papa 695s 1/35 MiniArt FL 282 V6 Kolibri

[papa 695]

Got most of the framework built, painted and fitted. Also put the PE onto the sides.

I’ve seen on some builds online that this is a tail sitter. So I’ve put some lead into the IP, and I’ll put some onto part C20 on the inside .

[yak face]

Cracking work Ian , lots of fiddly struts and stuff but a fascinating build . I never realised there was a small propeller on the front of the engine, obviously to provide cooling for the radial engine , and I also never saw that the rotor system is the twin intermeshing type , used later by Kaman on the Huskie . Cheers tony

[scottie3158]

Ian,
Nice work so far all looks very good.

[papa 695]

Got some paint on this now.

[papa 695]

Got the decals on.
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[colin m]

Very, very interesting, and probably the strangest build of 2020 - I know it's only April, but I don't think it will be beat.

[Neil Merryweather]

that's very nice indeeed .do you have a pilot?

[NickT]

Superb build and paintwork - I think its brilliant.

[papa 695]

that's very nice indeeed .do you have a pilot?

No you don’t get one, and being 1/35 there’s not many seated pilots around

[colin m]

No you don’t get one, and being 1/35 there’s not many seated pilots around

Does anyone know why helicopter type things tend to be 1:35 scale ?

[Neil Merryweather]

Does anyone know why helicopter type things tend to be 1:35 scale ?

I have wondered this myself. I think must be because they are associated with the army, and therefore tanks and soldier figures.
Also the Horsa glider by Bronco is 1/35, as are all the paras, but what if you wanted a Dakota to tow it? It would have to be 1/32 scale. I quite like the idea of a model of bunch of paras jumping out of a Dakota, but I'd need to convert 1/32 scale figures.
But can you get an army cooperation plane like a Piper Cub or Fiesler Storch in 1/35?
not that I know of. it's just weird!

[Gern]

I have wondered this myself. I think must be because they are associated with the army, and therefore tanks and soldier figures.
Also the Horsa glider by Bronco is 1/35, as are all the paras, but what if you wanted a Dakota to tow it? It would have to be 1/32 scale. I quite like the idea of a model of bunch of paras jumping out of a Dakota, but I'd need to convert 1/32 scale figures.
But can you get an army cooperation plane like a Piper Cub or Fiesler Storch in 1/35?
not that I know of. it's just weird!

Tristar used to do a very nice Storch in 1/35 (I'm sure I've seen it re-boxed by someone else too) and Bronco do a Piper Cub in 1/35.

[Gern]

Ian, that looks very nice. Not at all sure I'd trust my life to such a weird contraption though!

[Steven000]

Very nice progress Ian! :thumb2:
Steven

[Guest]

Does anyone know why helicopter type things tend to be 1:35 scale ?

My guess is that it’s twofold. The main one is that these 1:35 scale helicopter kits, when they started coming out in the early/mid 90s,¹ were aimed at AFV modellers rather than aircraft modellers. Military helicopters are, after all, much more an asset for ground forces than for air forces (even if they’re actually operated by the air force in many countries), and if you’ve got a showcase full of 1:35 scale tanks and trucks, a 1:32 scale helicopter will be out of place just a little.

Another reason is probably so the helicopter fits with commonly available military figures and accessories: if you’re building a UH-1 in Vietnam livery, chances are you’ll want a bunch of troops in the back, and those are hard to come by in 1:32 but easy in 1:35. Yes, the difference is obvious if you try to mix them: in the back of a Revell 1:32 scale UH-1, a group of 1:35 scale troops is likely to look a bit on the small side.


¹ Heller already made 1:35 scale helicopters in the 1970s, mainly Super Frelons, but the scale only really became relatively popular when Dragon released some kits in the 90s.