I have the 60 Yak and the 91 Yak both in the Russian Thunder scheme so naturally I wanted the 110 Yak in the Russian Thunder scheme as well. This version is beautiful inside and out, not to mention HUGE, and I thought my 91 was big. When I ordered it I knew it was going to be bigger, but side by side those 19 inches makes a big difference.
I had everything unpacked and staged in less than 1/2 an hour. I took my time visually inspecting the wings, stabs, rudder, and fuselage. It's gorgeous on the outside and inside. I had to be careful removing the tape securing the ailerons down because the film is loose in that area and wanted to lift off at the seams. Nothing a good ironing wont take care off. The covering was tight all over the plane, but now that it's been in my shop for a couple of days its starting to get some wrinkles. This is normal and all the planes I've ever had to this, but it's just going to be a lot of work on this size of plane. Once I took the canopy off I just had to step back a minute and take in what actually went into designing this model, the internal structure of the 110 is an ingenuous work of art. It's build with the strength of a tank, but engineered to withstand abuse without weighing like a tank.
Here it is with the CF landing gear installed waiting for my White Rose mains and tail wheel assembly to arrive:
Here are some pictures of under the canopy, they really don't do this airframe any justice, you really need to see it in person to get the awe factor:
The bust pilot is a perfect match IMO as far as scale goes. I knew the bust in my 91 Yak was off a little, but now I really see how off it is compared to the 110. EF supplies a canopy deck, but I don't think I will be able to install the front half because the gas tank platform is build up and above the wing spare, which I'm sure helps a lot with the CG since CG is obtained dry.
I'll will be finishing this up over the next few months since I didn't have any electronics or engine ready to transplant.
I had everything unpacked and staged in less than 1/2 an hour. I took my time visually inspecting the wings, stabs, rudder, and fuselage. It's gorgeous on the outside and inside. I had to be careful removing the tape securing the ailerons down because the film is loose in that area and wanted to lift off at the seams. Nothing a good ironing wont take care off. The covering was tight all over the plane, but now that it's been in my shop for a couple of days its starting to get some wrinkles. This is normal and all the planes I've ever had to this, but it's just going to be a lot of work on this size of plane. Once I took the canopy off I just had to step back a minute and take in what actually went into designing this model, the internal structure of the 110 is an ingenuous work of art. It's build with the strength of a tank, but engineered to withstand abuse without weighing like a tank.
Here it is with the CF landing gear installed waiting for my White Rose mains and tail wheel assembly to arrive:
Here are some pictures of under the canopy, they really don't do this airframe any justice, you really need to see it in person to get the awe factor:
The bust pilot is a perfect match IMO as far as scale goes. I knew the bust in my 91 Yak was off a little, but now I really see how off it is compared to the 110. EF supplies a canopy deck, but I don't think I will be able to install the front half because the gas tank platform is build up and above the wing spare, which I'm sure helps a lot with the CG since CG is obtained dry.
I'll will be finishing this up over the next few months since I didn't have any electronics or engine ready to transplant.
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