Mil V-12 1:200

Mil V-12 in 1:200 scale.

From Wiki:

"The Mil V-12 (NATO reporting name: Homer), given the project number Izdeliye 65 ("Item 65"), is a prototype helicopter designed in the Soviet Union and the largest helicopter ever built. The designation "Mi-12" would have been the designation for the production helicopter and did not apply to V-12 prototypes.

Design studies for a giant helicopter were started at the Mil OKB in 1959, receiving official sanction in 1961 by the GKAT (Gosudarstvenny Komitet po Aviatsionnoy Tekhnike - State Committee on Aircraft Technology) instructing Mil to develop a helicopter capable of lifting 20 to 25 tonnes (22 to 28 short tons). The GKAT directive was followed by a more detailed specification for the V-12 with hold dimensions similar to the Antonov An-22, intended to lift major items of combat material as well as 8K67, 8K75 and 8K82 inter-continental ballistic missiles (ICBM)."

This is remixed from a HappyBattleSheep's cute version on Thingiverse.  It is a bit chonky in proportion, but it's a rare model to find/see, and the thinner struts of a more “real” model would be difficult to print anyway.  Sized to 1:200 scale, split for easier printing, infill adjusted in the nose for better balance, seams edited, supports added, rotors added from another model and scaled and sized to fit this one.  

Printed in Bambu PLA basic white, and painted with acrylic markers by my in-house 11 yo aviation (no longer just planes) enthusiast.  You will need to print 2 (two) rotors, one for each wing.  If the rotor is a bit tight on the peg, you can shave it down a little, and then adjust the hole size a little larger in the rotor for the second one.  We shaved ours down just a touch physically, but I sized it up a little in the model for this profile.

If you liked this print, please check out my other scale prints. Feedback, thumbs up, and/or boosts would be very appreciated! Thank you!