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kerick

#225
May 17, 2024, 12:20:37 PM
How's this for the butt ugly award?
Maybe for the "not so good an idea after all" GB.



https://modelsvit-eshop.com/c/aviation-1/14mp1-vva-14mp1-experimental-ekranoplan-206
" Somewhere, between half true, and completely crazy, is a rainbow of nice colours "
Tophe the Wise

Wardukw

#226
May 17, 2024, 01:08:58 PM
Quote from: kerick on May 17, 2024, 12:20:37 PMHow's this for the butt ugly award?
Maybe for the "not so good an idea after all" GB.



https://modelsvit-eshop.com/c/aviation-1/14mp1-vva-14mp1-experimental-ekranoplan-206
Oh another amazing invention out of the ussr   :rolleyes: 
If it aint broke ,,fix it until it is .
Over kill is often very understated .
I know the voices in my head ain't real but they do come up with some great ideas.
Theres few of lifes problems that can't be solved with the proper application of a high explosive projectile .

kerick

#227
May 17, 2024, 02:23:10 PM
Quote from: Wardukw on May 17, 2024, 01:08:58 PM
Quote from: kerick on May 17, 2024, 12:20:37 PMHow's this for the butt ugly award?
Maybe for the "not so good an idea after all" GB.



https://modelsvit-eshop.com/c/aviation-1/14mp1-vva-14mp1-experimental-ekranoplan-206
Oh another amazing invention out of the ussr   :rolleyes: 

It looks like whiff kitbash I would never dream of. Make it asymmetrical and it would look like something Tophe would dream of.
" Somewhere, between half true, and completely crazy, is a rainbow of nice colours "
Tophe the Wise

zenrat

#228
May 17, 2024, 05:42:27 PM Last Edit: May 17, 2024, 05:44:43 PM by zenrat
Amphibian Ekranoplan VTOL with enough wing to fly "properly".  What's not to love?

There are three different 1/72 kits of the VVA 14 by Modelsvit and A&A all based on the same moulds.
These are;
Land version.  Wheeled undercarriage only.  Proposed VTOL using lift engines.  The kit has the engine doors moulded closed.
Amphibian version.  The one shown above.
Balloon test version.  Amphibian with inflatable floats instead of rigid hulls.
Reviews report fit is not good.
Obviously I have all three and have built none.



Fred

- Can't be bothered to do the proper research and get it right.

Another ill conceived, lazily thought out, crudely executed and badly painted piece of half arsed what-if modelling muppetry from zenrat industries.

zenrat industries:  We're everywhere...for your convenience..

Wardukw

#229
May 17, 2024, 07:44:10 PM
Quote from: kerick on May 17, 2024, 02:23:10 PM
Quote from: Wardukw on May 17, 2024, 01:08:58 PM
Quote from: kerick on May 17, 2024, 12:20:37 PMHow's this for the butt ugly award?
Maybe for the "not so good an idea after all" GB.



https://modelsvit-eshop.com/c/aviation-1/14mp1-vva-14mp1-experimental-ekranoplan-206
Oh another amazing invention out of the ussr   :rolleyes: 

It looks like whiff kitbash I would never dream of. Make it asymmetrical and it would look like something Tophe would dream of.
Yeah shockingly you'd think it's one our mates ideas but she's real and gladly what remains of it stuck in a museum so it can't scare anything else.
If it aint broke ,,fix it until it is .
Over kill is often very understated .
I know the voices in my head ain't real but they do come up with some great ideas.
Theres few of lifes problems that can't be solved with the proper application of a high explosive projectile .

DogfighterZen

#230
May 18, 2024, 10:56:03 AM
Not sure how reliable this is but a couple of days ago someone created a page for a 2025 new tool A&A models 1/48 XP-72 "Ultrabolt"... no box art image and nothing on their site about but, i'll be waiting for more info about it before i order the Halberd models conversion set for the Tamiya kit.
https://www.scalemates.com/kits/aanda-models-4816-xp-72-experimental-fighter-interceptor--1555303

"Sticks and stones may break some bones but a 3.57's gonna blow your damn head off!!"

Weaver

#231
May 19, 2024, 03:05:34 AM
Quote from: zenrat on May 17, 2024, 05:42:27 PMAmphibian Ekranoplan VTOL with enough wing to fly "properly".  What's not to love?

There are three different 1/72 kits of the VVA 14 by Modelsvit and A&A all based on the same moulds.
These are;
Land version.  Wheeled undercarriage only.  Proposed VTOL using lift engines.  The kit has the engine doors moulded closed.
Amphibian version.  The one shown above.
Balloon test version.  Amphibian with inflatable floats instead of rigid hulls.
Reviews report fit is not good.
Obviously I have all three and have built none.

Seconded: I ADORE the VVA-14, especially the inflatable pontoon one that worked the least well of all of them.  :wub:
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NARSES2

#232
May 19, 2024, 04:02:33 AM
Quote from: DogfighterZen on May 18, 2024, 10:56:03 AMNot sure how reliable this is but a couple of days ago someone created a page for a 2025 new tool A&A models 1/48 XP-72 "Ultrabolt"... no box art image and nothing on their site about but, i'll be waiting for more info about it before i order the Halberd models conversion set for the Tamiya kit.
https://www.scalemates.com/kits/aanda-models-4816-xp-72-experimental-fighter-interceptor--1555303



Sensible  :thumbsup:  But you might be in for a wait even if it is in their catalogue.
Do not condemn the judgement of another because it differs from your own. You may both be wrong.

DogfighterZen

#233
May 19, 2024, 12:10:14 PM
Quote from: NARSES2 on May 19, 2024, 04:02:33 AM
Quote from: DogfighterZen on May 18, 2024, 10:56:03 AMNot sure how reliable this is but a couple of days ago someone created a page for a 2025 new tool A&A models 1/48 XP-72 "Ultrabolt"... no box art image and nothing on their site about but, i'll be waiting for more info about it before i order the Halberd models conversion set for the Tamiya kit.
https://www.scalemates.com/kits/aanda-models-4816-xp-72-experimental-fighter-interceptor--1555303



Sensible  :thumbsup:  But you might be in for a wait even if it is in their catalogue.

No worries, i can wait. It's one of those that i thought would never be made as full kit so, this is great news and worth the wait. :mellow:
"Sticks and stones may break some bones but a 3.57's gonna blow your damn head off!!"

Beermonster58

#234
May 20, 2024, 12:42:03 AM
Quote from: DogfighterZen on May 19, 2024, 12:10:14 PM
Quote from: NARSES2 on May 19, 2024, 04:02:33 AM
Quote from: DogfighterZen on May 18, 2024, 10:56:03 AMNot sure how reliable this is but a couple of days ago someone created a page for a 2025 new tool A&A models 1/48 XP-72 "Ultrabolt"... no box art image and nothing on their site about but, i'll be waiting for more info about it before i order the Halberd models conversion set for the Tamiya kit.
https://www.scalemates.com/kits/aanda-models-4816-xp-72-experimental-fighter-interceptor--1555303



Sensible  :thumbsup:  But you might be in for a wait even if it is in their catalogue.

No worries, i can wait. It's one of those that i thought would never be made as full kit so, this is great news and worth the wait. :mellow:
Same here because it will probably be cheaper than the conversion set and, that's BEFORE you even have to fork out for a kit to convert!
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NARSES2

#235
May 20, 2024, 05:43:01 AM
Always liked the XP-72, indeed I built this 1/72 example a few years ago now, Back in March 2015  :unsure:

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Do not condemn the judgement of another because it differs from your own. You may both be wrong.

DogfighterZen

#236
May 20, 2024, 01:29:37 PM
 :wub:  :thumbsup:  :thumbsup:
That looks very good in that scheme, Chris. What kit did you use as base?
"Sticks and stones may break some bones but a 3.57's gonna blow your damn head off!!"

NARSES2

#237
May 21, 2024, 06:10:35 AM
I knew you were going to ask me that, so I dug around  :angel:

It was an Alliance kit

https://www.scalemates.com/kits/alliance-models-72004-republic-xp-72--1189331

Do not condemn the judgement of another because it differs from your own. You may both be wrong.

DogfighterZen

#238
May 27, 2024, 08:40:03 AM
Quote from: NARSES2 on May 21, 2024, 06:10:35 AMI knew you were going to ask me that, so I dug around  :angel:

It was an Alliance kit

https://www.scalemates.com/kits/alliance-models-72004-republic-xp-72--1189331



:mellow:  :cheers:
But where can one find one of those beauties? I've been going through the Modelimex 1/72 aircraft kits and no sign of that brand...  :-\
"Sticks and stones may break some bones but a 3.57's gonna blow your damn head off!!"

rickshaw

#239
May 28, 2024, 03:18:37 AM
Quote from: DogfighterZen on May 27, 2024, 08:40:03 AM
Quote from: NARSES2 on May 21, 2024, 06:10:35 AMI knew you were going to ask me that, so I dug around  :angel:

It was an Alliance kit

https://www.scalemates.com/kits/alliance-models-72004-republic-xp-72--1189331



:mellow:  :cheers:
But where can one find one of those beauties? I've been going through the Modelimex 1/72 aircraft kits and no sign of that brand...  :-\

They no longer exist.  Evilbay is your best bet...
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