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  1. Hi Fellow Modellers! Bristol Sycamore! This is a helicopter that has been intriguing me since I read about it 20 years back in a book about air wars. Plastic injection models of it were almost non-existent until Mel Bromley of S&M (I think in collaboration with Mikro-Mir sprue makers) released it in 2016. Sadly Mel passed away some time ago so I hope this model could be a tribute to him. Sycamore firmly keeps its place among those early helicopters that while underpowered and not easy in piloting and navigating were making job that was totally impossible just several years before. It stands out being the first successful helicopter of fully British origin and is very distinctive with its sporty aerodynamic appeal. Bristol Sycamore was not produced in any large quantities but managed to see operational use in several armed conflicts of which Malayan Emergency has been the first. This conflict brought British helicopters to the scene for the first time and has been totally experimental in application of rotary flying capabilities. "The First Helicopter Boys" book by David Taylor gives a great outline of the helicopters role in Malaya and more importantly of the lives of pilots, mechanics and everyone who were going through this challenge. The book also was very inspirational to me to build this model and obviously pushed the choice of prototype. My model represents Bristol Sycamore HR.14 XL822 as it has been operating in Malaya in 1958-1960. XL822 has been involved in an accident involving a forced landing where its airscrew sustained significant damage but the fuselage remained mostly intact so that helicopter was repaired and returned on strength of 194 Squadron. In 'The First Helicopter Boys' book there are multiple photoes of this very machine - so it was providing great guidance on modelling this helicopter. Couple words on kit and construction. The kit has been cleanly molded, parts fit is very good and well engineered. I think geometrically and dimensionally it finely represents the real helicopter. Cabin is provided as transparent plastic parts that removes the problem of gluing in small windows. One big addition that I used was photoetch set from AccsGB. That is a real must-have in my mind as all those minor hinges and handles outside as well as belts, pedals and straps inside the cabin are not provided in plastic. I also did some modifications myself to fix some errors and better represent prototype. This included: - added details to the rear side of instrument panel such as some wiring and instrument backs - this zone is hard to photograph but very well seen from outside so plain i/p rear side is not an option; - scratchbuilt antennae on the nose sides (not in the kit neither in AccsGB fret); - added pips with navigation lights on the undercarriage struts (missed in the kit); - drilled holes for landing lights on the bottom that I filled with Krystal Klear in the end (fuselage bottom is bare in the kit so I scribed some panel lines there and added lights); - cut through holes in the grill in front of the gear box on top fuselage (kit part represents the grill but depth is not visible so I thought to better cut it through); - used bent wire to replace fragile and poorly molded hinges of the rotorhead; - replaced oversized side wheels with ones from DH Puss Moth kit that had appropriate size and wheel hub very similar to real thing; - I bent the rotor blades to represent the noticeable droop but I think it did not turn out very realistic as the droop curvature turned very concentrated to mid section. I think I should do more helicopter models! Also in the process I broke one rotor blade and stabilizer so I reattached them using brass tube and wire to affix these bits more reliably. Some close up photoes below: Model is painted in Tamiya flat yellow, blades are aluminum on top and black on bottom. Decals are a mix of kit stencils (all worked very good and printed exactly as on real Sycamores!) and markings from Mark 1 decals set. Kit provides decals set for yellow painted machine with 'RESCUE' lettering - but S&M pictured a restored museum machine with font that is different from Malaya-time machines. Serial was made from an Xtradecal sheet with generic British letters and digits. Some photoes 'in flight' Hope you liked it 😉 Cheers! Dennis
  2. My first completions of the year - the RS Models 1/72 Avro Rota in Swiss civil markings - the fuselage is a touch over 4 ins long, by the way - and a pair of S&M Models 1/72 Bristol Sycamore, RAF and German Navy versions. These are magazine reviews, so just the single photos and no words....
  3. One year and 2 days from my first WIP post, I can finally call this one done! Bristol Sycamore HR.51 in Royal Australian Navy guise, circa mid-1950's. This was never meant to be a long build, but as it progressed I kept seeing things I just needed to tidy up. The rotor fold, blade cradle, winch, steps, cockpit interior, tail rotor, port side under carraige and front starboard door are all scratch built. And although not 100% accurate and authentic, it looks pretty much like a Sycamore to me. Maybe one day I'll be tempted by the CMR resin kit, although there's lots more to build yet in my stash and resin makes me sort of anxious. WIP can be found here: http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/234955537-bristol-sycamore-hr51/ Thanks for looking. Andrew
  4. Walking past my stash the other day, this little helicopter caught my eye - the Glencoe version of the Bristol Sycamore. It's touted as 1/72 scale, but I've read in online reviews that it is closer to 1/65. The moulding is pretty dated with a prominence of rivets, some pretty thick castings and a very rudimentary interior. My aim is to build a RAN HR.51, most likely this guy, in overall silver: http://www.adf-gallery.com.au/gallery/albums/Sycamore-XN448/AMOF_XN448.jpg
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