Attack Helicopter GB entry no. 1 completed (pics)

lerxst1031

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September 2004
From: Anchorage, Alaska

Posted by lerxst1031 on Friday, April 29, 2005 3:57 PM

Wow! Great tiny work!

Fred

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albymoore

Member since
December 2002
From: Tip O' da Mitt (Northern Michigan)

Posted by albymoore on Thursday, April 28, 2005 2:26 PM

Zokissima,
Thank you for the compliment. There is a 1/48th scale kit available. One is by Italeri, and the other is a rebox by Revell Of Germany. The RoG version has markings for two Kamov Demonstrators, an overall black scheme (similar to mine, except no shark's mouth or fin motif on the tail), and a really cool three-color camo scheme (Nile type pattern). I don't know what decal options come in the Italeri version, other than for an operational Ka-50 with two tone Russian-type camo scheme.

Cheers,

"I know what it wants now...the void has swallowed the light and the machine wants my soul"

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zokissima

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July 2003
From: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Posted by zokissima on Thursday, April 28, 2005 2:16 PM

Very nice little build. I wish this was available in 1/48.

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Monday, April 25, 2005 7:18 AM

Love that paint scheme on that KA-50. Hard to believe that it is 1/144th.

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albymoore

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December 2002
From: Tip O' da Mitt (Northern Michigan)

Posted by albymoore on Sunday, April 24, 2005 11:15 AM

Thanks Dave, Lee, and Boybuddho. I appreciate the compliments. Smile [:)]

"I know what it wants now...the void has swallowed the light and the machine wants my soul"

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midnightprowler

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February 2003
From: East Bethel, MN

Posted by midnightprowler on Sunday, April 24, 2005 6:29 AM

Wow! Amazing work for a kit that small.
Lee

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Buddho

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March 2003
From: Newport News VA

Posted by Buddho on Saturday, April 23, 2005 10:53 PM

Excellent job on the Kamov...I thought it was 1/72 too!

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, April 23, 2005 8:52 PM

Very good kit, thanks for the look...

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albymoore

Member since
December 2002
From: Tip O' da Mitt (Northern Michigan)

Posted by albymoore on Saturday, April 23, 2005 8:02 PM

Thanks Guys! Smile [:)]

It was a fun kit. It also gave the tweezers a good work-out. Tongue [:P]

Don,
I went up to Marquette for the UPSM model contest on April 9th. Nice little contest all around, the UPSM guys do a really good job. I scored some new kits and books from the contest raffle, plus I made my way over to Hobby World and added more to the day's haul. Thanks for the kudos on the Kamov, see you in May!

Cheers,

"I know what it wants now...the void has swallowed the light and the machine wants my soul"

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dkmacin

Member since
January 2003
From: Upper left side of the lower Penninsula of Mich

Posted by dkmacin on Saturday, April 23, 2005 4:49 PM

Hey Albert missed ya last month!
Good looking build of an ugly helo!
Working on my Rutan build and my AH65D for the attack helo build. So far I have the refueling probe in. Or maybe its a radar thing, I'm not sure.
See ya

Don

I know it's only rock and roll, but I like it.

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grandadjohn

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February 2003
From: phoenix

Posted by grandadjohn on Saturday, April 23, 2005 3:03 PM

Good looking build, real nice job on the head

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oldhooker

Member since
July 2003
From: Piedmont Triad, NC (USA)

Posted by oldhooker on Saturday, April 23, 2005 2:32 PM

Oh yeah!!! Thumbs Up [tup]

You sure pulled off a fine build of such a small bird, and I agree, the spru arms really make the difference!! Thanks for letting us see!! Smile [:)]

Take care,
Frank

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AH1Wsnake

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December 2002
From: Modeling anything with "MARINES" on the side.

Posted by AH1Wsnake on Saturday, April 23, 2005 2:28 PM

Very nice job, Alby. I think the use of streched sprue for the control rods really pulled it off. I thought it was 1/72 scale at first!

"There are only two kinds of people that understand Marines: Marines and those who have met them in battle. Everyone else has a second-hand opinion."

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albymoore

Member since
December 2002
From: Tip O' da Mitt (Northern Michigan)

Attack Helicopter GB entry no. 1 completed (pics)

Posted by albymoore on Saturday, April 23, 2005 12:24 PM

Hi Guys,

Fearing that I would not get my Charlie model UH-1 for the Attack Helo GB completed in time, I turned to this little dude. It is a 1/144th Kamov Ka-50 Black Shark from RevellAG. It was started before the GB commenced but other interests came up. All that was needed was some paint, decaling, and the final construction completed. It was built mostly OOB ( I replaced the push/pull tubes with stretched sprue and removed the IR supressors from the exhausts). The finish is Model Master Acryl Interior Black and Light Gray.

I was relieved to read that the GB has been extended, as I still want to get the UH-1C completed. Thanks for looking, all comments and critiques are welcomed.