Friday, May 21, 2004 - 03:43 PM UTC
The month of May sees Trumpeter adding one additional aircraft to their growing line of aviation kits. Mays sees release is the Mi-8MT/Mi-17 HIP H in 1/35 scale.
The Mi-17, the improved version of the Mi-8, entered service in 1975 and has seen serice with many countries. Trumpeter faithfully reproduces a 1/35 version of the helo with the following charateristics:

  • Size: Main rotor diameter: 608.5mm, Overall length, rotors turning: 721mm

  • Total Plastic Parts: 263 pcs

  • Metal Parts: none

  • Resin Parts: none

  • Photo Etched Part: Rain sweeper and seatbelts

  • Film Parts: Instrument part

  • Total Sprues: 9 pcs

  • Decal Marking: For 3 a/c of Mi-8MT/Mi-17 (Czech/Russian/Slovakia)

  • More Features: Fully detailed double engine; highly detailed cockpit and cargo cabin


  • Niether a price or expected release date was published on the Trumpeter website and a quick search at Squadron didn't turn up anything.

    For more information on the history of the product above, please visit Trumpeter.
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