The Little World

And an inexpensive one, as well.

I was attracted to the idea of another small helicopter and noted from Inch High Guy’s weblog that he was impressed with the standard of the Hobby Boss kits. I fully endorse this assessment, so I was happy to take the HB kit to the hobby shop counter – imagine my surprise when the sales assistant told me it was going out that week at half-price!

Stupendous! I rushed it home, opened the box, and was further blown away by the level of detail on the many sprues. When I noted the Ukraine roundel on the decal sheet I know I had a major win.

There are several internet reports of the use of this helicopter right now, as well as before the war. The 2018 version has a very simple and attractive scheme that will contrast well with the Mil-24 HIND I made recently.

No problems seen on the sprue trees and the interior seems detailed enough that some of the doors may be left open.

At this rate I am going to have to search for a 1/72 or 1/76 Ukrainian ground vehicle kit to go with it. I’ll bet there are a number of them by now.