perdu Posted October 14, 2019 Author Share Posted October 14, 2019 Too, far too kind Steve and coming from a master modeller I am pleased that you liked it enough to mention it Thanks very much Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandy Posted October 14, 2019 Share Posted October 14, 2019 (edited) The decals look great Bill, I'm looking forward to having a butcher's at her at Telford. Something surely must be wrong though, you haven't moaned about the yellow yet! Ian Edited October 14, 2019 by limeypilot 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomoshenko Posted October 14, 2019 Share Posted October 14, 2019 Think you should stop drinking in the Star Wars bar Bill and join me in the Fighting Cocks. Folk here are slightly less weird. Oh yeh nice paint job and transfers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted October 14, 2019 Author Share Posted October 14, 2019 Oh no Tomo, the musicians here are out of this world mate Mind you if the Fighting Cocks was closer I would have the occasional few there 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woody37 Posted October 14, 2019 Share Posted October 14, 2019 47 pages of twirlie things, you guys do some yapping between you 😂....but it's looking superb Bill, hard to imagine how small it is with so much detail stuffed in there 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted October 15, 2019 Author Share Posted October 15, 2019 Meself, I find it hard to understand how non-normal things like aeroplanes can fly when they are not properly spinning their wings around above their heads Witchcraft undoubtedly Tssk tssk, someone has to pay for this insult to the gods Hope it aint me, I dont trust them big noisy things that fly just over my roof all day en route to BHX Anyway back to god's own helichopter the H-19 S-55 Whirlwind All the transfers seem to be on and it is time to ancilliarise, this is the very last piece of the red plastic cocktail stick from the set I bought in Rackhams back in the seventies Still got many yellow ones, blue is also available but red and green have all headed to pastures new on various and many models, adorning wingtips and spines as lamps.nav As they say, when it's gone it's gone, pity really these have been very useful over the years but an end is in sight ciao 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry1954 Posted October 15, 2019 Share Posted October 15, 2019 As @limeypilot said, the decals are looking great, as indeed the whole whirly itself, and I too am looking forward to seeing this one at Telford, along with it's builder of course! Terry 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted October 15, 2019 Author Share Posted October 15, 2019 Cheers Terry at last we are getting somewhere, the sacrificed red rod gets smaller And painted blue and a small lamp impressed on it This will sit on top of the transmission cooling fan duct and act as a hi-viz lamp It should get an Oscar, lookit! Now then, should I? Airfix give you a little spinner to finish the tail rotor, not this Pondering that one Getting closer, wheel time now Soon 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBaron Posted October 15, 2019 Share Posted October 15, 2019 10 minutes ago, perdu said: Pondering that one We all are Bill. Vicariously, over your shoulder. Can you feel the weight of expectation? 😁 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CedB Posted October 15, 2019 Share Posted October 15, 2019 Nice Cocktail sticks - I bought these - any good? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted October 15, 2019 Author Share Posted October 15, 2019 I think they are what I am going to have to get next time around Ced but I think they are very wasteful when compared with these not many left now though sadly But they have the advantage of being double ended with no useless bits needing throwing away, have a decently near round cross section and are made of decent workable plastic nevermore I fear Where's me raven? 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamden Posted October 15, 2019 Share Posted October 15, 2019 Looks better everytime I see this, outstanding work as always Bill Roger 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Spadgent Posted October 15, 2019 Share Posted October 15, 2019 She’s a beauty!! 🙌 Jont. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fritag Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 (edited) 14 hours ago, perdu said: Getting closer, wheel time now Soon Wheely good .................(sorry) Edited October 16, 2019 by Fritag 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyf117 Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 (edited) Content withdrawn - I will NOT be threatened by a moderator, simply because I queried the actions of another... Edited June 27, 2020 by andyf117 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted October 16, 2019 Author Share Posted October 16, 2019 No photos yet today but hey, the wheels are on and it needs: a pitot, red and green side nav lamps painting and the lifting loop atop the rotor gear spindle Might be done by Sun day Making tack for Tommy's horse too, he might also be finished by then then (hope you remember him, nobody but us knows about him). 😱👍🍻😱 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted October 16, 2019 Author Share Posted October 16, 2019 The initial photogerappery is in (post image) and available Badly lit, posed and executed but does at least show wheels and legs on As I mentioned there is tidying to do but I feel it's oke to relax now A bit... Need to lose some more of the Airfix white carrier round the thirty or more year old transfer but not too awkward And oh yes, the galloper is seated better than he did Makes him look too old I'm told, can't do much about it short of pasting a pic of Killian across his mush, so I won't 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrislowe Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 Great job Bill. You've turned out a stunner there. You know what's waiting for you though right? One of these days you're gonna have to come back to the wokka! 😛 Modeling at it's finest! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CedB Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 Seconded! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted October 18, 2019 Author Share Posted October 18, 2019 I have been adding and taking away to and from the filler which is tidying up the nose of Wokka, more to come there soon But not here, this is the end of the line for the very venerablest thread I ever started We're done here Yes the nose wheel leg has been relocated but these are the end of the road for a thread which started I seem to recall with a US Marines helicopter and now finishes with an earlier generation machine. The Sikorsky H-19B / S55 Chickasaw was probably the first reasonable load carrying machine in service and has always been a favourite simmering away waiting to be done I didnt expect the build to be this complex but hey, it is what it is A few more snaps Don't fret about that wheel it is already done OK This one was before the HR-2 decal was added This wasn't But I hadn't blended it in Well OK it's been fun interesting, see y'all elsewhere This may be on the Birmingham IPMS stand in Hall 3 block C near the Bomber Command and Canberra displays next month at Telford Look us up and have a natter ciao 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CedB Posted October 18, 2019 Share Posted October 18, 2019 She's a beauty Bill and I look forward to seeing her at SMW, fingers crossed 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamden Posted October 18, 2019 Share Posted October 18, 2019 Outstanding result Bill, you've taken an Airfix original(?) and moved it several rungs up the ladder. If I make it to Telford this year I will most certainly look out for it! Roger 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandy Posted October 18, 2019 Share Posted October 18, 2019 Bootiful! See you there.... Ian 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBaron Posted October 18, 2019 Share Posted October 18, 2019 Chickasawesome! Another rotary delicacy be proud of Bill. 👏 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in Lincs Posted October 18, 2019 Share Posted October 18, 2019 A proper chopper! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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