Fuerza Aerea Revolucinaria Mil MI-17

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March 22, 2026
this kit was my first one in 1/48th scale
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March 22, 2026
The fit of the outer parts around the interior is not optimal, which resulted in this ugly seam.
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March 22, 2026
The plastic that Zvezda uses for the transparent parts reacts poorly to polishing, it becomes milky witch cannot be corrected.
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March 22, 2026
Above the door there should be a winch, but that is not included in the kit, just like the mirrors for the pilot
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March 22, 2026
The main rotor hub is a real masterpiece, very beautifully detailed
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March 22, 2026
The kit comes with an extensive sheet of stencil decals, but this Cuban flag does not seem to cover very well. It would have been better to paint a white area here first.
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March 22, 2026
View of the interior, the cockpit contains many fine details but the instrument panels contain no details at all. They have left this to the aftermarket.
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March 22, 2026
I made the seat belts myself out of paper
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March 22, 2026
view of the underside. The rocket pods are of the wrong type for a Cuban Air Force aircraft, but these are the only ones in the kit.
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March 22, 2026
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March 22, 2026
According to Zvezda, the light blue of the underside should continue all the way to the tail, photos of the original prove otherwise.

Comments

25 22 March, 18:32

Cristian A
Hammer!

1 3 April, 07:12

Colector
Beautiful piece. One day i want to build same with slovak mi17 in summer pixel camo. Hat down mate 💪

1 31 May, 19:06

Album info

This kit was given to me, in exchange I would make a build review for Kit Magazine, our Belgian IPMS club magazine.

Cuban Mil Mi-17

11 images

1:48

Completed

1:48 Mi-8MT masks (double sided) (Eduard EX933)

Mil Mi-17 Hip-H

Defensa Anti-Aérea y Fuerza Aérea Revolucionaria (Cuban Revolutionary Air and Air Defense Force 1959-now)
3840 Esc. de Helicopteros Black 117
2020 - Holguin Airfield

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