Eduard Yak-3
My first completed project for 2015 is Eduard’s 1/48 Yak-3.
The markings are for Yellow 15 flown by Semion Rogow, 1st Guard’s Division in 1945.
It’s one of the early Profi Pack editions dating back to the late nineties, & I picked this kit up second-hand a couple of years back. It has the obligatory photo-etch fret as well as resin wheels and the canopy mask.
For a kit that’s pushing eighteen years (yes is it really that long ago!) the decals were in pretty good shape, and I had no problems with them at all.
I used Agama paints, for the underside their Pale Blue R2M, which is the equivalent of AMT-17:
Topside colours were Blue Grey R7M, (AMT-11), and Light Grey R3M.
I did the usual pre-shading/post shading/salt weathering & pin washes. Detailed photos of the build can be found in the Work in Progress – Aircraft section under 1/48 Eduard Yak-3.
Glad to answer any question or comments you might have, but in the meantime thanks for looking.
Craig Abrahamson said on February 21, 2015
Nicely done, Marek….tell me – how did you achieve that particular lay-out format with a narrative placed between all large pics?
Do you copy and paste a photo link under each sentence all within the ‘comments’ body rather than post the pics using the ‘select’ option?
I trust I worded that inquiry in a manner in which you can understand what I’m referring to.
Marek Halas said on February 21, 2015
Hi Craig, thanks for the comments. re posting pictures and text together, all you need to do in the commentary box is to list the photos using the [ ] keys. So when your photos upload they’ll be listed as pic1, pic2, pic3 etc. Add your text as you do normally, then put the photo number in parenthesis afterwards like so: [picX] and hit return, and then add more text, and then add another photo number..
It’s that easy.
Craig Abrahamson said on February 21, 2015
Thanks for the lesson….perhaps I’ll give that a “test run” next time (I can always delete the article if I mess up and re-post it the ‘regular’ way). 🙂
Marek Halas said on February 22, 2015
No worries, you can if you’re brave enough edit your previous post on the Hellcat (nice build by the way) and slip the photos after say each line of text. I did something similar on my Yak-3 work in progress earlier. It seemed to work ok, and WordPress is pretty good on editing articles that have already been posted.
Craig Abrahamson said on February 22, 2015
I gave it a shot…..it worked! Check it out – http://imodeler.com/2015/02/monogram-48th-phantom/
Marek Halas said on February 22, 2015
Awesome! Well done.
Morne Meyer said on February 22, 2015
The Yak 3 and Mig 3 are my favourite fighters of the Great Patriotic War. The clean lines of this fighter is beautiful. You did a great job on this one!!!!
Marek Halas said on February 22, 2015
Thanks Morne, much appreciated. I have the Mig 3 sitting in the stash so watch this space!
Terry Schuler said on February 22, 2015
Like Morne mentioned, I too like the Yak. one of those airplanes that looks fast while standing still.
You did a very nice job of this one. Looks great
Marek Halas said on February 22, 2015
Cheers Terry, yup I’m a big fan of them and there’s still a Yak-1b & and a Yak-7A in the stash left to build.
Rob Pollock said on February 22, 2015
Superb presentation, Marek.
Marek Halas said on February 22, 2015
Thanks Rob, much appreciated.
Paul van Acker said on February 22, 2015
Fantastic. I want to build one too now. 🙂
Marek Halas said on February 22, 2015
Cheers Paul, you won’t regret building one, it’s a nice kit with no real issues & a very enjoyable hassle-free build.
Bernd MĂĽller said on February 22, 2015
Thats a beauty, Marek. Great work on a well photographed Jak.
Marek Halas said on February 22, 2015
Thanks Bernd, (and now it’s back to that Dora-9 build).
Simon Whitney said on February 22, 2015
Very nice Marek, those fine lines look great sir.
Well done mate.
Marek Halas said on February 22, 2015
Cheers Simon.
Tom Cleaver said on February 22, 2015
Very nice work on this model. The Yak-3 is definitely the best-looking of the Yakovlev fighters.
Marek Halas said on February 22, 2015
Thanks Tom, & yep I agree with your comment about the Yak-3 being the nicest looker out of that particular Yak family; especially when you see the early Yak-1’s & 7’s which are more akin to the “Hurricane” in looks compared to the -3’s which if you run with the analogy is more like the Spitfire.
Bryan W. Bernart said on February 22, 2015
Really nice-delicate work.
Marek Halas said on February 22, 2015
Thanks Bryan, I appreciate the comment.
George Williams said on February 23, 2015
Good start to 2015, Marek, it’s certainly a beautiful looking aircraft, and you’ve made a great job of it, neat build, very nice finish and great photographs.
Marek Halas said on February 23, 2015
Thanks George, much appreciated.
Milan D. said on February 23, 2015
Love it! 🙂
Marek Halas said on February 23, 2015
Thanks Milan. Cheers!
K. J. Bricknell said on February 23, 2015
Very nicely done, Marek.
Marek Halas said on February 23, 2015
Thanks K.J.
Frank Cronin said on March 4, 2015
Marek,
Beautifully done. Xcellent work
Marek Halas said on March 5, 2015
Thanks Frank, much appreciated.
BĂ©la Csupor said on November 11, 2017
Nice work!!!
Marek Halas said on November 11, 2017
Thanks, good to see folks still looking at these posts from way back! 👍🏻