skyhawk174 Posted May 2, 2019 Share Posted May 2, 2019 Wow some nice parts there and a sort of build up. Good news for us helicopter modellers. Nice to see that detail in the cockpit. I still remember the days when a lot of companies did not even include the collective in their kits. I am looking forward to this kit. The only other one I had was one in 1/50th I believe from some Russian kit company. It came i multi coloured plastic and very rough. Went to helicopter heaven many many years ago. Lots of nice schemes out there too and I can even build a Canadian one when we leased them in Afghanistan. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RCAFFAN Posted May 2, 2019 Share Posted May 2, 2019 (edited) 2 hours ago, skyhawk174 said: I can even build a Canadian one when we leased them in Afghanistan. Not from the basic kit being designed here. You will need to wait for someone to do a modernized conversion as they did in 1/72 or be prepared to do a lot of work yourself. Edited May 2, 2019 by RCAFFAN Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Flankerman Posted May 3, 2019 Share Posted May 3, 2019 16 hours ago, RCAFFAN said: be prepared to do a lot of work yourself. I did it in 1/72 scale - using the HobbyBoss Mi-8MT ............ It's actually a Mi-8MTV5 - but the essentials are the same. Full build (along with two others) is here. Ken Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ya-gabor Posted May 3, 2019 Share Posted May 3, 2019 Hi Ken, That would be a hell of a lot of work in 48th scale! But of course it is not your scale . . . :))) Best regards Gabor Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LyIgor Posted May 3, 2019 Share Posted May 3, 2019 Ken, wherefore wire antennas white color?☺️ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
skyhawk174 Posted May 4, 2019 Share Posted May 4, 2019 On 5/2/2019 at 4:51 PM, RCAFFAN said: Not from the basic kit being designed here. You will need to wait for someone to do a modernized conversion as they did in 1/72 or be prepared to do a lot of work yourself. Oh right, that nose is different. Ok I will wait to do this one but still like this release.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Flankerman Posted May 5, 2019 Share Posted May 5, 2019 There are more differences than the nose........ Rear ramp in place of clamshell doors New double width sliding door to port New single width sliding door to stbd Stbd fuel tank without heat exchanger New heat exchanger above stbd door Plus any other Canadian-specific changes (RWR antenna, cockpit layout etc) My 1/72 scale build here ........ (scroll down to 'Mi-17MD') Ken Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Flankerman Posted May 5, 2019 Share Posted May 5, 2019 On 5/3/2019 at 8:49 PM, LyIgor said: Ken, wherefore wire antennas white color? 'Cos I'm an idiot....... Ken Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HomeBe Posted March 10 Share Posted March 10 A new box art, decals and schemes Source: https://www.facebook.com/groups/MilitaryModelingSRG/permalink/2528704034012138/ V.P. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tank Posted March 10 Share Posted March 10 (edited) Very interesting schemes. Some counties rarely seen in decal form. Only one scheme made the cut from the options shown on page 2. A Mi-8 boxing in the future maybe? Not to surprising that the box art and painting instructions vary on the same scheme. While looking for pics some place mentioned it’s a 8t not 17. Edited March 10 by Tank Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ernest Posted March 11 Share Posted March 11 Beautiful box art, I loved it. Congratulations as I don't see the FAM version, I share them here: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LyIgor Posted May 11 Share Posted May 11 On 3/10/2020 at 12:35 PM, HomeBe said: A new box art, decals and schemes Source: https://www.facebook.com/groups/MilitaryModelingSRG/permalink/2528704034012138/ V.P. Great result! Superb! So, when will date release?) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LyIgor Posted May 11 Share Posted May 11 Why are there no Soviet and Russian options? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
huey_crew_chief Posted May 14 Share Posted May 14 On 5/11/2020 at 1:20 PM, LyIgor said: Why are there no Soviet and Russian options? Good question. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tank Posted May 14 Share Posted May 14 They are saving them for a future Mi-8 release would be my guess. One can only hope. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LyIgor Posted May 18 Share Posted May 18 On 5/15/2020 at 3:34 AM, Tank said: They are saving them for a future Mi-8 release would be my guess. One can only hope. OK! Understood.🙂 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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