Lavochkin La-5 FN
A 53-year-old kit, brush painted
- Scale:
- 1:72
- Status:
- In progress
- Started:
- November 4, 2025
Bought from eBay, after sitting in someone's stash for decades then being bought in a big batch by a local reseller. Maybe a deceased estate as the dealer has A LOT of old kits from the batch.
From the choice of Soviet Aces’ aircraft in the AML decal set Ive decided to go with the one which is probably least popular with modellers. That’s because it’s the plainest in terms of colours and stylistic features. But I quite like that and it also means it will be a rarer example. It’s White 60, flown by Major General Georgy Pavlovich Kuzmin, flying with 239 IAP in August 1943. Sadly he was killed that month; more on G.P. Kuzmin here: tracesofwar.com/pers..Georgy-Pavlovich.htm
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Lavochkin La-5FN
1:72
I was eight years old when someone first bought this…
Project: Lavochkin La-5 FN
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3 2 November, 09:57
Sits AuthorInitial painting of items on sprues going on currently. My detail brush painting is so bad but I'm not buying an airbrush, or masks for the wheels/canopy. Have Tamiya masking tape and a sharp knife and will take as long as I need to. I am determined to make this better than my D520.
9 November, 03:29
Sits AuthorMost pre-painting done now and I've mixed the light blue-grey for the underside which I'm pretty happy with.
16 November, 18:53
Sits AuthorMixed my grey/grey camo colours, waiting for the test to dry to see if they're right. Ready to begin assembly now.
17 November, 10:11
Sits AuthorI'm continuing to be impressed by the fit, for a kit so old. Horizontal tailplanes are on and may not need any filling at all. I'm now thinking I may never have made an Italeri back in my original kit days. Were/are they all good?
27 November, 00:09
Sits AuthorThanks Erik. It will be slow - I am kitting just in snatched bits of time here and there - and I don't know how good a job I will do! Has to be better than my Dewoitine anyway. Most importantly I am really enjoying doing it again after such a long break, and this community is pushing me to try harder.
27 November, 10:19
Sits AuthorIas the instructions for this are very old-fashioned and basic - just an exploded view giving a rough idea where everything goes - I have started using AI to help. For examole:
Q: on the italeri 1:72 lavochkin la-5 how is part 13 fitted under the fuselage
A: Part 13 on the Italeri 1:72 Lavochkin La-5 kit is the long supercharger air intake that fits on the underside of the fuselage, just in front of the wing root area. This part is specific to the La-5FN version of the aircraft and helps distinguish it from earlier models.
28 November, 19:28
Denis DogadovThis is a very old and very inaccurate set.
Don't waste your time on it, you won't get a good model. There are better sets of La-5.
1 28 November, 19:55
Sits AuthorToo late! I've started, I'm enjoying it and learning. It's nostalgic too with my age. And you wait till you see the Mig-19 I've bought! It's all just for fun and fulfilment as I am not capable of perfection or anything close to it.
29 November, 00:47
Denis DogadovYou haven't seen the Mig-19 kit that I had to assemble as a child.
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I believe that a hobby should be enjoyable and the result of the work should be pleasing.
In your case, it seems to me that Hobby Boss kits are more suitable for you.
1 29 November, 10:37
