So you will need the boxing with the “daisy cutter” bomb, to clear your kitchen table LZ. [:P]
I’d settle for a 1/72nd kit because I really don’t have the room. But I would also like a H-43 Pedro set for Vietnam A>F. rescue with its fire suppression pack.
My friend in the Brown Truck just handed over my ICM copy. It’s big! Actually in two boxes. Looks like one is for the fuselage and the other is for all the other bits. The box for the old Revell version of this bird, which I also have, would easily fit inside of one of the boxes of this kit! [:D] Details look nice. The instruction book is 36 pages.
Since I’m still recouping from shoulder surgery, and have several other projects to finish up, it may be a while before I get to this one. I may also wait to see if any PE/resin come out for this one, even though it looks pretty complete, and well-detailed.
Got it from Squadron. I got in on the pre-order late, but figured if I really wanted one of these, I better jump in, just in case. I have no idea where the plastic is molded, but ICM is a Ukranian company with a Kyiv address, so I figured it was a good idea to try to get a copy of the ‘first pressing’.
Lucky bas%&$d! Pics please - dying to see it.
NO where close to being able to begin on this thing but I’m almost afraid to not spend before they retire them.
Yeah, I was indecisive when they were first announced, especially since my surgery, and the company I worked for for 16 years going bankrupt, putting me out of a steady paycheck. After thinking it over, and discussing the matter with my financial advisor, she said ‘yes!’, I went ahead and put in for the pre-order. About two weeks later, they said the order is enroute to the US, so pay up, please. I figured I needed to put my money where my mouth was.
Anyway, let’s see if I can post up the pictures:
Box contents, Revell Skytrane box for scale [:)] :
Closeup of the front fuselage:
Instruction page of engine assembly steps:
I don’t remember if these things had foldable main rotor blades, but if they do, I hope someone does a 3D or PE kit of it, because I’d probably build it folded to save some space.
I remember there was a company that brought one out to our local municipal airport to do work on it converting it to a firefighting bird. They did NOT have the blades folded. We had a freak storm come though the area, which spawned what was determined to be a force 1 tornado that flipped it on it’s back. I think they got it flipped back over, but it disappeared shortly afterward, so I don’t have any idea what happened. Hopefully, it wasn’t totaled. The thing was huge!
Thinking about this thing again last night I couldn’t help envisioning some show stopping dioarama. This beast lifting a 1/35 M-107 from a FSB. Shame it’s above it’s payload but it has to be something a plain Jane Chinook can not handle.
Or a Chinook, OR, yet another Skycrane. Can you imagine the size of that diarama?!? [:|]
That is impressive. Thanks for the pics.
Some dio ideas [8-|]
One more [:P]
There’s a gentleman in the UK who has a yuutoob channel called ‘Nigel’s Modeling Bench’ who did a OOB build of one of these that ICM sent him. His WIP video took 13 ~1 hour episodes to complete! While he mentioned that most of the parts fit together rather well, the instructions left a fair amount too be desired, at least in the order of assembly. My instruction book for this thing has copious notes, since I will probably have forgotten many of his comments.
Yes, it is a beast! He kept banging the nose or the tail on his video setup while showing things about the kit he was doing. AM bits are starting to come in, and it’s HIGHLY recommended you replace the plastic gear with brass bits that are already on the market.
I can only just imagine the builds I might see of this thing down the road by people who are light years ahead of me. I’m pretty much out of the box and I get antsy seeing over 10 pieces of PE!
For those who have this kit, I wanted to let those know that ResKit, in Ukraine, have released their resin folded rotor kit. It looks amazing. I have one on order now. I’m not paid for any of this in any way, just wanted to let those who have one know. It’ll take up a LOT less space with the rotor blades folded!!
But it would look real funny if modeled as flying with folded rotors (smile… tee-hee).
They also make a complete assembly in flight position and the details (all wires and plumbing) are eye watering. Eduard has numerous PE sets and Quinta and others have 3D sets for the cockpit. You already mentioned it but just to repeat, they have cast and brass landing gear too.
Along with the after-market for the Tarhe, they also are selling pilots and other things to use as cargo, one example would be a period appropriate Connex. It would be interesting to see a resin conversion for one of the civilian Erickson fire fighting units. The colors of the civilian birds are impressive and would be impactful in scale.
I was planning on building mine next but may wait a little longer to see what all comes available for it.
Ben
I, too, have been collecting AM parts for my copy, too. Just got the Reskit bits in. 3-D printed, so much of the details of the parts are hidden behind printing stands, but what you can see is impressive!
No start date for me, though. Although I DO plan to do it, I have other non-modeling projects in the way. In the meantime, like you, I can collect parts and see what comes up.
If anyone ever runs into a build in progress please post it up. I have yet to see one other than a small bit on The Modeling News site way back when. This kit has to be and absolute wonder for those that have the skills and patience to go all out.
Ran across a pic of one slinging an almost a full battery of 102’s. In fact it may have been the full battery.
Anyway, I finally bought it.
This is what I could do of the old 1/72 Revell Kit, with a lot of scratchbuilding (rear cockpit, tail, filters) to male a B version.
Presenting the beast in a maintenance situation makes it possible to dismantle the blades, thus requiring less space in the showcase.
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Excellent display work. Still have not started mine but already know I’ll have to hang it.