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Bart Goesaert
looks decent so far with regards to be a "Hell"er

Fabian D.
Yeah, it looks pretty good. But the tracks look "Hell-ish" enough... Is there a single Heller kit that has acceptable tracks?

Bart Goesaert
nope, the one I know off has wheels 😉

EnsignExpendabl
Yeah, Heller is mediocre quality at best. Shame, they have subject matter you can't find anywhere else.

Lex Jassies
I can remember building the personel carrier variant in the 70ties. In general not a bad kit. Made it for a friend who was a driver on this AMX during his service in the Dutch army. The tracks where indeed flexible as T-wraps.

Behemonth Magnus
Really nice!!, congratulations!. Which colours did you use?

Carlos Salazar
Sorry for taking so long to answer! I just viewed my album. I used Model Master Acrilics and Polly S paints. For the colors I made a mix to match the colors based on pictures of this Argentinian vehicle.

Neuling
Clean work on this interesting vehicle! 👍

Carlos Salazar
Thanks!

DerMattes
Following.

Ekki
Watching too.

CaptGPF
Same! Want to see how this turns out!

Nicolas
Following too.

Patrick Hagelstein
Interesting! 👍

Łukasz Gliński
Joining the party 👍

Mid Franconian
➡️🍿🛋️‼️

Thomas Kolb
Very nice cockpit! How do you find the 3D decals, are they worth the extra cost?

Falk Röllig
Welcome mates. In 1:72 scale 3D decals are a way better than pe and my hands are to shaky to paint. I use them for most of the models with open canopies. For inflight models and with pilots i think it's not necessary. With Kelik and Eduard 3D i'm not always happy, but Quinta for me it's the first choice.

Gergő Takács
Nice! I take a seat. I have a same project right now.

Finn
Following

Martin
Good Start!

Skyhiker
Falk maybe it is the lighting but that blue on the fuselage spine looks too dark for the color of a Bavarian flag. You might want to add a bit of white to the mix.

Falk Röllig
It's not as dark as it seems on the pic but you're right. It will need a lighter shade at the end.

Michael Kohl
Coming along nicely.

Mr D
Starfighter is an amazing looking fighter ✈️ look brilliant in the chosen scheme.
Starfighter is a good model for creating heat exhaust effect on.
Like the project 😀👌👍👍

S M
Following!

Clifford Keesler
This one is almost finished, need to get some pictures up. Have had Covid for the last week, so have not got much done.

Christian Bruer
I have started this vignette. The basic painting on the house is done, the base is started and the first figures are painted.
Happy Modelling
Christian

Spanjaard
wow, amazing job I those figures Christian!

Christian Bruer
Thank you Spanjaard my friend 🙂

Christian Bruer
The next figure is painted.

Happy Modelling
Christian

Łukasz Gliński
Incredible shading on the figures, I behold with envy

Thomas Kolb
Beautiful, just beautiful.

Christian Lehmann
👍

Christian Bruer
Thank you all for your kind comments 🙂

Finn
Cool, following

Christian Bruer
Thx Finn 🙂

The next three figures are painted.

Happy Modelling
Christian

Spanjaard
they all look awesome

Christian Bruer
Thank you my friend 🙂

Christian Bruer
With final touches on the countryside I call this done.

Ludvík Kružík
I still miss this small helicopter in my collection of flying machines used in Czechoslovakia. The time has come for me to rectify that. 😉

Villiers de Vos
I will follow along.

Ludvík Kružík
Welcome Villiers! 🙂

Greg Baker
Oh. I built a 1/72 version of the Mi-1M... This should be interesting.

Ludvík Kružík
Hello, Greg. I know there's a Mi-1M kit in 1/72nd scale. Unfortunately, only this and a rather old kit from Special Hobby exists in 1/48 scale. In addition, this kit is an older version of the Mi-1A, which is different from the upgraded version of the Mi-1M. It has a different nose shape, different cockpit glazing and other minor changes. And since I decided to build the upgraded version of the Mi-1M, I will not avoid modifications to the kit.
To give you a better idea of the extent of the modifications to the kit, I've included a picture with the differences between the Mi-1A and Mi-1M versions color coded.

Greg Baker
Oh, neat! I didn't realize there were so many changes between the versions. This is going to look great!

Ludvík Kružík
Greg, thank you for your support.
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I started building the model by making new transparent parts.

Alec K
Taking a seat, this brings back memories of ABC magazine 😜👍

gorby
Nice work moulding the new transparent parts.

Greg Baker
Yeah. Nice work on the heat-n-smash moulding for the clear parts. That can be tricky to do.

Ludvík Kružík
@Alec K
I used to buy ABC magazine regularly as a kid and eagerly awaited each new issue 🙂. I assume your mention of ABC magazine refers to the occasional modeling tutorial section.

@gorby, @Greg Baker
It's not too difficult to make new transparent parts by stretching warmed transparent foil over a pre-made template. Preparing the template is the most work. Stretching the warmed foil onto the template is just a routine that anyone can do after a few attempts.

Alec K
Correct 🙂👍👍

Robert Podkoński
How have I missed this? Taking a seat for sure! 🙂

Ludvík Kružík
Hello, Robert! Good to see you here. You haven't missed much so far. Up to this point I've been more concerned with preparation than building the model.

Ludvík Kružík
I want to try to use the sandwich construction in the production of new glass parts for the coptics. So I made (using the same process as the transparent parts) parts out of white plastic sheeting. These parts will have holes cut out for the windows. The transparent part will then be inserted between these two parts. The white outer and inner parts will form the embossed framing of the transparent part.

Jennifer Franklin
That looks great (as per usual 😛)

Ludvík Kružík
Welcome, Jennifer, we're glad to have you on board and thank you for your goodwill. 🙂

Ludvík Kružík
I came back from vacation and it started to rain. Ideal conditions for modelling. 🙂

So I'm back and continuing to work on the model. I need to glue the finished nose to the glued fuselage so the cockpit overlay fits exactly. That determines the workflow. First I have to finish the nose and the inside of the fuselage and glue all the parts that need to be glued to the fuselage halves from the inside. After gluing the fuselage halves together, I would no longer be able to get to these parts (or only with great difficulty).

Photos of the work progress will be coming soon.

Alexander Grivonev
Oh some modeling for big boys, not glueing perfectly fitting parts together and throwing on some paint! Following 👍

Ludvík Kružík
Welcome, Alexander! 🙂

Ludvík Kružík
I glued several parts to both halves of the fuselage. These parts are glued from the inside, so they have to be glued before the fuselage is closed.
I also started working on making new parts for the cockpit.

Landlubber Mike
Wow, this is incredible work Ludvik! Thank you for sharing your steps - I've learned a lot from your pictures and descriptions!

Villiers de Vos
Fantastic scratch build skills.

Ludvík Kružík
@Landlubber Mike
Mike, thank you for your interest. Welcome aboard!
I've had the idea for this rebuild in my head for a few years now. Mainly because I've been waiting to see if anyone would start making 1:48 scale Mi-1M kits. Unfortunately, to this day, no manufacturer has this kit in their lineup. So I decided not to wait any longer and start building a model from what I have available.
My rebuild is just beginning. Most of the work on the model is yet to be done. I'd also like to try some new techniques that came to mind while planning to build this model.

@Villiers
Thank you for the compliment. I appreciate it very much.