Flankerman Posted November 28, 2008 Share Posted November 28, 2008 It has just appeared on Hannants 'New Arrivals' list...... http://www.hannants.co.uk/search/?FULL=ZVE7270 It only took a few mouse clicks to order one...... Ken Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ChernayaAkula Posted November 28, 2008 Share Posted November 28, 2008 Just one? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nev Posted November 28, 2008 Share Posted November 28, 2008 Beat me to it Ken! Can't order mine just yet - credit card bill hasn't come back from Telford yet and there's a glut of other stuff I've got on pre-order that is imminent. Will probly get one in the new year - no rush anyway as I'm waiting for the Begemot decals Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Berkut Posted November 28, 2008 Share Posted November 28, 2008 Anyone know other places i can order it? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Richard M Posted November 28, 2008 Share Posted November 28, 2008 Anyone know other places i can order it? If you ask Graham at Relish Models, he should be able to get it for you, I've asked him to get me one in. http://www.relishmodels.co.uk/ Best Rich Quote Link to post Share on other sites
eng Posted December 6, 2008 Share Posted December 6, 2008 Had a good look at this in Jamiesons models in Glagow on Thursday morning. The kit is pretty impressive, a nicely detailed interior and flight deck, various doors open or closed, nice crew fig's and main rotors moulded on "bent" sprues!! I've got one put aside for later in the month, and heli's aren't my normal cup of tea. The only thing I've heard is that the main cockpit windshield is moulded too flat, i.e when offered into position is too wide (by 1cm apparently!!) and will need some remedial action to rectify. Looking at the sprue shots here - http://scalemodels.ru/modules/myarticles/a...oryid_1272.html I wondered if you could just separate the 5 individual windows and glue them in one at a time and fill the gaps at the pillars, or leave the 2nd and 4th windows (DV windows) open. These open outwards and slide aft as in the 1st picture here - http://www.aviastar.org/helicopters_eng/mi-26.php. Looks like a very nice kit though even if this is correct. Eng Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nev Posted December 8, 2008 Share Posted December 8, 2008 (edited) more discsussion (with pics) on the fit - or lack thereof - of the windscreen http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.p...mp;#entry265483 Edited December 8, 2008 by Nev Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kotey Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 At my look this problem not from all Mi-26 model - in my sprues front windscreen is normal Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tank Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 At my look this problem not from all Mi-26 model - in my sprues front windscreen is normal That is good news. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Smeders Posted December 12, 2008 Share Posted December 12, 2008 Just got mine, and I am very impressed. I aint no Mil helicopter expert, but it is an awesome kit. For those who get one, here is a walkaround you may find useful, http://www.jasu.org/pz/hw/hwa/david_harvey/Mi-26/index.htm Regards Andy Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Berkut Posted December 13, 2008 Share Posted December 13, 2008 (edited) Just got mine, and I am very impressed.I aint no Mil helicopter expert, but it is an awesome kit. For those who get one, here is a walkaround you may find useful, http://www.jasu.org/pz/hw/hwa/david_harvey/Mi-26/index.htm Regards Andy Andy, could you check the windscreen fit? Apparently some people have trouble with windscreen, while others doesn't. PS: And your link doesn't work. :( Edited December 13, 2008 by Berkut Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Smeders Posted December 13, 2008 Share Posted December 13, 2008 Not good news, the windscreen on my kit is as reported. Its too wide. It can be squeezed into place but then the top edge is out. A possible solution is to score the inside of the framing and bend gently. Or seperate the 2 side panels and fit them after the windscreen. Oh, the link works for me !!! :( Cheers Andy Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Berkut Posted December 13, 2008 Share Posted December 13, 2008 Not good news, the windscreen on my kit is as reported. Its too wide. It can be squeezed into place but then the top edge is out. A possible solution is to score the inside of the framing and bend gently. Or seperate the 2 side panels and fit them after the windscreen. Oh, the link works for me !!! :lol: Cheers Andy Damn! I hope Zvezda have a problem with their molds or something, and that it can be fixed soon. When i click your link fire fox asks me what i want to do, save or open the link. Never happened before to me with a site link. It only happens when i download a file or something. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Flankerman Posted December 14, 2008 Author Share Posted December 14, 2008 My Zvezda Mi-26 arrived in the post a couple of days ago. I don't intend to start it just yet - but I have checked the windscreen glazing - and mine also has the same problem..... I don't think its a moulding problem - clearly some kits are OK - see Kotey's example. I think it has more to do with the packaging.... Here is the clear sprue in my kit....... As you can see, there is only a single entry gate for the whole windscreen. When it comes out of the mould it probably has the correct curvature - but there is no support top and bottom - so the windscreen simply gets squashed flat in the box..... This is the clear sprue edge-on - you can see that the ends will get flattened if any weight is applied - say by the other sprues in the box.... . This photo shows the glazing as it comes (in my kit at least) - it is 'flattened'..... This is it squeezed by my fingers into what it should look like..... it is quite flexible! I am hoping that I can replace my fingers with a fixed jig to hold it at the correct curvature - and maybe apply heat (hot water or hair dryer) until it 'sets' If that fails, I shall write to the trader who supplied it - asking for a replacement part. Ken Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Berkut Posted December 16, 2008 Share Posted December 16, 2008 Ahh, so it is simply flatten by the other part and the box? Don't looks to be a big deal after all. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ChernayaAkula Posted December 16, 2008 Share Posted December 16, 2008 <...> a fixed jig to hold it at the correct curvature - and maybe apply heat (hot water or hair dryer) until it 'sets' Maybe you could do some cuts with the razor saw on the inside of the of the framing to alleviate the stress on the part? That way you wouldn't have to heat it. <...> I think it has more to do with the packaging.... <...> ...which, for some strange reason, is notoriously bad on Zvezda kits. I have yet to find a Zvezda kit that didn't have broken parts on the sprues or parts broken off the sprues upon opening the box for the first time. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Berkut Posted December 16, 2008 Share Posted December 16, 2008 Maybe you could do some cuts with the razor saw on the inside of the of the framing to alleviate the stress on the part? That way you wouldn't have to heat it. Ya crazy german! Hot water don't do damage to plastic, if you are careful. ...which, for some strange reason, is notoriously bad on Zvezda kits. I have yet to find a Zvezda kit that didn't have broken parts on the sprues or parts broken off the sprues upon opening the box for the first time. Can't remember having same problems as you Moritz. I have Zvezda La-5 in 1/48, and MiG-25. And when i remember that the pe-8 box is very steady one, but is a tad to big. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mario krijan Posted February 9, 2009 Share Posted February 9, 2009 today i get mine from Model Hobbies (just after 8 days): clear parts are OK! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mario krijan Posted February 11, 2009 Share Posted February 11, 2009 Hello! On third watching i didn't notice that on decal sheet is missing third star that going on down side of Mi-26! On box star is on place! is box art wrong or decal sheet? or it is nice way to buying Mi-26 decals from begemot? :o Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RCAFFAN Posted February 11, 2009 Share Posted February 11, 2009 (edited) I noticed that difference between kit and box art too but put it out of my mind as I really didn't want to put a decal on all that "corregation" on the underside anyway (cover art doesn't show the "ribbing" under there that the kit has) Cheers Bruce Edited February 11, 2009 by RCAFFAN Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GeejeeZ Posted March 18, 2009 Share Posted March 18, 2009 (the packaging)...which, for some strange reason, is notoriously bad on Zvezda kits. I have yet to find a Zvezda kit that didn't have broken parts on the sprues or parts broken off the sprues upon opening the box for the first time. Just received my Zvezda Mi-26 and it looks like Zvezda got the news on the windscreen problems; in my kit the windscreen had its own little cardboard box (originally the packaging of a Zvezda SciFi-figure). The Zvezda box actually is a pleasant surprise: sturdy, roomy and a separate lid! The extra little box with the windscreen fits in easily. Knowing Revell I expect their packaging to be a lot worse than Zvezda's; somehow on Revell kits I have hardly ever managed to squeeze the contents back into their box! :( Gertjan Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ross blackford Posted March 18, 2009 Share Posted March 18, 2009 :D, My kit also has the flattened windscreen but it shouldn't be too hard to fix when I get around to building it. :(, Ross. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Flankerman Posted March 18, 2009 Author Share Posted March 18, 2009 I emailed Zvezda about it - following Kotey's post that they would try to replace parts. I wrote n English - then used an on-line translator to convert it to Russian - so they got both. So, far, no reply............. Like Ross says, it shouldn't be a big deal to fix it - I was just seeing if I could get a reaction from Zvezda..... Ken Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tank Posted March 20, 2009 Share Posted March 20, 2009 Any word on the Begemot decal sheet release date? I saw that the instruction sheets are posted now. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jennings Posted March 20, 2009 Share Posted March 20, 2009 Guy Holroyd at Linden Hill (US importer of Begemot) said that they'd delayed the Mi-26 sheet due to committments for outside print jobs that take priority. It'll be at least April. J Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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