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This is one of three that I collected from EBay during 2006. Gavia produced
three boxed versions; a low tech, a hi tech and the three gun hi tech
version. This is the three gun hi tech release. Nice box art yeah? Of course
Gavia is part of the same 'family' as Eduard so we are on solid ground
here. Some of the accessories you can collect for this kit are:
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Aeromaster Decals
AMD48534 five aircraft including "White 23" of Major V. A. Orekhov
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Eduard 'special' decals
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Aeroclub propeller
blades in white metal
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Extratech seatbelts for
the VVS in the GPW
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True Details
TD48054 weighted
resin wheels
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E-Z Mask Canopy Mask
EZ093
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Parts Accessories
PTS48101 photoetch
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Parts Accessories flaps
PTS48102 photoetch
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Loon Models LO48204 'No Cut' conversions La-7 3-gun,
nose, seat, rudder
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Tally Ho Resin La-7 wheels THR48024
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Cooper Details CD 4836 WWII Russian Fighter Seats
with belts
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Cooper Details CD 4835 WWII Russian Fighter Main
wheels
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Barracuda Studios BCR48086 resin WWII Russian Fighter
Mainwheels
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Eduard ED49207 photoetch Lavochkin La-7 PRE-PAINTED IN
COLOUR (designed to be used with Gavia kits)
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Eduard EDFE207 photoetch Lavochkin La-7 PRE-PAINTED IN
COLOUR (designed to be used with Gavia kits) 'Zoom' sets are
simplified versions of the larger sets and include about 20
of the more important and prominent parts for detailing the
aircraft
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Goffy Model La-7 cockpit, gun bay & vac canopy
GOF4807
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CMK Czech Master Kit resin detail set (cockpit) CMK4195
(designed to be used with Gavia kits)
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CMK Czech Master Kit resin control
surfaces (designed to be used with Eduard kits)
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Karaya E4805 Shvetsov Ash-82FN/M-82FN Radial Engine
in Resin for Lavochkin La-5FN, La-7, La-9, La-11 (for Zvezda La-5FN)
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Rob Taurus RBT48003 vacformed canopy for Eduard
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Squadron Vac formed
canopy
Squadron SQS9637 (SQS9524
to be used with Academy and Hobbycraft kits)
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Kit Photos
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The sprues are all in a single bag that
I obviously didn't open just for the photo. To see the contents in
detail go to the lo tech Gavia La-7 Project
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This includes the extra resin parts just
for the three gun nose. |
The clear parts, photoetch, canopy &
markings mask plus instrument panel are packaged separately. |
The kit Instructions, Painting Guide and
Decal sheet - all excellent. |
Aftermarket Extras
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useful piece of reference from Scale Aircraft Modelling published in
the magazine in February 2004. |
Those
Aeroclub propeller blades. It remains to be seen if these are in any
way superior to the kit offering... This one set is reserved for the
lo tech kit. |
This is the
large colour photoetch set from Eduard which is the 'Zoom' set but
with lots of extras. I will probably save this one set for the 'lo
tech' version of the Gavia Kit. |
This is the 'Zoom' set of colour
photoetch from Eduard. As you would expect it is beautiful however I
will reserve this one set for use on the LTD LaGG-3 kit. |
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| Part photoetch set AB48101 for the La-7. |
Part photoetch set AB48102 La-7 flaps. |
Cooper Details CD 4836 WWII Russian Fighter Seats with belts for ICM,
Gavia, Hobbycraft, LaGG-3, La-5 & La-7 |
Cooper Details CD 4835 WWII Russian
Fighter Main wheels for ICM, Classic Airframes, Hobbycraft, MiG-3,
Yak-7, Yak-9, LaGG-3, La-5 & La-7. |
Decals
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The Aeromaster decal set 48-534
"Falcons of the Red Star" Part 3. |
This early set from Aeromaster predates
their involvement with Erik Pilawskii hence the use of FS colour
references. |
Five La-7's are on offer here. This set
seems to pre-date the Gavia kit judging by its advice to use the
Academy/Hobbycraft kit. |
The SuperScale Decal set 48-428
featuring La-7's and La-5FN's of Popkov and Kozhedub. Definitely
worth checking the reference first! |
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Three aircraft depicted on the set are
those of Ivan Kozhedub, one La-5FN is on an unknown pilot with the
final 'FN being Popkov. |
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