qn30jEkPz7 Posted October 30, 2017 Share Posted October 30, 2017 (edited) This has been lurking on the stash for a little while so this GB will encourage me to crack on with it. Neither of the schemes particularly appeal yet so I’m hoping once the glue starts flowing so will the inspiration Edited December 5, 2017 by LostCosmonauts Title clarification 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted October 30, 2017 Share Posted October 30, 2017 (edited) The HU.5 nose looks a bit wrong on this kit and makes it look a bit too long and not chunky enough,.... but the shorter HAS nose looks fine,..... just my experience of building a few. Good luck whichever version you choose, a nice scheme is the overall light stone Junglie version,..... which later had a disruptive pattern of Dark Green added, as seen on the Italeri 1/48th kit box art; . An early HU.5 with a short nose wearing the later Light Stone/Dark Green scheme too; Or the SAR/ Plane guard,.... Modeldecal did a couple of nice RN Wessex sheet with various schemes on it; Xtradecal sheet for the HU.5; Xtradecal HAS.1-3,.... plane guards, anti sub and junglies. Cheers Tony Edited October 30, 2017 by tonyot 8 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted October 30, 2017 Share Posted October 30, 2017 Just edited the above. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qn30jEkPz7 Posted October 30, 2017 Author Share Posted October 30, 2017 Much appreciated @tonyot I had just been perusing Hannants and came back here to ask if you’d used exactly that xtradecal sheet. £4 heading their way shortly I think 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted October 30, 2017 Share Posted October 30, 2017 (edited) 6 minutes ago, LostCosmonauts said: Much appreciated @tonyot I had just been perusing Hannants and came back here to ask if you’d used exactly that xtradecal sheet. £4 heading their way shortly I think No worries mate,.....both sheets are very good actually,...... but you will also need some codes and serials from one of their generic sets too as not all are supplied in order to fit as many badges etc onto the sheet/s. You should be OK for roundels,..... the kit ones should be suitable anyway, Good luck mate, Tony PS,....FOR INSTANCE,....here are the actual decals for the HAS.1-3 sheet, and here are some of the options; Edited October 30, 2017 by tonyot 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qn30jEkPz7 Posted October 30, 2017 Author Share Posted October 30, 2017 That’s good to know - I’ll do a bit of research on the generic ones to get. I could do with some of them anyway as I want to do an AEW Gannet from the Sword kit but as the gate guardian that used to sit at Prestwick airport and need to do some serial/code jiggery pokery 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arniec Posted October 31, 2017 Share Posted October 31, 2017 nice to see the Wessex here. Welcome to the GB. Cheers, 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GREG DESTEC Posted October 31, 2017 Share Posted October 31, 2017 (edited) Cool! I never built any of their Helicopters so I will be watching with interest. Cheers Greg Edited October 31, 2017 by GREG DESTEC 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted November 8, 2017 Share Posted November 8, 2017 Excellent choice! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qn30jEkPz7 Posted December 4, 2017 Author Share Posted December 4, 2017 Righty-ho - making a first start to this. Box open Decals procured (p.s. anyone interested in the Mirage 5 side of the sheet?) And some crew purloined from the Airfix Jet Provost that was on offer in Aldi the other week First up - tidying and then busying up the cabin interior 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted December 4, 2017 Share Posted December 4, 2017 Good to see a start on this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qn30jEkPz7 Posted December 4, 2017 Author Share Posted December 4, 2017 (edited) Moderately busy now Seats are repurposed crew ladders from a Matchbox Phantom so in keeping with the GB theme. Everything else is random sprue and sheet. I’ve gone for an impressionist interpretation adding some ribs and stringers, a rear bulkhead, seats etc. to try and make it look less spartan but without agonising too long over how many there are. Edited December 4, 2017 by LostCosmonauts 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qn30jEkPz7 Posted December 4, 2017 Author Share Posted December 4, 2017 I’d been musing on the intake grill on the nose. The kit rendition (top left) is just a solid lump with some token panel lines so I’ve plucked some Alu mesh (top right) out of the loft detritus. Shaped and trimmed a bit to fit with kit part (bottom left) and then cut out the middle portion of the part and glued the mesh to the rear (bottom right) I’ll let that set overnight and look on it with fresh eyes/mind tomorrow 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qn30jEkPz7 Posted December 5, 2017 Author Share Posted December 5, 2017 (edited) I’ve trimmed the centre section I cut out into the dividing sections for the grill and glued it back into place Mesh is a bit heavy but I’ll reserved judgement till I’ve thrown some paint at it and see it in-situ At any rate it is better than it was OOB Edited December 5, 2017 by LostCosmonauts 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted December 5, 2017 Share Posted December 5, 2017 The mesh looks great mate but if you have any, plastic strip would make a better job for the dividing grille. The rest of the build is coming along great too,...love the interior, Cheers Tony 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qn30jEkPz7 Posted December 5, 2017 Author Share Posted December 5, 2017 Useful photo @tonyot - I’ll keep an eye out for something I can use to give me an option or two to play with 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qn30jEkPz7 Posted December 5, 2017 Author Share Posted December 5, 2017 V2.1 of the intake grill - polypropylene netting from garlic bulbs. I’ve stuck with slightly thicker framing to give slightly more surface to adhere to 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qn30jEkPz7 Posted December 9, 2017 Author Share Posted December 9, 2017 I’ve being doing bits of this on and off - as of today we have something that looks helicopter(ish) and almost ready for some priming, sanding and filler That modded nose from the front Rotors, exhaust and tailplane just temporarily sitting in position while I get an idea of how it’ll look 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qn30jEkPz7 Posted December 12, 2017 Author Share Posted December 12, 2017 After a bit of priming I’ve thrown some green paint in its general direction I need to get generic white serials to do the decals but am wondering if this wouldn’t be lifted a bit by having some marines spilling out of the doorway e.g. https://www.hannants.co.uk/product/CALL7267 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Knight Posted December 12, 2017 Share Posted December 12, 2017 Looking well. Some nice detailing I shall be copying you when I come to building mine 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qn30jEkPz7 Posted December 28, 2017 Author Share Posted December 28, 2017 A bit of progress today - starting to do decals and all the sticky-out bits Posing with some half painted marines to see how it might work 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qn30jEkPz7 Posted December 29, 2017 Author Share Posted December 29, 2017 Having a bit more of a play with this - 4 or 5 marines with one climbing out of the doorway might work nicely as a way of presenting the model 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qn30jEkPz7 Posted December 31, 2017 Author Share Posted December 31, 2017 Some more decals on and a start made on a base - just some rough sandpaper going to be glued down onto ply and then painted grass green. Marines will have their bases trimmed away and then glued down. I’ve just realised I need some 12” numbers and letters to finish this off (PO for the tail and 514 either side of the nose) so that will have to be another online order 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted December 31, 2017 Share Posted December 31, 2017 Excellent work,great idea with the Marines! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qn30jEkPz7 Posted January 5, 2018 Author Share Posted January 5, 2018 Almost on the home stretch now 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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