The ANT-25 was built to make long distance flights, to the glory of Josef Stalin. The Inscription on the side is "Stalin's Route"
The kit is 1/72 scale, injection molded. Eastern Express is currently producing a kit from the same mold, apparently. (2008)
More information can be found here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tupolev_ANT-25
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