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AMP 1/72 Fairey Ultra-light Helicopter

by Nic Aronica

T

his kit from Ukrainian

manufacturer AMP is very

small and esoteric, but for

those of us modellers who like a

little different subject, this is it.

The Fairey Ultra-light

Helicopter was a small British

helicopter, intended to be used

for reconnaissance and casualty

evacuation. It had been conceived

as a straightforward, low-cost and

easily transportable helicopter.

Unfortunately, it found itself a

casualty of the British defence

economies of the 1950s. While

Fairey attempted to proceed with

development of the Ultra-light

independently, promoting the type

towards the civil marker, the firm

shelved the project, choosing to

concentrate on the larger Fairey

Rotodyne instead, which shared

some of the same design features.

THE KIT

The kit comes in a side opening

box, and inside there are 2 sprues,

one of grey plastic and one clear.

There is also a photo-etch (PE)

brass set for the interior and a resin

block with two parts. Along with

KIT DETAILS

MANUFACTURER: AMP

SCALE: 1/72

KIT NO: 72002

PARTS: 27 GREY PLASTIC, 2 CLEAR, AND

2 RESIN

TYPE: NEW MULTI-MEDIA KIT

HELICOPTER

Fairey Ultra-light

QUICKBUILD

36 • MARCH 2018 • SCALE AVIATION MODELLER INTERNATIONAL

BY SACCO DE VRIES

FAIREY HELICOPTER

BY NIC ARONICA

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