Mi-6 Hook, Mi-26 Halo??????

Modeling Subjects Helicopters
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I am looking for a model of the Mi-6 Hook, and the Mi-26 Halo helicopters. These helicopters seem to be available from VERY small manufacturers, but I cant find any of them. Can anyone help? I prefer 1/48, but any scale is good at the moment.

Thanx

Anthony

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Hi Anthony,

Hijacked the answers from the HKN-forum:
The Mi6 appears to have been released by a former Soviet company, named Plastikart. According to some HKN forum members, scale must have been somewhere in between 1:72 and 1:100… The opinions on the quality of the kit vary with the scale estimates.
The Mi26 is (to be?) released in 1:72 by Sanger. Sadly but understandibly it’s a vacuform kit. Sanger must have a website, but the URL I have doesn’t work.

Good Luck!

Gertjan Zwart

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The above mentioned company Plastikart was East German and I don’t think anyone is currently reissuing their kits. I’ve built a couple of their kits and while I’d say they’re generally workable, they are a bit rough and the plastic is quite hard and brittle.

The only Mi26 kit I’ve ever heard of was a 1/144 resin kit, but I can’t remember the manufacturer’s name.

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Oops…Apologies to former East German forum fellows[:D]
A 1:144 vacuform kit was released by Aircraft Models.
Regards Gertjan

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Thanx for your time, if anything else turns up, please let me know. Does Aircraft Models or Plastikart, or Sanger have a website? I think GeejeeZ said that the Sanger website didn’t work…

Thanx again!

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I FOUND THE HOOK AND THE HALO, visit the post from me titled “Need Some Websites Please” in this category (Helicopters) Sanger Vacuform has both helicopters for reasonable prices. YYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYEEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!! Thanx for all your help!!![bow][bow]

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Found this from Hobby Terra:

http://www.hobbyterra.com/product.asp?idProduct=747

I haven’t ordered from them and I don’t know the kit, but I hope this helps

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Imagine this beastie in 1/35, or the like.

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Hold your horses on this one: latest news is that Amodel will release an Mi6, and Zvezda an Mi26. Both in 1:72 (too bad Zokissima[:(] ).
I Don’t know Amodel, but the Zvezda kit will be injection moulded.
Regards, Gertjan

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If you are after reference photos for the Mi-26 go to the Helicopter walkaround site. There are heaps of photos of it there including about 70+ that I took in East Timor of the UN Mi-26.