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Soviet Ekranoplan: A-90 "Orlyonok" (Zvezda, 1/144)


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Hello,

 

This is my build of the A-90 Ekranoplan in Soviet markings, as stationed in the Caspian Sea in 1990. The kit is Zvezda's and was built out of the box. The only modifications were fuselage windows made of Conctata Clear glue (after drilling the necessary holes on the fuselage) and Uschi elastic wire for the antenna wire on top of the fuselage. Paints used were Alclad for the metallics and Gunze acrylics for the rest.

 

The kit is relatively simple, with just over 40 parts, but some areas are problematic, especially the nose intakes, and make painting of the parts a multistep affair.

 

For achieving a worn look I relied mostly on the black base technique. I also applied a dark grey wash overall and black pigments on specific areas which got dirtier.

 

The WIP can be found here.

 

Here are the final pictures:

 

1. Overall views

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2. Detail views

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Thanks for looking!

 

Cheers

 

Jaime

 

 

 

 

 

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Superb work Jaime - your usual attention to detail has certainly paid off and the black basing has been really effective.

 

Lovely job, well done that man! :) 

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14 minutes ago, CedB said:

Superb work Jaime - your usual attention to detail has certainly paid off and the black basing has been really effective.

 

Lovely job, well done that man! :) 

Thank you very much, Ced!

 

Cheers

 

Jaime

 

 

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2 minutes ago, SAT69 said:

Excellent build! Definitely a distinctive addition to your collection.

 

Just now, Hamiltonian said:

That's an excellent ekranoplan. Love the finish.

Thank you very much Gents! It certainly is an unusual bird :)

 

Cheers

 

Jaime

 

 

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17 minutes ago, Flankerman said:

Excellent build and finish .... :worthy:

 

Great job on an unusual subject.

 

Ken

 

9 minutes ago, stevej60 said:

Superb build Jaime,very unusual subject we don't see many of !

Ken, Steve,

 

Thank you very much!

 

Cheers

 

Jaime

 

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1 hour ago, Vinnie said:

Lovely job, Jamie. That's the first one of these Black Sea Monsters I've seen on here.👍

https://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/234936099-revell-1144-ekranoplan-a-90/

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5 hours ago, Vultures1 said:

Very nice indeed!  It's quite a machine, isn't it?  I particularly like the finish you have achieved - effective, but not overdone.

Thank you very much! It was an attempt at using the black base technique.

 

2 hours ago, RMCS said:

Awsome 

Thank you very much! Very kind!

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Jaime, although I haven't followed your build, I did sneak in from time to time as I was curious to see how this monster would come out. The result is just outstanding, and the weathering perfect! :worthy: :worthy:

 

Ciao

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1 hour ago, giemme said:

Jaime, although I haven't followed your build, I did sneak in from time to time as I was curious to see how this monster would come out. The result is just outstanding, and the weathering perfect! :worthy: :worthy:

 

Ciao

Thank you very much, Giorgio! That's very kind!

 

Cheers

 

Jaime

 

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