Flankerman Posted October 11, 2011 Share Posted October 11, 2011 I've finished the Anigrand 1:144 scale Alekse'yev KM - better known as the 'Caspian Sea Monster..... It is HUGE - - which makes it difficult to photograph (at least that's my excuse) 'Flying' over its sea base..... .... and a bit of photo manipulation..... Ken Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HOLMES Posted October 11, 2011 Share Posted October 11, 2011 I've finished the Anigrand 1:144 scale Alekse'yev KM - better known as the 'Caspian Sea Monster..... Ken Ken I never knew that such quirky uniquely stylish designed aircraft were ever built or existed.... this is a STUNNING . ...AWESOME looking Sea Monster.. You have done a PHENOMENAL job on this..IT IS BEAUTIFULLY built. :wub: :wub: And this photos is OUTSTANDING that it may be impossible to differentiate the REAL from the model..This is one of the BEST manipultaed photos Ken KUDOS Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bigasshammm Posted October 11, 2011 Share Posted October 11, 2011 That is beyond awesome. How long is it in inches/feet? You should take a picture of it next to something to show the scale. That would be an amazing aircraft to see fly. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LeviathanMK3 Posted October 11, 2011 Share Posted October 11, 2011 impressive build man! here's pics of the Lun-class http://igor113.livejournal.com/51213.html Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Flankerman Posted October 12, 2011 Author Share Posted October 12, 2011 That is beyond awesome. How long is it in inches/feet? You should take a picture of it next to something to show the scale. That would be an amazing aircraft to see fly. The real thing had a wingspan of 37.6m (123ft 4in), an overall length of 97.4m (319ft 6in). One one flight it had an all-up weight of 544 tonnes and reached a max speed of 500 km/h (310 mph). The model has a scale length of 67cm (26.5in) and a wingspan of 29.5cm (11.75in). Although 1:144 isn't my normal scale, I have a Revell Tu-95 in the same scale - so I'm building that as a reference size. Ken Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Eagle killer Posted October 12, 2011 Share Posted October 12, 2011 Very,very nice good old russian monster! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sebastijan Posted October 12, 2011 Share Posted October 12, 2011 Great job, Ken! Nice to see her finished! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HOLMES Posted October 12, 2011 Share Posted October 12, 2011 impressive build man! here's pics of the Lun-class http://igor113.livejournal.com/51213.html OMG !!!! SHE IS HUMUNGOUS .... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
huntermountain Posted October 12, 2011 Share Posted October 12, 2011 Very nice model of this ecranoplan. There's plenty of footage of this 'flying' machine to be found on Youtube Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Two Mikes Posted October 12, 2011 Share Posted October 12, 2011 Fantastic stuff ken! What an amazing craft. Your work is always inspiring. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mario krijan Posted October 12, 2011 Share Posted October 12, 2011 Fantastic work as usual! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PetarB Posted October 12, 2011 Share Posted October 12, 2011 Always loved this subject. Nice work! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
thegoodsgt Posted October 14, 2011 Share Posted October 14, 2011 Whoa, how cool is that! Very nicely done, particularly for a resin kit. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Billy Kingsley Posted October 15, 2011 Share Posted October 15, 2011 Impressive build of a very bizarre looking plane. I'm going to have to pull it up on YouTube because I've never even heard of it before reading this thread. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Plano Guy Posted October 15, 2011 Share Posted October 15, 2011 Great build! Thanks for posting something so unique. I never knew this existed. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Petarvu Posted October 16, 2011 Share Posted October 16, 2011 (edited) It is great that someone made kit of km-1 ekranoplan...and it is superbly built too. I am still contemplating shall I get LUN for myself... Great job Ken. P Edited October 16, 2011 by Petarvu Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tibor Varga Posted October 16, 2011 Share Posted October 16, 2011 Superb finish, you did a great job with this kit. I love the ekrans. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
11bee Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 Great job, I especially like the base. It really brings the model to life instead of just placing it on a bare shelf. I thought this beast had a row of huge anti-ship missiles on it's top? Regards, John Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Flankerman Posted October 17, 2011 Author Share Posted October 17, 2011 Great job, I especially like the base. It really brings the model to life instead of just placing it on a bare shelf. Thanks John. I thought this beast had a row of huge anti-ship missiles on it's top? No - that's the Lun ...... It's a bit smaller than the KM........... It had six 3M80 Moskit (Mosquito) (NATO SS-N-22 ‘Sunburn’) supersonic anti-ship missiles mounted dorsally in three rows in twin containers - its intended role was to attack the US Navy Carrier Battle Groups. Ken Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PetarB Posted October 18, 2011 Share Posted October 18, 2011 That Bartini-Beriev (14M1P) really looks like a spaceship. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jinxter13 Posted October 18, 2011 Share Posted October 18, 2011 Fantastic work on the build and the dio, outstanding stuff there.....I'll say this it is aptly named. Those aircraft remind me of the wild and woolly stuff they were doing in the '50's with jets, and some into the early 60's. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ross blackford Posted October 18, 2011 Share Posted October 18, 2011 :D, Clif, don't forget the wild and woolly stuff just about every nation was trying in the 50's and 60's, some of whcih was successful and some not. Even Australia had a successful drone program, the Jindavik and its manned prototype the Pika. The Jindavik was sold to quite a few foreign services including the US Navy. There is a restored Jindavik at Fighter World at Williamtown so next time I'm up that way I'll take some pics of it and start a new thread for it in Research Corner. , Ross. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jinxter13 Posted October 19, 2011 Share Posted October 19, 2011 (edited) :D, Clif, don't forget the wild and woolly stuff just about every nation was trying in the 50's and 60's, some of whcih was successful and some not. Oh I didn't and some of that stuff was just downright BUGLY!!!; also I'm not all that sure bugly or not if they were a worthwhile venture. One that jumps out is the XP-59 Edited October 19, 2011 by #1 Greywolf Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ross blackford Posted October 19, 2011 Share Posted October 19, 2011 :D, True Clif. I guess the successful stuff is no longer thought of as being wild and woolly. , Ross. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JackMan Posted October 20, 2011 Share Posted October 20, 2011 You know Ken, we ARCers are very lucky to have you around. Most of these are kits we have never even heard or seen built before. Or even if we've heard of them, most of us would probably not have seen it built as models. Great work, sir Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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