"Yak-9D" Topic

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King Cobra	17 Sep 2012 2:34 p.m. PST
New game piece. 1/72nd by Airfix. Model kit a bit rough. Good decals.
optional field	17 Sep 2012 9:08 p.m. PST
Nice. I like the Polish markings. Will you be using it to represent a Polish People's Air Force fighter?
Oddball	19 Sep 2012 5:43 a.m. PST
Is the kit from a East European company? I have found that many Eastern European models are tough to put together. Glad you had a good experience with decals, along the lines above, I've had decals fall apart with the slightest application of water. The kits were never so bad as some good painting could cover up and picked up decal sheets at local hobby store. The Yak looks great. I like the red trim on the cockpit. Good touch.
Saginaw	19 Sep 2012 9:58 a.m. PST
Nice model. The North Koreans used several during the initial phases of the Korean War.
King Cobra	20 Sep 2012 2:42 p.m. PST
Optional, I was looking to add more eastern front aircraft to my collection and wasn't aware that the "White 86" flown by O. Mateev of the Warszawa Regiment was Polish. I'll have too research this new subject. Thanks Oddball, I assumed the Airfix kit was english but I checked the box print; "Made in India" Saginaw, Glad my Dad's transport did not encounter them over Korea that first year! Though he WAS wearing a parachute on both combat jumps with the 187th RCT, Rakkasan.