ELINT Mi17

[chriswil42]

Started this at the last playday.
It's the basic KP kit with some resin extras for the barrel antenna enclosures.
Cockpit assembled.

[cph64]

I have some resin landing legs and the remainder of a Bergamot Mil Mi-8 'Hip' sheet, 72-012, which could be adapted if you wanted to have different markings? I've only used the Kyrgyzstan Army ones. You could look the sheet up online for the options left, just a thought. If you want them DM me your address as I'm off to Norway for two weeks on Sunday so this could be long built before I return.

[Bigkev]

Certainly a different 'Hip'.
Those barrel antenna look ungainly in appearance, more like a laden donkey.
Kevin

[chriswil42]

I have some resin landing legs and the remainder of a Bergamot Mil Mi-8 'Hip' sheet, 72-012, which could be adapted if you wanted to have different markings? I've only used the Kyrgyzstan Army ones. You could look the sheet up online for the options left, just a thought. If you want them DM me your address as I'm off to Norway for two weeks on Sunday so this could be long built before I return.

Thanks for the offer Chris. I will use those with the kit. There were only a handful (2 or 3 I think) modified.

[cph64]

Ok, no problem. Enjoy the rest of the build.

[chriswil42]

The fuselage is mostly together with a fair bit of filling and fettling on the underside.
The thickness of plastic on each of the fuselage halves was not the same.

[zak]

Keeping you busy.

[chriswil42]

Just about ready to think about adding the barrels. These are resin and the is a bit ofettling to be done. This may take a while.

[MSea]

Looking great keep at it

[Bigkev]

Looking good Chris,
It looks like a great white tadpole at the moment........
Kevin

[Bob C]

Excellent work so far.

Bob c

[cph64]

Some very nice seam clean up work there Chris, well done.

[chriswil42]

Getting there slowly. The barrel support struts are a little problematical.

[chriswil42]

Barrels assembled. I will paint the main colours on the fuselage before attempting to add the support struts.

[Bigkev]

Any idea how the Elint Barrels actually worked?
Kevin