Roktman Posted March 13 Report Posted March 13 Since this is a hypothetical aircraft, I guess it can go here vs. The Aircraft threads... I pulled this vehicle out of my stash as I was in the mood for something unusual. On site mentions it as the future that should have been. Another created a backstory for it: In early 1929, Thomas T. Brown published an article in prestigious Science and Invention magazine. Article’s title was simple: How I Control Gravitation. However, the topic was anything but simple. Brown proved that using electrogravitics he could control gravity. After few years the sector spun-off and become Gravity control propulsion research center. Soon large-scale tests proved that indeed gravity could be controlled. One of the experiment showed that a solid block of graphite with a mass of 500 kg doesn’t weigh the normal 4903 N but only 3236 N. Only 66% of original weight. Next phase was of course moving this new technology out of the laboratory in and into the field. Sparing no time a special vehicle, Victory 357 (Победа 357), was developed. It was basically an ekranoplan using three small jet engines for horizontal propulsion and an enormous 15,500 HP Kuznetsov NK-12 generator for powering electrogravitics elements. Generator provided enough electricity to reduce the weight of the vehicle from 160,000 N (16,315 kg) to 85.000 N (8.667 kg) making it a reasonably nimble ekranoplan with limited flying capabilities. The kit was made by AMP Models and is in 1:72 scale of detailed gray plastic. Having a quick look at the instructions gave me the first minus score to the kit - there's was just a few exploded views of where the parts basically go. I don't like that. This kit has a complete interior. There's the floor, the front and rear firewalls, a center control. There's two seats made made me smile in that they reminded me of chairs from a 1960's kitchen 😛 There is also a very nice instrumentation panel. The details of the panel were a PE piece and I must admit it is the best looking panel I've ever seen. But when closing up the fuselage I discovered that the "inside just didn't fit in the outside." I don't know what I did or if it's the kit. But the problem stopped me dead until I yanked out the interior. Ahh well, the windows were so small you couldn't see in anyway... At least that what I'm telling myself. The rest of the build went simply, and before I knew it, it was ready for the paint. The color options were a blue or bare metal. I didn't trust my seam elimination skills for the baremetal, so blue it is. I added the decals - went on nicely - and then some weathering. The box art shows it flying thru the skies but until I get to Hobby Lobby for a box base, I just sat it on a block for the pics. I'll update the thread when the base is done. Thanks for looking.
Mark Deliduka Posted March 15 Report Posted March 15 What a sensational job! The blue works well, and your paint skills are showing. This makes me want to get one. Keep them coming Kevin! 1
Roktman Posted March 17 Author Report Posted March 17 On 3/15/2026 at 12:43 PM, Mark Deliduka said: What a sensational job! The blue works well, and your paint skills are showing. This makes me want to get one. Keep them coming Kevin! Thanks! Appreciate the kind words!
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