So one for our very own Comrade Guest, although it's probably not the right shade of green!! :smiling5:
This popped up Fleabay just over a week ago and as I was looking for something different, I put in a cheeky last second bid and picked it up for £21...almost all past and current sales are mid-£20s and up, even for Weekend editions.
This is one of their earlier (1999ish) kits and so I'm not expecting quite the same standard as the latest toolings. It's part count is also a lot less then the newer releases with the contents seeming to disappear in the box.
There is also a much newer and more detailed Zvezda 1/48 kit that goes for around £21 plus P&P. That includes a full engine but I'm not that fussed on that front and this being a Profipack has added mask and painted PE too, unlike the Zvezda option.
One reviewer really did it turn it's nose up at this kit but a few were more balanced. As an example, a 2016 review on Hyperscale put it like this:
"Comparisons to Zvezda's 2013-release Yak-3 are probably inevitable. Zvezda's kit occupies a different universe of detail with a full engine bay, separate cowlings and a very high level of general detail. If you want to build a superdetailed Yak-3, Zvezda is the way to go.
However, Eduard's kit still has its charms. It will look as much like a Yak-3 as the Zvezda kit does when it is finished, and it will be a fast, easy build. If you are planning to build a curbside kit as a canvas for one of the many striking marking schemes worn by this little fighter, then the Eduard kit is an excellent option."
So I thought why not?
ATB
Andrew
This popped up Fleabay just over a week ago and as I was looking for something different, I put in a cheeky last second bid and picked it up for £21...almost all past and current sales are mid-£20s and up, even for Weekend editions.
This is one of their earlier (1999ish) kits and so I'm not expecting quite the same standard as the latest toolings. It's part count is also a lot less then the newer releases with the contents seeming to disappear in the box.
There is also a much newer and more detailed Zvezda 1/48 kit that goes for around £21 plus P&P. That includes a full engine but I'm not that fussed on that front and this being a Profipack has added mask and painted PE too, unlike the Zvezda option.
One reviewer really did it turn it's nose up at this kit but a few were more balanced. As an example, a 2016 review on Hyperscale put it like this:
"Comparisons to Zvezda's 2013-release Yak-3 are probably inevitable. Zvezda's kit occupies a different universe of detail with a full engine bay, separate cowlings and a very high level of general detail. If you want to build a superdetailed Yak-3, Zvezda is the way to go.
However, Eduard's kit still has its charms. It will look as much like a Yak-3 as the Zvezda kit does when it is finished, and it will be a fast, easy build. If you are planning to build a curbside kit as a canvas for one of the many striking marking schemes worn by this little fighter, then the Eduard kit is an excellent option."
So I thought why not?
ATB
Andrew
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