Tag: Grigorovich

• Grigorovich IP-1 – Part Four – The Winter Coat

  

  Part of the appeal of the Grigorovich is the seasonal one…the fact that it’s a winter fighter with skis for landing in the snow. I am not an Australian fan-boy for snow…I passed my childhood in Alberta and I got all the show I needed, thank you. The skis are a novelty, but so is…

  Dick Stein

  January 7, 2023

  1:72 scale, camouflage, Colour Schemes, Model Airplane, Painting, Scale Models, Soviet aircraft, Uncategorized

  design, Grigorovich, purges, Soviet fighter

• Grigorovich IP-1 – Part Three – Close Enough For Jazzski

  

  And there I was, getting along so very well…and then winter set in. I knew it was winter because the snow started drifting into the gaps between the wing roots and the fuselage on this Avis model. I was delighted, as it obscured the giant trenches that had appeared. But come spring, the ruse would…

  Dick Stein

  January 6, 2023

  1:72 scale, design, Model Airplane, Scale Models, Soviet aircraft, subassembly

  fit, Grigorovich, moulding