gary i think you need to look at more winter weathered models !!! Thank you, high praise indeed 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GRK Posted January 17, 2021 Author Share Posted January 17, 2021 1 hour ago, Werdna said: Interesting link. My only question would be 'what kind of nutter thinks an open cockpit is a good idea in a Russian winter' 1 hour ago, Gary Brantley said: Lol, I had the same thought! Brrrrrrrr... 😁 Absolutely- maybe the pilot graduated from I-16s and missed the gentle breeze! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supersonic Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 Superb Paint job! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fubar57 Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 Fantastic weathering. From the link to Massimo's site that you posted, "...The plane is known to have been flown by Georgy Kostylev, that wrote: At the beginning of the war, I got the type of plane LaGG-3 . On the lists of the regiment, she was listed just under the number " 64" , but I gave to her a different name . I called my plane "Columbine" . For beauty. And after I shot my 10th enemy plane on her, I renamed her the "Tale". On "Columbine - Tale" I fought the entire first year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GRK Posted January 17, 2021 Author Share Posted January 17, 2021 2 hours ago, fubar57 said: I called my plane "Columbine" . For beauty. Thanks fubar. I read this at the time but only when you’ve put it here did I spot the “for beauty “ bit, makes more sense now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holzhamer Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 The white distemper is just the cherry on top of the cake. The whole model is beautifully made. I would like to replicate the horizontal scratches that you skillfully made in this Lagg. Any hints? thanks!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GRK Posted January 18, 2021 Author Share Posted January 18, 2021 10 hours ago, Holzhamer said: I would like to replicate the horizontal scratches that you skillfully made in this Lagg. Any hints? Hi, these were just where I passed the brush through during the hairspray chipping. Just careful to keep the brush strokes in line with the airflow. I then added the vertical rain lines with the weathering pencils and a really soft brush. good luck with it, found it really fun to do 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buzby061 Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 Excellent job on the winter camo. Actually, excellent job all round. Pete 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMCS Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 Outstanding 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swralph Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 Looks great Graeme.😀 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOUSTON Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 Gosh !! that is such a wonderful model. Weathering and overall finish is OUTSTANDING. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abandoned Project Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 On 17/01/2021 at 14:14, Werdna said: Wow - that's one hell of a job, well done. The weathering is really impressive On 17/01/2021 at 16:30, Gary Brantley said: Fantastic scale modeling! 👍 I believe that's the best weathered winter finish I've seen yet. Have to agree with the above. 20 hours ago, Holzhamer said: The white distemper is just the cherry on top of the cake. The whole model is beautifully made Can't put it any better. That is one awesomely awesome model. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murewa Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 Wow man, the weathering on this is a whole different level! It makes it feel like it's alive just popping out of the photo. 😮 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luka Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 Nice! I still have a LaGG 3 in the stash, and I might just 'steal' this winter finish from you. Looking good! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan P Posted January 19, 2021 Share Posted January 19, 2021 That's an excellent job! Representative, genuine weatherbeaten finish is first class. I wish more people would attempt this instead of just making panel lines, I hope your build provides some inspiration 👏👏👏 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wulfman Posted January 19, 2021 Share Posted January 19, 2021 Excellent build and great weathered finish, first class work ! Wulfman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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