Werdna Posted June 3, 2021 Share Posted June 3, 2021 Hi all This is Gavia's 1/48 La-7, built OOB using the kit markings for an aircraft of the Czechoslovak air force. The Czechs received a number of La-7s from the Soviets at the end of the war, which they continued flying until around 1950. Quite a good kit, fairly simple, although I think the undercarriage oleos have been cast at full extension (ie un-weighted), which makes the model sit slightly nose-high. Probably fixable, but I didn't try. I also made a mistake mixing up two of the roundels - as I understand it the red section should face either inwards (on the wings) or downwards (on the tail) - silly error, mainly because I didn't bother to check first. I'll get it right next time 17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VolkerR. Posted June 3, 2021 Share Posted June 3, 2021 It looks very good as it is. I built the kit a while ago and also found the u/c too long. So I decided to shorten them and failed miserably. You did well to leave them as they are. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Werdna Posted June 3, 2021 Author Share Posted June 3, 2021 1 hour ago, VolkerR. said: It looks very good as it is. I built the kit a while ago and also found the u/c too long. So I decided to shorten them and failed miserably. You did well to leave them as they are. I think you're right. Clipping and shortening the legs themselves would have been ok, but the covers are one-piece, so would be less straightforward. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GiampieroSilvestri Posted June 3, 2021 Share Posted June 3, 2021 Beautiful Lavochkin La-7! Saluti Giampiero 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BerndM Posted June 4, 2021 Share Posted June 4, 2021 Beautiful Lavochkin. Judging from the photos it looks way better than my La-7 from Hobbycraft/Academy in shape. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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