1/72 Eurocopter Tiger HAD

Darkfold · July 05, 2011, 05:23:36 AM

For our summer helicopter cup on Modelforum.cz (you can find other builds here: http://www.modelforum.cz/viewforum.php?f=599 ) I start build Revell's Eurocopter Tiger HAD in scale 1/72

Kit is...problematic...too soft plastic with defects in some parts and with many simplified parts.Unfortunatelly, there isn't any aftermarket upgrade set that I will build it only OOB...

Used camo will be argentinian "Tiburon" from which with 3ra Escuadrilla Aeronaval de Helicópteros "Caballeros" (Fuerza Aeronaval 5) operated from the deck of argentinian amphibious assault ship ARA Indenpencia during second war of Falkland Island in 2014.Chopper was piloted by pilot prim.ten.Amparo Porras and operator ten.Conrado Deleón and was shooted down near Port San Carlos by czechoslovak Tunguska air defence system operated in Falkland Islands as part od air defence squad of 3rd battalion of 200th mechanized regiment as a part of Czechoslovak Peace Force setted in Falklands by United Nations after naval battle before Armada of the Argentine Republic and Royal Navy on february 2014.Crew died in wreck.

Some photos of kit...

And OOB cockpit...

Taiidantomcat · July 05, 2011, 06:56:50 AM

Pablo1965 · July 05, 2011, 03:20:45 PM

Waiting desperately... $:-\$

Army of One · July 05, 2011, 11:49:11 PM

Absolutely agree with the above statements........can't wait to see this finished.....

.....will you be doing any other aircraft/hardware from this 'second War'...?? I do hope so.........

Darkfold · July 06, 2011, 12:33:48 AM

I planned three or four kits from this war - argentinian Dassault Rafale from the deck of carrier ARA Perón (Peron class - enlarged and heavy modernised Clemenseau class), british Eurofighter Hurricane (navalised Eurofighter Typhoon) from the deck of HMS Duke of York (Indefeatigable class) and (if I can converse it) czechoslovak Sukhoi Su-27Č Taramis (next generation of Flanker series developed in cooperation of OKB Sukhoi, Aero Vodochody and Elbit/Rafal and for Czechoslovakia and Israel (as Su-27I Pachim - this are only basic fuselage and wings equiped in Israel by semiwestern electronic and Pratt-Whittley engines F100 produced unlicensed in Israel) produced in Aero Vodochody factory as fighter for "poor men" after disbanded of this class in Sovier Union and converted they fighter production for 5th generation fighters - MiG-37, Su-50, etc.)

But this are only future plans...maybe I'll try czechoslovak BMP-3 (Detva factory production) or czechoslovak Slava class cruiser conversion for assault ship but basic problem is time...

Army of One · July 06, 2011, 02:24:49 AM

Awesome....!!! Looking forward to the Su27I most.....the others as well...but the Flanker foremost.....agreed....not enough hours in the day....

Darkfold · July 08, 2011, 07:46:57 AM

You can start itself, I would like to add later.Here are for a beginning a few pics of czechoslovak and czechoslovak produced (AES is consorcium of Aero Vodochody, Elbit Systems and OKB Sukhoi) Flankers...

Army of One · July 08, 2011, 11:12:25 AM

Some great profiles there.......love the Israeli ones.....

....what engines have they got..?

Darkfold · July 08, 2011, 11:22:51 AM

Pratt and Whittley F-100...simmilar as in F-15

I send this profiles with short history of modernisations here:

http://www.whatifmodelers.com/index.php/topic,32993.msg513842/topicseen.html#new

Army of One · July 08, 2011, 11:28:10 AM

Many thanks.........

.....do you intend to do any of these profiles in plastic....?? If you do then I vote for either of the Israeli ones or Capt Skorepa's.........please......

Darkfold · July 08, 2011, 12:23:05 PM

Yes...Su-27UBo was build by my friend Jiří Novák (Novis on modelforum.cz)...

I would like to build Skorepa's Su-27S and Olender's Su-27Ch but when it will be...god knows...

BTW, Skořepa was second leading jet ace of Czechoslovak People's Army.Camo of his plane is from 21.6.1990 when Skořepa fly with less of 11th Fighter Regiment escort duty of Commander of Czechoslovak People's Air Force, gen.Josef Remek on his tour to Berlin.Group was attacked by enemy combat group which orders was to destroy MiG-29UB piloted by col.Stanislav Fišek on it's back seat fly gen.Remek.In combat were shoot down seven Fulcrums and five Flankers from 11th Fighter Regiment and two Fishbeds scrambled from Karlovy Vary AFB and enemy lost six Phantoms, five Starfighters, three Tornadoes and ten Falcons particullary destroyed by East German Air Force and scrambled Czechoslovak fighters.Capt.Skořepa shoot in this combat his eleven kill (F-104G piloted by maj.Garen Schwab who died in wreck) but his Flanker was shoot down by colonel Roberta Milligan on F-16 and capt.Skořepa suffer serious injuries thanks by them he lost both of his legs and must stopped with fly.Unfortunatelly, enemy force suffer succes when was Remek's MiG-29UB shooted down by german Phantom piloted by fw.Irma Cellers and hpt.Erik Stoltz but Remek made succesfull ejection.Pilot of plane, col.Fišer ejected too but position of plane and very low altitude kills him on the seat...

Army of One · July 08, 2011, 12:47:00 PM

Great looking kit.....

....like the story as well.......

Darkfold · July 30, 2011, 02:22:40 AM

Who don't putting with us, putting against us...

Army of One · August 03, 2011, 07:29:25 AM

Keep going....keep going.....you'll get there in the end.....

Darkfold · August 03, 2011, 10:25:59 AM

I hope that your enthusiasm is not too early...before this, I have better opinion about Revell models, their rebox of Hasegawa F-86 Sabre aka Canadair Sabre Mk.6 (I built them here as german Eisenfaust) was moulded from silver but excellent plastic, this green chewy gum is badly material for sanding and filling...defects of models don't count...