Revell 1/144 Antonov An-124 Ruslan by Mario Serelle

O

ne of the good things about

building commissioned

models is that sometimes

you are pushed out of your comfort

zone. Building this An-124 was

such a challenge to me in many

aspects. I build mainly military

aircraft, and I am not a big fan of

civilian transports, so a mostly

white-coloured model was outside

of my normal comfort zone. This

model is also big! When fully

assembled it is 47.8 cm long with

a 50.7 cm wingspan, probably

the largest model I have built so

far. Add to that the long cargo

cabin and the 24 wheels to be

painted.... let the party begin!

CONSTRUCTION

I decided to build this little giant

with both rear and front cargo

doors open, so I started by dealing

with the long cargo cabin. The

ceiling, floor, and side walls are

supplied separately but they click

into place perfectly. The side

walls were painted grey and the

ceiling in a green colour, while

the nicely reproduced cabin floor

was painted in a matt shade of

aluminium. The tiny cockpit was

also painted, though it is mostly

invisible on the completed model.

I now applied different washes

from Ammo by Mig Jimenez to add

some depth to the interior details.

A deep grey colour was used on

the grey areas, followed by a deep

brown on the green parts. The

metallic floor received a blue-black

wash which helped to make all the

nicely engraved details show up.

The wheel wells came next; they

were built and painted green before

GIANT

Russia’s Little

KIT DETAILS

PRODUCER: REVELL

SUBJECT: ANTONOV AN-124 RUSLAN

SCALE: 1/144

STOCK CODE: 04221

AUTHORS ADDITIONAL

INVESTMENT: NONE

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BY SACCO DE VRIES

ANTONOV AN-124

BY MARIO SERELLE

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