goggsy Posted November 23, 2014 Share Posted November 23, 2014 I'm having a bit of a modelling sabatical at the moment, not a crisis of faith but just felt the need for a short break. That said, I have just finished a Testors 1/32 Kamen Husky that I picked up for a tenner at the excellent little shop at NELSAM in Sunderland. It's standard 70s fare, oversized rivets and minimal detail but presented no great challenge. There was a bit of warpage and flash but nothing you wouldn't expect on a kit this age. I had to do a bit of scratchbuilding to cover up some of the more obvious deficiencies but for the most part it's built OOB. Cheers, Liam 24 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RNoAF Aerobatic Team Posted November 23, 2014 Share Posted November 23, 2014 It looks AWESOME. Yes, funny looking. But you have done a good job on it! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unkempt Posted November 23, 2014 Share Posted November 23, 2014 Nice effects on that exhaust there. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darby Posted November 23, 2014 Share Posted November 23, 2014 Nice job on a bonkers helo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldfingers Posted November 23, 2014 Share Posted November 23, 2014 (edited) It's definitely quite strange helicopter and you did very nice work !!! i also loved the exhaust effects Edited November 23, 2014 by goldfingers 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted November 23, 2014 Share Posted November 23, 2014 You`ve done a great job on this old kit and it is the first one I`ve ever seen built! Great job, Cheers Tony 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
streetfighterjeff Posted November 23, 2014 Share Posted November 23, 2014 looks fantastic bud, odd but cool 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abat Posted November 23, 2014 Share Posted November 23, 2014 That's an interesting aircraft. I wonder how it ever flew. The exhaust looks fantastic, as does the rest of the build. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ForestFan Posted November 23, 2014 Share Posted November 23, 2014 Weird looking flying machine, great looking model! Very nice burnt metal effects on the drainpipe exhaust too. FF 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in Lincs Posted November 23, 2014 Share Posted November 23, 2014 Very nicely done. As seen on USAF bases and in Gerry Anderson programmes! It's granddad was a WW2 Flettner BTW. Or so I am led to believe. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheStig Posted November 23, 2014 Share Posted November 23, 2014 Love that, great work! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkdipXV711 Posted November 23, 2014 Share Posted November 23, 2014 Fantastic work .. especially love the exhaust work. What a funky looking machine.👏👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HL-10 Posted November 23, 2014 Share Posted November 23, 2014 Great heat staining effect on the exhaust! You've done an impressive job on the old kit! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viking Posted November 23, 2014 Share Posted November 23, 2014 Thats a beauty, the exhaust painting looks fantastic, Cheers John 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wellsprop Posted November 23, 2014 Share Posted November 23, 2014 That IS an odd looking helicopter! Great work Ben 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
logical Posted November 23, 2014 Share Posted November 23, 2014 How do both sets of rotors turn? It looks like one will stop the other. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steelpillow Posted November 23, 2014 Share Posted November 23, 2014 (edited) How do both sets of rotors turn? It looks like one will stop the other. They are sync'ed by a gearbox to stay 90 deg out of phase so that one is always getting out of the other's way as the other swings towards it. They rotate in opposite directions, so there is no rotor torque and no need for a tail rotor. Eat your heart out Mr. Sikorsky. The system was invented - as so often - by a German engineer who got swept up by the USA after the second war, name of Anton Flettner. His Fl 282 Kolibri (Hummingbird) was of similar design and the only helicopter type to be deployed and used operationally during the war. Lovely model, does my heart good to see it. Edited November 23, 2014 by steelpillow 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted November 23, 2014 Share Posted November 23, 2014 That,s a cracking job on an ancient kit,glad you grabbed a bargain at NELSAM got Tamiya,s 1/48 Skyray and Hasegawa,s 1/48 Hawker Typhoon for £13 the pair a couple of weeks back when a dropped a few books in as a donation well worth popping in as they have some excellent donated kits in. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel Heath Posted November 24, 2014 Share Posted November 24, 2014 That looks really nice, excellent job. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ c Posted November 24, 2014 Share Posted November 24, 2014 Great job on that ! Really nice work 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goggsy Posted November 24, 2014 Author Share Posted November 24, 2014 Thanks everyone. In regard to the rotors, they are both offset at an angle and synchronised so that they pass over the hub of the opposite rotor in a scissoring motion. One of the interesting features of this kit is that it incorporates a gear mechanism to demonstrate this. 70s Airfix eat your heart out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batcode Posted November 24, 2014 Share Posted November 24, 2014 fantastic husky looks great, very nice job on the paint and finish 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonl Posted November 24, 2014 Share Posted November 24, 2014 Odd indeed, but great build! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AntPhillips Posted November 24, 2014 Share Posted November 24, 2014 The Huskies primary role was airbase fire rescue, and one of the co-incidental side effects of the egg-beater rotor system was that the down-draught created was very useful in beating back the flames allowing the Husky to get in close with its usual underslung fire extinguisher container. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nomore Shelfspace Posted November 24, 2014 Share Posted November 24, 2014 That is really nice! The heat staining on the huge exhaust especially. I used to have a book on hi-vis US aircraft which had excellent colour photos, one of them was one of these on a SAR mission. Those interlocking rotors do look strange, not sure any other chopper had those. By the way, I like the warning sign about only approaching from the front - it's only visible from the side anyway... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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