Zvezda 7270 1/72 Russian Heavy Helicopter Mil Mi-26 "Halo"

This is a plastic model kit, which comes unassembled and unpainted. So glue, model paints and other basic modelling tools are additionally required.

The helicopter Mi-26 is the heaviest helicopter in service today. With the advent of this helicopter at the beginning of the 1970ies, the army obtained the perfect transport vehicle for fast troop deployment. The Mi-26 was used by Russian air force during the fi rst and second Chechnya wars. The total number produced was 276 helicopters. Mi-26s were adopted by the air forces of CIS countries, India, Malaysia, Peru, South Korea and it is used as a civil helicopter in various countries.