Possibly the largest aircraft paper model kit in history- YG Model 1:33 An-225

[theOshkoshModeler]

Hello all!

Got some exciting news this morning from my Facebook feed as I follow some Polish vendors for updates and new releases.

Now on preorder from YG-Model and available through third-party vendors is possibly the largest paper aircraft kit:



YG-Model 145/147 - Antonov An-225 'Mriya' in Soviet (without Buran) and Ukranian colors; 1:33 scale

I saw a YouTube video by the designer a while back previewing the kit but was a little skeptical it would release anytime soon until now.



Model will measure 254cm by 266cm (that's 8'4" by 8'9" for my fellow Americans) when completed, beating GPM's infamous B-52 by over half a meter. This makes it possibly the largest (by size) paper model kit of an aircraft ever sold.

Each kit (through the manufacturer) is priced at 3,500 hryvnia (~$91.50) for just the magazine alone.

Anyone on the forums brave enough to take this one on?

[Bluenoser]

Gonna hafta take the car out of the garage to display it there!

[theOshkoshModeler]

Here's some links to online stores that currently have YG145/147 in stock (as of 2/19/24) since I neglected to add them in my initial post:

YG-Model, Ukraine (USSR, preorder)

YG-Model, Ukraine (Ukranian, preorder)

GPM, Poland (USSR only, in stock)

Orlik, Poland (USSR only, Ukranian arriving soon)

I'll update this list when new listings become available.

[Siwi]

This is mad as frogs and we wouldn't have it any other way.


$91 (£72, E84) is pretty good value for such a monster: the 'tiny' Revell Mrya in 1:144 goes for well upwards of £100 for a kit with no landing gear and the superlative ModelSvit 1:72 is £500-700 plus delivery.

[theOshkoshModeler]

Originally Posted by Siwi

$91 (£72, E84) is pretty good value for such a monster: the 'tiny' Revell Mrya in 1:144 goes for well upwards of £100 for a kit with no landing gear and the superlative ModelSvit 1:72 is £500-700 plus delivery.

Yikes, for around 1,000 USD maximum for the ModelSvit I'd be expecting my purchase to fund the completion of that second Mriya fuselage!

Really puts into perspective just how (relatively) cheap our hobby is.

[dhanners]

Yikes. And I worry about having enough storage space to display a third 1/32nd-scale X-15….

[Positive_Rate]

That's absolutely phenomenal!!! 2.7 metres!!!! Imagine the frustration if you were to make a mistake with the main wing spar!
It must be quite heavy as built?!

I'm gonna get one!!

Regards,
Alan

[Positive_Rate]

Originally Posted by theOshkoshModeler

Here's some links to online stores that currently have YG145/147 in stock (as of 2/19/24) since I neglected to add them in my initial post:

YG-Model, Ukraine (USSR, preorder)

YG-Model, Ukraine (Ukranian, preorder)

GPM, Poland (USSR only, in stock)

Orlik, Poland (USSR only, Ukranian arriving soon)

I'll update this list when new listings become available.

Thanks for providing us with the list!!

[murphyaa]

Hmm. Now I have to beat that. I thought I had the record tied up with the Fiddlersgreen Me-321 Gigant. Maybe I'll have to shoot for a 10 foot wingspan when I finish the Stratolaunch Roc.

[theOshkoshModeler]

Originally Posted by Positive_Rate

It must be quite heavy as built?!

Grzegorz Pomorski (founder-owner of GPM) states on the company FB page that the model weighs in at 3.7kg (just over 8 lbs).

Originally Posted by murphyaa

Hmm. Now I have to beat that. I thought I had the record tied up with the Fiddlersgreen Me-321 Gigant. Maybe I'll have to shoot for a 10 foot wingspan when I finish the Stratolaunch Roc.

Murph, I'm pretty sure your 1:100 scale Mriya could easily fit within the cargo hold assuming you detach the wings. As for the Roc, you might need a steel girder for a wing spar at that size.