The model is the
South Front kit - a small Russian manufacturer from Rostov-on-Don. The
fuselage is in three sections due to the limited size of the moulds and
there is no interior detail inside the cabin - although a fully detailed
cockpit is provided. Decals by Begemot are included for FIVE
different machines - including Aeroflot, military & UN markings. I
wanted to show just how big the Halo really is - so I decided to make a
diorama showing the Mi-26 lifting a downed MH-47E that was shot down in
Afghanistan. I painted the machine in the colours of Vertikal-T - the
Russian heavy lift company that carried out the operation. The markings
were drafted by a friend - and printed on my inkjet printer using Expert's
Choice Inkjet decal paper.
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The MH-47E
Chinook is the Italeri kit, suitably 'beaten up' with rotors and refueling
probe removed. The base is fibreboard with Pollyfilla texturing and Games
Workshop scenic 'sand' and model railway bushes. The Mi-26 sits on a brass
rod 'pole' to represent the cable and is hovering a few feet in the air
having just set the Chinook down after its recovery.
This is the
real thing.......
Ken
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