**** FINISHED: 1/48 La-5FN – VVS/Eastern Front 1941-45 Group Build.

[dirkpitt289]

You make me embarrassed to ever post anything here again. Awesome work.

 

[ozhawk40]

Turned out great Vic - well done mate.

Cheers

Peter

 

[Vic Balshaw]

Thank you kind gents. In the end it didn't come out to badly, but I'm not so happy with the paintwork and my inability to master hand brushing.

 

[Altea]

Fantastic Job!!

But why theese colors, the La-5 FN was painted in two kinds of grey dark and light, for upper surfaces?

For instance:
http://modelism.airforce.ru/gallery/albul/la-7/index.htm

or ask it on a russian forum

http://modelism.airforce.ru/index.htm

also

http://mig3.sovietwarplanes.com/
http://mig3.sovietwarplanes.com/colors/1943-45-fighters/1943-45.html
Regards

 

[taktik]

La-5FN, V. Popkov

 

[Vic Balshaw]

Guys, please refer to my build thread post #163 0n page 11. This was the base from which the colours came.

http://www.ww2aircraft.net/forum/9-vvs-eastern-front-1941-45/done-1-48-la-5fn-vvs-eastern-front-1941-45-split-build-gb-28128-11.html