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| J.C. Bahr | Jun 8 2015, 04:27 AM Post #16 |
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No offense intended when I ask this, as I really am curious to know... but what's the big interest in the Yak-11? Russian T-6 basically? I mean, to me it's a two-seat, radial engined, Yak-3, with no combat history (that I'm aware of)... which I must preface with: trainers just generally don't do much for me except if there's some sort of combat link or a really odd and interesting paint job that has caught my eye for whatever reason. Again, just curious as to what the driving force was behind these releases, as it's not something I would've expected to be popular. BTW - Hey Mark, what do they sound like? Anything at all like a T-6 with that two-blade prop? I can't recall if we ever had one at any of our airshows here in my town. |
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J.C. Bahr "A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved, except in memory. LLAP" - Leonard Nimoy | |
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| BallsBuster | Jun 8 2015, 03:35 PM Post #17 |
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Well... I guess the trainers are generally less interesting than the combat machines... Yak-11 however has a well recorded combat history as it was used as a makeshift ground attack aircraft in Korea in the 50s. It is also recorded as the last piston engine Yak lost in combat (in the 60s during the conflict in Yemen, me thinks). Yak-11 has a lot of trademark features of Yakovlev's firm and would be an important addition to the line of other yak's in the collection. This aircraft is widely presented in the airshow circuit and there are many interesting painting options . The interest is also based on the fact that there were no accessible kit of this aircraft until recently. |
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| Moggy | Jun 8 2015, 09:02 PM Post #18 |
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It was used in combat by the Egyptians too during their intervention in the Yemeni civil war. There are a number of interesting stories on the subject; basically it parallels the Vietnam "Jungle Jim" era. I will be getting a couple for my stash. Middle Eastern AF are VERY interesting; beautiful camos, weird and wonderful heavy metal from the USSR AND lots of combat history. For those interested in the subject: the "Arab MiGs" serie by Tom Cooper are invaluable and unmatched mainly because he's one of the very few that actually does rigorous original research (instead of regurgitating existing cockamamie stories with more holes than a colander). Cheers, Moggy |
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| BallsBuster | Jun 8 2015, 10:01 PM Post #19 |
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Exactly, that's what I meant writing about last piston yak lost in combat. And Micro-Mir actually included Egyptian markings in their kit. Both kits have underwing bomb holders... |
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| J.C. Bahr | Jun 9 2015, 02:27 AM Post #20 |
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Interesting stuff! Thanks guys. Didn't realize this one had a combat background. Would love to hear more and see any pics of them loaded. |
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| Aaron_w | Jun 9 2015, 05:53 AM Post #21 |
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I had kind of the same thought, not so much one kit but two? I recall reading somewhere that kits of military trainers do fairly well. One reason given many pilots flew them, so if they also happen to also be modelers they want to build one. I don't know if there are really that many pilot modelers, but it kind of makes sense to me. Of course using the same logic you would expect there would be a lot more civil aircraft kits out there unless only military pilots build models. |
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| Zambudio | Jun 9 2015, 01:22 PM Post #22 |
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Thank you very much, BB! Much appreciated! Your first-hand review is most welcome; it also agrees with the opinion Czech and Russian friends shared with me yesterday. |
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| Zambudio | Jun 9 2015, 01:43 PM Post #23 |
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Absolutely! The entire series is a must-have for anyone interested in the air conflicts in the Middle East; Tom Cooper and David Nicolle research standards' are top-notch (it should be noted that Mr. Nicolle is also a renowned medievalist). As an aside note, the book on Latin American Mirages, by Santiago Rivas and Juan Carlos Cicalesi, is another must from Harpia Publishing; my only minor quibble is that their tomes are all softcovers, and as such tend to be quite fragile for their size and weight... I understand that cost considerations must play an important part in their binding choice, but today some printers can produce books of comparable size and weight as hardcovers at very competitive prices... Z. |
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| Hhhalifaxxx | Jun 10 2015, 01:32 PM Post #24 |
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+1 recommendation for the Arab Migs book. As for the one on Latin American jet fighters, I only regret that most of the photos are poorly chosen and way undernourished in size in comparison to the maps -- which often occupy full pages just to show the location of one or two air bases. Both books have been very helpful in building my collection of Middle Eastern and Latin American vintage aircraft. |
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| J.C. Bahr | Jun 12 2015, 02:31 AM Post #25 |
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Makes good sense to me. Although I do agree, it's odd that there aren't more civil aviation models with that logic in mind. |
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