Taking a walk once in Tushino park, I heard a piercing howl "turbine", and followed him through the trees into the sky rose a model of a large airplane that looked like the Tu-22M3. As it turned out, it was generally the F-14. Poking around in Yandex, I quickly discovered that far from my house is the Palace of Children and Youth "Liberty Island", where, in addition to fashion and traditional developmental studies, there are two circles: air and sudomodelirovaniya. One of the few remaining in Moscow.

But before thousands of children and adolescents to build their models of ships and planes, giving a ticket to the major design offices, or getting a hobby for life. And for some it was just a good school of how to do something with their hands. Alas, in the dashing 90's the whole system has collapsed, almost all the clubs were closed. The children were literally dumped on the street. And they came another passion - the computer.

Let's take a look at the remaining circles of air and sudomodelirovaniya.


1. Creativity Palace is located on the first floor of an ordinary dwelling house on Liberty Street. Hence the name - "Liberty Island". Apart from him in Moscow, there are two islands: "The Island of Angels", located in Mitino, in Angelovo Lane, and "The Island of Heroes", located on the street Heroes of Panfilov.
2. In each of these palaces are carried out traditional activities for children and adolescents, as dance, theater, razvivalki for kids, English, tourism, information technology, etc. But the most unusual, in my opinion, the mugs - it's air and sudomodelirovanie.
3. Teacher modelers - Bokhonov Yuri G.. He gave sudomodelirovaniyu over 30 years. He came here in 1971, when there was a station of young technicians (center modeling). He was director of the center, and when he retired - was unable to retire, began again to teach the children to build ships. In addition, Yuri G. advises the administration on many issues of control - the good, the experience has great. And the station there are only two circles - now it's the Palace of Children and Youth.
4. He said that before in all these areas occupied by different technical circles. Rooms were even in a neighboring building. Now, here - just miraculously preserved two circles of technical creativity.
5. Guys, frankly, comes a little bit. Alas, these circles become very unpopular, being unable to compete with the computer, with the street, and at times - and with the state machine, which is quite indifferent to children's creativity. But apparently, the most important - is the high cost of this hobby. While children are engaged in free, the construction of models - not cheap. Particularly complex and highly technical.
6. Now Yuri IG takes about 15 guys. Twice a week in the evenings for two or three hours, they come to his studio.
In the 80 years of Yuri IG and his students were sponsored ship - the destroyer "modern." They went to the sailors to visit, went to sea, and even participated in combat firing! Can you imagine what an incredible adventure for a boy of 10 years? As a result, many of his students have linked their lives with the fleet.

7. First, is engaged in the younger group, then the eldest. But on that day when I was there were very few kids and the kids occupied while gently seniors. What a pleasure guys planed, sawed, glued, and charted!
The studio has been made a lot of models for various museums, exhibitions and even Mosfilm. But most of all I liked the story about the photo hunting for ships. For a professional modeller drawing - a good thing, but not mandatory. Knowing the specifications and main dimensions, one can understand what's inside your body, what are the contours. Most Valuable - the details. In an era of secrecy was to take them nowhere. Therefore, modelers were sent to Murmansk in the Far East, in Sevastopol - were required for photo-hunting spacecraft to photograph the details of the layout for the copy. Of course, someone turned the local KGB, and someone said, even planted. "But," - Yuri G. laughs - "We were fanatical in their field, and it did not stop us."

8. There are two common ways to make the model. First - carved out of the bar and the hollow hull form holes in it for the equipment. Or, as in the photo - coat the disc (master model) with a special epoxy cloth. Then it turns completely hollow body.

9. Yuri G. complains that the schools do not have long technical work. Here I fully agree with him that the basic skills needed to provide a tool for children mandatory. And now have to learn what the pliers and they look like.

10. This radio-controlled model of the original ship LMC (Armoured Sea Hunter, produced in the besieged Leningrad and immediately with the stocks going into battle) was made by a student for two years. She has participated in competitions and demonstrations.

10. This radio-controlled model of the original ship LMC (Armoured Sea Hunter, produced in the besieged Leningrad and immediately with the stocks going into battle) was made by a student for two years. She has participated in competitions and demonstrations.
11. Competitions are held annually. But if they had collected hundreds of children and dozens of new models, but now, alas - just a few commands. It even happens that involves a model of the past. But before coming to the competition without a new model was considered a terrible disgrace.
13. This palace - one of the few institutions in Moscow, with a special pool to run models of ships and vessels. On the basis of the basin is held annually on the Moscow championship sudomodelizmu among the younger students, dedicated to the Day of Defender of the Fatherland, as well as demonstrations of students. They come to the veterans of the fleet, the performances are carried out with the construction of the anthem and flag. A great deal of patriotic work.
14. And on May 9, Day Day of the Navy and the City Day held demonstrations near the submarine B-396 "Novosibirsk Komsomolets", set in the Khimki Reservoir, at the Museum of the Navy of Russia. Yuri Georgievich able to make contact with the administration of the museum, which had previously gone to anyone, despite many attempts.
15. Very young children are watching on the floating model with round eyes. Alas, it may happen that when they grow up a little, the circles will be gone - there is no change for teachers, and the younger generation is falling interest. And if Yuri G. seems to have found a replacement (well, a little brush up still have, of course), it must also inspire children.
16. This ship (LMC) was built during the war. To unify and save resources for a set of tower T-34 tank.
17. And this is a serious model, made in the late 80s for adults of all-union competition. The boat was to swim under water 50 meters and emerge in a given square. The submarine had a tank buoyancy was set in motion electric motors on board were very rare (for the then standards) silver-zinc batteries. The boat has been programmed and the program for it were drawn by using binary logic. How - do not know, e-filling of the boat has long been lost. And yes, the boat was a gyroscope. Now all this electronics, as well as gyroscopes, it seems simple things that can be purchased at any electronic store. But in the late 80s it was a very tech model. And as if to get the gyro - except that of the missile to unscrew. I'm not talking about the ever-scarce element base. A model of competition at All-Union took third place. The submarine, which took first place, was created in the same circle, but, alas, has not survived.
18. However, while there is a circle, held in the palace of the competition. In this great achievement and past director - Alexei Alexandrovich Anissina who spared no expense in equipping the workshops. To buy expensive machines and other equipment. Now Alex works as head of the department of education CJSC.
19. In the next room is located Circle aircraft modeling. It deals with approximately the same guys, but that day there were only two.
20. Laid out on the shelves are various models. In most aircraft models unenviable fate - they often fight. Either pilot error or because of failure (or noise) in the radio channel.
21. This is not the biggest models made in the circle. For example, the Yak-54 had a wingspan - 3 meters, and the other glider - all 4.
22. Senior Circle - Rtishchev Andrey. Long ago he came to the station of young technicians pioneer, then worked in the Ilyushin Design Bureau. But his love for aircraft modeling has remained all his life. Now he teaches the science guys who come to him for lessons.
23. Of course, enthusiastic people can be seen immediately. With Andrew I immediately found common ground on aviation topics. I am very pleased to listen to his stories about how to sit Khodinka IL-76 and beyond. It turns out to ease the weight they just poured liters of kerosene, which is enough for only one visit.
24. In the meantime, the guys with a passion carpentry their model airplanes.
25. Then he will be competitions, performances, and, unfortunately, an accident.
26. "Look here, I asked you to mark the right and left side of the fuselage. And for some reason you do two right. So what to do with you? "- In spite of the rigor, Andrew always find common language with their children.
27. Soon the sky!