Hi all,
So with the Seasprite almost done and summer holidays here, I thought I would give this one go - while the kit is a 565 Panther, I'm going to build it as a 365 Fi Dauphin.
Dream Model Dauphin_Box by Dermot Moriarty, on Flickr
Fuselage sprue
Dream Model Dauphin_Sprue_1 by Dermot Moriarty, on Flickr
Second sprue
Dream Model Dauphin_Sprue_2 by Dermot Moriarty, on Flickr
Resin & PE
Dream Model Dauphin_Sprue_3 by Dermot Moriarty, on Flickr
Clear parts
Dream Model Dauphin_Sprue_4 by Dermot Moriarty, on Flickr
Two beautiful decal schemes
Dream Model Dauphin_decals_2 by Dermot Moriarty, on Flickr
Dream Model Dauphin_decals_1 by Dermot Moriarty, on Flickr
And a two-page instruction sheet..
Dream Model Dauphin_instructions by Dermot Moriarty, on Flickr
Even thought the box scheme is wonderful, I'm going to finish her as an Irish Air Corps machine similar to this.
Aerospatiale_SA-365F_Dauphin_2_Irish_Air_Corps by Dermot Moriarty, on Flickr
(Photo: Gary Watt - Wikipedia Commons; usage allowed)
This build is also going to be a tribute to the crew of Dauphin 248, "Rescue 111" who lost their lives during a Search & Rescue mission in 1999.
Thanks for looking and more later.
Cheers,
Dermot