YAK-3 Options

[AEROPOXY]

Hi,

After a few months of work i just finished master parts for Yakovlev YAK-3 1/32 scale Soviet WW II fighter.
Hope today i'll start the silicone moulds making, and will inform all the LSP modelers about YAK-3 resin model progress.





RGDS,
Nenad/Aeropoxy

[Gene]

That is an exciting project you have going there! Looks pretty far advanced and will probable be finished before Special Hobby brings out their kit #32011 "Yak.3"!!

[LSP Dan]

Nice work Nenad !!! Sign me up for one!!

Are you redoing the IK-3 molds? I've ben wanting to get to it but the mishaped rudder has held me back.

Dan LoRusso

NEW ADDRESS;

98 Yeomans Ave.
Medford, MA 02155
USA

[Vernon]

A Yak-3 sounds very interesting!

[Dave Pratt]

A Yak3...that sounds great.I'll be waiting for this one to come out...cheers

[AEROPOXY]

Hi LSP modelers,
Today i manage to made first test shots of YAK-3 1/32 scale resin kit.
Here are the photo preview of casted parts.

Overall parts layout,


and details :
Fuselage panels






Cockpit details,




Stabilisator and rudder details,


Wheel bay,


Ailleron,


More will follow,
RGDS

AEROPOXY

[AEROPOXY]

And here is it,YAK -3 details,

Small parts,


Instro panel and wheel covers, outside details



Instro panel and wheel covers inside details,



I try to keep the YAK details accurate as possible with all the soft and uneven panel lines, stressed wooden and aluminium skin represented.

Have nice preserved YAK-3 example in Belgrade, Yugoslav Aviation Museum (one of two preserved originaly built YAK-3s in the world, another one is Paris museum).
So, here i am "IN ACTION" , taking detail pictures of this YAK-3 in Belgrade. I make some 150-200 shots,and do some measurements and sketches, just to be sure that i can made nice representation of this plane in 1/32 scale.



and some YAK-3 soft and uneven panel line details,just for refference.









Looks like built in Russian AVIAZAVOD MATCHBOXSKII.

I made this kit for myself and few friends, but limited number of kits will be offered for sale, on Ebay and here on LSP site.
Have no exact price yet, but will announce it very soon.

With the kit resin parts will be included vacformed canopy (2x) canopy frame die cut mask, airbrushing die cut insignia mask for VVS (Soviet) , France-Normandie-Niemen and Yugoslav YAK-3s. Within the kit will be included multimedia CD rom with arranged photo galeries(above mentioned photos from Yugoslav Aviation Museum), color profiles, scale drawings and informations for accurate building and detailing the YAK-3 kit.

Hope this weekend i'll start the building the first YAK-3 kit for my collection,
Best regards,

AEROPOXY

[LSP_Ray]

Put me on the pre-order list!

I have only been buggin you about this one for two years! It is really looking good!

[LSP_Matt]

wow Nenad, A Yak 3. What an awesome plane. I read they are still making brand new ones as sport planes. There's one not far from me.

A LSP production runs sounds like a plan eh?

Cheers Matty

[mike in calif]

Very nice work! Please put me on the list for one!

[fastzx]

Nenad,
Nice work what are you offering as the price for us here at LSP?

I would be very interested In a La-5 also

Thanks,
Jon Payne

[AEROPOXY]

Hi LSP friends,

Here i am again, with more new models in work.

A1H Skyraider build was done,look here:
SKYRAIDER and i was in the modeling mood and decide to finish 3 YAK's , which i started and photographed together with Skyraider project.
Yak-3 kit is from my own casting production and i want to build all three schemes offered witthin the box , for Aeropoxy site photo galery.
In fact, four were offered, but two are from the same unit, Normandie Nieman, No 14 and No22, i chose no 14. Another two chosen are Yugoslav AF Yak 3 from 1946 and third is Yellow 74 from unknown VVS unit.

So , i started with cleaning and sanding all the surfaces, first fuselage,


Then wing leading and trailing edges,


and carb intakes,


Glued,


and filled with superglue and resin dust,my favourite technique for resin kits.




To be continued...

[Radub]

Hi Nenad,
If you like, I would be honoured to build one of those versions for your website!
Radu

[AEROPOXY]

And here is more photos,

Wing-Fuselage test fit,


and another view, some filling will be need to seal the gap between fuselage and wing,


Some cockpit details glued,


and primed with gray paint,


Some cockpit paintwork done,


and from another point of view,


Fuselage cockpit details primed in gray,


and completed cockpit view,


More will follow,
RGDS
Aeropoxy/Nenad

[AEROPOXY]

Third part of Yak-3 build story is here,

Canopy was glued, and whole Yak was primed in gray and polished,topside view,


and undersides,


Small parts, wheels, undercarriage legs ,props, spinner...cleaned and polished,


Aeropoxy "Cool Frame" in action, its pre cuted vinyl foil ,which creates cockpit frames over the vacform clear canopy.
Windshield front frame, with vent gills,


Rear canopy glazing frame,


and movable canopy part frame,


Finished canopy frames glued,


and sealed with coat of gloss Revell varnish,


Next stop-airbrushing...
RGDS
AEROPOXY-Nenad