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This kit was bought very cheaply from EBay but it is not intended to build
it exactly from the box. I read an article (shown below) from Internet
Modeller dated April 1999 called "Kitbashing
a Lavochkin La-5FN" by Tom Cleaver. In this article he takes the
Hobbycraft kit and combines it with parts of the Ltd LaGG-3 Kit. The latter
of which I bought mail order from the Aviation Hobby Shop in the UK. I
actually bought two. They were not cheap and I must have paid over £40GBP
for the pair, but it was worth it. Zvezda have now released (by all
accounts) a highly superior 1/48th scale La-5FN
in 2007 which makes this build a little redundant. Oh well!
Accessories you can collect for this project include:
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Squadron vacformed
canopy
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Falcon Clearvax
vacformed canopy
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Extratech Seatbelts for
VVS in the GPW
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Eduard 'special' decals
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Aeromaster Decals set
48009 and 48086
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Aeroclub white metal
propeller blades
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True details weighted
resin wheels
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True details resin
cockpit (for Hobbycraft/Academy)
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Cutting Edge wheel hub
masks
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E-Z Mask canopy mask EZ093
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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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Eduard photoetch La-5FN landing flaps for Zvezda Kit
ED48575
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Eduard photoetch La-5FN self adhesive pre-painted in
colour - engine cowling flaps, landing flaps, cockpit parts,
undercarriage doors, instrument panel, gun sight, etc
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AML Decals 1:48 Lavochkin La-5 Soviet Aces (4) No 3 Capt K.A.Novikov
40GIAP; No 40 Capt J.T.Cyganov 1 GIAD; No 60 Gen J.J.Savickj 3.IAK ; No
66 V.G.Serov 159.IAP 1943-44
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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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AML Decal sets 4811, 4812, 4823, 4815
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Avalon Decal set AVN4802
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Eduard photoetch La-5FN interior self adhesive
pre-painted in colour for the Zvezda kit EDFE386 (Zoom simplified set
with seat belts, instrument panels, etc)
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Loon Models "no cut" conversion 1:48 Lavochkin La-5FN early/La-5 late
conversion (designed to be used with Zvezda kits)
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AML Aircraft detailing sets (resin) AMLA4821 1:48 Lavochkin
La-5/La-5F/La-5FN (NEW) (PUR-Cowling & Exhausts) (designed to be used
with Zvezda kits)
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Kit Photos
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A view inside the box. All the various
components to build the hybrid kit are here. |
The article from Internet Modeller. I
enclose a PDF version
here
for you. |
The original Instructions and Decals for
the Hobbycraft Kit. The decals are useless as the Russian Cyrillic
for "Guards" is spelt incorrectly. |
The plastic contents of the Hobbycraft
kit itself. This is a typical Hobbycraft effort and only marginally
better than the
Sea Fury I built. |
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These are the Instructions and Decals
for the LTD LaGG-3. These are actually quite good! |
The plastic parts to the LTD kit. As the
name suggests this is a limited run kit so the moulding shows a lot
of flash and sprue but is otherwise excellent. |
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Aftermarket Extras
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Squadron Vac Formed Canopy to go with this, and the Gremlin La-5,
projects. |
The
Aeroclub White Metal Propeller Blades. |
The True
Details Resin Weighted Wheels to go with this Project. |
This is a
complete resin cockpit detail set to go with the Hobbycraft Kit. It
is excellent. |
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Clear Vax Canopy Set Number 37. |
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. |
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Decals
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The SuperScale Decal set 48-428 featuring La-7's and La-5FN's of
Popkov and Kozhedub. Definitely worth checking the references first. |
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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