Revell (1/144th ?) Ekranoplan A-90 Orljonok
There are a few weird models on my shelves, but this is one of the strangest. I couldn’t find a scale on the instruction sheet, but it looks at home on my “1/144th & other” shelf, next to the other Soviet stuff. Not really a boat, not really a plane, but a huge people mover.
The kit was a pleasure to build (and fun to research). No interior, but I was impressed with the over-all quality. OOP but if you’re lucky, you might still find one around.
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Editor said on August 12, 2013
IIRC it’s in 1/144. These a/c were just incredible – and probably not as useful as they were impressive…
Mike Maynard said on August 12, 2013
Joe, it’s considered a “boat”, not really meant to “soar”. Still very impressive to watch in “flight” on film, nice job on the build.
bob mack said on August 12, 2013
very fine collection
George Williams said on August 18, 2013
Just great.