One other thing I love about LSM.

[Ivan Ivanovich]

Any love for the Lavochkin La-7? Or Yak-3 maybe?

 

On 9/21/2018 at 11:57 PM, GusMac said:

Done the Trumpy Mig-23MF and it's a decent build. Not perfect but with a bit of research you can work out the pitfalls and get on top of them. Over time I've found the landing gear sags a bit but I think that's more to do with the wacky design rather than the kit.

An ML and MLA are #1 and #2  on my 2019/2020 bucket list. Not too many stones will go unturned...

[Ivan Ivanovich]

Have you ever wondered how it looks inside a "Cock"?

Pics taken in 2004, undisclosed location, Germanistan:

[Clunkmeister]

[Ivan Ivanovich]

Tastes differ, but in my opinion one of the most beautiful airplanes ever built. 

[Clunkmeister]

I like them all, have always been a fan of big Russian freight haulers. I like the civilian aircraft because we see the big 124s all  the time here in DFW,and along with the 22, 224, and IL-76M, they show Russian heavy lift to the world.

Without the An-124, the Canadian Army would never have deployed their heavy mechanized brigades to Asscrackistan like they did.

[Jeff]

I wonder how many gallons of paint it takes to cover one of those behemoths ?

[GusMac]

Don't know what it is but the front end of these always makes me think of a catfish!

[Ivan Ivanovich]

12 hours ago, Jeff said:

I wonder how many gallons of paint it takes to cover one of those behemoths ?

You need appr. 3.600 litres/792 imp gallons (~600 kg) of topcoat to paint an A380. Roughly estimated, an An-22 would need 60 to 75% of that amount.

[smitty44]

[Martinnfb]

Physical form of 3600 litres.   Little more than is needed to coat HpH's Peacemaker