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[Metallicus]

Evening Gents

Since my Huey is at the main painting stage I thought I would start cutting plastic on this. I have been looking forward to this build since the kit landed on my doorstep some months ago..... There will be lots of (attempted) scratch building and modifications along the way. Wish me Luck...I'm going to need it!!!

Here are a few shots starting with the obligatory box and sprue shots.




Now onto the build..... [-o<

I decided to start on the main rotor hub and tail rotor and was rather surprised by the amount of parts required.. there are 2 sprues containing the parts and with rather nice detail.




I have built up the main rotor hub so far using only the kit parts (21 parts so far another 12 to go) and have started to detail them.





Till next time thanks for looking!

Cheers
Brenden

[PaulT 876]

Hi
If you need detail ref this, i have the French Manaul ie AP as we called them in the RAF on this a/c . I all so have 60 photos off this a/c in detail.
I got the early version of this kit quite some time ago for £10.00, its a big kit and needs time to do.
See Ya
Paul

[Dr.Jellyfingers]

That looks complicated and fiddley, nice work on the plumbing!


Si.

[Metallicus]

Hi
If you need detail ref this, i have the French Manaul ie AP as we called them in the RAF on this a/c . I all so have 60 photos off this a/c in detail.
I got the early version of this kit quite some time ago for £10.00, its a big kit and needs time to do.
See Ya
Paul

Hi Paul

Thanks, I can never have to many refs, I drop you a PM.

That looks complicated and fiddley, nice work on the plumbing!


Si.

Thanks Si, thankfully it is in 1/35 so it's not too fiddly but I still have about another 15-20 wires to add for the hydraulics.... so I might just retract that statement.




Cheers
Brenden

[Parabat]

Going to be watching this one!

[Radleigh]

Can you still get this kit? Always wanted one...

[Vulcanicity]

Interesing stuff, I wasn't even aware there was a kit of the Super Frelon. Funny scale though...!

[kev67]

If only they could make a good 1/72 Super Frelon, not the Mach2 version though

[Shar2]

Can you still get this kit? Always wanted one...

They occasionally pop up on Ebay. There's this version and one with Exocet which is harder to find.

I'll be keeping an eye on this as I have one in the stash which may be built one day.

[Radleigh]

They occasionally pop up on Ebay. There's this version and one with Exocet which is harder to find.

I'll be keeping an eye on this as I have one in the stash which may be built one day.

If you decide to sell, please let me know

[Moofles]

big bugger, looking forward to this.

[Metallicus]

Going to be watching this one!

Thanks Bud

Can you still get this kit? Always wanted one...

yeah they pop up every now and again on Flea Bay, just watch out sometimes they go for crazy prices though!!

Interesing stuff, I wasn't even aware there was a kit of the Super Frelon. Funny scale though...!

It goes nicely with my other 1/35 stuff, Cobra's, Huey's and Blackhawk's.

If only they could make a good 1/72 Super Frelon, not the Mach2 version though

Hi Kev

I think Mach 2 is the only 1/72 vendor...

They occasionally pop up on Ebay. There's this version and one with Exocet which is harder to find.

I'll be keeping an eye on this as I have one in the stash which may be built one day.

Thanks Shar, yeah it took me awhile to build up the courage to attempt this build..

big bugger, looking forward to this.

Thanks Moofles, yip really big bugger!!



Thanks for all the comments lads

Cheers
Brenden

[jimbuna]

An interesting build.

[heloman1]

Hi Brenden, I think there is a Frelon main rotorhead standing in the open in the SAAF Museum at Swartkops John Bladerunner lives just around the corner from there he may be able to get some pics for you. Otherwise you could go and look on the IPMS SA website on the knowledge base, there are some good walkround pics there www.ipmssa.org.za
There seems to be a fair amount of cleaning up required but then the kit has been around a good few years.

Colin @ the bottom of Africa

[Metallicus]

An interesting build.

Thanks Jimbuna

Hi Brenden, I think there is a Frelon main rotorhead standing in the open in the SAAF Museum at Swartkops John Bladerunner lives just around the corner from there he may be able to get some pics for you. Otherwise you could go and look on the IPMS SA website on the knowledge base, there are some good walkround pics there www.ipmssa.org.za
There seems to be a fair amount of cleaning up required but then the kit has been around a good few years.

Colin @ the bottom of Africa

Hi Colin

Been posting the build on the SAAF forum those guys have a wealth of knowledge when it come to SAAF birds and the IPMSSA site has loads of good refs that I have/will be working from but my biggest resource are a couple of guy's over on ARC, Norbert and Mygalle have built some truelly amazing Frelons. The clean up is going to be too bad but as you say it is a fairly old kit.







Sorry guys no updates..... my weekend was taken up by Battlefield 3..... I just could not stop playing...... It is AMAZING!!!!


Cheers
Brenden

[Metallicus]

Well I managed to tear myself away from Battlefield 3 for a couple of hours to finish the plumbing on the rotor head. I attached the folding mechanism for each blade and "wired" them up.




Thanks for looking

Cheers
Brenden

[Dr.Jellyfingers]

Strewth that's busy!!



Si.

[Sean1968]

Looking like an interesting build, I'll follow this one.

[Metallicus]

Strewth that's busy!!



Si.

Looking like an interesting build, I'll follow this one.

Thanks gents

[Radleigh]

Top job!