Zvezda LA-5.

Mike Daniels
Looking forward to this one. Not built a Zvezda kit before. Very impressed so far.

Alec K
Following. The La-5/7 line is sort of the Soviet Fw 190 imo. Very good aircraft, and made mostly from wood.

Mike Daniels
Hi Alec. I was wondering about that. Was the main fuselage wood ? That would explain all the internal ribbing. Cant find much info on the web. Do you know any sources ? or books ?

Alec K
I recommend reading the LAGG-3 article on Wikipedia, it gets into construction details. Good book is below.

Book: La 5/7 Fighters (by Hans-Heiri Stapfer)

Mike Daniels
The LA-5 is coming along nicely. I used the dash with relief so had to cut up the decals but prefer it to the optional flat version. The seatbelts are Eduard and help to spruce things up a bit.

Mike Daniels
Yaaa. Finished it. Great kit. Little bit of scratch building to open up the engine compartment. Not built Zvezda before. Very impressed.

Alec K
Nicely done Mike. I like that engine detailing - very good 👍

Mike Daniels
Thanks Alec K. Quite straightforward as most of the engince cover parts had pre-cuts already which made it all a bit more straight forward. Nice one Zvezda. Will be getting more of their kits. Cut up butter carton used for the panel supports. Hinges - just steel wire.