Developed from the La-15, the La-17 (NATO code "Flossy") offered supersonic performance similar to the Mig-17. Although not as widely used as the Mig, they were used by a number of air forces. Several mideastern nations including Syria and Libya used the Flossy.
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The model is the 1/72 Maquette La-176, This was developed from the La-15 to study supersonic performance. In the RW, it never went into production. I initially planned to make this as the real world prototype but the amount of work it would take to make look good in a natural metal finish was excessive. So I came up with a WHIFF version. Needless to say, as a limited run kit, this one was rather crude.
Ed