[Nockers]

Originally Posted by flyXwire

Man, wouldn't it be so cool to see a piggy-backed Soviet space shuttle version - 'Buran' on top of that behemoth!

That monster is the ANTONOV 225 here are a few links for some photos of that monster
Antonov 225 Mriya World's Biggest Airplane A Photo Essay

http://www.air-and-space.com/Antonov%20An-225%20Mriya.htm

[Berkut76]

Originally Posted by Nockers

That monster is the ANTONOV 225 here are a few links for some photos of that monster
Antonov 225 Mriya World's Biggest Airplane A Photo Essay

Goleta Air and Space Museum: Antonov An-225 Mriya

A useless bit of trivia, but the word "Mriya" means "Dream" in Ukrainian.

Regards,

Sergey

[Hickory Shampoo]

There have been 5 AN124s released, thus far. The Libyan shown above is actually a Herpa release. Gemini has released a Polet Fight, the Volga-Dnepr shown in the OP, a Volga-Dnepr/Heavylift hybrid (same reg # as the previous, but with slightly different markings) and the Antonov house colors. I have all five, but I'm waiting for Aeroflot, in particular.

And don't hold your breath on the -225. Collectors have been calling for it longer than we've been asking for the -124.

[Celtic]

Love them all...very impressive model...

[smartd]

Originally Posted by Celtic

Love them all...very impressive model...

That C-5 is really nice.

[Tundra04]

I found the Herpa 1/500 An 124 in the old Soviet colors and the InFlight Il 76...can't seem to pull the trigger though.

The -124 is over 5 inches long in 1/500 scale...that just goes to show you how big this plane is. Oh, the Il 76 is slightly over 3 inches at this scale.

[ZS-VAN]

I've seen the Lybian An124 on websites from both Gemini and Herpa.

[Blue Angel No.5]

These AN124's are not as abundant and are becoming more difficult to acquire these days... I am looking for the design bureau with the light blue tail.... I regret not picking that one up form ADI in Las Vegas...

Nice picture! Very realistic!