Eduard 1:48 Lavochkin La-5 limited edition final reveal

Post by **MarkVerploeg** » Fri Jan 15, 2016 12:58 am

Hi guys
so here is the final reveal for my entry in this group build
i have build the Eduard Lavochkin La-5 limited edition kit
wich is a rebox of the Zvezda kit with some Eduard detailing parts in the box like wheels ,masks and photo etch
overall i am happy with the build and result
the kit is not the best kit i ever made but it still is pretty good and i had a lot of fun building it

So here is my Lavochkin La-5 flown by Major Georgi D. Kostylev of the 4 GIAP near Leningrad (St. Petersburg) in the summer of 1944

And that us all i have for this build
thanks for stopping by and untill next time
Cheers , Mark

Post by **timtamtung** » Fri Jan 15, 2016 5:46 am

looks awesome mate!
job well done. love the teeth

Post by **Lee** » Fri Jan 15, 2016 7:38 am

Very nice work Mark

Post by **Homerlovesbeer** » Fri Jan 15, 2016 7:44 am

That looks terrific.....great job!

YouTube · Post by **Liamcraven666** » Fri Jan 15, 2016 7:50 am

Looks great

Post by **shortCummins** » Fri Jan 15, 2016 8:35 am

very good, I like that a lot

rgds
John(shortCummins)

Post by **MarkVerploeg** » Fri Jan 15, 2016 9:05 am

Thank you all very much gentlemen
your comments are much apreciated and i am glad you like it

Post by **BaldyBuilderBoy** » Fri Jan 15, 2016 10:35 am

Lovely job as always there Mark.
Are you building something else for this GB?

Post by **MarkVerploeg** » Fri Jan 15, 2016 11:33 am

Thank you very much triple B
yes i have a 1/16 T-34/85 in this build aswell
bit that is not even close to finished
i have done most work on the hull and then i have to build the turret aswell
but i have almost 3 and a half months left for that
thanks for stopping by
cheers

Post by **OliveDrab** » Fri Jan 15, 2016 1:25 pm

Awesome looking warbird Mark, makes me want to build something with wings now!

Post by **MarkVerploeg** » Fri Jan 15, 2016 1:43 pm

Thanks OD
i would say go for it
i know i will be building some more planes

Post by **Avgas** » Fri Jan 15, 2016 10:31 pm

Top job there Mark. The weathering on the wheels and wheel spats looks spot on.

Post by **Coen** » Fri Jan 15, 2016 10:51 pm

Maximum coolness Mark.
That's a really sweet bird dude!

Post by **rodrant** » Fri Jan 15, 2016 10:57 pm

Way cool Mark !

Like a lot this plane and it's decoration , just love those snake teeths ! It is very nicely painted and good work on those decals ! This plane has such a cool decoration

Awesome work on this one buddy !

Post by **MarkVerploeg** » Fri Jan 15, 2016 11:13 pm

Thank you all very much gentlemen

Post by **patrickroos** » Fri Jan 15, 2016 11:16 pm

Looks very primitive, dusty, worn, sturdy, Russian, "WWII"...
Perfect!!!

Really nice work Mark!
And fast! I had to go through the build thread now after seeing this, great build, love the paint and weathering!

Post by **MarkVerploeg** » Fri Jan 15, 2016 11:49 pm

Thank you very much Patrick
glad you like it

Post by **Smiffy** » Sat Jan 16, 2016 9:01 am

Very nice La–5 indeed, I really like the weathering

Post by **MarkVerploeg** » Sat Jan 16, 2016 9:56 am

Thank you very much Matt
i don't see heavy weathered planes much around here
but i wanted to give it a try for a while
and this seemed to be a good subject to do so

Post by **Dunhill2005** » Sat Jan 16, 2016 12:54 pm

WOW!!!
That plane looks sooooooo cool!!!
Awesome plane and work too

Post by **heel** » Sat Jan 16, 2016 1:56 pm

Mark this build is fantastic. Love the paint job and weathering.

Post by **MarkVerploeg** » Sat Jan 16, 2016 3:07 pm

Thank you very much
glad you like it

Post by **Jan01** » Sun Jan 17, 2016 7:02 pm

Nice job Mark, well done.

Post by **MarkVerploeg** » Sun Jan 17, 2016 7:10 pm

Thank you very much Jan
glad you like it
It does make me want to build more planes and helicopters but with the big Hind i have enough for a while
maybe when i clear some bench space i will build some more

Post by **TommyKillander** » Wed Jan 20, 2016 9:08 pm

Great work and an awesome result!

I love the weatering and the mouth is super-cool

Cheers

Tommy

Post by **MarkVerploeg** » Wed Jan 20, 2016 10:40 pm

Thank ou very much Tommy
glad you like it
the mouth wich aperently is a shark mouth according to the instructions was a touch from a over productive mechanic
He painted them on 3 to 5 planes from the unit
i guess he never saw a real shark

but that was a dificult decal
very thin and it wouldn't go where i wanted it
in the end i trimmed the decals edge as that was sticking out from the exhaust covers so they are about 1 mm shorter then they should

Post by **JudgeDredd** » Thu Jan 21, 2016 9:45 pm

That's a good looking model. Nice weathering too. Well done sir.

Post by **MarkVerploeg** » Thu Jan 21, 2016 10:22 pm

Thank you very much

Post by **Scaleman** » Wed Jan 27, 2016 6:51 am

I like it. Very nice little plane.

Post by **MarkVerploeg** » Wed Jan 27, 2016 11:00 am

Thank you very much

Post by **wappynutter** » Wed Jan 27, 2016 12:34 pm

She's a beauty Mark... Awesome stuff.
Love the decals.... paint up and weathering is spot on!..

Well done again mate.
All the best..

Post by **MarkVerploeg** » Wed Jan 27, 2016 12:44 pm

Thank you very much Andy
glad you like it

Post by **Sturm** » Tue Feb 02, 2016 11:01 pm

Whoop whoop! Very well done.

Post by **MarkVerploeg** » Wed Feb 03, 2016 12:03 am

Thank you very much Sturm

**Felis Barcinonensis YouTube Channel** · Post by **felisbarcinonensis** » Thu Feb 04, 2016 9:17 pm

Fantastic!!! Love those teeth!!!

Post by **MarkVerploeg** » Thu Feb 04, 2016 11:19 pm

Thank you very much Felis
those decals where a lot of work to get on there
it would have been much easier if they included the black area on the decal and maybe made it from 1 big decal and the small one on the air intake

Post by **fly1ngdutchm4n** » Sat Feb 27, 2016 9:23 am

That looks great to me Mark!

I love the looks of the decals, very well done, they almost look painted

Post by **MarkVerploeg** » Sat Feb 27, 2016 9:58 am

Thank you very much Frans
that is just the effect of the varnish i think
the decals are cartograph so they are pretty good but they still are just decals not paint
allthough i doubt i could paint all that

ScaleMates · Post by **papatika** » Wed Mar 23, 2016 7:55 am

Nice job!

Post by **MarkVerploeg** » Wed Mar 23, 2016 8:19 am

Thank you very much

Post by **pourquoi61** » Wed Apr 20, 2016 10:43 pm

Wow! it looks so strange with the teeth on the front,but in a good way. Fantastic

Post by **MarkVerploeg** » Wed Apr 20, 2016 10:56 pm

Thank you
The teeth where the work of a mechanic
He did that with 5 planes fron the squadron
They are supossed to be sharkteeth so i guess he never saw a actual shark
But it does give the plane a mean look

Post by **Vleugelmoer** » Wed Apr 20, 2016 11:11 pm

Mark as I would say in Dutch "ziet er puik uit" excellent build yet again. May I ask where you got the EZ-Line been having a hard time finding a new spool after my German Model Shop stopped operating last year.. ??

As always happy modeling and keep sticking styrene.

Paul

Post by **MarkVerploeg** » Thu Apr 21, 2016 12:36 am

Thanks Paul
It is stretched sprue though
I don't have any ez line in my toolbox
Maybe E-models has it or some other larger shop

YouTube · Post by **ScaleModelJedi** » Thu Apr 21, 2016 1:42 pm

Superb work

Post by **MarkVerploeg** » Thu Apr 21, 2016 2:10 pm

Thank you