Of course all color markings printed in black. In order to make markings I used sticky labels.

I printed all markings on the labels and then attached them to the model pages. The overall experience turned out to be better then expected.

The model looks very realistic, the paint does not peal off and the markings stay strong. Prior to gluing canopy and propeller I covered the whole model with two lawyers of acrylic clear spray.

The canopy was made from plastic using a vacuum technology that I borrowed from Mr. Sokolets and the "canopy skeleton" was redesigned with added rivets.

Wheels made from Artist's mounting board as recommended by Ron at http://www.cardmodels.net/phpbb2/kb.php?mode=article&k=11. The nose cone was made of paper according to Mr. Sokolets technology as well : http://paperwings.newmail.ru

Also during construction I added a radio, which I build from scratch using various modeling magazines on La 7 and La 11. In no way it represents an accurate detailing of the radio.

Maybe Mr. Zarkov should release an upgrade to this kit with more detailed canopy. Also I had to make a niche for rear wheel. The original kit did not have it.

Now, anyone can may any "metallic" looking plane. My next project is Nakajima Ki 115 and Thunderbolt P 47. All repainted in Photo shop and printed on silver paper.

This model was build using a new technology invented by myself. :) . I got the inspiration after finding a tiny picture of La 11 on the internet in silver color.

I looked for some silver paper in a local art stores, but cold not find anything. So I decided to make my own. I used Paint spray from Canadian Tire for auto repairs. It is called Silver Diamond

For paper I used Epson photo paper matte 44lb. The trick was not to spray too much paint on the paper. Even little bit of paint made it look like silver.

After I finished the paper, I printed all pages using a laser printer. I tried using a jet printer but the ink did not stay too well on the paper.