1/48 Zvezda Yak-3

Gallery Article by Bernard Lapeyrie on Apr 2 2015

 

      

Privet!  This is my Yak-3. Built with Eduard photoetched parts. I chose a MONTEX set, the red color of the arrow is dubious but it matches the picture of the real - not quite easy to paint the Soviet stars.

 

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Building the motor was a pure joy, but inserting it into the frame was not...

Note that sim-flying this plane makes you understand why the Germans were afraid of it.

Bernard Lapeyrie

Photos and text © by Bernard Lapeyrie