Author Topic: La-7 Dieselpunked  (Read 6860 times)

Offline TerryCampion

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La-7 Dieselpunked
« on: January 02, 2014, 04:48:33 AM »
Hi guys, I'm back!!

Here's a 1/48th Hobbycraft La-7 "modified" to be a high speed interceptor over Berlin in 1951, for "Biggles Follows On", a story of the Korean War. It appeared on the Biggles SIG stand at Telford this year.

Offline Dr. YoKai

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Re: La-7 Dieselpunked
« Reply #1 on: January 02, 2014, 04:58:37 AM »
 Say, that is nifty! Welcome back, too!

Offline Camthalion

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Re: La-7 Dieselpunked
« Reply #2 on: January 02, 2014, 05:22:22 AM »
Thats looks really good.  Nice work

Offline FAAMAN

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Re: La-7 Dieselpunked
« Reply #3 on: January 02, 2014, 05:35:09 AM »
Nicely different!
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Re: La-7 Dieselpunked
« Reply #4 on: January 02, 2014, 05:44:44 AM »
Oh yeah! :)
All hail the God of Frustration!!!

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Offline Weaver

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Re: La-7 Dieselpunked
« Reply #5 on: January 02, 2014, 10:16:18 AM »
And damned fine it looked too - hi Terry!  :)
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Offline taiidantomcat

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Re: La-7 Dieselpunked
« Reply #6 on: January 02, 2014, 11:24:13 AM »
That is kick @$$ --nice work! And welcome back!
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Offline uncle les

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Re: La-7 Dieselpunked
« Reply #7 on: January 02, 2014, 11:50:18 AM »
Now this I gotta do...   Very inspirational - nice one.

Offline finsrin

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Re: La-7 Dieselpunked
« Reply #8 on: January 02, 2014, 12:17:45 PM »
Welcome !
You got that touch for making the unreal look so real  :)

Offline ed s

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Re: La-7 Dieselpunked
« Reply #9 on: January 02, 2014, 12:22:39 PM »
Clever. And a good looking model as well.

Ed

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Re: La-7 Dieselpunked
« Reply #10 on: January 03, 2014, 04:49:16 AM »
I like that.. great looks around that build

Offline tanktastic43

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Re: La-7 Dieselpunked
« Reply #11 on: January 04, 2014, 09:19:54 AM »
Great job.

Well done.

tt43.

Offline Queeg

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Re: La-7 Dieselpunked
« Reply #12 on: January 04, 2014, 10:12:37 AM »
Thats a winner .............  8)

cheers
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