LA-15 early jet repaint by Gary

[Isaac]

This thread is sort of a revisit of a model I built back in 2011 of the late 1940's Soviet jet fighter by the Yakovlev design bureau.


The original model I built was printed in a silver color on what was a soft type of card paper. It was an OK design, but sensitive to build.


Here are some pics of that original:





And a link to my original build
Lavochkin LA-15 Fantail - Hobby Model Nr. 54 in 1/33 scale


by the way, the Chinese site "Alice" copied my old finished photos above and placed on their own web site back then...... I did not get any compensation either......



More soon.


Isaac

[Isaac]

here is a brief set of visuals that show the Soviet first generation jet fighters based on German WW2 technology.


The Lavochkin 15 as well as the Yakovlev 30 and Mig-15 fighter designs all have an external resemblance to the German Focke Wulf TA-183 Huckebein jet design which was never built.


All had a high tail, swept back wings with an engine buried mid section having intake at the nose.


TA-183


LA-15



Yak 30 first designation




Mig-15



This design remained in production thru the last Mig-17 which was an improved Mig-15.


Isaac

[Isaac]

Here are some views and graphics of the LA-15







some color


at the Soviet aviation museum Monino:



Isaac

[Isaac]

I gave away many of my models over the years including the original La-15. But I really wanted to build it again in a newly rendered version. Gary ( aka MacSongLi ) and I have been collaborating on many model repaints for many years. This one was not overly complex. Gary selected a red colored forward fuselage scheme that was used in many of the old Soviet fly bys.


The scheme:




Some parts here.




Many thanks again to Gary.




Isaac

[Isaac]

This should be one of the easiest fuselages to build. All conical and circular sections.

here they are:







Isaac

[MacSongLi]

You're off to a great start. I do love the lines and the high wing design of the La-15 more than the design of the MiG-15.

It's always a pleasure to collaborate with you on projects, especially bringing these old hand drawn kits back to life. Looking forward to many more in the future.

Gary

[Isaac]

The back end is simple and easy to assemble. The exhaust duct is barely visible.

The parts were rendered instead of the original that was printed on soft silver .











Isaac

[Don Boose]

Thanks for the historical information and images, Isaac. I always learn a lot from your threads.

I notice that you glue the joining strips onto the fuselage sections flat on the work bench and then roll them.

That certainly saves time and effort. I will give it a try. I always thought that the laminated paper would buckle when I roll in the curve and so have always glued the joiners to the fuselage section after rolling both.

I will try your methodology.

Don

[Isaac]

Originally Posted by Don Boose

Thanks for the historical information and images, Isaac. I always learn a lot from your threads.

I notice that you glue the joining strips onto the fuselage sections flat on the work bench and then roll them.

That certainly saves time and effort. I will give it a try. I always thought that the laminated paper would buckle when I roll in the curve and so have always glued the joiners to the fuselage section after rolling both.

I will try your methodology.

Don

Don


As far as the joining strips, I always did it this way. Not sure you can attach them properly when the part is rounded?


Isaac

[Isaac]

Here are the nose section parts.







At this point, no inlet splitter or nose gear bay.




Isaac