One detail gives a miniature weight: a tyre that sits flat. Resin parts for 1:144 helicopter models therefore concentrate on weighted wheels, with sets for the Chinook, the Black Hawk, the Apache, the Sea Stallion, the Mi-8 and the heavy Mi-6. Swapping them for the kit's hard discs takes minutes and the machine suddenly stands on its base instead of hovering above it.
1:144 CH-53 Sea Stallion wheels w/ weighted tires
4.76 €
1:144 CH-47 Chinook wheels w/ weighted tires
4.76 €
1:144 Mil Mi-8/17 Hip weighted wheels
4.76 €
1:144 UH-60 Black Hawk wheels w/ weighted tires
3.96 €
1:144 SH-60 SeaHawk wheels w/ weighted tires
3.96 €
1:144 AH-64 Apache wheels w/ weighted tires
4.76 €
A small casting only needs cutting off, sanding and a drop of cyano, which makes this the gentlest possible introduction to resin. Machines to fit them to are in 1:144 helicopter kits, markings come from 1:144 helicopter decals, and the larger castings are collected in resin helicopter parts. Wash the wheels before painting.