Michael louey Posted February 9, 2018 Share Posted February 9, 2018 (edited) In the discussion on Mike's Khemadi Mosquito build, I mentioned a Mil Mi 1 Hare I built for a club display. It's from Tintin and the Picaros, the last completed Tintin story. It belongs to the San Theodoran government which is searching for Tintin and his friends. It's kit by Gran which I think is Ukrainian. I picked it up as it was cheap and available quickly. Looking at other built models, the Amodel kit might be a better choice. The only real mods I made was to replace the undercarriage legs with brass. The decals are from Blue Rider. Cheers Michael Edited April 18, 2018 by Michael louey Postimage issues 25 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strangeways Posted February 9, 2018 Share Posted February 9, 2018 That looks really good Michael, I'm particularly impressed with how well you got the clear parts to fit. Incidentally, have you seen A Scale Modeller's Guide to Aircraft from the Adventures of Tintin? There are several aircraft schemes I'd not seen before from serialised Tintin stories, as well as some unique aircraft from Hergé's Adventures of Jo, Zette and Jocko. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Masters Posted February 9, 2018 Share Posted February 9, 2018 Now we need the Hawker Fury from 'Cigars of the Pharaoh'...remember? After he steals what may be a Fairchild and flies away to India, they are sent to shoot him down. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted February 9, 2018 Share Posted February 9, 2018 That looks really smart Michael, I've the Amodel one squirreled away to do this too. From memory, one of the Blue Rider sheets has the decals for a Hawker something on it, (I thought it was a Hart type thing) Steve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomthounaojam Posted February 9, 2018 Share Posted February 9, 2018 Tintin fever in the forum and am loving it, Thank you 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Masters Posted February 9, 2018 Share Posted February 9, 2018 Yes...Hart...that's it. Not the Fury... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael louey Posted February 9, 2018 Author Share Posted February 9, 2018 2 hours ago, Strangeways said: That looks really good Michael, I'm particularly impressed with how well you got the clear parts to fit. Incidentally, have you seen A Scale Modeller's Guide to Aircraft from the Adventures of Tintin? There are several aircraft schemes I'd not seen before from serialised Tintin stories, as well as some unique aircraft from Hergé's Adventures of Jo, Zette and Jocko. Thanks for the comments guys! Yes I've got the guide which is also produced by Blue Rider. At the time I bought the decal sheets from Blue Rider on ebay I didn't realise he had a package deal with the book and I'd already bought the book separately on Book Depository. There are a lot of nice schemes to do and I still plan to do a few more. Regarding the kit, the whole front fuselage with all the windows are moulded as clear parts. This means very neat window framing but the fit of the front cockpit to the rear fuselage is a bit wide and needed blending in. This is where the Amodel kit might be better. The other thing to note is that painting the rear bands is much more satisfactory solution than the decals. The sheet includes 2 bands but they'll never conform to the boom as they are straight not curved as well as being a bit short. Regards Michael 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invidia Posted February 9, 2018 Share Posted February 9, 2018 Great looking model Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RidgeRunner Posted February 9, 2018 Share Posted February 9, 2018 Very nice, Michael. I like the Mi-1, remembering seeing them at Middle Wallop in 1973 while in the helicopter championships. Martin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buzby061 Posted February 9, 2018 Share Posted February 9, 2018 (edited) Blistering barnacles! That's nice. Pete Edited February 9, 2018 by Buzby061 Spellung 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Masters Posted February 9, 2018 Share Posted February 9, 2018 ...in a thundering typhoon! Might be a good one for the Hawker folks... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CMSCHLOM Posted February 9, 2018 Share Posted February 9, 2018 Neat little "scooter." I always liked the Hare! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dukdalf Posted February 9, 2018 Share Posted February 9, 2018 (edited) Always nice to see a Tintin theme, and your Hare looks great. I've built the MPM-boxing, which I suspect is the same as the Gran. As for reference, this site: http://richard.ferriere.free.fr/aerotintin.htm is quite useful as well. Edited February 9, 2018 by dukdalf 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Masters Posted February 9, 2018 Share Posted February 9, 2018 The Ferriere website is a keeper. I love the first publication differences compared to later presses. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael louey Posted February 10, 2018 Author Share Posted February 10, 2018 13 hours ago, dukdalf said: Always nice to see a Tintin theme, and your Hare looks great. I've built the MPM-boxing, which I suspect is the same as the Gran. As for reference, this site: http://richard.ferriere.free.fr/aerotintin.htm is quite useful as well. Thanks for the link! The French sites have some great articles on Tintin which isn't suprising since he's originally a Belgium native. I've recently being look at the Modelstories site which also has some nice articles on Tintin and Aviation as well as other mechanics (such as tanks and submarines) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Masters Posted February 13, 2018 Share Posted February 13, 2018 On 2/9/2018 at 7:17 AM, John D.C. Masters said: what may be a Fairchil Sorry...my mistake. He steals a Puss Moth...and they are Hawker Harts that pursue him... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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