Mil Mi-6VKP 'Red 39'
After opening the box you can see the usual short run quality - lots of molding burrs...
... unclean engravings...
... and many casting errors.
To start construction there is a lot of grinding, carving and engraving.
To start construction there is a lot of grinding, carving and engraving.
After a few dusty hours, the first parts were removed from the frames and roughly cleaned.
The interior work could now begin.
The cargo hold remains closed, so there is no need to go into every last detail - the whole thing serves more to stabilize the fuselage halves.
The cargo hold remains closed, so there is no need to go into every last detail - the whole thing serves more to stabilize the fuselage halves.
Glued on a few pieces of plastic sheet to achieve a better fit between the front and rear fuselage.
Deviating from the instructions, I glued the front and rear fuselage parts and the cargo compartment doors on each side.
After some filling and sanding it looks pretty good. Engravings and details that were lost during sanding have been renewed.
The glue seam on the cargo door is very thin. To stabilize it, I cut the marked part in half and glued it on each side.
After a suitable indentation was scratched into the plastic, the first etched part could be glued on.
All windows in the cargo hold are glued.
A few etched parts were installed in the cockpit.
The fuselage halves are glued together.
It had to be filled and sanded.
With the restored engravings it doesn't look bad, in one or two places it needs to be reworked.
More parts glued to the fuselage.
After some filling, sanding and engraving it starts to look like a Mi-6.
I started adding details to the helicopter using Evergreen material.
The two power sockets next to the door are a feature of the Mi-6 VKP that Amodel completely forgot about.
With more parts added, the VKP subversion of the Mi-6 starts to take shape.
Pimp my main rotor head...
The entire assembly currently consists of 61 individual parts.
37 parts later...
... the tail rotor is ready for painting.
Now the rotor blades were test-fitted to the rotor head and then everything was provisionally attached to the helicopter for the photo.
Last parts added, now we are reade for the fun part: playing with paints.
Primer is painted on.
The first colors are on the model.
With the decals added...
... the model is ready for receiving a light weathering
Some minor traces of dirt were added with oil paints.
So what do you think? Time to remove the masks from the windows?
Finished model.
Комментарии
104 18 April, 17:24
Robert Podkoński
I have uploaded a few photos of Polish Mi-6 before and after restoration here:
Once there was a collection | Album by podkon ; and here:
Polish Air Force Museum - Dęblin | Album by podkon. Perhaps you will find them useful.
I have uploaded a few photos of Polish Mi-6 before and after restoration here:
Once there was a collection | Album by podkon ; and here:
Polish Air Force Museum - Dęblin | Album by podkon. Perhaps you will find them useful.
23 April, 19:04
Alexander Grivonev
Habe den Kit seit Jahren im Besitz, traue mich aber nicht ran. Was für ein Monster👍
Habe den Kit seit Jahren im Besitz, traue mich aber nicht ran. Was für ein Monster👍
24 May, 17:06
BAT21
Wer bei der Tu 128 von Trumpeter alle Fehler in Perfektion beseitigt hat, muss sich nicht vor der Mi-6 fürchten.
Etwas Spachtelmasse und Schleifpapier bereitlegen... und schon kann es losgehen 😉
Wer bei der Tu 128 von Trumpeter alle Fehler in Perfektion beseitigt hat, muss sich nicht vor der Mi-6 fürchten.
Etwas Spachtelmasse und Schleifpapier bereitlegen... und schon kann es losgehen 😉
24 May, 18:54
Alexander Grivonev
Ja das war wirklich eine Baustelle das Ding. Aber trotz des Ehrgeizes der Chinesen, dem Modellbauer auch den letzten Nerv zu rauben, sieht mir Amodel so auf den ersten Blick nach mehr Arbeit aus...
Ja das war wirklich eine Baustelle das Ding. Aber trotz des Ehrgeizes der Chinesen, dem Modellbauer auch den letzten Nerv zu rauben, sieht mir Amodel so auf den ersten Blick nach mehr Arbeit aus...
24 May, 21:21
Michael Kohl
Starts to look like a Mil Mi-6? Well, then it's time to charge the teaser to a picture of your model. 😉
Starts to look like a Mil Mi-6? Well, then it's time to charge the teaser to a picture of your model. 😉
2 June, 19:37
Juergen Klinglhuber
Joining in late, but sure worth it. Clean built on this "filling the gaps" giant. 👍
Joining in late, but sure worth it. Clean built on this "filling the gaps" giant. 👍
15 June, 14:45
Treehugger
Q: The tiny "brass" colored tubes for the wiring on the main rotor head, are those bits of cut up syringe tips?
Q: The tiny "brass" colored tubes for the wiring on the main rotor head, are those bits of cut up syringe tips?
15 June, 16:42
CaptGPF
That rotor work is sick!
…but so is the PE cockpit work at this scale! Watching!
That rotor work is sick!
…but so is the PE cockpit work at this scale! Watching!
22 June, 17:03
BAT21
Thank you mates.
The self-cut masks on the side windows revealed a catastrophic picture after removal: something sticky remained on the windows... the hoped-for cover was also rather poor, the paint got under the masks at the edges. 🤬
Now I'll make a calming coffee and then try to repair it.
Thank you mates.
The self-cut masks on the side windows revealed a catastrophic picture after removal: something sticky remained on the windows... the hoped-for cover was also rather poor, the paint got under the masks at the edges. 🤬
Now I'll make a calming coffee and then try to repair it.
8 August, 08:42
Alec K
Damn, that sucks. I had same experience on several builds, nothing some scraping and reapplication of Future can't fix.
Damn, that sucks. I had same experience on several builds, nothing some scraping and reapplication of Future can't fix.
8 August, 13:08
Thomas Kolb
That's unfortunate, but maybe you can remove the tape residue with some IPA alcohol and cotton buds?
That's unfortunate, but maybe you can remove the tape residue with some IPA alcohol and cotton buds?
8 August, 13:25
BAT21
I scraped everything off with a toothpick, more or less. Not the best result, but the model was able to avoid being thrown away.
I scraped everything off with a toothpick, more or less. Not the best result, but the model was able to avoid being thrown away.
8 August, 14:37
Spanjaard
seems you recovered pretty well from the problem, congratulations great result
seems you recovered pretty well from the problem, congratulations great result
8 August, 16:41
BAT21
With the attachment of the last parts and the assembly of the antenna forest, the helicopter is finished and the project is complete.
Thanks to everyone who has been part of this strenuous journey... and now have fun with the final pictures.
With the attachment of the last parts and the assembly of the antenna forest, the helicopter is finished and the project is complete.
Thanks to everyone who has been part of this strenuous journey... and now have fun with the final pictures.
10 August, 14:46