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1/35 Super Frelon in SAAF Livery


Metallicus

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Hi gents

Well after a couple of months off from modelling, I would like to join up with the Heller 1/35 Super Frelon that I started a couple months back, the thread can be found here, as you can see I have only done the rotor head.

Would be ok to continue the build here?

Cheers

Brenden

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I thought in the mean time I would post the pics I've got the build so far.

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

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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.

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I attached the folding mechanism for each blade and "wired" them up.

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Till next time thanks for looking!

Cheers

Brenden

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Morning

Manage to make a start in the cockpit, not much though only got a seat and the centre console put together...

I drilled out the holes and thinned the plastic to put in some brass mesh, looks much better than the kit part.

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here are a couple shot of the mocked up seat so far.

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That's all for now

Cheers

Brenden

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Right gents I finally have some sort of progress for you and some photo's to go with it....

I have build up a lot of the part's and made some progress on cleaning and prepping parts for detailing and paint.

Basic pit built up

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Tail rotor assembly

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3 of 7 cabin seats done:

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Cabin floor after hot water, bending and putting and sanding. The 2 halves were so warped :( :

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A final pic of the parts ready for paint:

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Next job is to remove the black shaded area's:

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I'm really starting to enjoy this build so hopefully I'll keep the update's coming.

Thanks for looking

Cheers

Brenden

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I was hoping there might end up being a big helicopter in the group build. This definitely fits the bill! I scaled the dimensions from Wikipedia - assuming they're accurate your model is going to be over 2 feet long! :o

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Looking good Brenden, was wondering how this bird was coming on. Some good added detail there, like it!

Cheers Parabat

I was hoping there might end up being a big helicopter in the group build. This definitely fits the bill! I scaled the dimensions from Wikipedia - assuming they're accurate your model is going to be over 2 feet long! :o

I know it is going to be crazy big, well at least I won't be glueing the rotor blades in place so that might give me a bit more room.....

Thanks for the comments chaps

Cheers

Brenden

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