Will pay someone to translate this Russian site

hellnbak

Cannot help with translation but I must say I'm gobsmacked at the machine, frigging beautiful in a crazy only-a-Russian-can-do way.

Your model looks brilliant, just needs a ton of rust

Yes, it's a beautiful machine. And it only flies a few feet above the water! Been sitting there rusting for 25 years, what a shame.

I would love to properly weather it but it's well beyond my capabilites

Because it was so highly classified very few photos exist of it when it was being tested. Igor's site is the only source of photos, and he did an amazing job.

Here's a (very grainy) photo of one of the missiles being test fired

Krisidious

I have a Russian friend who will do it... That is if no one else hits it before I talk to him.

I've seen videos of the plane/boat doing it's thing. Never got any height but would have been an incredible weapon had the Russians followed through on it. dozens of these things lining the coasts, being able to shoot out and attack navies.

Here's a later version.
Youtube Video

Krisidious

Search for Caspian Sea Monster and you'll see a lot more videos.

hellnbak

@krisidious said:

I have a Russian friend who will do it... That is if no one else hits it before I talk to him.

I've seen videos of the plane/boat doing it's thing. Never got any height but would have been an incredible weapon had the Russians followed through on it. dozens of these things lining the coasts, being able to shoot out and attack navies.

Here's a later version.
Youtube Video

It was designed to fly no higher than the width of it's wings, using ground effect. Had some big drawbacks tho - could only turn in a very wide arc because it's wingtips were so close to the water, so basically it was an easy target. And it took an incredible amount of power and fuel to break free of the water

It was one of my more challenging models, but I think I did it justice
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Hope your friend can help me out.

pilou

A monster! Very nice photos!

Krisidious

I had heard sea spray in the engines at low speed was an issue too. That's an excellent shot of it. It's beautiful in an ugly kind of way.

TECHDAVE02

Looks like the Russian version of the Spruce Goose on steroids https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OXZQewzdWzA

hellnbak

@krisidious said:

I had heard sea spray in the engines at low speed was an issue too. That's an excellent shot of it. It's beautiful in an ugly kind of way.

Yeah, they went to a lot of trouble to minimize that. These things were designed to deflect the water (they, and the six missile tubes on top, were the most distinctive features of the Lun)
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I don't know if this was related to that, but for some reason they had mounted some sort of guard on one of the engines
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I have no idea why there was just one installed. There didn't seem to be any mounting holes on the other engines. Maybe it was to test it before they installed the rest, or maybe they only got one installed before the beast was mothballed. Whichever, I don't see what they hoped to accomplish with it - certainly couldn't stop any water from entering the engine, or much of anything else (except maybe parts and pieces of a fishing boat that they couldn't avoid because it took so long to turn the thing )

@techdave02 said:

Looks like the Russian version of the Spruce Goose on steroids https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OXZQewzdWzA

Yeah, Hefner may have been a bit odd, but he certainly didn't scrimp when it came to making his visions into reality. The Spruce Goose was an amazing engineering feat, wish I could check it out in person (also wish I could model it)

@pilou said:

A monster! Very nice photos!
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Thanks. A monster that deserves a better fate than to just slowly rot away. Maybe I'll buy a lottery ticket and, assuming I will win, I'll buy it and have it towed to Lake Michigan (or better yet, I'll have it fixed up and have it flown here). A little paint, some wax, good as new!

I was going to post this thing in the Gallery, looks like I don't need to now

Krisidious

You know WAR THUNDER has an SDK... I know a lot of people who would like to fly that hushpuppy.

http://warthunder.com/en/news/541-The-War-Thunder-CDK-en

hellnbak

@krisidious said:

You know WAR THUNDER has an SDK... I know a lot of people who would like to fly that hushpuppy.

http://warthunder.com/en/news/541-The-War-Thunder-CDK-en

Thanks Kris,

I checked out that site, interesting. But I think my Lun would have to be simplified way down for something like that.

Any word from your friend about translating that site?

Krisidious

yes... although I haven't talked to him since.

@unknownuser said:

Gamlet Beglaryan Why the #@&% u need this. This project was dropped long time ego. First it was designs to kerry soldiers. And armored vehicles. The first design lifted from water about 2-5 foot and was traveling at high speed. Then they stopped the funding. Then this design it's missile firing pad. 3 big ones. But it was dropped back in late 80s or early 90s.
November 21 at 8:40am · Like
Kristoff Rand yeah I need the page translated well... correctly. pays 50$.
November 21 at 8:57am · Like · 1
Kevin Paul $50?
November 21 at 9:34am · Like
Kristoff Rand No... 50$
November 21 at 9:41am · Like
Gamlet Beglaryan That's all. Just $50
November 21 at 9:43am · Like
Kevin Paul https://www.google.com/search?sourceid=chrome%26amp;ie=utf-8...
translate - Google Search
google.com
November 21 at 9:44am · Like
Kristoff Rand when's the last time you even had 50$?
November 21 at 9:44am · Like
Gamlet Beglaryan Ok I do it after work.
November 21 at 9:44am · Like
Kevin Paul ill show ya that for $20
November 21 at 9:44am · Like
Kristoff Rand Nooo... it has to be right. not google.
November 21 at 9:44am · Like
Kevin Paul you gonna pay $50 to have gam read to you...lol
November 21 at 9:45am · Like
Gamlet Beglaryan $966.52 on Friday lol
November 21 at 9:45am · Like
Kristoff Rand No... he has to write it.
November 21 at 9:45am · Like
Kevin Paul thats even better!!!!!!!
November 21 at 9:45am · Like
Gamlet Beglaryan Last time I did this it was back in high school lol
November 21 at 9:47am · Like
Kevin Paul they have schools in Armenia?
November 21 at 9:47am · Like
Gamlet Beglaryan #@&% u man
November 21 at 9:48am · Like
Kevin Paul hey i never been there..idk

I also hit up that guy who just made that new Russian layer/Outliner plugin that translates russian words for better render acceptance. I sent him a link to this... maybe he'll pounce.

What exactly is it you're looking to glean from this?

hellnbak

Your friend sounds like a real cutup

As far as what I'm hoping to glean from this - well, I poured over the "translations" many times while building the Lun, was always frustrated that I could get close to understanding what it said, but not close enuf to really, fully understand. Call it a quirk, but I like to know as much as possible about whatever I'm modeling.
I've been so frustrated by many of my models, some made in France, some in Germany, etc, and always there have been sites that seem to hold a wealth of information, if only I could understand it.

Just call me Captain Quirk beam me up Scotty

Krisidious

I'd say you hold yourself to too high of a standard... But I've seen the results and don't mess with a system that works.

As far as War thunder CDK goes... yeah they have systems to deal with high poly models. I don't know if you're familiar with game building, but they use a LOD system (Level of Detail) For up close and personal, like the pilot view, you get high detail, the further away you get, the model gets progressively more simplistic. There's a good possibility that War Thunder would buy the model from you... And... And... They're Russians.

hellnbak

No, I don't think I hold myself to too high of a standard - for me making the model is only part of the experience. Learning about it's story, it's history, how it works, now that makes it all worthwhile. For me.

As far as selling my model, I made the decision early on to never sell anything I make. It would change the whole flavor of doing what I do. I'm retired, my days of working for money are behind me