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Airman 1st Class
As part of a larger project I am building a Yak 1b in the paint scheme of the 1st Fighter Aviation Regiment of the Polish Airforce. I have gone through I am about half way through the build... guess its time to post a few pictures. In advance i'd like to apologize for the length of the first post...
I started off by removing the tail feathers
Reworked the LE of the rudder
I moved on to the cockpit
It appears that the Polish Yaks had afew differences from the one represented by the AM kit so i started modifications. I made a side pocket from some tin and wire insulation.
In order to fit it the first aid kit had to be removed.
The Polish Yaks retained the oval grip on the control stick so I decided to modify the kit one...
I also added a harness made from Tamyia tape and some wire to the chair
I then moved on to fitting the cockpit to the fuse. The armour glass was sitting to low so I added a sheet of styrene, this allowed me to correct the shape as well as the plans did not show the V shape represented by the kit.
Once complete I started fitting the radiator to the fuselage, the kit had the rad molded with the cockpit but i detached it to make fitting easier. The toothpick is glued on just to make positioning easier..
The fuselage halves were glued together, using some styrene to spread the nose section, the radiator was glued in and the cockpit structure inserted for the last time.
That being complete it was time to attach the wings
Next came the rudder and the turtle deck
I then moved on to the compressor intake, the AM one is incorrect for this version of the Yak. Comparing pictures of different aircraft it appears that there were many versions. Here is my first attempt.
It looked OK but needed to be moved down slightly.
While waiting for the putty to dry I decided to tackle the machine gun, AM made the channel in which the barrel sits in in a very strange shape...
I replaced it with some brass tubing
While the putty is curing i decided to make a barrel - i cut a hypodermic needle and glued into a aluminium tube that slides in to the brass channel.
So here we are, all up to date... I will try to make my next posts shorter
Cheers
I started off by removing the tail feathers
Reworked the LE of the rudder
I moved on to the cockpit
It appears that the Polish Yaks had afew differences from the one represented by the AM kit so i started modifications. I made a side pocket from some tin and wire insulation.
In order to fit it the first aid kit had to be removed.
The Polish Yaks retained the oval grip on the control stick so I decided to modify the kit one...
I also added a harness made from Tamyia tape and some wire to the chair
I then moved on to fitting the cockpit to the fuse. The armour glass was sitting to low so I added a sheet of styrene, this allowed me to correct the shape as well as the plans did not show the V shape represented by the kit.
Once complete I started fitting the radiator to the fuselage, the kit had the rad molded with the cockpit but i detached it to make fitting easier. The toothpick is glued on just to make positioning easier..
The fuselage halves were glued together, using some styrene to spread the nose section, the radiator was glued in and the cockpit structure inserted for the last time.
That being complete it was time to attach the wings
Next came the rudder and the turtle deck
I then moved on to the compressor intake, the AM one is incorrect for this version of the Yak. Comparing pictures of different aircraft it appears that there were many versions. Here is my first attempt.
It looked OK but needed to be moved down slightly.
While waiting for the putty to dry I decided to tackle the machine gun, AM made the channel in which the barrel sits in in a very strange shape...
I replaced it with some brass tubing
While the putty is curing i decided to make a barrel - i cut a hypodermic needle and glued into a aluminium tube that slides in to the brass channel.
So here we are, all up to date... I will try to make my next posts shorter
Cheers
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