1/48 Scale Yak-7

mirth · August 16, 2015, 01:18:58 PM

A very talented buddy of mine did this up for me as a birthday gift. I had bought the kit years ago and through a roundabout process it ended up in his hands without me even knowing about it. I couldn't approach anything near his level of modeling skill. It was a pleasant surprise to get it back looking this awesome.

Sorry about some of the pic quality :-\

JudgeDredd · August 16, 2015, 01:21:16 PM

That's a cool looking completed kit. I'm not a huge fan of Soviet WWII kits - aircraft or tanks - but he's done a good job with that.

mirth · August 16, 2015, 01:32:19 PM

I don't buy a lot of aircraft models these days. I originally bought that one to use with some of my 28mm WW2 minis. I passed the kit on to someone else years ago and completely forgot about it. I was amazed when Adam handed it to me a few months ago with a, "Happy belated birthday".

undercovergeek · August 16, 2015, 01:45:54 PM

were you vibrating when you took the pics?

mirth · August 16, 2015, 01:47:39 PM

Quote from: undercovergeek on August 16, 2015, 01:45:54 PM
were you vibrating when you took the pics?

too much coffee, apparently. sorry.

undercovergeek · August 16, 2015, 01:53:26 PM

Quote from: mirth on August 16, 2015, 01:47:39 PM
Quote from: undercovergeek on August 16, 2015, 01:45:54 PM
were you vibrating when you took the pics?

too much coffee, apparently. sorry.

you shakey handed old git :P

Staggerwing · August 16, 2015, 02:00:13 PM

Nice present!

Nefaro · August 16, 2015, 02:23:53 PM

Nice.

I always thought the Yaks, and especially the Lavochkins, had their own strange beauty. Especially with some of the historic paint jobs, and that's a good one your buddy did.

I actually put the same red & white star on the prop hub of one of my Yaks in War Thunder a long time ago, since it features decal customization in-game. This makes me want to do it with more of them.

mirth · August 16, 2015, 02:28:58 PM

Quote from: Nefaro on August 16, 2015, 02:23:53 PM
I always thought the Yaks, and especially the Lavochkins, had their own strange beauty. Especially with some of the historic paint jobs, and that's a good one your buddy did.

+1 There's brutal ruggedness about them that is oddly pleasing to the eye.

LongBlade · August 16, 2015, 04:37:18 PM

Very nice. Thanks for sharing it.

GDS_Starfury · August 16, 2015, 08:56:18 PM

Quote from: mirth on August 16, 2015, 01:47:39 PM
Quote from: undercovergeek on August 16, 2015, 01:45:54 PM
were you vibrating when you took the pics?

too much coffee, apparently. sorry.

good excuse. ::)

mirth · August 17, 2015, 04:19:11 PM

Quote from: GDS_Starfury on August 16, 2015, 08:56:18 PM
Quote from: mirth on August 16, 2015, 01:47:39 PM
Quote from: undercovergeek on August 16, 2015, 01:45:54 PM
were you vibrating when you took the pics?

too much coffee, apparently. sorry.

good excuse. ::)

It was that or Parkinson's.