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That's the Flying Piano season !! Kaman Seasprite


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Hello Dears,

That's the season….

Helixes for Spad and the Martian

2 grey ghost for Bill (in his private locker)

3 Lynxes for Crispin 

 

I cannot stay on the platform and see you guys havin' fun with your egg beaters

Now The Flying piano is another private BM vocabulary Thanks to Crisp !

My first idea was this

 

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I have a Monogram and a Fujimi ones And still I'm fan of the Brown water Navy too !!

But then, month ago, I started to collect some documents for this !

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But more precisely, this one !

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Now Here's the base for my work !

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And the sprues !

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Aaand this one

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A bit more sprues !!

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Dimensions look right for both of them

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But on the field of surface detailing….

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BUT BUT BUT

KH has missed the point and Matchbox win !!

Look if Something is missing here !!

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And here's Matchbox !

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In 1980 they already knew that an Anti sub Helo need some electronics and ASW spec !!

Apparently now in the 21st century , the best way to catch a sub is using a stretcher !! :rage:

Well that promise to b fun !!

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The Matchbox one will look like this !!

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I have the minigun, now just finding a M-60 or 2 since I need one for my O-1...

I know, I told that I will not start another build but…

Have a very good night

Sincerely.

CC

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22 minutes ago, Corsairfoxfouruncle said:

Im liking the Kaman’s cousin, looks like kitty-hawk opted for a transport ASR Mode instead of Anti-sub ?  

Hello Cousin,

Yes, and I looked again, SH-2F should be an anti sub… HSL should be an ASW Sqdn...

The MAD fish and the torpedo is Anti-sub warfare.

Well the Matchbox internals will be a base of work for creating the internals of the KH one !

Now the funniest part will be the change on the engine deck...

Thank for your support !

Sincerely.

CC

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Hello Dears,

No modelling yesterday, it was Mem Sahib birthday, So

Duck's breast in orande sauce !

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And when it's out of the oven, it gave us that !

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Taaasty, with the right sauce !!

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A bit of food porn is good from time to time !

And I know that our extra terrestrial friend is likin' that !!

Today, we must to a friend's house for flapjack party !!

See you later !!

CC

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Beware of the (in)famous dog house issue of Kitty Hawk's -2F. They put on the larger dog house of the -2G model instead. Either cross-kit with the Matchbox or try and find this correction set: https://www.scalemates.com/kits/cobra-company-48062-sh-2f-correction-set--675166

Cobra Company resin is now manufactured by Mike at Lone Star Models. The interior https://www.scalemates.com/kits/cobra-company-48004-sh-2-seasprite-cockpit-detail-set--103438 and exterior sets https://www.scalemates.com/kits/cobra-company-48005-sh-2-seasprite-exterior-detail-set--103430 are currently available, but unfortunately not the dog house set...

 

Cheers

Jeffrey

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Hello Dears,

Thanks to @JeffreyK for the remark about the dog house.

Now, I look about the difference, height look the same….

Then it pop in my foggy brain !!

 

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I noticed some details that are not on the -F Now I see !

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Let's start the chain saw for the KH one !

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And glue it back on its place, there will be some adjustments !! For sure…

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Then when I got the right shape…

Here's a good pic of a -F

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I'll cut the other dog house… That way… Pencil marks !

 

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Because this one will be a single engined one !!

 

 

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Let's have a look at the floors

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I will not try to fix the black one from Matchbox !

So I scratched one !

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Now I must find some pics of the interior of the 2 beasts...

Not too easy in fact,

For the SAR one, I know that there was a minigun on one side and a M-60 on the other side...

Here's a view of the sonobuoys launcher from outside...

but the KH did'nt have it….

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Promise to be fun !!

Where did I jump once again ????

Have a great modelling time.

CC

 

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On 09/02/2019 at 01:03, corsaircorp said:

One more good reflex to have here in BM

Go to the walkaround and find it !!

You're right, CC!! 

There is a LOAD of stuff on the walkaround section and we can copy and paste any of it into threads, Julien says. 

 

I think the section needs to be more prominent and easy to get to. 

Walkaround needs promoting! 

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Hello Dears,

Don't want to be flogged again by @Courageous So I pay attention to my eggbeatters…

Here's a typical wrong from KH….

 

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The idea is not bad but if you follow on the peg, you put the bulkhead on the wrong direction….

Old CC did'nt fell on the trap !!

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Now we are in the USN Is'nt it ? So I can't resist that one…

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Always loved the Bosun… Must try it one day ….

 

Now the internals pics

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Okay this will be fun and funnier !!

 

The rotor head ??

Well, let me fight with the cargo bay first ….

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But I looked at the single engined dog house !!

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Okay Dears, more to come soon !!

Sincerely.

CC

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44 minutes ago, corsaircorp said:

Don't want to be flogged again by @Courageous So I pay attention to my eggbeatters…

That wasn't a flogging, that was a concerned BMer about you spending too much time at the bar. Glad you're back on your own 'Sprite' but I don't see one of your national beers in the background :police:

I'd love to see you 'scratch' that rotorhead :rofl:

 

Stuart

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13 minutes ago, Courageous said:

That wasn't a flogging, that was a concerned BMer about you spending too much time at the bar. Glad you're back on your own 'Sprite' but I don't see one of your national beers in the background :police:

I'd love to see you 'scratch' that rotorhead :rofl:

 

Stuart

There was Indeed !!

Tripel Karmeliet yesterday...

I'll bet for a Waterloo Strong dark today...

CC

 

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Hello Dears !!

I received these 2 little fellas !!

For my SAR Seasprite !!

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Moreover, I have a M-60 now ;;;

What is worrying me is that they look really tiny for a 1/48 figure..

Will compare next Week Huh Tomorrow !!

CC

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Hello Dears !

Okaaaayyy Figures are right in the average size...

Did'nt remember that I had so many 1/48 figures...

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More to come soon !!

CC

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I think that yt is an unfortunate fact that some of the best detailed agttermarket figures. In 1/48 scale. Are grossly oversvcale. As a consequence, the best sized. And proportioned ones often look rather weedy. Just bear inn mingd that 2/48 scale is 1/4. Of an inchh to yhe foot or 6 .25mm.

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On 2/27/2019 at 9:16 PM, corsaircorp said:

Hello Dears,

I will not give up that soon !! I found some pics !

And another Walkaround

http://hamptonroadsscalemodelers.com/sh-2f-walkaround-c-1988/

 

Now, it look a bit clearer !!

Sincerely.

CC

Good walkround  pics ,thanks for the pointer.

Enjoying your build. Pity KH got the doghouse wrong with the F kit!!!

 

Colin

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Hello Dears,

Well, Yesterday I took these ones !!

The upper transparencies have been painted Weeks ago...

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And entering the Saint Milliput for fixing of the dog houses....

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And cutting the other side is on its way !!

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After that... Who said that I'm living modelling dangerously ??

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Let's have a blue Chimay !! it's hot over there !!

Sincerely.

CC

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6 hours ago, corsaircorp said:

Who said that I'm living modelling dangerously ??

 

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Let's have a blue Chimay !! it's hot over there !!

Sincerely.

CC

Great photo Cousin ! ... “Dr.Strangelove” is one of my all time favorite films. The last scene in the movie wear Slim Pickens rides the bomb is probably one of my favorites. If I had to go :boom:  :nuke:  in a Mushroom cloud,  I think that would probably be the best way to go ! 

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