ya-gabor Posted May 15 Author Share Posted May 15 3 hours ago, Buckmeister said: Is there any indication at all that any of these manufacturers is planning to do an earlier Mi-8T with the long dog house and the tail rotor on the opposite side? All of the really interesting ones I would want to do are variants of that aircraft. There are 3 answers to this question: 1. It is like predicting the lottery numbers. No one knows what will time bring. Anything can happen and also there could be nothing! (In current economic conditions, recession, fuel prices, the war . . . investing in a brand new kit is a considerable financial strain for any manufacturer. First of course they would look at numbers, how well did the previous kit do, can it generate an economically viable market demand for a new kit . . .) 2. Looking carefully at the sprues of the already released 3 kits it is obvious that in planning them there was an option integrated for possible future versions including the early Mi-8 helicopters with the TV2-117 engine. The possibility is there, will the producers use this eventually is another question. There are many kits around from major makers which had some obvious parts brakedown for future version but eventually they never materialized! 3. Using the already released kits one can build a Mi-8 version which would be about 80% correct. Important to add that this would need a complete new engine block. Will any aftermarket company make this? Good question but it is hard to predict. Of the kits available the easiest would be to make this from the Annetra kit since the engine section is provided separately. To turn around the tail rotor to the other side is not so difficult, the small (early) external fuel tanks are already there in many kits. Of course the subtle details will not be right, for this one needs to do a lot of correction, conversion, scratch building. . . To make a proper Mi-8 with the TV2-117 engine there is a need to make a brand new fuselage and many small details, which would be around 60% brand new kit! A lot of investment to make this!!! I know it is not the answer that many would want, but there is no real answer to this . . . Best regards Gabor Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ya-gabor Posted May 16 Author Share Posted May 16 On 5/14/2023 at 5:15 PM, fintajoe said: Hello Gabor, Is there any source now to get the Hungarian edition of the AMK kit? Or at least it's decal sheet from? Zoltan You can contact Annetra directly for the kit here: info@annetra.cz Best regards Gabor Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Buckmeister Posted May 17 Share Posted May 17 (edited) Well, if anyone has any input, please give them my enthusiastic vote for an Mi-8T. All of the interesting ones like the Czechoslovak ECM birds and the orange and blue Aeroflot arctic birds are based on that version. I would buy at least four of them. Edited May 17 by Buckmeister Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ya-gabor Posted May 20 Author Share Posted May 20 Close in the steps of the first released Chinese Trumpeter kit of the Mi-17 a second version was also issued. The difference is mainly in the front canopy, here there are giving one with no round cut-out for the forward facing gun. Sad to see the complete lack of research by the Chinese Trumpeter!!! I fully understand that they are Chinese and have absolutely no knowledge of a given foreign language. But if they take a closer look at available photos on the i-net it would be obvious what a given marking should look like. Here not just a single mistake but basically in every word of the marking something is wrong. Also the exclamation mark is missing at the end of it. OK One can say that this is a one off problem / mistake / accident. . . Unfortunately not really since this is constant problem with this Chinese manufacturer. Take a look at the previous kit they made and here another language is treated in a similar way with complete lack of knowledge. The sad part of the story that what they do or rather what they don’t do at all is not limited to the decal but also to the plastic parts as well. Oh well, what can one expect from the Chinese Trumpeter. Best regards Gabor Quote Link to post Share on other sites
fintajoe Posted May 21 Share Posted May 21 On 5/16/2023 at 9:48 PM, ya-gabor said: You can contact Annetra directly for the kit here: info@annetra.cz Best regards Gabor Thanks Gabor, I ordered one box directly from a small czech model shop (hajekhobby.cz) , it's already on my way to me. Regards Zoltán Quote Link to post Share on other sites
iaf-man Posted June 9 Share Posted June 9 Very interesting thread,Gabor!!! Many thanks I see that Zvezda has a MI-8T kit in 1/72-did you see it? Maybe they will upscale it As for multiple choice decals,there are Fine Art of decals( Cutting Edge ),they have 2 big sets https://fineartofdecals.com/goodiess/?p=7341 I don't have them yet(ordered the second sheet with big German Eagle),as I understand-there's no type indication in the instructions Isaac Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Shorty84 Posted June 9 Share Posted June 9 1 hour ago, iaf-man said: I don't have them yet(ordered the second sheet with big German Eagle),as I understand-there's no type indication in the instructions Isaac There is no indication but they show the distinctive differences in the profiles. Simply spoken, if the intakes are longer (end at the forward edge of the sliding entry door on the left), the engine housing aft of the main rotor cutout transistions smoother into the fuselage (and features no rectangular grid and APU exhaust on the left side) and the tail rotor is on the right side, it is an earlier variant, a Mi-8T. @Flankerman made a good comparison here: http://www.arcforums.com/forums/air/index.php?/topic/181255-mi-8t-vs-mi-8mtmi-17-differences/&do=findComment&comment=2890500 If this is really correct for each variant is best checked by looking for a photo of the particular machine. I hope you didn't intend to do the German variant because all East German Mi-8s were early ones and all existing kits in 1/48 are the late variant (Mi-8MT). Cheers Markus Quote Link to post Share on other sites
iaf-man Posted June 10 Share Posted June 10 There is, beside Eduard,a russian producer of photoetch-Microdesign Take a look at their offerings,comparing to Eduard's https://microdisign.ru/products/1-48/mi-8mt-zvezda-eksterer https://microdisign.ru/products/1-48/mi-8mt-zvezda-desantno-transportnyy-otsek https://microdisign.ru/products/1-48/mi-8mt-zvezda-kabina https://vk.com/album-113356638_289776121 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cristofer Posted July 17 Share Posted July 17 Hi folks Has anyone bought Life Resin products for the Mi-8?for Europe? I ordered 3 kits on a trial basis. Contact with the manufacturer was until he received the money. After that he replies very rarely. Still waiting for shipment. Once he says problems with 3d printing. Once he says tomorrow. I am afraid I have lost my money. 65usd Cristofer Quote Link to post Share on other sites
serendip Posted July 17 Share Posted July 17 4 hours ago, Cristofer said: Hi folks Has anyone bought Life Resin products for the Mi-8?for Europe? I ordered 3 kits on a trial basis. Contact with the manufacturer was until he received the money. After that he replies very rarely. Still waiting for shipment. Once he says problems with 3d printing. Once he says tomorrow. I am afraid I have lost my money. 65usd Cristofer Hi Cristofer, Welcome to the thread and to ARC. Sorry to hear about your pricey set back. Thanks for sharing however - at least as you serve as a warning that people don't order from this operation again. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ya-gabor Posted July 17 Author Share Posted July 17 5 hours ago, Cristofer said: Hi folks Has anyone bought Life Resin products for the Mi-8?for Europe? I ordered 3 kits on a trial basis. Contact with the manufacturer was until he received the money. After that he replies very rarely. Still waiting for shipment. Once he says problems with 3d printing. Once he says tomorrow. I am afraid I have lost my money. 65usd Cristofer Wasnt this that Soviet based company announcing hundreds of figures many many many pages ago??? If it is then they would have a lot of problems in getting anything out from there where ever you are in the world. Also the sending of money would not be easy either. But it is possible that this business works just one way. Sorry for your experience! Best regards Gabor Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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