Jet LaGG

[tc2324]

Thats a great idea and concept. Not too far off the early jet designs from the `motherland` either. 

[frank2056]

Thanks guys. Craig, the finished model doesn't look as bad in person as in these pictures, but I was pretty annoyed by the plastic. I thought the layers of Mr. Surfacer would "tame" it a bit, but it had little effect.

I started another dog yesterday as well - the Trumpeter 1/144 F-7 II/Mig-21.

[NARSES2]

Now that does look like something the Soviets would have done

[RussC]

Thanks guys. Craig, the finished model doesn't look as bad in person as in these pictures, but I was pretty annoyed by the plastic. I thought the layers of Mr. Surfacer would "tame" it a bit, but it had little effect.

I started another dog yesterday as well - the Trumpeter 1/144 F-7 II/Mig-21.

The F-7 is an interesting plane, the dual delta wing on a old Mikoyan fuselage. I built one but filled the rivet holes as they were of a size that were in scale similar to coffee cans, and scratchbuilt a new engine nozzle and better AAM's.

The aerobatics team markings kit or the combat unit one?

 The Trumpeter F8II kit in 1/144th is also junk but the only simpler way to get a Su-15 until the Miniwing kit, which is on perpetual "coming soon" status, gets released.
 
 Made this one as an Flagon-A in the scheme of the Air Demonstration team.

 
 


 
 

[Pablo1965]

Completely red Flagon, awesome scheme.

[frank2056]

The F-7 is an interesting plane, the dual delta wing on a old Mikoyan fuselage. I built one but filled the rivet holes as they were of a size that were in scale similar to coffee cans, and scratchbuilt a new engine nozzle and better AAM's.

The aerobatics team markings kit or the combat unit one?

The regular combat one. It was under $2. One other fine feature you forgot to mention is that the wings and tail planes are about 18" thick at the trailing edge. Plus there are two enormous notches where the wings meet the fuselage. They're not a fit issue, just a couple of large random holes to fill in...

That Su-15 looks fantastic!

I also remembered that I have a (seemingly) nice 1/72 LaGG-3 made by a company called Red Star. A prop blade has broken off the spinner, so I may build it as a new and improved Jet LaGG... some day.

[Doc Yo]

 I was looking at this thread yesterday, and had already backed out before I caught the pun....( snuck up on me like a ninja cossack, it did )
Neat build, and the base more than makes up for the finish problems.