Mil Mi 6

Roland Sachsenhofer
The double construction of Mil Mi-6 and Mi-22 opens with these pictures. Amodel's models have a very special charm: you are encouraged to participate and help shape them! Thick, lumpy parts, consistently all with fish skin and the need to be reworked - but also an inaccuracy of fit that is almost funny again. But this is the last time to complain! The kit is well designed and, if you turn a blind eye, it can be quite nice. I really appreciate Amodel kits by now, they are simply fun and pure shirt-sleeved modelling fun 🙂

Robert Podkoński
Another superhuman project from Roland... Watching with pleasure!

Roland Sachsenhofer
Robert, you make me laugh on the spot 🙂
Thank you!

Zbynek Honzik
I totally agree with Robert! And I'm taking a seat!

Nicolas
I'm watching too.

Живко Джаков
I want to see that too. I am only concerned about my A-model association - masochism.

Patryk S.
Joining in!

Roland Sachsenhofer
Thank you for your motivation and interest! A little bit of masochism must really be involved here. I'll send you some new pictures soon to prove it.....

Jan Janssen
masochism ,.. #following,.. i have the 22 in the stash

Roland Sachsenhofer
Very welcome, Jan!

Thomas Kolb
This is going to be fun to watch! I love watching people scooping up crappy models and turning them into masterpieces. I am sure you will.

Finn
Will follow

Łukasz Gliński
Another AModel fan? Following

Roland Sachsenhofer
I am delighted by your trust and motivation!
An Amodel fan indeed! The parts are all in a condition that sometimes makes it a little tedious and the accuracy of fit is not always, but sometimes a horror - please see the new pictures for both - but the whole thing makes perfect sense! Incidentally, it will be a very large model, so I will be trimming, filling and sanding the main section and the rear separately. Otherwise the handling would be a bit cumbersome.

Alexander Grivonev
Roland, your output is simply ridiculous. Are you doing anything else besides modeling? 😄

Roland Sachsenhofer
Well, one or two things... 🙂 Thanks for the motivating astonishment 🙂

Alexander Grivonev
Also essen und schlafen, verstehe 😄😄

Zbynek Honzik
That kit is a hell of a massacre! 😱 Fingers crossed Roland you have the strength and motivation to finish it! Although I have no doubt you'll get a beautiful model out of that kit. 👍😄

DerMattes
Das schau ich mir an 🙂

Roland Sachsenhofer
Fingers crossed and faith in a good ending are welcome here as always 🙂I'm very happy about your interest, mates!
Alexander: plenty of the former until the latter comes 🙂

Cuajete
You have the courage to do 2 of these, but the end result will be fabulous, as always 😉
Well (hard) job so far, Roland! 👍

Roland Sachsenhofer
Thank you for your words and for your confidence! 🙂

Michael Kohl
"I don't need good models! I am a good modeller!"
That's gonna be fun - to watch - from a safe distance. 😉

Roland Sachsenhofer
You are very welcome, Michael- thank you for the words!

Thomas Haberl - TH SCALE MODELS
Viel Glück .... das sieht ja grauenhaft aus (die Qualität der Teile ... ) das kann keinen Spaß machen, oder?

Roland Sachsenhofer
Thomas, sieht so aus, nicht wahr? 🙂 Aber ich muss sagen, wenn man sich mit dem Mehraufwand an Zeit und Energie zum Spachteln und Schleifen arrangiert hat, macht es durchaus Spaß. Die Bausätze haben Charm! (Aber einmal abwarten, wie ich in drei Wochen drüber schreibe...)
But I have to say, once you've come to terms with the extra time and energy required for filling and sanding, it's a lot of fun. The kits have charm! (But wait and we will see what I write about them in three weeks' time...)

Juergen Klinglhuber
👀 - watching of course.
Beeing used to consume putty in barrels it is always good to see I'm not alone - when others do meditation - we sand 😉 just making fun. The result will be great, I'm sure.

Ronan
All my respect and admiration for this immense project, Roland 😉

Roland Sachsenhofer
Your words inspire and motivate me - I'm glad to have one or two projects running in parallel and not just be tied to the extensive sanding and filling that certainly takes its time. So I am happy to receive your feedback!

Roland Sachsenhofer
A decisive step in the construction process: will the transparent parts fit and therefore be usable - or will some kind of replacement have to be considered? Well, the three pictures of the Mi-6/Mi-22 show that the result is not bad at all. The accuracy of fit was quite good! Uff!

Marius
My usual questions would be how the kit goes along and how it fits. I actually laughed a bit at pictures 13 to 20. The challenges there are a bit beyond what I have personally done so far.
Good luck with the project!

Roland Sachsenhofer
Hello Marius, well, we'll see how I get on with it. So thank you for the encouragement!

Cuajete
I wouldn't have come this far in such a short time.
Cheer up, Roland!

Roland Sachsenhofer
Thank you Cuajete!

Kurt Reichert
I'll take a seat here. Again, a great project.

Kurt Reichert
The fit would definitely stop me from touching this kid. Respect Roland!

Roland Sachsenhofer
Thank you for your encouraging feedback, Kurt!

Roland Sachsenhofer
By the way, the election for this year's "my workbench Putty Queen 2024" has been decided and ended ex aequo: Miss Mi 6 and Miss Mi 22!

Dieter Bihlmaier
Ich sag' jetzt nichts. Der Roland muss dringend weitermachen;)

Flop_Se
Looks like an excellent fit! Kudos for your patience with it! I think you earn the black belt for master of putty! 😉

Michael Kohl
ELL-BOW-GREASE! ELL-BOW-GREASE! 😉

Roland Sachsenhofer
Thank you very much for all the enthusiasm here! 🙂 Yesterday, after I had finished sanding all the surfaces, I joined the fuselage and tail section together on Miss 6 - it went quite well. Before I have to stay away from the workshop for five days for work reasons, I'll upload a photo of it today. Thanks, mates!

Roland Sachsenhofer
Now what belongs together has come together - I am pleased to be able to show you the "complete" fuselage of the Mi-6. What looks like areas that have not been filled well is the crystal clear superglue, combined with the remains of the filler.

Cuajete
Roland, you may have finished the hardest part 👍

Roland Sachsenhofer
I dare to hope so too - thank you!

Roland Sachsenhofer
Another little something has been added. I'll soon be doing some initial colour/preshading tests and then fitting or at least preparing the myriad of grab rails, aerials and other attachments.

Roland Sachsenhofer
A strong pre-shading should ensure that the following "grey over everything" does not appear strangely monotonous. Some touch-ups are still due - a little colour on the plastic isn't a bad way to see this.

Cuajete
It seems that the double effort was worth it. I guess now everything or almost everything will be easier. Nice preshading! 👍

Roland Sachsenhofer
Thanks for the encouragement, mate!
I'm really looking forward to seeing how the whole thing will look in a more uniform grey ! (I'll be using Gunze H 417)

Michael Kohl
Nothing to be seen anymore of the crude AModel base. Looking good. The exhausts caught my eyes and I mistook them for metal ones. Then I realised that they are the result of well done filling, sanding and coloring. Looking forward for more.

bughunter
Holla die Waldfee! What huge chunks!
And a big bonus point for your perseverance with this crude kit 👍 I would probably have thrown such parts away.

Roland Sachsenhofer
Thanks for the support, mates! The battle with the elements will probably leave a few marks, but I'm currently working hard to remove any new (now only minor) imperfections with a layer of filler. I also think you're right: the major work on the hull seems to have been completed. 🙂

Ekki
Very interesting! Watching this.
And as others have already said: "Good luck!"

Thomas Kolb
Ooh, that looks pretty! I just love these Russian helos.

Roland Sachsenhofer
Thank you for your appreciated words and interest, mates!

Roland Sachsenhofer
The large fuselage is now beginning to show its actual shape and surface colour. Everything is still shiny from the sealing of the decals. This is followed by washing and subtle weathering before the undercarriage is fitted.

Juergen Klinglhuber
Looking good! Really looking forward to see this big birds finished. 👍

Roland Sachsenhofer
Thank you for your words Jürgen - I'm really looking forward to the result too!

Oliver Zwiener
Following

Erik Leijdens
Ow wow great progress Roland!! And what a beast of a helicopter but also a real beast of a kit! Great to see what you can make of this

Roland Sachsenhofer
Thank you for these motivating comments, mates-I will keep you up to date! 🙂

Cuajete
Looks great so far, Roland 👍

Roland Sachsenhofer
Thank you- appreciated!

一生还一夜
Top shading and coloring!

Roland Sachsenhofer
Thank you for your kind comment!

Guy Rump
Looking great, following. 👍

Roland Sachsenhofer
Thank you for your interest, Guy!

Cuajete
Who would have thought that this sculpture was a mass of plastics? 👌

Roland Sachsenhofer
Aptly expressed! 🙂 Thanks for your appreciated comment, mate!

Roland Sachsenhofer
Now it's almost done - all assemblies are finished, antennas mounted.... What's left to do now is to airbrush the areas where the CA glue is still shiny and all the areas that have been touched up with a brush. In addition, all the windows still need to be reworked. I have broken out some of them and replaced them with "Klearfix"; these are still drying and therefore look strange.

Roland Sachsenhofer
Again, a few new pictures show the completion of this second Mi-6 "Hook" project. In contrast to the Mi-22, a different set of etched parts was used here - which meant that the two antenna "antlers" on the nose had to be removed from the kit - including a few compromises in fineness and detail.
In general, however, the two projects are very similar; this giant was also a flying command post, albeit in a less elaborate form than the Mi-22 version that followed it. You'll excuse the similarity of the pictures - I tried to provide variety with a scenario of all "arid plateaus". : )

Łukasz Gliński
Both giants look v.cool 👍

BAT21
The side antennas are mounted too far forward - on the right the antenna was behind the door, not on the door. Maybe that can still be corrected?

And while we're at the front door: there's still a mask that needs to be removed from the window. 😉

Curatorm
Extraordinaire...

Guy Rump
Lovely job! 👍

Ronan
Great job 👍

gorby
Remarkable! I thought some of those photos were the real thing.

Roland Sachsenhofer
Thank you all very much! Thanks also for the suggestion about the incorrectly positioned aerials, BAT21 - you're absolutely right, I'm grateful for the tip and promise to put things right with the next "Hook". Your comments all make me happy and motivate me, thank you for all your interest!

Nicolas
A great result from a difficutl kit. 👍

Dieter Bihlmaier
Klasse gebaut! ....und tolle Fotos Roland!

Tibor Szilvai
Great project! 👍

Cuajete
Fantastic job, Roland. A master class of encouragement against discouragement to face the hard work of facing such a complicated kit full of plastic lumps.
Very nice and realistic result. Congrats!

Roland Sachsenhofer
thank you, mates, for your motivating comments- very appreciated!

Thomas Kolb
This is an astonishing result. Seriously, I am still not sure if I am looking at a model or a photo of the real thing. Absolutely amazing!

Michael Kohl
Top result from a heap of plastic. The last pictures are the cherries on the cake and are just pure joy to watch.

Daniel Mysak
Fantastic result after all these frightening wip pictures.👍

Florian H.
Super Resultat, Gratulation zu diesem fantastischem Ergebnis 👍

Zbynek Honzik
Roland, as expected - great result! Congratulations on finishing! 👍

Ekki
Brilliant! Excellent! A pleasure to look at.

Roland Sachsenhofer
Really, I am very happy about your reactions, mates! I am impressed and feel very motivated- thank you very much for your encouraging comments!

Oliver Zwiener
Große Klasse !

Neuling
Ja! Schönes Modell und tolle Bilder.

Roland Sachsenhofer
Eure Rückmeldung freut mich- herzlichen Dank für diese Worte!

Bernhard Pethe
Ich will die Euphorie nicht dämpfen, aber mir ist aufgefallen, am Heckrotor sind zwei Fehler verbaut. Zum einem ist die Drehrichtung des Heckrotors falsch und die Rotorwelle ist viel zu lang. Vielleicht kann man das noch ändern? Ansonst, bei diesem Bausatz, eine schöne Fleißarbeit.

Roland Sachsenhofer
Hallo Bernhard, ich danke Dir als Kenner der Thematik für die wichtigen Hinweise. Nachdem ich auch noch zwei Mi-10 vorhabe, freue ich mich, jetzt besser informiert zu sein! Euphorie gefällt mir auch- danke für den wirklich hilfreichen Kommentar!

Hello Bernhard, as an expert on the subject, thank you for the important information. As I'm also planning two more Mi-10s, I'm pleased to be better informed now! I also like Euphoria - thanks for the really helpful comment!