simmerit

All I got done was the filling on the doplar - she made me build a deck yesterday

So the other side is done. That last snag on the snag list that's preventing me priming is this The dreaded doplar. Should be done tomoz. Quick hound update. She's mahoosive now and a total pain in the arrse

well that was a dismal failure!! BUT This works! One down, one to go!

This is the problem with the hinterweb - one of the lads on ARRSE provided some input The steel ballistic panels used to be a **** as they were so heavy, one on the inside of the bottom of each cockpit "door", two smaller ones on the floor either side of the cyclic stick, the companionway floor (turned it into an ice rink when wet), the door plug externally armoured (you've done) and three panels across the floor between station 120 and 160 (between the escape hatch LH and the door RH); these were half inch ish armour plate with cut outs for the cargo tie downs and bolted down in each corner.And the door panels were painted black on both sides, so they don't show up well in pictures (as the whole cockpit is black), as were the cockpit floor panels and the companionway. I can't recall off the top of my head what colour the cabin floor ones were - kind of rusty looking I seem to remember so might have been a red oxide like primer colour. This is what an armour package for a Chinook looks like, and bang goes some of that lovely detail of my air crews lovely Oakley desert boots that I spent so much time on................ see lower door for ballistic plate. Another one for the snag list, but it wont stop me priming it!!

There is - I've got it, but I'm not sure if it goes all the way round. I hadnt spotted that by the way! I've also got the back of that plastic strip to trim off . I' not sure how much I can do on this as I'v got hardly any piccies - that's the best one I've got really. Someone. Somewhere, will be reading this saying 'that's wrong'.........

That will do I think.

maybe it does. I think I'll stick with that

There is is from another angle. Any views? Does that work?

I did..................... its the Peroni. That's my excuse anyway........ hahahaha (as they say). Hello Terry mate - yep I'm good, and close!! Just struggling with this at the minute. Not convinced. Views???????? and got these on just by the armour plate So apart from the Doplar and where the other sand filter where it is attached to the fuel feedline covers, I'm REAL close. I am

Its a bit scary I have to say.......... and thank you by the way. On the finishing touches now before I prime it

managed to crack on a teeny bit. Its the little bits that make the difference InAccurate Armour carbon aerial comes in useful, does it not

Well I suppose they do call them Rockapes

One more to go!!

Deffo a joke! I've got the Pinz and 105 to do after this. They should take about 10 minutes in comparison. I've got a whole bunch of other stuff stacked up as well. |Not the least of which is a Fly Wessex. This Wokka will be the last piece of model engineering I ever do I think. I just want to build the bloody things and chill out now! 4 to go. I cant decide if this is impatience or not, but I want to get the antenna pylons on. At least I'll feel like I've achieved something and its another line through on the snag list. I'm actually hoping to nail the entire list this weekend.

Thanks Phil. Just on with the antenna now. I bought the profimodeller brass antenna - I need 5 and there are 18 in the pack, so I'm good for another 2 Chinook......... A few issues to correct, like they are about 5.. too long, and the brass is drilled, which aint any use as the cable/tube sits on top, rather than through the centre. Other than that the Profimodeller brass antenna are spot on for accuracy.................................. My trusty dremel should sort the problem