1/48 Scale Russian "L A- 7"
WOW!...Not much to say about this model except that it was a WW-II Russian Fighter. I only have 6 images of it to post. The option say it was built in 1993 and I have no idea who the kit maker was.
I was using Tamiya paints back then and ladies long black hair for my antenna wires. The hair stay's tight over all these year's.
Enjoy
Rodney
5 additional images. Click to enlarge.
Robert Royes said on July 14, 2020
Another nice one, the question is how'd you get the donated hair.
Rodney J. Williams said on July 14, 2020
Ok robert:
THE DONATED HAIR: The long "donated-hair" comes from a long story.
I left my home in Ohio and went to California in 1959 to help my grandma. While there I met a young girl that was living nearby who was from American Samoa which was located in the South Pacific half way between Hawaii and New Zealand. She had 4 foot long black hair. I married her a few year's later in San Francisco, CA. We moved back to Ohio in 1962, then we went to Samoa where I worked on making films for CPB/PBS television. We came back to California in 1977 and I started building plastic models that year until I retired in 2016.
I got tired of stretching sprue for my antenna wires, so I used sewing thread, but it looked too thick. I found some of my wife's loose hair in the waste basket...the
rest is history.
I'm sure you can find a lady who has hair that is about 12" long... Just ask her for a few strands...
Louis Gardner said on July 14, 2020
This one looks just as nice as your Accurate Miniatures Yak-1 on ski's. I have built one of these Lagg kits around the same time as you built yours, maybe a few years later ? Mine was made by Hobbycraft. I think that one might have also been made in 1/48 scale by another company called LTD going from memory, and it was an earlier Lagg -3 with a V-12.
Well done my friend !
Rodney J. Williams said on July 14, 2020
OK ...LOUIE>>>>>>>>>>>>>why not post your model?
Rjw
Louis Gardner said on July 14, 2020
Ok Rodney, @f2g1d
Here you are.
Enjoy !
Spiros Pendedekas said on July 14, 2020
A great build as your Yak-1, Rodney.
Thanks for sharing!
John vd Biggelaar said on July 14, 2020
A beautiful build.
Well done.
DE4EVER said on July 15, 2020
🙂 … Greetings … 🙂 :
Very nice work and finish Rodney.