Saturday, July 22, 2006 - 02:03 PM UTC
Along with their superb range of resin aircraft engines, Russian manufacturer Vector now produce two highly detailed 1/48 scale resin kits of the La-5 and La-5F.
The two kits naturally share a number of components - the principal difference being in the fuselage, with "razorback" and "bubble-top" for the '5 and '5F respectively. The models feature conventional separate fuselage halves, one-piece wings, strengthened landing gear and highly detailed cockpit interiors.

The La-5 includes markings for:

1. "White 55" flown by Arkadii Selyutin
2. ""White 75 flown Ivan Kozhedub
3. A winter-scheme a/c said to have been flown by Spanish volunteer Francisko Meronjo

The La-5F includes markings for:

1. "White 14” flown by Ivan Kozhedub
2. N. Kuznetsov's a/c adorned with a spectacular bird of prey
3. Leonid Galchenko’s a/c with a black cat on the tail.

Vector models are distributed in the UK by Neomega Resin.
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Wow! Rowan I envy you to have those 2 kits ... while Sergei may not be the most diplomatic person in the world he does an outstanding job with his products! Sadly I do not have the money to buy those models ... and that is the only down side of the kits ... the price Hopefully Zvezda will issue the La-5 FN this year so at least I'll have some kind of substitute I am looking forward to your build report when you are back from holidays! best wishes Steffen
JUL 22, 2006 - 03:36 PM
Hi Steffen I think you've summed it up perfectly; while some of Sergei's comments have certainly been controversial, his reputation for his own products is enviable. The Lavochkin's aren't cheap! Neomega distribute the kits in the UK for £49.95, while Buffie's Best market them in the USA for $85.00. Hence my choosing one or the other! :-) Another Lavochkin to look out for on the horizon is South Front's LaGG-3. I'm still unclear as to whether this is ICM's kit (which had disappeared from their release schedule last time I looked) - but it's an exciting prospect... All the best Rowan
JUL 23, 2006 - 01:37 AM
Hi Rowan I know the 2 distributors, but as I said 50 Pound Sterling (plus p&p) is a bit steep for me... As for the LaGG-3 ... well I have a Ltd. models kit with the TD cockpit (La-5) and a built model which I planned to restore ... maybe not now as the new kits are there (or in sight) ... I do believe in a Zvezda kit as it was a whole site in the Russian catalog (I am also waiting for the Bf 109 and the 2 new figure sets .. one German and one Soviet WW2) but maybe it will be a reissue of the other kit. Sergei (or however you like his name to be transcribed into latin letters) already did a review over at HS forum ... can't remember the full content, but it was someting like "I'm rethinking to issue my kit ..." :-) :-) .. seriously not much good words (no interior ...) but IIRC the shape was not too much off and he smashed the eduard I-16, which I think is not too bad Also the Zvezda La-5FN was only on a list I got .. nothing on their site or catalogue ... fingers crossed have a nice time cheers Steffen
JUL 23, 2006 - 02:11 AM
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