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Good afternoon all
So as you may have already seen, I have finished this just in time for Christmas and the GB I am running with Karl.
First up the usual summary of the kit, aftermarket parts, paints and finish:
So as I explained in the build thread, this is the first Eduard kit I have ever built, which of course makes it the first ProfiPACK kit too. A summary of the kit build process goes something like this:
In summary though, I'm pretty pleased with it and it was another good learning experience. After all it is only the second 1/48 wingy thing I have done after my Raiden.
And speaking of the Raiden, I was curious what the size difference was......as I suspected it confirmed that the Yak-3 was quite a bit smaller and that the Raiden really is a 'chubster'*** of a plane.
Anyway enough waffle below are some pics....apologies but a couple are bit dark. This time of year it was clearly a bit too early to be taking pictures outdoors to get the best of the natural light!
ACW as usual.
Andrew
*** Chubster = Impolite English colloquialism meaning fat...after all the Raiden really is a very rotund plane.
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The Yak
A very dark shot for some reason....sorry.
A comparison with the Raiden.....
As you can see it just fits under the Raiden wingtip at its' lowest point....
So as you may have already seen, I have finished this just in time for Christmas and the GB I am running with Karl.
First up the usual summary of the kit, aftermarket parts, paints and finish:
- Kit: Eduard 1/48 ProfiPack Yak-3 (8089)
- Paints: Exterior - AK 3rd Gen. Interior - mostly Vallejo Model Air/Colour.
- Weathering: Flory Wash Dark Dirt
So as I explained in the build thread, this is the first Eduard kit I have ever built, which of course makes it the first ProfiPACK kit too. A summary of the kit build process goes something like this:
- The kit itself is a 2011 reboxing of a 1998 tooling and aside from no locator pins (I understand this was a mark of early Eduard kits), it went together much better than newer kits I have done.
- I did have issues with a few parts going AWOL and so I had to scratch a replacement undercarriage support but it looks pretty good.
- The PE was a 50/50 mix of pretty straightforward and a pain, if not impossible. As you may of seen the PE IP panel was impossible to fit. I also kept damaging the PE when doing fuselage dry fits. Fortunately though, the curve of the canopy makes it hard to see the worst of the defects.
- There is a bit of silvering with decals but you have to catch the light just right to see the worst of it. Not sure if that was me or the fact they were 12 years old.
- The undercarriage location points were a bit vague and if you look carefully from certain angles, I think it is slightly off on one side.
In summary though, I'm pretty pleased with it and it was another good learning experience. After all it is only the second 1/48 wingy thing I have done after my Raiden.
And speaking of the Raiden, I was curious what the size difference was......as I suspected it confirmed that the Yak-3 was quite a bit smaller and that the Raiden really is a 'chubster'*** of a plane.
| Raiden | Yak-3 | |
| Length | 9.945 m (32 ft 8 in) | 8.5 m (27 ft 11 in) |
| Wingspan | 10.8 m (35 ft 5 in) | 9.2 m (30 ft 2 in) |
| Height | 3.81 m (12 ft 6 in) | 2.42 m (7 ft 9 in) |
| Empty Weight | 2,839 kg (6,259 lb) | 2,105 kg (4,641 lb) |
Anyway enough waffle below are some pics....apologies but a couple are bit dark. This time of year it was clearly a bit too early to be taking pictures outdoors to get the best of the natural light!
ACW as usual.
Andrew
*** Chubster = Impolite English colloquialism meaning fat...after all the Raiden really is a very rotund plane.
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The Yak
A very dark shot for some reason....sorry.
A comparison with the Raiden.....
As you can see it just fits under the Raiden wingtip at its' lowest point....
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