Flankerman Posted July 5, 2020 Share Posted July 5, 2020 (edited) WIP Here :- Some pics of the finished model........ The contraprops came from an old Contrail vacform Tu-95, the number 21 was painted on using a cutout mask and the eagle emblem was made by a friend who scaled up the Revell 1/144 A-90 kit decal. My 1/72 scale Orlyonok at speed across my lounge carpet... Closeup of the cockpit glazing - note the rear view mirrors and simple 'artificial horizon'. The rough red outline is deliberate! Note the large anti-spray strakes... Scratchbuilt gun turret with 12.7mm barrels from suitable tubing. Rear engine and contraprops - note the APU exhaust and Russian Navy flag. NK-12MK turboprop showing the 'pen nib' exhaust fairing. Sequence showing the nose opening..... Note the cruise engine exhaust nozzle - note that I have got it wrong - it should be narrower to allow it to pivot to direct the thrust under the wings for takeoff and straight back for cruise. Almost fully open - note the front hydroski with its beaching wheel..... Loading ramps extended... The BTR-80 is a crude limited-run injection-moulded kit that I picked up in Moscow many years ago - long before the current crop of decent kits. Closeup of the sideways-opening nose... On display at Scalemodelworld 2014 - next to my Modelsvit An-124 and Flankers - to show scale. Closer view from Telford... The model was made long before I photgraphed the real thing - now on display on Khimki reservoir in Moscow... After being floated upriver on the Volga from Kasspiisk on the Caspian Sea, the A-90 'Orlyonok' ekranoplan - number 26 - is being prepared for display at Khimki reservoir in 2007. Note the cruise ships at the Moscow North River Terminal in the background. I'll post more of my pics later... Ken Edited July 6, 2020 by Flankerman Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tomcat Fan Posted July 5, 2020 Share Posted July 5, 2020 nice one... I was in Moscow last year and saw it in Khimki museum...If I came across some diecent model, I just might build one.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Flankerman Posted July 5, 2020 Author Share Posted July 5, 2020 Thanks Tomcat Fan........ Revell do a 1/144 scale A-90 - http://www.flankers-site.co.uk/modl_a-90.html It has issues around the nose intakes and cockpit windows - but they are fixable..... Ken Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tomcat Fan Posted July 6, 2020 Share Posted July 6, 2020 THX for the info on Revell A-90... I might order it... every model have issues 🙂 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rocketdrvr Posted July 6, 2020 Share Posted July 6, 2020 Nice Build and Kudo's for actually building one! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Captain Mark Posted July 7, 2020 Share Posted July 7, 2020 Damn the scratch building some of you guys pull off is amazing. Awesome build!! 😎 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
southwestforests Posted July 7, 2020 Share Posted July 7, 2020 On 7/5/2020 at 7:52 AM, Flankerman said: The BTR-80 is a crude limited-run injection-moulded kit that I picked up in Moscow many years ago - long before the current crop of decent kits. That it has a figure would have sold me on it anyway. (or did you add it?) On the rough edges of the intake trim, I'd expect that the normal tiny particulate stuff in the atmosphere at sea-level and ground-level altitudes would cause wear on that paint no matter what else was true. Grand looking model. Especially like the opening nose. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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