Flankerman Posted November 11, 2015 Share Posted November 11, 2015 Just picked up at SMW Telford - the new resin conversion set from NeOmega......for a Kazan-built Mi-8MTV5/Mi-17V5 The kit has two complete fuselage halves.......with some 'flash' The interior is designed to match the Hobby Boss Mi-8 kit.... The only other parts of the conversion are the new solid nosecone, double and single doors, bigger fuel tanks and rear ramp....(complete with pink mould rubber) The kit is very simple and aimed at the experieced modeller - there are no instructions nor decals - but it should all be self-explanatory. The pity for me is that I have already scratch-built this variant...... ... so I would have preferred a conversion set for the Ulan-Ude built Mi-8AMTSh/Mi-171 - but NeOmega have no plans for that version - despite my pleading with Alexei at Telford :crying2:/> All I have to do now is find a Hobby Boss donor kit..... Ken Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lupusprimus Posted November 11, 2015 Share Posted November 11, 2015 What scale is it? 1:48 or 1:72? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tank Posted November 11, 2015 Share Posted November 11, 2015 1/72. Ken, I have one if you need one. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Flankerman Posted November 11, 2015 Author Share Posted November 11, 2015 Thanks for the offer Tank, but I found one at Hannants. I've also only just noticed that my box is missing the Cabin Heater pod - I have informed NeOmega. Ken PS - As Tank says, it's 1/72 scale (although the sticker on the box says "1/48 scale - for the Zvezda kit" - Alexei must have been having a Senior Moment. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ChernayaAkula Posted November 11, 2015 Share Posted November 11, 2015 Really good to see this has been released! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kotey Posted November 11, 2015 Share Posted November 11, 2015 (edited) This set need an upgrade - i'm don't see illuminator, which cover by armot plate, but still visible from some angles ' Edited November 11, 2015 by kotey Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Flankerman Posted November 11, 2015 Author Share Posted November 11, 2015 I was about to say the same thing....... The new dolphin nose is a solid resin casting - with no lower footwell windows.... I suppose you could use black decal film - and hide it with the armour plates - but it is annoying. Ken Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lifeline Posted November 12, 2015 Share Posted November 12, 2015 (edited) Ken,the Neomega link you attach show the set for Mi-17B5 is this the same set for for the Mi-17V5? As for the missing window,how about make a vacform out of the set's dolphin nose? Cheers, Mario Edited November 12, 2015 by lifeline Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ya-gabor Posted November 12, 2015 Share Posted November 12, 2015 Ken,the Neomega link you attach show the set for Mi-17B5 is this the same set for for the Mi-17V5? As for the missing window,how about make a vacform out of the set's dolphin nose? Cheers, Mario Itt is simple in Russian the letter B means in English V. It is the same product. Best regards Gabor Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lifeline Posted November 12, 2015 Share Posted November 12, 2015 Itt is simple in Russian the letter B means in English V. It is the same product. Best regards Gabor Thanks for the explanation, Gabor.. I knew I have to learn Russian :)) Cheers, Mario Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Flankerman Posted November 12, 2015 Author Share Posted November 12, 2015 Check out the tail area of Russian aircraft - they now have 'BBC Rossiya' in Cyrillic...... No, it isn't sponsored by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) - but the Военно-воздушные cилы (VVS) России Voyenno-vozdushnye sily Rossii - VVS Russia. In Cyrillic BBC means VVS. Ken Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kotey Posted November 12, 2015 Share Posted November 12, 2015 Today i'm saw TV news plot - some foreigners, who learn russian, decalre classic verses by Pushkin. At russian-speak wievs it was funny. No doubt - my russian accent and mistakes in English (i'm learned initital English at school, later i'm learn English by films and computer programs) is wery funny for all other, who know English from childhood. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ross blackford Posted November 12, 2015 Share Posted November 12, 2015 :D, Andrey, your English is much better than my Russian, although I'd certainly like to learn Russian as I want to travel there in 2017 or 2019 for the MAKS show and some sight seeing. I'd like to fly to Seoul and then to Vladivostok and catch the Trans-Siberian Express to Moscow. I guess I should start learning now. , Ross. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kotey Posted November 13, 2015 Share Posted November 13, 2015 Nice plan, Ross. I'm never saw this part of my native country. I'm didn't know how is look like russians and Russia now, in time of misundestood of the politicans and TV propaganda. But we are the same peoples in any countries (US or UK, Russia or Ukraine), we like build models. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ross blackford Posted November 13, 2015 Share Posted November 13, 2015 :D, Hi Andrey. There's plenty of my native land I've never seen either. Something called work always seems to keep getting in the way. , Ross. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
troschi Posted November 15, 2015 Share Posted November 15, 2015 Does anyone of you know If I can do the Argentinian Antarctic Mi-17 with that. At a first look I recognized that the Argentinians have the larger sliding door on the stb side. http://cdn-www.airliners.net/aviation-photos/photos/3/2/4/2030423.jpg Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jennings Posted November 15, 2015 Share Posted November 15, 2015 they now have 'BBC Rossiya' in Cyrillic...... Well actually, they have "VVS Rossiya" in Cyrillic :) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Flankerman Posted November 15, 2015 Author Share Posted November 15, 2015 Does anyone of you know If I can do the Argentinian Antarctic Mi-17 with that. At a first look I recognized that the Argentinians have the larger sliding door on the stb side. http://cdn-www.airliners.net/aviation-photos/photos/3/2/4/2030423.jpg Unfortunately, no. That Mi-17E is an Ulan-Ude built machine and has a different shaped ramp. It also has a double width sliding door on the starboard side - and a more rounded cabin heater. The NeOmega conversion is to make a Kazan-built Mi-17V5 - with a double door to port, and different shaped ramp and cabin heater. Ken Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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