FAA Airfix 1/72nd Sea King

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Internal walls close to finish and hopefully button up the fuselage this weekend. Just some stowage and stretchers to make up

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Wires and such. Halves not together but insides done.

[Lysus]

I do love all the detail work you put into these.

[Twokidsnosleep]

I do love all the detail work you put into these.

Thanks for the comment on here
Been a little quiet
I don't mind criticism if you guys are hating what I am doing

[Lysus]

I do love all the detail work you put into these.

Thanks for the comment on here
Been a little quiet
I don't mind criticism if you guys are hating what I am doing

well, I'm not hating anything you're doing Though I am in super duper busy mode lately so combing images has been a bit on the back burner.

[Fridgy]

I do love all the detail work you put into these.

Thanks for the comment on here
Been a little quiet
I don't mind criticism if you guys are hating what I am doing

I do love all the detail work you put into these.

Thanks for the comment on here
Been a little quiet
I don't mind criticism if you guys are hating what I am doing

well, I'm not hating anything you're doing Though I am in super duper busy mode lately so combing images has been a bit on the back burner.

Like Jason, loving whats going on with this one mate

[demarcation]

Awesome work buddy!

[Twokidsnosleep]

Awesome work buddy!

Thanks man
I was thinking I was butchering the interior and the English were pissed at me

[Lysus]

Awesome work buddy!

Thanks man
I was thinking I was butchering the interior and the English were pissed at me

Yeah, they were pretty harsh.

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Lobster on the half shell



Sea King on the half shell

[TommyKillander]

Wow!

That looks awesome!


Tommy

[Twokidsnosleep]

Wow!

That looks awesome!


Tommy

Thanks Tommy
I think I am done making internals as most of it will not be seen..thus lots of these photos
Would like to take a shot at a 1/48 and do it up Canadian RCAF

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The glass on these whirlybirds is a very prominent feature IMHO
The canopy detail was lacking so I decided to redo the framework
Thin styrene strips and some Crystal Clear cement. I opened up the LHS slider window as well



I also sanded off the sad little wipers...hope I have some PE somewhere
Will add some rivets to the surface 0.5mm metal rivet
Not withought some swearing, hull is mostly together



I left the middle sections loose to allow the smaller fronts to align. In trimming off some interfering alignment pins, one lodged in the white glue for the floor and stopped the halves from seating. I could not figure out why it wouldn't push together like it did in the test fit and broke the thinned area over the crew door. Took it all apart and found the infernal bit of styrene wedged in between

[jnbattleship]

Your model shapes up to put any new release to shame.

[Twokidsnosleep]

Your model shapes up to put any new release to shame.

Thank you my friend, very kind words
I want a crack at the new Airfix mould of this...just to see if they improved the hull fit.
I have a date with filler in my future with this one!!!

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Got a quiet, rainy Father's Day afternoon left to myself...so I modelled
Started step #7 of the PE instructions....the engine cover. Yikes!!! Not much to go on for landmarks in the plastic, gotta kind of wing it. You have to cut stuff out and do holes and such, I decided to thin the area so the PE panel will sit flush and open up only the screen area.






And in situ, but unfinished

For the top centre piece I opened it all the way up. Looks pretty cool,even if no one in their right mind would cut and scrape away at a perfectly good model to stick replacement bits on
Got the tail attatched and it's light in place too


Good progress, LOOOONG way to go

[RossiM1]

Masterclass in progress cannot wait to see this all complete

[Twokidsnosleep]

Masterclass in progress cannot wait to see this all complete

Than you kind sir, feels like I am slopping along here

[Lysus]

Brilliant. This is where for work makes me think "I need a whirly bird." Of course I'd have to somehow make it look as good as yours and I'm not nearly as skilled with the modifying as you so I just go back to watching yours.

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Brilliant. This is where for work makes me think "I need a whirly bird." Of course I'd have to somehow make it look as good as yours and I'm not nearly as skilled with the modifying as you so I just go back to watching yours.

Thanks bud, glad someone is following this butchering. So let us continue with "The Hack Job" on the tail assembly



I put a little brass line in to replicate the rotor drive shaft that comes up the tail to the tail rotor. Otherwise it is a blank space through the metal mesh in the tail and looks weird.


Interested to see how this will handle the paint which is the next step

[ElCapitan]

This is looking excellent. All the fiddly stuff is well worth it!

[Twokidsnosleep]

This is looking excellent. All the fiddly stuff is well worth it!

Thank you mon Capitain!

First topside spray of yellow to brighten your day...I went flat for this layer

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Last time I had to spray whole airframe yellow a friend of mine gave me a pointer that worked charms:
a) white primer
b) matte clear coat (apparently primer was not enough matte, I went with it though and it seemed to work)
and yellow went on just wonderfully!


"Don't know if you have tried thinning Tamiya with cellulose thinner Scott I tried it on the Roberts Yamaha some time ago Tamiya paint sprays fabulously when thinned this way I mix about 40% paint 60% thinner and it dries super quick and smooth. Just a thought hope you don't mind mate "

So I took both of these suggestions to heart when I planned my spraying. Plus I am almost out of both my yellows and can't make it to LHS until weekend
Ultimate White primer...done real thin and then Tamiya flat yellow thinned with cellulose (lacquer thinner) this absolutely pops the flat yellow and it sprays wonderfully. Here is the sliding side door


I am hoping the same will be for the Tamiya X8 Lemon Yellow gloss final coat

Thanks to Gary (RossiM1) and jnbattleship for making me think a bit before spraying like I always would. We shall see how the final coat goes down in the next day or so

[Fridgy]

Ohhh


Yellow

[Nev]

Yellow is really hard to do, this is looking great mate

[jnbattleship]

That is some beautiful yellow! I cant wait to see the whole airframe done. You rock!

[Twokidsnosleep]

That is some beautiful yellow! I cant wait to see the whole airframe done. You rock!

Thanks bud, but you were a BIG help for sure

[Twokidsnosleep]

Yellow is really hard to do, this is looking great mate

Cheers Nev
I wasted tons of yellow spraying a Lotus egg car two years ago.....the yellow just sloshed around on the surface and would not stick.
Now with a rough flat yellow coat, I am hoping the gloss yellow will lay down nice and smooth...and maybe a bit more experienced with an airbrush too.

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Ohhh


Yellow

Like a hot Australian sun!!

[RossiM1]

Looking real mellow in yellow Scott, why not just gloss clear coat the flat yellow think it should achieve more of the satin finish the real bird is possibly? just a thought.

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Looking real mellow in yellow Scott, why not just gloss clear coat the flat yellow think it should achieve more of the satin finish the real bird is possibly? just a thought.

Ya. I was thinking that too...hmmm will see. Definitely going to test that out
Flat Tamiya's are my favourite to spray by far...they go down so nice and smooth and dry quick
This yellow was a pleasure to spray compared to that Lotus nightmare two Easters ago..thanks for your input on spraying

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Drilling holes and mods for the side pod wiring


My red SMD LED lights still not here from China, so going to do a white one and paint the cover red. Other side has a nice green SMD LED
Had to make sure holes were large enough for the LED to thread through...poor planning on my part as should have done this earlier and just threaded the wire through a smaller hole


Here it comes through the body, through the hole in the little wing and then into the side pod....of course nothing lined up, had to hack out some room for the wire and the little LED to travel


Lots of slack of wire in that last pic, but I can stuff it back into the body
Progress, if ever so slow

[Joesdad]

How have I missed this little gem
Excellent job Scott

[Twokidsnosleep]

How have I missed this little gem
Excellent job Scott

Thank you sir...gem is a large overstatement
I have other more explicit adjectives for it!

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Oh crap, what a Saturday
I have killed a Minion in my spray booth


Clogged TWO airbrushes and dropped one on the floor, just a mess, but got the paint done

Then started on the tail rotor.
Was doing pretty good and then dropped the PE for it....no problem, wood floor, high powered LED it will be easy to find.
NOPE? Gone, lost to the wood floor monster. I had cut off stuff and had it all prepped for the PE additions, so what to do???
I drilled six tiny holes and used copper wire to replicate the details for the stock kit rotor


Got it to here, one more red stripe to finish

[Fridgy]

Nice save buddy

[Twokidsnosleep]

Nice save buddy

I am getting there my friend...my yellow was too thick to spray and it clogged both ab's immediately
I think I have a second yellow coat on almost everything, the little fiddle bits and main rotor painted up
Time getting a little tighter than I like it to finish

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Progress, I can hear the clock ticking
Main rotor wiring details, dry brush and assembled





Starting to look like a heliocobopter now

[Lysus]

That yellow looks fantastic, man.

[Twokidsnosleep]

That yellow looks fantastic, man.

Thanks man
I have only clear coated the round part on the main rotor, but as per a suggestion from RossiM1, I am just going to clear the flat yellow as it does give a great finish and I don't want to F it up now

[Lysus]

That yellow looks fantastic, man.

Thanks man
I have only clear coated the round part on the main rotor, but as per a suggestion from RossiM1, I am just going to clear the flat yellow as it does give a great finish and I don't want to F it up now

Yeah, don't be me

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Tell me honestly.....



Are my PONTOONS big enough????
They seem kind of smallish to me

I got her clear coated and tucked into a closed cupboard so I don't mess with it and get fingerprints all over her

[Lysus]

It's a good size...

Good fingerprint precautions! So close now...

[Twokidsnosleep]

It's a good size...

Good fingerprint precautions! So close now...

You are true gentleman

[RossiM1]

What a lovely pair of pontoons Scotty, a veritable Pamela Anderson of the helicopter world
On a more serious note wow looking really cool mate very nearly done now?

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What a lovely pair of pontoons Scotty, a veritable Pamela Anderson of the helicopter world
On a more serious note wow looking really cool mate very nearly done now?

mate
I am glad you caught the innuendo.
If a woman ever asks about her pontoons, the polite answer is that they are perfect...unless she wants to make them bigger, then that's ok too
I think the spray fumes are getting to me

[RossiM1]

The sweet aroma of cyano and cellulose who needs Pacco Robanne?

[TommyKillander]

Excellent work, buddy !

- "The pontoons look just perfect to me - I like them just the way they are"

I'm starting to get very curious what the LED lighting, really looking forward to see the chopper when it's finished. It's looking great in that yellow colour


Tommy

[Twokidsnosleep]

Excellent work, buddy !

- "The pontoons look just perfect to me - I like them just the way they are"

I'm starting to get very curious what the LED lighting, really looking forward to see the chopper when it's finished. It's looking great in that yellow colour


Tommy

Thanks Tommy.
Ya the front two LED's are wicked bright, look really cool in the testing
The cockpit one...meh kind of dull and will be hard to see I fear
I am hoping the tail and pontoon ones will be ok, they are more subtle than those blazing front two lights

[Kingdan]

Looks awesome Scott lovin the colour