1/144 Tupoplev ANT-20 "Maxim Gorky"- Scratch Built (Joel Christy) =========================================
The Tupolev ANT-20 was in 1934 the World's largest aeroplane. Having a wingspan of 206 feet, a length of 107 feet, it could cruise at 137 mph with its eight Mikulin M-34 engines. Designed as a passenger plane it could carry nearly 80 people. It was named after the Russian poet Maxim Gorky.
http://www.internetmodeler.com/artman/publish/aviation/Scratchbuilt_1_144_Tupolev_ANT.php
http://www.dictatorshipoftheair.com/wp-content/themes/content/excerpt2.pdf
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tupolev_ANT-20
I recall Igor at Unicraft suggesting he might offer a 1/144 resin kit of the Maxim Gorkii sometime in the future. He might need to be quick, though ... this one looks a fair candidate for our friends at Anigrand.
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