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« on: April 02, 2020, 09:25:30 PM » |
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Hello Massimo, I hope you and all the Sovietwarplaners are all fine in these bleak times. After two WW1 planes, I'm back to the red stars: I put again my hands on a La-5 (early model, razorback canopy) I started 11 years ago. I have some questions about the cockpit colors.Some information come from the color pictures of the fuselage wreck shown here: https://massimotessitori.altervista.org/sovietwarplanes/pages/lagg3/cockpits/cockpitlagg3.htmlWhile , if I don't get wrong, later La-5FN had uniform A-14 interiors, it appears that on the early models the wooden interior fuselage is painted silver and the steel back armor is A-14 grey. The aluminium parts, including the inner canopy frame, are some kind of emerald green. Assuming that the silver walls and the grey armor are correct, how should I paint the other metal parts as seat, control stick, pedals, canopy frames? Could that emerald green be ALG-5 altered by age? I painted the instrument panel very light grey (AE-9), as it seems from black/white pictures, what do you think?
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« Reply #1 on: April 03, 2020, 10:14:15 AM » |
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Hi Otto, nice to see your post again. The aluminum part are emerald green, you say... could be, but it is still a mystery. This color doesn't appear in known wartime standards. On the other hand, if you look at photos of the instrument panels of the UTI-4 in Vantaa museum, you can see emerald green instrument panels. Is this the original color? Unfortunately I don't know. Such a color reminds of postwar MiGs. but I really don't know. Another interesting thing is the use of turquoise blue in the inside of the I-16 Type 5 in the Chkalow museum. I am sure that this isn't the original one, but at the same time I can't exclude that it was used for repaints in war time. Again, traces of turquoise can be found on the wheel rim of the I-16 Type 28 in the Navy Museum of Leningrad, a point that doesn't seem repainted. Light blue A-28m could have been used, maybe not in factory but for repaints on the field. It is an ambiguois paint that could look blue as AMT-7, but also lighter and greenish. EP wrote of some industrial primer, but I don't remember Orlov writing on this. EP's description of ALG-5 is not reliable, ALG-5 should be a sort of greyish yellow-green. If he really saw light grey-blue-green somewhere, it could be A-28m. I'm sorry to have been not clear, but fundamentally I don't know for sure. If you make some research, please keep us informed on your results. Regards Massimo
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« Reply #2 on: April 03, 2020, 11:15:59 AM » |
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By the way, I would be interested to see your WW1 planes. Have you posted their images somewhere? Regards Massimo
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« Reply #5 on: April 03, 2020, 04:02:34 PM » |
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Hi Otto, I would use A-14, unless there is any reason to do otherwise. I had a look to photos, and it seems that the inner face of the frames is dark enough.
I have not a Facebook account, so I can't see your models there. What are your models on Wingnuts?
Regards Massimo
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« Reply #6 on: April 03, 2020, 04:35:30 PM » |
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Thank you Massimo, I will go with A-14. These are the two WW1 models I made after the Pe-2: Albatros D.III Oeffag, Eduard 1/48. An article of this model was published on Skymodel N. 109 of October-November 2019. Albatros D.V 1/32 Wingnut Wings with AC Models figures. I made a diorama attempting to riproduce the rescue of Manfred Von Richthofen when he was wounded by friendly fire on 6 July 1917.
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« Reply #7 on: April 03, 2020, 08:37:53 PM » |
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Hi Otto, they are very beautiful models. The scene of Von Richthofen is impressively realistic, not only for the plane but for the crew and ground too. Is there any work in process published anywhere? Regards Massimo
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« Reply #8 on: April 03, 2020, 09:37:42 PM » |
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Thank you Massimo! The link to Wingnut Wings site shows pictures of the interior and engine, and of Manfred Von Richthofen during modification on the stretcher. http://www.wingnutwings.com/ww/9385700901C17C79205DA79C825C7DEEThe kit contained MVR standing figure, of which I made a resin copy and modified it to a lying and suffering posture. An article of this model will be published on Skymodel or Model Time in the future.
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« Reply #9 on: April 08, 2020, 09:48:49 PM » |
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« Reply #10 on: April 09, 2020, 05:40:38 PM » |
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Hi Otto, very nice work. What have you used to glue the windows? Regards Massimo
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« Reply #11 on: April 09, 2020, 10:42:01 PM » |
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« Reply #12 on: April 09, 2020, 10:54:22 PM » |
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If a strong fitting is not necessary, to avoid risk of damaging the clear parts you can use white glue or a clear multi-purpose glue like Bostik Max repair or similar.
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« Reply #13 on: April 10, 2020, 12:01:07 AM » |
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I have a question: was the La-5 tail wheel steerable? I suppose yes, because taxiing would be difficult with a fixed wheel, but I want to be sure.
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« Reply #14 on: April 10, 2020, 09:00:09 AM » |
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Hi Otto, thank you for your answer. Please keep us informed on your building work. About the tail wheel: I suppose yes, even the old I-16s had a steerable tail skid. In this case, steering had to be consistent with that of the rudder because they had a common control on pedals. Regards Massimo
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