Hi there

Rather than do my usual Review, I'm going to stick my neck out and start the New Year with a build! Something a bit unusual (certainly for me!) to get the modelling juices flowing - Attack Squadron's mixed-media kit of the Fire Scout drone helicopter.



The kit is beautifully produced, with a mix of resin, etch - and something I've not encountered before... a 3-D printed component. Plus, of course, decals - with marking for 4 x colour schemes.





I've started cutting resin tonight, so I'm calling this the official start of my first build in far too long!

All the best

Rowan

Rowan, what is a 3-D printed component?

I am looking forward to this.

Hi Ben

3-D printing is an area that's on the cusp of being a revolution in modelling. In this kit it's the item (rotor head) top-right in the third picture, produced by building up thin layers of plastic from a CAD file. The technique is widely used these days for producing masters (and is widely touted as being the future for scratchbuilders once domestic 3-D printers (such as the MakerBot) can consistently produce high enough resolution parts).

Attack Squadron is unique (in my experience) in including a directly 3-D printed part in a kit, so I'm really excited to try the new technology.

All the best

Rowan

Thanks, Rowan. Sounds like really cool process that might even keep the worst rivit counters infinitely happy.

Hi again

Fear not - breaking the habit of a lifetime, I haven't given up already! Work permitting, I'm doing a little in the background, so I should have an update soon...

All the best

Rowan

I rarely post anything here, just lurking the Aeroscale from time to time. I will be following this one for sure... these UAVs have some strange appeal for me too.

Mario

Do my eyes deceive me, or is that a Decepticon (Transformers) logo on the decal sheet?

Great looking kit and machine! Will follow this for sure. See if I can get my hands on one these.



Jelger