| Anfang 2009 bekam ich von meinem Hobbyfreund Don aus USA zwei Ausgaben der Zeitschrift SCALE MODELER von 1973. In diesen Ausgaben sind Artikel über KVZ/Plasticart Bausätze. Da wir diese Artikel für alle KVZ/Plasticart begeisterten für interessant halten, haben wir uns bei CHALLENGE PUBLICATIONS; INC., um die Erlaubnis zur Veröffentlichung bemüht. Im Juli 2009 bekam ich nun vom Verlag die Erlaubnis, diese auf unserer HP zu veröffentlichen. Wir bedanken uns dafür ganz herzlich beim Verleger Edwin A. Schnepf. |
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| The fourth helicopter release from
the East German company, Modellbaukasten, is the highly sophisticated
and much used Russian MI-10K.
The “K” is a modified version featuring the shorter undercarriage, and
is manned by two crew members,
one who occupies a rear-facing gondola located under the cabin of
the helicopter. |
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The MI-10 is a development of the
MI-6 and this interesting variant is
now available in 1/100th scale. The
model is in striking contrast to the
recently released MI-1 Hare (see Scale Modeler Volume 8, Number
4, April 1973). |
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The MI-10 was shown for the first
time during an air parade in Tushino,
Russia, in 1961. The MI-10 is a development of the Flying Crane and is produced in two variants, the long
four-legged undercarriage which can
carry large bulky loads and is flown
by a crew of three, and the one represented in the kit, the shorter undercarriage MI-10K manned by two
crew members. In addition to a slung
load, both have seats for 28 passengers in the main body. Some of
the typical loads that may be carried by this helicopter are passenger
coaches, prefabricated buildings,
and paletted cargo. |
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| With the heavy emphasis on helicopter
development in the Soviet Union, it is to
no surprise that a number of model kits
have appeared featuring many of the
helicopters of Soviet design being
used today. The latest released from
Modellbaukasten is the MI-10K “Harke”
Flying Crane. |
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A sizeable amount of weight was added
to make the model rest properly on its
landing gear. The weights, amounting
to roughly an ounce, were added to the
fuselage halves before the turbine cover
was placed into position. The observer’s
gondola was vacuformed with the metal
portions painted on the clear unit using
the drawing from the instruction sheet
for correct window placement. |
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The most intricate part of the model is
the assembly and placement of the intricate landing gear. The main gear is
composed of a number of struts and each
unit must be in its correct position or
the helicopter will not stand properly. |
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SHATTERING WORLD RECORDSFOR WEIGHT LIFTING, THE SOVIET MI-10K HELI-
COPTER WILL ADD MUSCLE OF UNUSUAL FORM TO YOUR MODEL VOLLECTION. |
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| The MI-10 is in service with both
the Soviet Armed Forces and civilian enterprises. One is used in the
U.S. by a petroleum company. This
helicopter set mang world records
and in 1965 carried nearly 6 tons
over 23,000 feet in altitude. |
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The latest version of the MI-10K incorporates research gained from the
MI-10. It retains the efficient gas
turbine engine; side windows were
added behind the Gabin area and a
gondola was positioned beneath the
cockpit. The gondola is used by one
of the crew members to supervise
cargo handling and for observation
during flight. |
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The kit is molded in a white plastic
and features 56 parts. The fit overall is very good but care is reauired
in the assembly of the landing gear.
The instructions are rather vague
concerning positioning of the landing gear braces and the assembly is
quite complicated. One modification
to the kit was the replacement of the
lower gondola which is molded in
a clear plastic, with a vacuformed
gondola using the kit part as a mold. |
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Interior detailing is quite sparse
but not really necessary because of
the limited interior visibility. If any
detailing were to be done, it would
be in the cockpit area. |
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The model was built basically stock
from the box with a few minor modifications to give a more pleasing
overall appearance. |
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| When assemblying the main rotor, it is
recommended you first attach each of
the five blades to the main hub. Micro-Weld was used on the test model. When
the whole assembly is supported and
lined up evenly, the roto-hub assembly
was reinforced with super-glue Permabond. This is necessary because of the
heavy weight of the blades which causes
quite a strain on the smaller shank of
each blade. |
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One must take care when cementing the
model parts together as the plastic used
in these kits is quite susceptible to liquid
cement. When two parts are placed together a Small welt is raised along the
seams. This is easily corrected by sanding smooth when the parts are completely
dry after cementing. |
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The turbine exhaust stacks located on
either side of the upper fuselage assembly were replaced with stacks fashioned
from typing paper which was rolled and
glued, then gently formed into the correct shape, cut with a razor blade and
glued into position. These stacks were
then painted with Pactra Steel. |
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The model was painted overall glossy
Pactra White. When completely dry, the
areas to be painted blue were masked
oft and painted. Regular masking tape
was used. The kit decals are for the
state owned Aeroflot, and includes decals
for the blue trim although it is recommended these be painted. The decals are
extremely thin and great care must be
used in their application. Once the decals
are in place, the entire model was oversprayed with a light coat of Micro-Gloss.
The landing gear assembly and wheel
hubs were painted silver with black tires.
All rotor blades were painted Imrie-Risley
Black. Rotor hub was painted Pactra Silver. |
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