Catch22
Major
You wouldn't know you had issues, nice job Vic!
**** DONE: 1/48 La-5FN – VVS/Eastern Front 1941-45 Split Build, GB
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Great recovery....Love it Vic!
T Bolt
Colonel
Can't see any of the damage. 
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Vic Balshaw
Major General
Thanks folks.
Reflecting back to that moment of drama the only remaining bit needing attention was one of the two cannon mounted over the engine. The starboard side one was snapped off almost at mid point on the barrel. Just sticking it back on was going to make it look odd and out of sorts, so the solution was to make one, this then lead to two as I wanted reasonable compatability.
So here are the resulting pics:
Reflecting back to that moment of drama the only remaining bit needing attention was one of the two cannon mounted over the engine. The starboard side one was snapped off almost at mid point on the barrel. Just sticking it back on was going to make it look odd and out of sorts, so the solution was to make one, this then lead to two as I wanted reasonable compatability.
So here are the resulting pics:
looks good Vic, got 2 of those left over from the I-16 build you want them sending over ?
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Vic Balshaw
Major General
Thanks folks and thanks for the offer Karl, but I think we will be right now.
B-17engineer
Colonel
Great job Vic!
Crimea_River
Marshal
Excellent rebuild on those cannons Vic! Could be better than the originals!
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Vic Balshaw
Major General
Thanks Andy and Harrison, I was kind of wrapped by them myself.
Now for those of you interested, here are a couple of 'Bob's Buckles' and yes they are very tiny.
As for the La-5, we are almost done. So while waiting for the PVA glue to set on the aerial, here are a couple of pics. Maybe tomorrow I can give it a dust down with some powder and then a final matt varnish, then we can sort out the canopy bits. I got to say that now I have got to this stage, it's almost an anticlimax.
Now for those of you interested, here are a couple of 'Bob's Buckles' and yes they are very tiny.
As for the La-5, we are almost done. So while waiting for the PVA glue to set on the aerial, here are a couple of pics. Maybe tomorrow I can give it a dust down with some powder and then a final matt varnish, then we can sort out the canopy bits. I got to say that now I have got to this stage, it's almost an anticlimax.
looks good Vic
What's this anticlimax stuff.....
Crimea_River
Marshal
Looks great Vic!
Airframes
Benevolens Magister
Very nice work, especially on those cannons. Good stuff Vic !
Wildcat
Major
Excellent work Vic!
dirkpitt289
Master Sergeant
Outstanding work Vic
vikingBerserker
Lieutenant General
Nice!
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Vic Balshaw
Major General
Thanks for the comments guys, certainly puts a smile on this old dial.
Did a bit more to the La-5FN today, gave it the final dull coat spray, painted the aerials and had a general clean-up. Peeling of all the masking from the canopy went okay until the back one came adrift, which was just as well as I found a load of Maskol stuck under it. This was duly repositioned and secured down but when it came to putting on the slide back part, well it just wasn't going to fit. The canopy sits over the back part nice and snug but is not connecting at the base onto the slide rails.
My solution was to glue a couple of Evergreen strips on the base of the canopy on either side and tomorrow I'll cut these down and do a fit, if okay it's just a touch of paint and we should be fine to finish.
Did a bit more to the La-5FN today, gave it the final dull coat spray, painted the aerials and had a general clean-up. Peeling of all the masking from the canopy went okay until the back one came adrift, which was just as well as I found a load of Maskol stuck under it. This was duly repositioned and secured down but when it came to putting on the slide back part, well it just wasn't going to fit. The canopy sits over the back part nice and snug but is not connecting at the base onto the slide rails.
My solution was to glue a couple of Evergreen strips on the base of the canopy on either side and tomorrow I'll cut these down and do a fit, if okay it's just a touch of paint and we should be fine to finish.
Sounds Good Vic!
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