15 years to build a precise model of helicopter Mil 24 Hind

• BÃ¥seline

  11 Apr 06, 01:16

  Modeling enthusiasts will love this one.
  
  Over 100,000 parts were used in this model, many of them fabricated under a microscope to ensure accuracy. Complete accuracy is followed right down to the rivets and screws whose diameter and separation are kept to scale.
  
  Here's a screenshot of the site.. link at the bottom of it.
  
  
  
  Precise Modeling.com
• skeujin

  11 Apr 06, 01:19

  holy crap. tts wat i call a modeller....
  
  *kudos*
• BÃ¥seline

  11 Apr 06, 01:23

  So much man hours involved. Priceless.
  Down to the very details.. the nuts and bolts. Shen!
• skeujin

  11 Apr 06, 01:26

  im dam amazed tt they use all metal parts. the machining alone mus have been hell. wat is the scale?
• BÃ¥seline

  11 Apr 06, 01:37

  Site didn't mention abt the scale but then again.... whatever scale it it, the number of parts that made this lil baby is insane.
• skeujin

  11 Apr 06, 01:39

  actaully the site is vry brief leh. suck beauties shd b displayed in some museum. wld love to see it...
• hisoka

  11 Apr 06, 01:47

  bian tai
• HENG@

  11 Apr 06, 01:50

  Originally posted by skeujin:

  im dam amazed tt they use all metal parts. the machining alone mus have been hell. wat is the scale?

  I suppose while tolerances would have been a bit hard to deal with, with a good lathe and mill, or better yet, a CNC one, it shouldn't have been too hard. I'm curious, did they also keep the thread scale on the nuts n bolts too?
  
  and if everything is to scale, technically u should have a working, actual flying model of the thing. Even if u couldn't fit in to fly it, the engine should be able to run.
  
  still its an amazing work of art.
• HENG@

  11 Apr 06, 01:53

  oh i see they've put in an electric motor. i thot they'd gone n built a real scaled down version of its engine.