1/48 Yak-1b - New Kit

[John Thompson]

http://translate.google.com/translate?u=http%3A//scalemodels.ru/modules/forum/viewtopic_t_27418.html&sl=ru&tl=en&hl=en&ie=UTF8

The manufacturer's name is Modelsvit, located in Ukraine. As nearly as I can tell from the translated version above, this is actually the long-rumoured Amodel 1/48 Yak-1b; apparently Modelsvit has access to the molds, or Amodel decided to stop the project for some reason. The above thread will no doubt eventually include a review of the kit.

And now, yet again, I add my plea for a new, accurate 1/72 Yak-1b! On the other hand, if the 1/48 kit looks good in the review, I might just have to suck it up and try to buy the 1/48 version. Sounds like the decal sheet is quite impressive - I keep trying to stress to anyone who'll still listen (kit manufacturers, in particular) that a 1/72 Yak-1b would have lots of camouflage and markings possibilities!

John

[learstang]

I'd do one like the Montex 1/32nd scale kit with the black/green camouflage and the red nose - very sharp!

Regards,

Jason

[John Thompson]

Link to sprue images, etc., courtesy of Berkut, who posted the link on the ARC Props forum:
http://modelizm.pl.ua/publ/jak_1b_1_48/10-1-0-813

John

[Massimo Tessitori]

Hi John,
the model looks nice and extremely well detailed. If it's cheap, one could also hybridize it with ICM Yak-7 and 9 to obtain good reproductions of those planes.
Regards
Massimo

[Bonehammer]

The undercarriage legs are appropriate for this version, which is one more nice thing.
I cannot justify buying yet another Yak-1, but I'll follow this company with interest.

[John Thompson]

I'd do one like the Montex 1/32nd scale kit with the black/green camouflage and the red nose - very sharp!

Regards,

Jason

You're in luck - I do see a red-nosed option on the decal sheet! Also Pokrovskiy's well-known and much-debated aircraft; their guess regarding the tail colour is a very dark grey (Humbrol 140, Gull Grey), with Humbrol 147 (Light Grey) as the main upper surface colour. I'm sure the decal companies will be on this one fast to provide lots of additional markings, too!

I hope Modelsvit produces a lot of these kits; it looks like it will be popular. I've already checked with Modelimex to see when it might be available outside Ukraine, but so far they have no news from their Ukrainian distributor.

John

[John Thompson]

The undercarriage legs are appropriate for this version, which is one more nice thing.
I cannot justify buying yet another Yak-1, but I'll follow this company with interest.

Now that's interesting - looking at the appropriate sprue image, I see two different styles of legs, one style having the bottom section more squared-off than the other. According to the instruction sheet image, this is the correct one for the Yak-1b. The reason I mention it is because the Amodel 1/72 Yak-1 includes both types as well, but, if I remember correctly, the Amodel instructions tell you to use the square bottom section if the model will be fitted with skis. I've looked at photos of Yak-1 aircraft with skis, and those aircraft had the rounded bottom section, the same as Yak-1 aircraft fitted with wheels, so the instruction (again, IIRC) is incorrect. So, in effect, the Amodel Yak-1 actually includes optional Yak-1b landing gear parts. Thank you for helping me to understand this!

John

[K.Ingraham]

Today (17 Dec), it shows on http://www.hobbyterra.com/ in Ukraine for us$30. (I've made 3-4 purchases from them with no problems shipping to the US.)

With so many Accurate Minatures Yak-1s and -1bs in progress right now (five!) I can't justify yet another one. Not that I'm not tempted, but a walk through the stash with all the other limited run east euro kits (and the time requirements to complete the things!) squashes that impulse.

[xan]

It's the south front Yak-1 with a new fuselage.
I command it in modelsvit armory
http://armory.in.ua/index.php?currency=EUR&manufacturers_id=151&sort=products_sort_order
I didn't receive it yet...
Xan

[Troy Smith]

I'm sure the decal companies will be on this one fast to provide lots of additional markings, too!

I hope Modelsvit produces a lot of these kits; it looks like it will be popular. I've already checked with Modelimex to see when it might be available outside Ukraine, but so far they have no news from their Ukrainian distributor.

I got mine from Armory, no problem, in about a week to the UK.

I also got this from Micromir, 14 Yak-1B's, sheet is well printed, but not tried any as yet.



http://armory.in.ua/product_info.php?products_id=22680

cheap too at $4.60 from Armory. 

cheers
T