Valmet Peitsi & Kalpa - Finished for Now - Pic's

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[Rick Lowe]

They both look very good.

I was surprised how different the change of nose made the Sabre look. But I guess I'm used to the stubby, 'beaked' Sabre nose... that's a good word for it, too! 

And when you said the La-200 was a twin-engine, I was expecting something MiG-17-ish; the location of the 2nd powerplant is... unusual, isn't it?! 
Probably to do with the need for a short tailpipe?

The pre-shading does work, though with my eyes it's probably more subtle than in real life...

[zenrat]

Noice.

Good luck with the Lavochkin main undercarriage...

[Old Wombat]

Thanks, guys!

Good luck with the Lavochkin main undercarriage...

I have taken note of the comments in your build, Fred, & am currently planning my approach to strengthening the u/c.

[Gondor]

Your descriptions of the noses reminded me of a children's program I used to watch when I was much younger called Jackanory. They would have stories about a tribe of people with BIG Noses and one small child that had a small nose. The stories were called Little Nose.

Gondor

[NARSES2]

Both looking good mate 

[Old Wombat]

Thanks, Chris!

[Old Wombat]

No work done on this, so far, this weekend (maybe tomorrow pm). I've been playing Grandpa!

[DogfighterZen]

These two are looking very good! 

[sandiego89]

Wow, that is really ugly, perfect!

[Old Wombat]

Painted the wheel wells of both aircraft (SMS) white this yesterday morning.

I'll give one of them, probably the Peitsi (Lance), a blast with a pre-wash-&-decal clear tomorrow this morning, after I get up.

On other matters:

The Peitsi (Lance), a.k.a. La-200B, comes without missile rails (it was only a prototype), so I'll have to scratch some up; while the Kalpa (Sword), a.k.a. F-86, comes with 2 period-correct single AIM-9B missile rails (some late non-US F-86's & the CA-27's did carry them). However, The AIM-7E Sparrow (introduced into service in 1963) is contemporaneous-ish with the tail end of the service life of both RW aircraft but was not used by the F-86, which didn't have radar (the Sparrow is a semi-active radar guided weapon with a passive seeker relying on the parent aircraft to illuminate the target). I would like to add them to the mix for these "Finnish-designed" aircraft.

Unfortunately, with its F-86 nose, I don't see how I can for the Peitsi, so, maybe, buying the AIM-7's for it was a waste of effort (although I'm sure I can find another use for them) & I'll just rig them to carry 4 x single AIM-9B rails, rather than the twin AIM-9B & twin AIM-7E rails I was contemplating.

Meanwhile, do I arm the Kalpa with AIM-7Es & AIM-9Bs or just AIM-7Es? I'm leaning toward the latter but I want to give it 4 missiles, no matter what, so that'll mean scratching twin launchers (as I want to keep the drop tanks) while I wait for the missiles to come back into stock.

I'm thinking of having them as a 1-2 team of patrol fighters (Kalpa) & interceptors (Peitsi) with the primary role of taking out Soviet bombers before they reach their targets in Finland but, potentially, after they have invaded Finnish airspace.

Anyone have any suggestions?

[Old Wombat]

Well, that was unexpected, in a positive way.

The gloss coat on the Peitsi has enhanced the pre-shading, so that it's more visible - still quite subtle but visible where it hadn't been before.


Will do the Kalpa tomorrow (I only have one old paintbrush handle to stick them on while painting & drying).

[Wardukw]

I had that same prpblem a while back Guy..but it was just 2 old brushes..then at the butchers i noticed the skewers they use for roasts ..soild wood..asked the butcher and bingo i got 30 of em for 5 bucks..mate their the way to go..i still use bamboo ones from the $2 shop  but they bend and can snap ..the roast skewers dont .

[Old Wombat]

Put the decals of the Peitsi last night, a simple variation on the MiG-15UTI layout that the decals were for.

Need to clear coat them but I'll do the Kalpa's first coat first.

[Tophe]

Valmet OY Lentokonetehdas (Valmet Aircraft Factory) Kalpa (Sword)

While you were building the Kalpa, your twin-brother was building the Twin-Kalpa, this is even better! Congratulations to both of you!

= link http://www.kristofmeunier.fr/twin-kalpa.jpg