wkennerley Posted March 23, 2012 Share Posted March 23, 2012 (edited) Hi All, hope I can enter with this one - Gran Ltd Mil Mi-1 as the helicopter in the Tintin and the Picaros cartoon, which I am sure was on TV sometime, just cannot recall when or what channel - Photos below are screenshots from the DVD - Decals are from Blue Rider Comic Designs - Their colour call out says the chopper was green, which may have been right for the Tintin book, however the one in the DVD is brown so I am going with that. Screenshots Kit Edited March 23, 2012 by wkennerley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted March 23, 2012 Share Posted March 23, 2012 Hey yeah, I'm watching this one. I've got the A Models Mi-1 & the blue rider decals, I've got all their Tintin ones in fact & some will be new kits like the Mi-1 but other will be kits of my youth resurrected. Looking forward to it. Steve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham77 Posted March 23, 2012 Share Posted March 23, 2012 Welcome along and another great addition to the build. Looking forward to seeing it all come together Good luck Graham Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wkennerley Posted March 31, 2012 Author Share Posted March 31, 2012 Not much progress, have cleaned up a few parts and glues hte main fuselage halves together - Not the best of kits, am struggling a bit with where parts fit, but am getting there - Photos hopefully early next week Wayne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham77 Posted April 29, 2012 Share Posted April 29, 2012 Hi Wayne, how goes the battle with this Project, are you winning? Hope its going well Graham Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wkennerley Posted June 29, 2012 Author Share Posted June 29, 2012 So no progress during the GB but I have at least gotten a little further today Wayne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham77 Posted June 29, 2012 Share Posted June 29, 2012 Looks like you have got over the worst of the build and have a nice looking helicopter there, good luck with the painting and decalling and look forward to seeing it in a ready for inspection soon. Thanks for entering Graham Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dukdalf Posted July 12, 2012 Share Posted July 12, 2012 Nice work so far. I'm very interested to learn your experiences with the Blue Rider decals, as I have the same aircraft under construction using the Amodel-kit, for a Russian helicopter group build over here: http://www.modelbrouwers.nl/phpBB3/viewtop...196&t=36767 In Dutch I'm afraid but pictures say more than enough, don't they? And like stevehnz (and maybe you too?) I have a stack of kits for a Tintin-series: the Airfix Tiger Moth, Revell Ar196A and a Hasegawa Mosquito are under way, as is the Mi-1. Yet to start: bashing the mongrel 109 from two or three kits and the Airfix Chipmunk. Good luck with your Hare! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wkennerley Posted July 13, 2012 Author Share Posted July 13, 2012 Hi dukalf, I should get around to decalling this afternoon, I can then let you know what the decals are like. I had a look at your A-model Hare, looks as bad as this one with bits not lining up etc - I replaced the vertical strut on the undercarriage with metal tubing on mine, the horizontals were ok. As to a stash of Tintin, I don't really have one though I have the mosquito decals so I will have to acquire a kit for that. Cheers Wayne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dukdalf Posted July 13, 2012 Share Posted July 13, 2012 Thanks for your reply. I'll check later today to see how you got on with the decals. As for a Mosquito, I have both an elderly Airfix and a Hasegawa and both have their problems. Shapewise the Airfix is acceptable, but it's covered in huge rivets and as with most older Airfix kits, it's a lot of work. The Hasegawa fits fine, but has a serious shape issue just ahead of the windscreen and just as little detail inside as the Airfix. Apparently the Tamiya would be your best (and most expensive) choice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wkennerley Posted July 13, 2012 Author Share Posted July 13, 2012 Decals were a bit difficult, they seem rather thick and took a bit of micro sol to get them to stick, also they are designed for a flat surface and the kit has compund surfaces so they are a little creased which I will look at later Wayne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dukdalf Posted July 15, 2012 Share Posted July 15, 2012 Hi Wayne, I understand this group build is at its end, but will you be posting pics of your finished Hare? Here? Thanks, Jan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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