Here are some pictures of the latest helicopter project I'd just started. This is the Marquette kit in 1/72 scale. I started the interior, and then test fit it inside the two fuselage halves. The fit is atrocious! The interior is too wide so the fuselage cannot go together. I tried shaving the sides with my knife and managed to slice off a chunk of the tip of my thumb including part of the nail. It wasn't deep enough to justify running to the doctor to get it sewn back on, in fact it took a couple seconds to start bleeding. It looked worse that is was and felt worse than it should have. To paraphrase 'Top Gun', "Too close for X-acto, switching to sanding block."
Here is the interior:
The pieces all seem to be there; they've got the collectives, the control sticks, and even the pedals, etc. The parts are filled with flash, and the sprue bridges are all very thick at the attachment points. I am constantly on alert to the possibility of trimming off something that needs to remain on the part due to all the flash.
Here is the interior test fit inside the fuselage halves:
Can you tell what it is? This is the Kamov Ka 60 multi-role helicopter, according to the box and instruction sheets. It certainly looks like a direct rip-off of the French helicopter! According to the instructions, this helo can be armed, so that is what I'm going to do.
I'll keep everyone apprised of this build. Comments are welcome.