CH-178

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October 12, 2013
There aren't any interior shots I've found, so I've been using photos of Russian and Venezuelan Mi-17V-5s to do the interior...
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October 12, 2013
Biggest difference from the kit's cockpit is the one-piece console in the V-5.
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October 12, 2013
The major cuts for the fuselage are done - for the aft loading ramp, the double-width door on the port side and the extra door on the starboard side.
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October 16, 2013
Started work on the ceiling of the cargo bay
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October 16, 2013
Work on the floor of the cargo bay, with the PE floor...
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October 16, 2013
I managed to get the 'roof' of the cockpit off without damaging it, and so was able to get some of the PE inside there, like the first aid boxes...
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October 16, 2013
...and the instrument panels on the ceiling.
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October 16, 2013
Finished the floor of the cargo area!
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October 21, 2013
Finished the forward wall of the cargo area; painted and continued work on the ceiling

Comments

12 October 2013, 04:43

Xenia V.
So, making progress! Since the side doors and the loading ramp are going to be open, I want to detail the cargo bay as much as I can.

16 October 2013, 00:30

Xenia V.
Thanks Dean! Mi-10, wow... that would be a daunting build what with all those spindly legs and struts and whatnot!!

Got some more work done today - finished the floor of the cargo area. Added the black dashed line using spare number decals cut up, and weathered the floor. In a pack of cheap eyeshadow I found some browns and yellows that look just awful from a make-up point of view but look just right for weathering, so used those, plus the black from a Tamiya Weathering Master package to dirty up the cargo floor.

16 October 2013, 06:11

Jose Miguel Rodriguez
Nice.................

16 October 2013, 15:31

Xenia V.
Thanks, guys! 🙂
And yes - this eyeshadow thing is one I'm going to add to my regular repertoire. Perhaps amongst those super low-end packs there could be some blues or oranges that would be useful on exhaust cans (like in the Tamiya package)... and I could get like 10 of those for the price of one Tamiya pack!

16 October 2013, 15:40

Xenia V.
I added a couple of small panels (the white square from .005" sheet and the little black one is a decal) and the hose part of the fire extinguisher... I think I can call the forward wall finished now. I've also continued work on the ceiling - painted it, and put 'o' decals to represent the flush-mounted light fixtures... I think they'll look okay once everything is closed up.

21 October 2013, 06:51

Sebastijan Videc
Nice work so far! I was once lucky enough to get a ride on one of Czech AF Mi-171Sh - really cool helicopter!

21 October 2013, 07:35

Xenia V.
Thanks, Seb! I'm envious - that sounds like it was great fun! Only thing I ever got a ride in was a CP-140 back in 1991 or 1992...

21 October 2013, 14:18

Sebastijan Videc
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A shot I took after the helo dropped us off for a day at armor training range

21 October 2013, 14:51

Xenia V.
Very nice. I do like the Czech camo.

21 October 2013, 15:12

Es-haq Khosravi
Nice Job!

25 October 2013, 21:58

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Converting a HobbyBoss Mi-8T to a Mi-17V-5 (Canadian Forces designation: CH-178.) as operated by the Canadian Aviation Battalion in Afghanistan for JTF-2.

CH-178

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