Fil d'information

Andy Ball
Lovely brace of 24th Spitfires there!, I'm currently wrestling with the Airfix Mk.1a that you have completed. They look so impressive in this scale, well done!

Wouter Roerdink
Thanks!

Łukasz Gliński
Another build of this shopping trolley with a rotor? I'm in! 👍

Nicolas
watching

David Smith
I hadn't seen Konrad's build! I'm not promising the same attention to detail.

Michael Kohl
Following too

Christian Lehmann
👍

Ekki
Watching.

Roland Sachsenhofer
Here I present the third of the bunch - it's finally finished! This model is staying with me, which is one of the reasons why I have added a few extras: I bought the boarding ladder and these specific airbrakes on the fuselage from the manufacturer Pilot Replicas. Both are very nice resin parts that don't represent any extra effort, but add a little detailed variety. In the case of the airbrakes, they offer a real improvement over the original parts: the resin pieces are wonderfully filigree and beautifully perforated. There are also the two ejector seats made of resin. This time the harness is moulded on and not made from Tamiya tape like the first two machines.
I thank you for your interest and active participation in this triplet and hereby close this project!

Michael Kohl
I like that one too.

scaleffect
Indistinguishable from the real thing. Amazing work.

David Culp
I agree with @scaleffect , it looks real to me.

Jennifer Franklin
When I looked at the first photo, I thought it was a "stock" photo of the real thing to show what you were building. I didn't realize it was your model. Stunning.

Christian Lehmann
👍

Roland Sachsenhofer
Thank you very much! Your comments encourage me and give me intersting feedback - thank you, mates!

Neuling
Looks like the real thing in your photos ....... 🙂

Roland Sachsenhofer
That's high praise - thank you!

Zbynek Honzik
How could I have missed that album? Beautiful work! And as mentioned above, it looks real in many of the photos! Bravo, Roland! I'm really enjoying this! 🫵👍👏👏👏

John
A small detail perhaps on an overall fantastic build but I love the way you executed the exhaust staining, taking into account how it would affected by the air brake and shape of the exhaust outlet. It's little details like this that make the difference between "good" and "great" models. You really don't even see it directly but your eye captures it as part of the overall picture and I think that's where the realism comes in. Congrats on a beautiful build Roland.

Roland Sachsenhofer
I would like to thank you for your really motivating comments and favourable assessment - thank you very much, mates!

Roland Sachsenhofer
This project has been waiting long enough, now the time has come! The "shell", seen here, is quickly put together, the glued seams are still wet, so to speak. I plan to show the A90 in a proper dio - gliding just above the water!

Michael Kohl
One one those weird sovjet constructions. Will be fun to follow.

Roland Sachsenhofer
Oh yes, Weird and.... big. That must have been a massive vehicle!

Ben M
watching

Skyhiker
Neat

Roland Sachsenhofer
Feel very welcome! 🙂

Treehugger
I just remembered, I have this kit in my stash.
Are those windows on the side? Like on passenger jets?

Roland Sachsenhofer
If this was some kind of passenger aircraft, I would book a flight for sure. 🙂
I will drill the windows and fill them with Krystal Klear.

Raz1
No windows, apparently.

See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A-90_Orlyonok

Dave Flitton
Watching!!

Roland Sachsenhofer
Thank you both for interest and comments! Well, I will think over with that windows.... Thank you for the link!

Skyhiker
Looks to me like there are windows in that Wikipedia photo.

Raz1
I stand corrected. I had originally not seen the windows. Thanks, Skyhiker.

Plenty of interior photos here: flickr.com/photos/la..597/with/45021731405

And the last surviving example (per Wikipedia) is here: museum-vmf.ru/

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Skyhiker
Wow, those interior shots are incredible.

Roland Sachsenhofer
I agree, what pictures! The question of the windows should now also be answered "from the inside" as well. Thanks for these excellent links, mates!

Roland Sachsenhofer
A few new pictures here too: the finished pre-shading has shown a few touch-up needs, but tomorrow I want to be able to apply the surface colour!

Michael Kohl
Probably too late, but that project would have been perfect to try a levitation display.
amazon.de/Magnetic-L..aps%2C127&sr=8-3

Roland Sachsenhofer
I think it's a really wonderful idea.... A few Star Wars themes are in the making, possibly here: I would also like to see a Tie-Fighter hovering over this base.

A nice encounter - magnets are actually being used in this project! Since I want to show the "Orlyonok" gliding over a water surface as well as standing still, I have prepared two versions of the props. In order to be able to change them stably, I attached magnets to the axis of rotation. The one on the engine was inserted through a hole from the outside. It sits on the tip of a toothpick, which has been inserted through the hole in the inside of the engine. The magnet now sits exactly in the centre of the engine diameter. The second magnet only had to be glued to the two ends of the propeller axles. Now, it works perfectly with a soft "click"! 🙂

Łukasz Gliński
Interesting project, will follow

Robert Podkoński
Following for sure. It is a great idea to use magnets.

Roland Sachsenhofer
Thank you mates for interest ans motivation!