Amodel Buran

Box art from the Amodel BTS-02 Buran - atmospheric test version equipped with four jet engines.

The fuselage and wings are moulded in fibreglass resin - one huge moulding.

The underside showing the landing gear bays.

Injection-moulded cockpit section.

Photo of the cockpit mock-up - taken at the Central House of Aviation.

Another shot of the Buran cockpit. The seats on the real thing are K-36 ejection seats.

Rear end with rocket nozzles.

Parts for the jet engines - there are two of each of these sprues.

Thrusters and nose landing gear.

Main landing gear.

Fin & rudder.

'Ailerons'.

 

Ken Duffey

September 2008