Harold55 Posted January 19, 2019 Share Posted January 19, 2019 It’s about time that I posted a completed model here so I thought I would start with one of my favorites which is the Airfix Kit #A14101 1/48 AgustaWestlund Merlin HC3. I have really grown to like Airfix kits and this to me exemplifies their capabilities. It is an interesting subject, the level of detail is very good and the fit is fantastic! Decals were in register and you get a lot of them to play with so overall they are fine but you need your decal softner solution handy. And the price of the kit was also very reasonable which I appreciate. Anyway, this was a build I thoroughly enjoyed and I think it came out looking the part. It is approximately the same size as the Sikorsky CH-53 (which is a very big helicopter) but just to get an idea of it’s size I included a picture of my Folland Gnat (another 1/48 Airfix kit) next to it, which you could almost load into the cargo hold. This is built out of the box with no extras and the paints are a combination of Tamiya and Model Master. I did not weather it as almost every picture I found showed them pretty clean. 25 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpha Delta 210 Posted January 19, 2019 Share Posted January 19, 2019 A beautiful model of one of my favourite modern helicopters. I'm pleased to hear that it was a fun build, as I have one lurking in my wardrobe! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farmerboy Posted January 19, 2019 Share Posted January 19, 2019 Good to see one of these finished so well, need some serious storage space I suspect! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMCS Posted January 19, 2019 Share Posted January 19, 2019 Great job 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BikKit Posted January 19, 2019 Share Posted January 19, 2019 That looks fantastic 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tunguska Posted January 19, 2019 Share Posted January 19, 2019 Nice work! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulsbrown Posted January 20, 2019 Share Posted January 20, 2019 Looks great! Nice to hear it goes together well, I have one in the stash and really want to build it soon. I live near where they build them and see them often. They are impressive when they surprise you at low level and at speed. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harold55 Posted January 21, 2019 Author Share Posted January 21, 2019 (edited) Thanks for all the kind responses. Now that I have figured out how to post a completed project I will have to tackle taking better photos. Edited January 21, 2019 by Harold55 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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