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#3620849 - 08/05/12 05:30 PM Hobbyboss 1/48 Yak-38 Forger
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Hi all,
This is my Hobbyboss Yak-38, built for the Flory Models Russian Jets Through the Ages group build. It's a lovely little kit, and perfect for throwing everything but a resin kitchen sink at. I added the Pavla cockpit set, Aires intakes and scoops, tail flight recorder and aphid missiles, and the Dream Model PE set. The louvres on the lift jet door tested my patience no end, but I think it was worth it to represent a defining feature of the aircraft.

AKAN paints were a joy to work with, spraying and cleaning up very nicely. They are fragile though, so care needs to be taken when handling.



















Thanks for looking,
Gareth
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#3620856 - 08/05/12 05:38 PM Re: Hobbyboss 1/48 Yak-38 Forger [Re: goon]
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Wow!

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#3620912 - 08/05/12 08:11 PM Re: Hobbyboss 1/48 Yak-38 Forger [Re: goon]
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Fantastic-looking model.
Surprised how short the wingspan is. Never noticed before!

Cheers,
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#3621047 - 08/06/12 02:16 AM Re: Hobbyboss 1/48 Yak-38 Forger [Re: goon]
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That's fantastic looking! notworthy

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#3621751 - 08/07/12 04:19 AM Re: Hobbyboss 1/48 Yak-38 Forger [Re: goon]
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This has actually inspired me to maybe make a modern era fighter. I've always made WWII planes whenever I had the chance to make a model - but seeing this...I may well have to buy me an F-14 (my all time fav)

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#3622331 - 08/08/12 06:12 AM Re: Hobbyboss 1/48 Yak-38 Forger [Re: goon]
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wow, looks great! thumbsup
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#3622638 - 08/08/12 03:43 PM Re: Hobbyboss 1/48 Yak-38 Forger [Re: goon]
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Fine looking model. The cockpit looks very sweet. All around Good job.

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#3623052 - 08/09/12 08:56 AM Re: Hobbyboss 1/48 Yak-38 Forger [Re: goon]
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I marvel!

The louvers were indeed a good touch. I'm betting they tested the engineers patience as well!
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#3628066 - 08/17/12 09:42 AM Re: Hobbyboss 1/48 Yak-38 Forger [Re: goon]
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Thanks for the comments everyone. biggrin
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UNDERSTEER - is when you hit the wall with the front wing.
OVERSTEER - is when you hit the wall with the back wing.
HORSEPOWER - is how fast you hit the wall.
TORQUE - is how far you can take the wall with you.

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#3628246 - 08/17/12 02:12 PM Re: Hobbyboss 1/48 Yak-38 Forger [Re: goon]
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Very high detail work for the scale, really well done.

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