Build log
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.
Kommentarer
39 18 April, 17:24
Robert PodkońskiI 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 GrivonevHabe den Kit seit Jahren im Besitz, traue mich aber nicht ran. Was für ein Monster👍
24 May, 17:06
BAT21Wer 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 GrivonevJa 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 KohlStarts 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
