Revell launched this
model kit in 1987. About 10 years later, I got it as a birthday present.
It was
a nice eyecatcher, throning on my tv (the place of honour for a model kit
in my living-room). But one day, it had a devastating crash, when I swept it
from my tv. The end ...?
No!
Just some weeks ago,
I had the opportunity to buy this model kit - really cheap! And this time, I had
better tools, more experience and loads of photos (e. g. on ARC ;-) ).
I found the interior
quite ok - lots of details and easy to assemble. But building up the airframe
caused some trouble, because not all parts matched together like I expected. But
in the end, I always found a solution for all problems - smoothing and sanding
did most of the work.
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I didn't have the intention
to build any special helicopter from a special unit. So I did all the
painting like suggested by Revell and I used the decals provided with the
model kit. But I had to add or rarefy some details - like the
cable-cutters (uh ... is this word correct? Here, my english fails), pitot-tubes,
the chaingun and several details of the main- and the tail rotor
(florist-wire and canulas were the perfect helpers here).
When taking photos
of model kits, I normally prefer neutral backgrounds, but in this special case,
I decided to take the photos in nature to give them the look of an ARC-walkaround.
I think, the drivers on the nearby highway were flabbergasted about the weird
man creeping through the grass and taking photographs of a little helicopter ...
lol.
I enjoyed building
this model kit - it's really great (even the measures)!
Niels
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