Pics of recent project; Russian Lagg

I am posting pictures of this recently completed project and telling techniques used whichI gleaned from FSM. That's why I decided to put it in the techniques forum, rather than aircraft.

It is a 1/72 WWII Russian fighter called the Lagg. This is about my 8th completed model in my adult life ( not counting one in college 25 years ago...).

Techniques used for (almost) the first time on this model, gleaned from FSM were:

- Used a masking material called Frisk film ( saw ad for Parafilm in FSM so went looking for it and found Frisk film, evidently similar. ) It is slightly adhesive plastic sheet which forms nicely to curved surfaces. Used it to mask for doing the camo pattern.
OOPS: did not always mask thourghly for airbrushing and had to touch up with a brush.

- Antenna wire; used fly tying thread which is thinner than household thread

- Did a wash to bring out the recessed panel lines.
OOPS - failed to do a gloss coat first and did the wash over the flat finish. That made it more difficult to wipe off from where the wash was not intended to stay. O well, ended up with a somewhat overall dirty look so I went with it; weathering!

- Used filler putty; This is something I tried on a different model a few years ago, but with a not very good putty then. Reading about Squadron Green in FSM I asked for that at my LHS. There the clerk liked Tamaya putty and recommended that, so that is what I used and can recommend. Most of that is on the underside on this model, improving some fit of parts.

The kit - It is made by Tuko (Romanian I think?). The Lagg variants are designated by “series” numbers. The kit box says its a 66 series and the instructions did seem to be for the 66 series. The kit has two sets of various parts and you use the one called for by the instructions to end up with the given variant. However there was one fuselage and it was evidently for an earlier series! Figured that out from the “Lagg Fighers in action” from Squadron/Signal and things like, two canopies came in the kit, the instructions called for the one from the 66 series, but the other canopy is the one that fit the fuselage. So I think I ended up with a 1st or 4th series, or some combination!







PS - keeping the clear plastic parts clean, the bane of my modeling