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Hi all,

mostly all is truth.

But really it depends on the exact helicopter.

I.e. - first Czechoslovak Mi-17s (f.n. 0801 till 0850) were equipped with small fuel tanks like old Mi-8Ts. Later had some of them replaced these tanks by bigger ones (like Mi-8P/PPA/9) with four strips and finally some of them with even bigger with four strips but more bulged... And of course were equipped by chaff/flares dispensers, cockpit armour, and some other details.

You must be careful and have pictures of the example which you want to model, because, as we say here - every Russian helicopter is a prototype!!! (for example you can not easily take i.e. doors from one and fit it directly to the other - it always needs some "honing"...

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OK, fellow Hippies - I think I have finally got it sussed.........

There is a KP kit - and it has been re-boxed by Revell & Italeri

There is a Zvezda kit - with a re-boxing by Revell

There are two Hobby Boss kit (which are the same as each other).

With thanks to Johnopfor for the photos of some of his kits - and Robertas for some clarification.... I have posted images of what I think are all the available Mi-8 kits in 1:72 scale.....

They are on my website at :- http://www.flankers-site.co.uk/modl_mi-8_kits.html

Please feel free to add comments/corrections/better photos here.

Cheers

Ken

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What I'm learning is, as with C-47s and a few other types, there are almost no two Mi-8s alike. Things that have been pointed out as belonging to this or that variant or sub-variant are often seen on other (sometimes earlier, sometimes later) variants. An example is the RH side fwd window emergency escape hatch. I suspect it may have been retrofitted to some early Mi-8Ts. Some later Mi-8MTs (Mi-17s) lack the two accumulator panels just behind the RH side pilot's sliding window, while some have them (as on Mi-8Ts). Some Mi-8MTs have a single large electrical connection panel under the LH pilot's sliding window, while some have the earlier Mi-8T dual plug type. Those are just a few examples. Doppler boxes (or the total lack thereof) are not a key either, as some have them and some don't.

Don't you just love this stuff?? :monkeydance:

J

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OK, fellow Hippies - I think I have finally got it sussed.........

There is a KP kit - and it has been re-boxed by Revell & Italeri

There is a Zvezda kit - with a re-boxing by Revell

There are two Hobby Boss kit (which are the same as each other).

With thanks to Johnopfor for the photos of some of his kits - and Robertas for some clarification.... I have posted images of what I think are all the available Mi-8 kits in 1:72 scale.....

They are on my website at :- http://www.flankers-site.co.uk/modl_mi-8_kits.html

Please feel free to add comments/corrections/better photos here.

Cheers

Ken

you can add the Bilek kits. those are zvezda reboxings

http://www.bilekhobby.cz/kat/p972.htm#

http://www.bilekhobby.cz/kat/p985.htm#

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Hello,

I started my KP Mi-8 and the instructions that came with the kit is very cofusing and complicated.If the KP kit was reboxed by Revell & Italeri can somebody send me a scan of the instructions? I am hoping they will be better than the KP ones?

Thanks in advance

VIvek

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Finally, the tail rotor was moved from starboard to port, switching from a tractor to a pusher – increasing the tail rotor authority dramatically.

Ken,

With all due respect to the expert, the Hip was one of the rare occasions where the move was made from pusher to tractor. Per the Mil website:

A new anti-torque rotor rotat­ing in the opposite direction was to be installed; this meant that the rotor would be of a tractor type instead of the previous pusher type. As a result of the changed direction of rotation, the lower blade of the anti-torque rotor was moving against the main rotor down-wash; coupled with the increased chord of the blades, this considerably enhanced yaw control efficiency.
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Just thought i bumping this thread again since now Luckymodel is having a sale on the KP Models Mil Mi-8 Hip Search & Rescue (SAR)

and this is such a good reference thread for this Mi-8.

here's the link. Mil Mi-8 sale at LM

just wondering though.. how long is this kit a 1/72 scale/..

EDIT: i just found the length from this review of the Revell version of the same helo.. <_<

its approx: 25.6cm (Revell version review)

thanks

kuman

http://kumanworks.110mb.com

http://kumanx.blogspot.com

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