Andrew's 1/48 Eduard ProfiPACK Yak-3 - ready for inspection

[adt70hk]

Good afternoon all

So as you may have already seen, I have finished this just in time for Christmas and the GB on another forum for which it was built.

First up the usual summary of the kit, aftermarket parts, paints and finish:

• Kit:  Eduard 1/48 ProfiPack Yak-3 (8089)
  
• Paints: Exterior - AK 3rd Gen. Interior - mostly Vallejo Model Air/Colour.

• Weathering:  Flory Wash Dark Dirt

This was built for a Soviet Plane GB on the other forum I am on , with the following rules:

• From the start of Russian hostilities in World War II on 17th September until its end i.e. Japanese unconditional surrender. So from Russia’s invasion of Poland and including the Russo-Finnish Winter War too, as well as the obvious 1941-1945 period. It does though exclude the pre-existing Russo-Japan conflicts i.e. Khalkin Gol.

• All Soviet designed and built planes that saw active frontline service during the war e.g. Yaks, LaGGs, PE-3s, IL-2s, Tupolevs etc.

• Also, any Lend-Lease aircraft that saw active frontline service with the Soviet air force during the war e.g. P-39 Airacobra, P40s, A20 Havocs etc.

• No Soviet protypes or small numbers that saw combat for testing, or indeed single lend-lease aircraft sent for testing....us Brits sent one Mossie...it didn't go well!
  

So as I explained in the build thread, this is the first Eduard kit I have ever built, which of course makes it the first ProfiPACK kit too.  A summary of the kit build process goes something like this:

• The kit itself is a 2011 reboxing of a 1998 tooling and aside from no locator pins (I understand this was a mark of early Eduard kits), it went together much better than newer kits I have done.
• I did have issues with a few parts going AWOL and so I had to scratch a replacement undercarriage support but it looks pretty good.
• The PE was a 50/50 mix of pretty straightforward and a pain, if not impossible.  As you may of seen the PE IP panel was impossible to fit.  I also kept damaging the PE when doing fuselage dry fits.  Fortunately though, the curve of the canopy makes it hard to see the worst of the defects.
• There is a bit of silvering with decals but you have to catch the light just right to see the worst of it.  Not sure if that was me or the fact they were 12 years old.
• The undercarriage location points were a bit vague and if you look carefully from certain angles, I think it is slightly off on one side.
  

I summary though, I'm pretty pleased with it and it was another good learning experience.  After all it is only the second 1/48 wingy thing I have done after my Raiden.


And speaking of the Raiden, I was curious what the size difference was......as I suspected it confirmed that it was quite a bit smaller and that the Raiden really is a 'chubster'*** of a plane

	Raiden	Yak-3
Length	9.945 m (32 ft 8 in)	8.5 m (27 ft 11 in)
Wingspan	10.8 m (35 ft 5 in)	9.2 m (30 ft 2 in)
Height	3.81 m (12 ft 6 in)	2.42 m (7 ft 9 in)
Empty Weight	2,839 kg (6,259 lb)	2,105 kg (4,641 lb)

Anyway enough waffle below are some pics....apologies but a couple are bit dark.  This time of year it was clearly a bit too early to be taking pictures outdoors to get the best of the natural light!

ACW as usual.

Andrew


*** Chubster = Impolite English colloquialism meaning fat...after all the Raiden really is a very rotund plane.


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The Yak














A very dark shot for some reason....sorry.










A comparison with the Raiden.....

As you can see it just fits under the Raiden wingtip at its' lowest point....

[jmarc]

NNNNNNNNNNNNNice !

[stikpusher]

Very nice finish! That is a small one, isn’t it?

[TJ]

Fantastic.

[kyledehart5]

Beautiful result Andrew. I love how this one turned out. Love the camo on this one too.

[jeaton01]

Looks great, Andrew, very well done.

[Green KreationZ]

Very impressive build! I have become use to building dive bombers and forgot how nice it is to be able to see into the cockpit through the canopy.. What’s next?

[deafpanzer]

It really came out great especially its camo. I love how the red stars pop out! Placing it next to another plane made me realize how little it was!

[brandonk]

Those are great looking little birds IMPO. Super nice work and excellent details. Well done!

[adt70hk]

Dec 23, 2023 13:21:33 GMT -5 jmarc said:

NNNNNNNNNNNNNice !

Dec 23, 2023 16:33:44 GMT -5 stikpusher said:

Very nice finish! That is a small one, isn’t it?

Dec 23, 2023 20:37:16 GMT -5 TJ said:

Fantastic.

Dec 23, 2023 20:40:56 GMT -5 kyledehart5 said:

Beautiful result Andrew. I love how this one turned out. Love the camo on this one too.

Dec 23, 2023 20:41:01 GMT -5 jeaton01 said:

Looks great, Andrew, very well done.

Dec 24, 2023 11:08:17 GMT -5 Green KreationZ said:

Very impressive build! I have become use to building dive bombers and forgot how nice it is to be able to see into the cockpit through the canopy.. What’s next?

Dec 24, 2023 11:15:17 GMT -5 deafpanzer said:

It really came out great especially its camo. I love how the red stars pop out! Placing it next to another plane made me realize how little it was!

Dec 24, 2023 11:21:07 GMT -5 brandonk said:

Those are great looking little birds IMPO. Super nice work and excellent details. Well done!

Morning gents!



Firstly, I hope you all had a good Christmas day and Father Christmas got you wanted - I see some have done well so far!!


Secondly, thank you all for the very generous comments. Coming from such a talented bunch as yourselves it is very much appreciated!!  And I mean that, especially as this is only my second 1/48 wingy thing.


TS - First, I need to finish my Jagdpanthers for the Panther GB but hopefully that won't be too long now.  After that I'm doing a pair of Airfix 1/72 FW-190s for the Butcher bird GB on here and I'm also going to tackle a 1/48 Eduard Profipack Avia B.534 iv for a biplane GB on the other forum I am on.

Andy - Thanks for the support.  It really is a pretty small plane isn't it, even allowing for how fat the Raiden is.


Thanks again chaps, your support is very mu appreciated.

Yours

Andrew

[Leon]

Very nicely done Andrew!

[ogrejohn]

Looks pretty dang nice Andrew. That camo scheme really looks good on it.

[Joe Rix]

Andrew, your Yak turned out outstanding. Construction looks sharp and clean. You did a superb job with the painting and weathering. Look forward to more Eduard kits coming out of your corner.

[tcoat]

Красивый

[adt70hk]

Dec 26, 2023 7:07:39 GMT -5 Leon said:

Very nicely done Andrew!

Dec 26, 2023 7:56:31 GMT -5 ogrejohn said:

Looks pretty dang nice Andrew. That camo scheme really looks good on it.

Dec 26, 2023 8:07:37 GMT -5 Joe Rix said:

Andrew, your Yak turned out outstanding. Construction looks sharp and clean. You did a superb job with the painting and weathering. Look forward to more Eduard kits coming out of your corner.

Dec 26, 2023 8:48:36 GMT -5 tcoat said:

Красивый

Gentleman

Coming from such a group as yourselves, I will take the above as a real compliment!!  Thank you for taking the time to read the above and look at the pictures, and comment.

It is very much appreciated!!



Joe - you won't have too wait long.  I'm joining a biplane GB on the other forum I'm on the 1st and doing an Eduard ProfiPack for that.


Tony - Спасибо!  


Thanks again chaps!

ATB

Andrew

[Medicman71]

Very nice!!

[adt70hk]

Dec 29, 2023 22:05:43 GMT -5 Medicman71 said:

Very nice!!

Thanks Mike!  I've very pleased with it despite the issues with the PE cockpit!

[406 Silverado]

Wow!! Sounds like you had your hands full with this kit Andrew! Even though you had some issues with the build, it looks as though it built up without a hitch. Very well detailed and painted up bud. Beautiful work.

[adt70hk]

Dec 30, 2023 7:46:15 GMT -5 406 Silverado said:

Wow!! Sounds like you had your hands full with this kit Andrew! Even though you had some issues with the build, it looks as though it built up without a hitch. Very well detailed and painted up bud. Beautiful work.

Thanks Joe.  It did put up a bit of fight.....especially the PE IP but I'm still really pleased.  I'm particularly pleased with topside wing mottling.  With no panel lines to speak of I was worried it would look a bit plane but I think the mottling has lifted it a bit.

Thanks again.

Andrew

[Steve Zuleski]

Purty birdies, Andrew!

[adt70hk]

Jan 23, 2024 11:59:57 GMT -5 Steve Zuleski said:

Purty birdies, Andrew!

Steve

Coming from someone of your skill, I will take that as real compliment!  Thank you very much indeed!!!

Andrew

[lyle]

a real looker. Well done.

[adt70hk]

Jan 27, 2024 8:53:45 GMT -5 lyle said:

a real looker. Well done.

Lyle

I am soooooooooooooooooo vey sorry.  I completely missed this, so a very belated thank you for the support.

Andrew

[lyle]

Apr 29, 2024 15:02:57 GMT -5 adt70hk said:

Jan 27, 2024 8:53:45 GMT -5 lyle said:

a real looker. Well done.

Lyle

I am soooooooooooooooooo vey sorry.  I completely missed this, so a very belated thank you for the support.

Andrew

You’re welcome and no worries, either. 

[handiabled]

Sorry I missed this before, great mottled camo paint work on this! Wonderful finish to a build that was a bit trying at times