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Offline KiwiZac

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Sud Aviation SM.1203 Capybara helicopter
« on: January 23, 2020, 05:22:45 PM »
Hi all,
Imagine a member of the Soviet Mil design bureau defected to France in the early 1960s, and worked with Sud Aviation to create a family of helicopters with an SM ("Sud/Mil" model number prefix...Here's one such machine, a SM.1203 Capybara twin-engined heavylift chopper of the Israeli Defence Force in the early 1980s:
Sud Aviation SM.1203 Capybara by Zac Yates, on Flickr
Sud Aviation SM.1203 Capybara by Zac Yates, on Flickr
Sud Aviation SM.1203 Capybara by Zac Yates, on Flickr
Sud Aviation SM.1203 Capybara by Zac Yates, on Flickr
Sud Aviation SM.1203 Capybara by Zac Yates, on Flickr

This was what I had in mind for the leftovers of my Starfix Nord Noratlas when I came up with the Phenix project. And, like that build, this was loads of fun and very satisfying!

The main rotor is Airfix 1/72 Lynx and Sea Lynx blades mounted to a Frog 1/72 Sea Fury prop hub with pitch links and head detail from an Italeri 1/72 Bell 412, the tail rotor is also from an Airfix Sea Lynx (as did the exhausts), and the undercarriage, intake fronts and fuel sponsons came from spares. The decals are from the Italeri 1/72 AH-6 Night Fox.

I'm rather chuffed with this. I hope you like it!

Sud Aviation SM.1203 Capybara by Zac Yates, on Flickr
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Offline Old Wombat

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Re: Sud Aviation SM.1203 Capybara helicopter
« Reply #1 on: January 23, 2020, 06:58:38 PM »
You should be chuffed, mate, that's brilliant! 8) :smiley:
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Offline ChernayaAkula

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Re: Sud Aviation SM.1203 Capybara helicopter
« Reply #2 on: January 24, 2020, 12:10:04 AM »
Great use of "leftovers"!  :smiley:
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Offline Frank3k

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Re: Sud Aviation SM.1203 Capybara helicopter
« Reply #3 on: January 24, 2020, 12:47:36 AM »
That's awesome! I was wondering what type of Hind it was at first. You got two great builds out of one kit!
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Offline KiwiZac

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Re: Sud Aviation SM.1203 Capybara helicopter
« Reply #4 on: January 24, 2020, 05:25:56 AM »
 8) Thank you gents! Like I said, both of these were a real blast!
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Offline finsrin

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Re: Sud Aviation SM.1203 Capybara helicopter
« Reply #5 on: January 24, 2020, 05:35:39 AM »
Surprised how well this concept/parts came together.   Always a new kit-bashing angle and this is one of them.  :smiley:
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Offline Robomog

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Re: Sud Aviation SM.1203 Capybara helicopter
« Reply #6 on: January 24, 2020, 07:39:42 AM »
What an impressive kit bash, nice use of leftovers and looks totally believable.

Nice one Zac !

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Offline elmayerle

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Re: Sud Aviation SM.1203 Capybara helicopter
« Reply #7 on: January 24, 2020, 11:28:08 AM »
Beautiful!!  That's an excellent use of those "leftovers" from the Phenix.  I have to admit it is totally believable and fits the back story nicely.
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Offline KiwiZac

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Re: Sud Aviation SM.1203 Capybara helicopter
« Reply #8 on: January 24, 2020, 06:13:46 PM »
 :-[ Thank you for the kind words, folks!
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Offline apophenia

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Re: Sud Aviation SM.1203 Capybara helicopter
« Reply #9 on: January 25, 2020, 12:17:35 PM »
Love it  :-*  Excellent concept, Zac. It really does have both a Sud and a Mil feel about it. And that this all came out of 'left-overs' is astonishing! Well done  :smiley:
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Offline Camthalion

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Re: Sud Aviation SM.1203 Capybara helicopter
« Reply #10 on: January 28, 2020, 06:15:14 AM »
Looks cool.  Nice work
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Offline ericr

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Re: Sud Aviation SM.1203 Capybara helicopter
« Reply #11 on: January 29, 2020, 05:34:05 AM »
 ;)
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