S5 modeller Posted July 30, 2017 Share Posted July 30, 2017 (edited) Hi there. Here is my, late, entry to this group build. The zvezda ekranoplan. looks like it's going to be a fairly quick build, as there isn't a lot of plastic in the box. For instance there is no cockpit, or any other interior detail whatsoever. Here's what's in the box.. Two fuselage halves. Some nice engraved details on it. A pair of stub wings. Two rather wide tail sections. This sprue contains the rest of the kit plastic. One rather small transparency. The decal sheet. Gives two options for operational craft. I'm not sure if the decals have yellowed, or not, or if they should be that colour. The kit has a tooling date of 2013 cast inside the fuselage, so doubt they've had chance to yellow. Construction has started, and will post some progress later. Matt Edited July 30, 2017 by S5 modeller 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vultures1 Posted July 30, 2017 Share Posted July 30, 2017 That looks fun! Good choice 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zebra Posted July 30, 2017 Share Posted July 30, 2017 I find ekranoplans fascinating - looking forward to this 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basilisk Posted July 30, 2017 Share Posted July 30, 2017 Welcome aboard Matt. Indeed a great subject to have in this GB The kit looks rather nice and I look forward to see what you make out of it. Cheers, Peter 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S5 modeller Posted July 30, 2017 Author Share Posted July 30, 2017 Thanks guys for the warm welcome. The kit does look good, all work so far shows minimal flash, and dry fitting looks promising too. The contra prop has been assembled on it's shaft, and is still free spinning. These are the nose intakes assembled. The rear has a fine mesh moulded into it. Each has a seam line in, which needs a bit of filling. The stubby wings have been assembled, and the end floats/ski's hace been attached. As you can see the fit is excellent. That's all the progress I've made so far, but I'm hoping to get some more work done soon. Matt 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S5 modeller Posted July 30, 2017 Author Share Posted July 30, 2017 Hello again. As promised, I have another update for you. I have both intake nostrils fitted. Here's how they look with the upper trim panel fitted. These parts are only placed together, but you can see there is going to be some filling required to blend it all in. I've also fitted the exhaust shrouds in. These will receive a bit of fettling too, when the glue has dried. This fuselage insert, with the retracted wheels, has been glued into one half of the fuselage. I'm not far off closing the fuselage up now. I must admit this kit is flying together. I don't think I've mentioned it yet, but the entire surface of the kit has a slightly rough texture to the surface. The entire kit might need the surface polishing before paint. Will have to see how it looks under a coat of primer. That's all for now. Matt 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basilisk Posted August 6, 2017 Share Posted August 6, 2017 Nice progress Matt. Shame about the surface texture as it looks to be a very nice kit. Cheers, Peter 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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