Hoi everybody.

I saw a program on Discovery and the were tolking about airplanes.
And they let see thins strange airplane.. and I was instantly in love... Also it's russian, but still...





The link where I got the pics from..

http://www.samolet.co.uk/km.html

My question is... please say it is so.... is there any kit from this love machine??

And as large as possible in scale.....

Bye Hilbert

Hello hilbert,
its a real beast of a machine! As far as I know there are no kits of Ekranoplan around but this is a good place to look..
http://www.aviapress.com/viewonekit.htm?OTH-045

Hi Hilbert,

I don't recall that ther is a kit of this specific Ekranoplan. Revell has a kit of much smaller version. I have build it once for a friend and the kit was of a poor quality (and by far not as impressive as the thing on your pics)

Cheers

Mat

This vehicle is not based on a somekind of airplane, isn't it?

Becouse I can scratchbuild the parts then.. but it would be a very very very big challenge for me.

I hope it does, becouse I wouldn't be happy if not!!

Hi, heres the Revell model..
http://www.flankerman.fsnet.co.uk/ekran_144.htm
http://www.whatifmodelers.com/sea/sbeatson/ekranoplan.htm
google turns up quite a bit of information and many more photos and also for a hint of what a scratchbuild will involve..
http://www.flankerman.fsnet.co.uk/modl_ekrano.htm

But isn't there a plane what looks very similiar with this beast???

Then I can take the time for it and scratchbuild some parts.
I hope any airplane builder can help me....

I dont think there is any "real" aircraft kits available that could be used as a basis for conversion, i cant tell if this is still available..
http://modelshelves.free.fr/analyses/MS2005_5P/TAK_Caspian/index.html
http://www.fantastic-plastic.com/CaspianSeaMonsterIIPage.htm
this russian site has some basic 3 view plans of the KM and its predecessor the SM 6/8..
http://avia.russian.ee/air/ekranoplanes/km-1.html
...

Funny I came out the same site, i've searched for a long time but , I think this is the only recourse I can find.

Thanks anyway, I hope someone can order it for me.

Thank all the powers that be there is nothing else that looks like this. :-)

The thing is, this is essential a hybrid airplane/ship. They are designed to skim he waves and not really fly as you would in a traditional airplane.

I've just mailed a man who has the kit, or he atleast build it.
I've asked about the costs of it and if it is a build up model etc etc etc...

I hope I will get answer soon....

You will hear it from me!!

Bye Hilbert

What I know is that they build it to move large amounts of troops over the black sea in case WWIII broke out. The project was abandonded when 1 prototype hit the water at full speed and crashed. Because it is such a huge plane you don't want to start on 1 1/32 sctatchbuild model but maybe 1/72 or somehing. This makes scratching easier since you don't have to bother about details to much

But if you start the build I am waiting to see the results!! (see my signature)

Thanks!

Well i don't think i'm gonna scratchbuild it.
I've found a kit (it's a pity) but that is one piece.

But not weathered and so.
So I'll think I will buy that. Scratchbuild is simply impossible becouse:

1) I don't have experience in scratchbuild.
2) there is not a plane what looks like as the Caspian sea monster.

Greetz Hilbert