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**UPDATE** Micro-Mir: Sikorksky S-5
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Posted: Wednesday, June 07, 2017 - 11:38 PM UTC


Here's an update on MicroMirs 1/48 Sikorksky S-5 including more sprue shots

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If you have comments or questions please post them here.

Thanks!
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Posted: Thursday, June 08, 2017 - 02:19 AM UTC
Immediately the movie "The Bridges at Toko-Ri come to my mind!
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Posted: Thursday, June 08, 2017 - 04:12 AM UTC
Is this the same kit that you posted as news on 3 Jun?

Micro-Mir: Sikorsky S-5
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Posted: Thursday, June 08, 2017 - 05:38 AM UTC

Quoted Text

Is this the same kit that you posted as news on 3 Jun?

Micro-Mir: Sikorsky S-5


It's an update Gino with additional early sprue shots from Micro-Mir.
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Posted: Thursday, June 08, 2017 - 07:21 AM UTC
No problem, just wanted to be sure they were not two different kits. If so, I didn't see what the differences were and was wondering, esp. since one is listed as an A-5 and the other an S-5.
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Posted: Thursday, June 08, 2017 - 02:44 PM UTC
Apologies Gino it should be a S-5, not a A-5.
I have added an additional image showing the clear parts.
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Posted: Thursday, June 08, 2017 - 04:40 PM UTC
No issues. Title fixed.
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Posted: Thursday, June 08, 2017 - 08:01 PM UTC
Very interesting, seems MicroMir has improved a lot over the (much) earlier 1/350 u-boot I have.
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Posted: Thursday, June 08, 2017 - 08:04 PM UTC
The S-5 was I believe the very first real helicopter in the Netherlands, when the dikes broke and the province Zeeland flooded one S-5 "Jezebel" saved over a hundred lives: https://www.rijksoverheid.nl/actueel/nieuws/2013/02/01/watersnoodramp-met-eerste-heli-ruim-100-levens-gered-video
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Posted: Saturday, June 10, 2017 - 06:14 PM UTC
Thanks for the updated article - it cleared up a question I had...
I have a Fonderie 1/48th Sikorsky R5/HO3S-1 in my stash but this looks much, much better. The Fonderie kit was really sweet but the big problem was that despite having transparent fuselage halves, they are frosted. (Even the skin areas need sanding and polishing. I never started it.)
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