Hi Bennie, hi Enrico,
Certainly, the fact to have a decals sheet is a good reason to accept it unless it's proven wrong and there is a better alternative.
Massimo, this whole discussion on Popkov's aircraft could make for an interesting article on your La-5 pages?
I think I'll certainly include photos of those planes and some comments, but they will be only a quick resuming of the topic because, unfortunately, a clear conclusion was not reached.
I suppose that the next plane of which I'll collect photos will be the SB.
Regards
Massimo