1/700 Grigorovich M-9 Floatplane
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by Martin J Quinn |
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| HISTORY | |
| Grigorovich M-9 (alternative designation ShCh
M-9, sometimes also Shchetinin M-9) was a Russian World War I-era biplane
flying boat, developed from the M-5 by Grigorovich. The first
M-9 was ready in 1915 and its maiden flight was carried out on January
9, 1916 at Baku. On September 17, 1916, the test pilot Jan Nagórski
became the first to make a loop with a flying boat.
During the Russian Civil War, M-9s participated in the air defence of Baku, dropping approximately 6,000 kg of bombs and 160 kg of arrows. The aircraft also carried out photo reconnaissance, artillery spotting and air combat sorties. Nine M-9s were captured by Finland during the Russian Civil War. One was flown by a Russian officer to Antrea on April 10, 1918. It sank the following day during type evaluation. Eight more were taken over and used until 1922 by the Finnish Air Force. For more on this aircraft, check out the Wikipedia entry for it here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grigorovich_M-9, which is where this history comes from. |
| The
Combrig Grigorovich M-9 Floatplane
As with other Combrig aircraft sets, the package is a soft white cardboard, which opens on the ends. Inside are parts to build two aircraft. There is a resin fuselage, engine and floats (two of each), along with photo-etch for the wings, tail planes, struts and propellers. |
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| THE RESIN PARTS | ||||
| The casting is good, though, like some of the other aircraft I've reviewed, there are some faint lines on the aircraft fuselages - perhaps from the 3D masters? | ||||
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| PHOTOETCH | ||||
| There is a small photo-etch set - produced by North Star Models - included in the box, with the wings, tail planes, struts and propellers. It's bland, but sufficient to do the job. | ||||
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| INSTRUCTIONS | ||||
| The instructions are a small piece of paper, with an exploded view of the parts, and a small image of the assembled aircraft. There are no color instructions. Nor are there any decals. | ||||
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| CONCLUSIONS | ||||
| This is an interesting little modeling
accessory, something that can enhance one of Combrig's between the war
Soviet ships. Recommended for fans of this period.
This is Combrig’s 1/700 Grigorovich M-9 floatplane, kit A70101. The kit lists for $9.95 and is available from many of our fine sponsors. This is an in-box review, your mileage may vary once you commence construction. Thanks to Combrig Models for the review sample. |
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