Romeo Alpha Yankee Posted July 24, 2017 Share Posted July 24, 2017 This is my entry, tried to contact the Mods about eligibility and so far had no responce so I will post away and if it isn't a goer one of them can delete the thread. I had started this after the GB started but realised I could have entered it. As it is basically a Merlin I figured it would fit the bill of being constructed in Britain. So the build has progressed from my first request but I will start from the beginning. The build will be basically OOB with a few minor alterations (if I can be bothered). The CH-129 kit does not truly reflect the real thing. first thing was to add an extra axle to the main gear, I will use some wheel from the spares box for the new axles. I got some paint on some seats and rotor blades I started the fuselage assembly as well, Italeri missed the forward observation windows and I will not bother to add them since I don't have anything similar to plonk in the holes. Seats installed in the cockpit and fuselage half. again the interior is not per the real thing, there are stretcher mounting points and some sort of control station down back that I will not worry about. That's all for now. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nimrod54 Posted July 24, 2017 Share Posted July 24, 2017 Nice choice Ray and coming along nicely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romeo Alpha Yankee Posted July 24, 2017 Author Share Posted July 24, 2017 Thanks, John. A little more progress to show. A test fit show cockpit Fuselage now glued. A small gap under the windscreen will require some puttying The lower fuselage did not align very well near the ramp when the glue set so some judicious filing and sanding will be required to remove the step. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romeo Alpha Yankee Posted July 26, 2017 Author Share Posted July 26, 2017 Some masking with tape and masking fluid The painting has started, I primed it so I had a uniform base coat to start with, painting yellow over yellow plastic and white putty is fraught with danger ( or lots of coats to get everything to blend. And then applied some Xtracolor Insignia Yellow (not sure it is the correct shade but it was all I had handy). Looks like another coat required and the rotor head repainted when the yellow is sorted. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romeo Alpha Yankee Posted August 1, 2017 Author Share Posted August 1, 2017 Masked up and more paint applied Masking removed and touch ups required..... 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dermo245 Posted August 4, 2017 Share Posted August 4, 2017 Liking that a lot Ray Dermot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romeo Alpha Yankee Posted September 2, 2017 Author Share Posted September 2, 2017 I have neglected to update this thread lately. A lot of progress has been made and soon ready for decalling. I had to respray the fuselage after a paint issue cropped up. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romeo Alpha Yankee Posted September 7, 2017 Author Share Posted September 7, 2017 Finally started decalling and removing the masking. While I am not happy with the finish, I am surprised the windows survived all the paint that went on it [ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nimrod54 Posted September 8, 2017 Share Posted September 8, 2017 Blimey Ray, that has come on a lot since I my last visit. Looking really good matey, keep up the excellent work. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romeo Alpha Yankee Posted September 9, 2017 Author Share Posted September 9, 2017 Cheers John, I had a bit of a masking fluid disaster, it decided it did not want to come off the plastic. I managed by a couple of means to remove it. It will not be a prize winner (not that any of my builds are!) but it will be good enough for government work. The offending masking fluid, I sanded it off a couple of panels (which had to be polished and re-coated with Future). The last panel (seen here) was hit with water which helped to loosen it a little and then scraped off with a tooth pick. I also managed to push 2 of the cheek windows in during the rectification of the masking issue. So out with the clear glue THe previously damaged windscreen panel looks OK now under the Future 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham77 Posted September 11, 2017 Share Posted September 11, 2017 Fantastic save, what a shame it got stubborn at the end. This still looks excellent though. I'd say the windscreens have been weathered to show many hours flying in bad weather rescuing folks!😉 Cheers Graham 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romeo Alpha Yankee Posted September 18, 2017 Author Share Posted September 18, 2017 Done 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nimrod54 Posted September 18, 2017 Share Posted September 18, 2017 Good recovery with the windscreen Ray, and despite that little problem it is still a great looking model. A really nice build, well done. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeR Posted September 18, 2017 Share Posted September 18, 2017 Nicely done! Good save with the masking fluid. I have some "in stock" but I've never used it mainly due to not trusting it to behave! Mike. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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