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This is one of three that I collected from EBay during 2006. Gavia produced
three boxed versions; a low tech, a hi tech and the three gun hi tech
version. This is the lo tech release. Nice box art yeah? Of course Gavia is
part of the same 'family' as Eduard so we are on solid ground here. Some of
the accessories you can collect for this kit are:
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Squadron Vac formed
canopy
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Aeromaster Decals
AMD48534 five aircraft including "White 23" of Major V. A. Orekhov
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Eduard 'special' decals
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Aeroclub propeller
blades in white metal
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Extratech seatbelts for
the VVS in the GPW
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True Details weighted
resin wheels
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Eduard Colour
Photoetched details include flaps, engine slats, cockpit, undercarriage
and seatbelts
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Eduard Colour Photoetch
"Zoom" similar to the above but with only the Instrument panel, cockpit
and seatbelts
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E-Z Mask Canopy Mask
EZ093
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Parts Accessories
PTS48101 photoetch
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Parts Accessories flaps
PTS48102 photoetch
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Loon Models LO48204 'No Cut' conversions La-7 3-gun,
nose, seat, rudder
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Tally Ho Resin La-7 wheels THR48024
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Cooper Details CD 4836 WWII Russian Fighter Seats
with belts
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Cooper Details CD 4835 WWII Russian Fighter Main
wheels
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Goffy Model La-7 cockpit, gun bay & vac canopy
GOF4807
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CMK Czech Master Kit Resin Detail set (cockpit) 4195
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Karaya E4805 Shvetsov Ash-82FN/M-82FN Radial Engine
in Resin for Lavochkin La-5FN, La-7, La-9, La-11 (for Zvezda La-5FN)
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Kit Photos
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Unlike on the photo's of the hi tech
this model came from it's previous owner with the sprues
'de-bagged'. |
Hence we get a good opportunity to see
the contents. The first two shots are of the SAME sprue but showing
it front and back. |
These next two shots show the wing sprue
front and back. |
It is a simple moulding. Panel lines are
fine and recessed. |
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The lo tech kit only lacks the photoetch
set that the other two kits have. |
The kit Instructions, Painting Guide and
Decal sheet - all excellent. |
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Aftermarket Extras
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useful piece of reference from Scale Aircraft Modelling published in
the magazine in February 2004. |
Those
Aeroclub propeller blades. It remains to be seen if these are in any
way superior to the kit offering... We will use this set on this lo
tech kit. |
This is the
large colour photoetch set from Eduard which is the 'Zoom' set but
with lots of extras. This one set is saved for THIS 'lo tech'
version of the Gavia Kit. |
This is the 'Zoom' set of colour
photoetch from Eduard. As you would expect it is beautiful however I
will reserve this one set for use on the LTD LaGG-3 kit. |
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| Part photoetch set AB48101 for the La-7. |
Part photoetch set AB48102 La-7 flaps. |
Cooper Details CD 4836 WWII Russian Fighter Seats with belts for ICM,
Gavia, Hobbycraft, LaGG-3, La-5 & La-7 |
Cooper Details CD 4835 WWII Russian
Fighter Main wheels for ICM, Classic Airframes, Hobbycraft, MiG-3,
Yak-7, Yak-9, LaGG-3, La-5 & La-7. |
Decals
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The Aeromaster decal set 48-534
"Falcons of the Red Star" Part 3. |
This early set from Aeromaster predates
their involvement with Erik Pilawskii hence the use of FS colour
references. |
Five La-7's are on offer here. This set
seems to pre-date the Gavia kit judging by its advice to use the
Academy/Hobbycraft kit. |
The SuperScale Decal set 48-428 featuring La-7's and La-5FN's of
Popkov and Kozhedub. Definitely worth checking the references first. |
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Three aircraft depicted on the set are
those of Ivan Kozhedub, one La-5FN is on an unknown pilot with the
final 'FN being Popkov. |
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