I thought I have to share this one with you guys:



yes, it's 1/72 scale. Here's the whole article

Amazing work. I am speechles (typeless)

That is fantasic workmanship, (and someone who builds as slow as I do) !

Once again I feel ashamed with my builds...

That's one of the best 1/72 scale models I've ever seen!


Cheers Nick

You can find other works of Valetin Muchichko aka savoya here

As far as I know he makes master models for ICM. Love this one:

So what? the pushrods arent even moving.

That is just astounding. The article makes it look effortless. Love the jig as much as the plane. Dishmodels.ru is bookmarked!

Now that is a beautiful build. Great mechanics. But the lozenge is laid wrong direction and no rib or edging tapes. Notably there is another minor issue.

From Mr. John McKenzie un the UK (he's one of those historian blokes).

"Unfortunately, the modeller has fallen short on his research and has wasted such a bit of time and effort to make the propeller turn in the opposite direction to the crankcase / cylinders. But with the Siemens Halske type Sh III , 11 cylinder motor, the propeller / hub, is fixed to an extension of the crankcase front cover plate, and does therefore, actually rotate at the same speed and direction as the crankcase / cylinders .

It is the crankshaft which revolves at the same speed but in the opposite direction to the the cylinders by differential gearing located in a drum type housing at the rear of the motor , and which incorporates parts of the rear motor mounting flanges .

John M ".

Cool !

Here's another build by Valentin Muchichko - R-5 in 1/72



check out the wheels:

I'd be ecstatic if I could show such detail in 1/32 never mind 1/72. I'm astounded, the only explanation I can think he has a workforce of *Land of the giant* people enslaved or perhaps a diabolical shrinking machine.

Keith