jrlx Posted July 3, 2020 Share Posted July 3, 2020 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 IMAG6809 IMAG6810 IMAG6811 IMAG6812 IMAG6813 IMAG6814 IMAG6815 IMAG6816 IMAG6817 IMAG6818 IMAG6819 IMAG6828 2. Detail views IMAG6822 IMAG6820 IMAG6821 IMAG6826 IMAG6825 IMAG6824 IMAG6827 Thanks for looking! Cheers Jaime 36 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CedB Posted July 3, 2020 Share Posted July 3, 2020 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! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrlx Posted July 3, 2020 Author Share Posted July 3, 2020 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 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAT69 Posted July 3, 2020 Share Posted July 3, 2020 Excellent build! Definitely a distinctive addition to your collection. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamiltonian Posted July 3, 2020 Share Posted July 3, 2020 That's an excellent ekranoplan. Love the finish. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrlx Posted July 3, 2020 Author Share Posted July 3, 2020 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flankerman Posted July 3, 2020 Share Posted July 3, 2020 Excellent build and finish .... Great job on an unusual subject. Ken 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted July 3, 2020 Share Posted July 3, 2020 Superb build Jaime,very unusual subject we don't see many of ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrlx Posted July 3, 2020 Author Share Posted July 3, 2020 17 minutes ago, Flankerman said: Excellent build and finish .... 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted July 3, 2020 Share Posted July 3, 2020 Lovely build of an interesting type 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrlx Posted July 3, 2020 Author Share Posted July 3, 2020 22 minutes ago, F-32 said: Lovely build of an interesting type Thank you very much! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhutchi Posted July 3, 2020 Share Posted July 3, 2020 Lovely build, it looks like a bird of prey from Star Trek 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junglierating Posted July 3, 2020 Share Posted July 3, 2020 Absolutely awesome....i love this Soviet stuff ....its all a bit steampunk esq. BZ👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vinnie Posted July 3, 2020 Share Posted July 3, 2020 Lovely job, Jamie. That's the first one of these Black Sea Monsters I've seen on here.👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnson Posted July 3, 2020 Share Posted July 3, 2020 Quite incredible, like something out of Thunderbirds. Great build. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Pearcy Posted July 3, 2020 Share Posted July 3, 2020 Unusual and excellent. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wulfman Posted July 3, 2020 Share Posted July 3, 2020 Lovely looking model, Love the weathering ! Wulfman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AV O Posted July 3, 2020 Share Posted July 3, 2020 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/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrlx Posted July 3, 2020 Author Share Posted July 3, 2020 @jhutchi, @junglierating, @Vinnie, @Johnson, @Ron Pearcy, @Wulfman Thank you all for your kind comments! Much appreciated! @AV O thanks for the link. I already knew this build Cheers Jaime Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vultures1 Posted July 3, 2020 Share Posted July 3, 2020 Very nice indeed! It's quite a machine, isn't it? I particularly like the finish you have achieved - effective, but not overdone. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vinnie Posted July 3, 2020 Share Posted July 3, 2020 1 hour ago, AV O said: https://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/234936099-revell-1144-ekranoplan-a-90/ Your point being? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMCS Posted July 3, 2020 Share Posted July 3, 2020 Awsome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrlx Posted July 4, 2020 Author Share Posted July 4, 2020 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! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giemme Posted July 4, 2020 Share Posted July 4, 2020 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! Ciao 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrlx Posted July 4, 2020 Author Share Posted July 4, 2020 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! Ciao Thank you very much, Giorgio! That's very kind! Cheers Jaime 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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