1/35 Aerosani Vertolet (Aerosan helicopter)

[Wardukw]

Thats some pretty damn serious dedication to this build Frank and the results were well worth it..damn nice work mate 
The placement of things is a real pain aint it and like you they might be wiffies but i still base my builds around some form of realism and that part is a massive PITA.
You'll get there mate 

[Old Wombat]

Looks fantastic!

[zenrat]

You are exhibiting a commitment to Whiffing which is above and beyond.  Carry on.

 

[frank2056]

Thanks, guys. I'm pretty pleased with the way the 3D printed rotor head came out. It looks fairly close to the grainy image I used as a reference for the CAD work. Maybe I should make a Yak-EG next ("NO!" says one of the saner voices in my head. "Absolutely not!")

[Wardukw]

Thanks, guys. I'm pretty pleased with the way the 3D printed rotor head came out. It looks fairly close to the grainy image I used as a reference for the CAD work. Maybe I should make a Yak-EG next ("NO!" says one of the saner voices in my head. "Absolutely not!")

So absolutely not!! ..is more like "yeah it will probably happen " if your head is anything like my head when it comes to wiffy building 

[frank2056]

I was looking at other early helicopter designs and I found the Polish GIL BŻ-4 Żuk, which I'd never seen before yesterday. It looks familiar:



Cousin?



Here's a video (in Polish, with English subtitles) about the BZ-4:

His channel has other interesting aircraft, including a jet powered AN-2

[NARSES2]

Second cousin perhaps  , but I can see where you're coming from

[Wardukw]

Since Poland used to be a commie country and were pretty much russia i think a new design was ordered  for a new light helicopter and the BZ-4 was one design put forward and yours was the other Frank .
Two competing companies coimg up with the same ideas which havent seen each others designs has happened before with two very simlier looking aircraft.

[frank2056]

Almost done with this one - just need to fix some paint and weathering issues and add a mailbag and some gear.

It's hard to get the body of the helicopter and the full span of the rotors in one shot:



The rotor head transmission is a random part from what looks like an old Tamiya tank. I used some styrene to match the curve of the roof. On the main landing gear, I extended the range of the former ski struts by adding a styrene rods to the pistons and connectors. The wheels/tires are from some ancient, anonymous 1/72 aircraft kit. The nose gear is from an old 1/48 Monogram Me-262, mated to the nose ski attachment. It rides a lot higher now. The external cargo area at the end, under the engine is just some lined styrene sheet and PE mesh. I figure it could be used to hold tools, oil cans, etc. :



I may add a step since the door is a pretty far off the ground:



The instrument panel is basically the same R44 helicopter IP that I used on the KM-4 helicopter:



More pictures tomorrow in sunlight.

[Flyer]

Nice work 

Will it have any fins at all?

[frank2056]

Thanks! The Yak-EG (which I'm using as this helicopter's "spirit animal") had a tail and fin, but they found that the combination made it difficult to control.
My NKL-6 Aerosan Helicopter looks more like a larger version of the Hiller XH-44 or the Hiller X-2-235:

[Wardukw]

Thats looking pretty damn good so far Frank..its not going to take much more before shes finished ..its gonna look surpurb mate 

[loupgarou]

Beautiful build. And the idea too.

[NARSES2]

Beautiful build. And the idea too.

Totally agree   

[Dizzyfugu]

Sweet, and very retro-looking!