Graham77 Posted December 10, 2011 Share Posted December 10, 2011 Well lets have a go at building this Airfix 1/72 Sea King Here are the parts, hopefully by skipping between the instructions I should be able to get it built fairly quick After a bit of work the rear tail rotor is built, the main gear pods are built and I have made a start putting the cockpit together, hopefully tomorrow I can get the main rotor put together and put some paint on the interior..... if i can sand off all the flash on this mold. That's that for now thank you for looking Cheers Graham Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev1n Posted December 12, 2011 Share Posted December 12, 2011 the airfix kit isnt the hardest built in the world, so with a bit of luck...ok a *LOT* of luck, I'll have a RN rescue bird to go alongside Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyC Posted December 12, 2011 Share Posted December 12, 2011 (edited) Will be a good one if you can get it done Edited December 12, 2011 by AndyC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fifer54 Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 Good to see some more SAR birds here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham77 Posted December 13, 2011 Author Share Posted December 13, 2011 (edited) This is going together fairly quickly, once closed up there is not a lot to see inside so I have left it as it came with the exception of adding some seat cushions made from the cardboard egg boxes and roughly painted green and dark washed. Then it was time to close it up and see how it well it all fits together..Here are the pics Thats all for now, hopefully get the intake and the main wheels on tomorrow and start to tidy up the gaps. Cheers for looking Graham Edited December 13, 2011 by Graham77 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev1n Posted December 14, 2011 Share Posted December 14, 2011 cockpit looks sweet....still adding extra bits in there to my USN sea king, then RN one is still at an early stage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham77 Posted December 20, 2011 Author Share Posted December 20, 2011 Done quite a bit of building on this bird, with no extra stuff inside in order to assist getting it finished and now it is nearly ready for filler and then a sand and prime to see what else needs fixing before the yellow spray paint comes out. Straight OOB so not a lot more to add, here are the pics Thanks for looking Cheers Graham Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev1n Posted December 20, 2011 Share Posted December 20, 2011 looks good so far - I think your cockpit panel is neater than mine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham77 Posted December 28, 2011 Author Share Posted December 28, 2011 The bird is primed in grey and the first of the cleaning up has begun before another coat of grey adn then prime it in white ready for the yellow, hopefully by Friday (else there is no chance of finishing by saturday night) Tail rotor is nearly finished the rest of the parts are primed or painted so once the body is done fingers crossed it should come together in record time Thanks for looking and any comments or theories on slowing down time will be greatly received Cheers Graham Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham77 Posted December 29, 2011 Author Share Posted December 29, 2011 White primer now on waiting til tomorrow morning to spray first coat of yellow, this is becoming a rush but I don't want it moving to kuta Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fifer54 Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 looks like you're doing great, Graham. I'm willing you to finish this. . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev1n Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 I'm on your side as well....double willpower !!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham77 Posted December 30, 2011 Author Share Posted December 30, 2011 Thanks for the willing, white went off ok and a night of masking the areas that are not gloss yellow has been completed and the first coat of yellow is now on. Hopefully by the morning i'll get an idea of whether another coat is needed. Mother in law arrives later today and although that may strike the fear of god into most men, mine is really good and will insist on looking after our little boy and letting me do some modelling on Saturday so if i can get all the painting done tomorrow (main rotor blades and the extra bits like aerials etc then this one has a fighting chance of making it to the gallery as well (HH 65 is nearly there too touch up paint and aerials to attach, but sadly not enough time to build the winch, but it will be built asap) Fingers Crossed, now off for some sleep Graham Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CliffB Posted December 30, 2011 Share Posted December 30, 2011 Good luck Graham! Cliff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham77 Posted December 31, 2011 Author Share Posted December 31, 2011 With just 24hrs (of which I think at least 6 of them will be taken by sleep and 6 by new years eve party) I have just the decals to go on the sea king and then put it all together. At the start of the evening we had After the tape was removed and a bit of black painted we had this And a quick test fit with the rotors shows how close this is to finishing, now to leave it to dry for a few hours before decalling Fingers crossed Graham Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham77 Posted December 31, 2011 Author Share Posted December 31, 2011 Just a quick pc update, reckon i need about 1 more hour later today to add all the fiddly bits and then she is done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev1n Posted December 31, 2011 Share Posted December 31, 2011 go graham!!!.....you can do it!!! (wish I had been able to....) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham77 Posted December 31, 2011 Author Share Posted December 31, 2011 Done..... Thanks for the encouragement, nothing like a GB deadline to help get some more kits out of the stash. Cheers Graham Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CliffB Posted December 31, 2011 Share Posted December 31, 2011 Well done Graham, a second great result! Cliff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev1n Posted January 3, 2012 Share Posted January 3, 2012 looks fab, well done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RNoAF Aerobatic Team Posted January 3, 2012 Share Posted January 3, 2012 Looks great! Great sprint for the finish! :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afallmuth Posted January 3, 2012 Share Posted January 3, 2012 That looks fantastic! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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