Herpa Wings AN-225 Mriya + Buran Orbiter

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Author	Topic: Herpa Wings AN-225 Mriya + Buran Orbiter
cspg Member Posts: 3788 From: Geneva, Switzerland Registered: May 2006	posted 08-04-2011 09:56 AM Herpa Wings 1:500 Antonov AN-225 Mriya & Buran Orbiter. Developed at the time for transporting the "Buran", the "Mriya" is now presented in its original Soviet color scheme in a set with the orbiter vehicle. Their first public appearance in the west took place in 1989 at the Paris Air Show in Le Bourget.
SuperKungFu Member Posts: 47 From: West Covina, CA USA Registered: Jun 2011	posted 08-07-2011 11:56 AM Only wished this was in 1:200 scale, then it would interest me.
cspg Member Posts: 3788 From: Geneva, Switzerland Registered: May 2006	posted 01-04-2012 08:03 AM As always with Herpa, this is neat, even at 1/500. The An-225 is definitely full metal - it's so heavy. Buran must be plastic. In an ideal world, I would have liked a support stand. And it's a pity Herpa do not produce more space and space-related models. Now we need a Buran-Energyia stack. Dragon (or Herpa) if you're reading this...

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