PWJ Posted February 7, 2019 Share Posted February 7, 2019 AMP 1/48 Bristol Sycamore RAAF This is the recently released AMP 1/48 Bristol Sycamore built as an early Australian bird during operations in Woomera. Well this is somewhat of a record for me – a relatively new kit, built almost OOB including kit decals and finished in less than 5 years! Generally the AMP kit is nicely detailed with options for various versions. The kit includes a small etched fret with finer details. A comment, the plastic is very brittle and some of the smaller parts were broken and subsequently replaced with wire and plastic card. AMP is to be commended for providing a nice rendition of an important subject and it makes an interesting addition to the collection. Overall an enjoyable build with my only comment being to take your time and dry fit and dry fit some more. The glazing nose structure requires careful assembly and I used 5 minute epoxy and tape to get a reasonable fit. Cheers and regards, PJ 55 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scaley Posted February 7, 2019 Share Posted February 7, 2019 Wow, very nicely done indeed! The window tint is very effective as are the small details. Will have to add it to the list, I'm just starting the Dragonfly Hr3......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mig88 Posted February 7, 2019 Share Posted February 7, 2019 Beautiful! Superbly finished! Miguel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr B Posted February 7, 2019 Share Posted February 7, 2019 Wow! That is the dog danglies ...lovey job and nicely finished the kit looks to scrub up well. rgds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janneman36 Posted February 7, 2019 Share Posted February 7, 2019 That looks really lovely, great build!👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baldy Posted February 7, 2019 Share Posted February 7, 2019 Beautifully done- very nice finish and nice detailing. Cheers Malcolm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pacificmustang Posted February 7, 2019 Share Posted February 7, 2019 But....but.......you’ve done an Air Force one😮 very nice job as always Peter. I admit to doing a double take when I saw your name attached to such a recent release! lovely job cheers Bruce Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJP Posted February 7, 2019 Share Posted February 7, 2019 Your model looks very nice in RAAF colours PJ - does the kit come with RAN markings too? CJP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael-S Posted February 7, 2019 Share Posted February 7, 2019 Looking very nice! Awesome. I have this one in process. Best regards. Michael. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ c Posted February 7, 2019 Share Posted February 7, 2019 Amazing job, really nice work there, great pic`s too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpha Delta 210 Posted February 7, 2019 Share Posted February 7, 2019 Wow! What a beautiful model. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buzby061 Posted February 7, 2019 Share Posted February 7, 2019 Sweet! Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G.E.SAUNDERS Posted February 7, 2019 Share Posted February 7, 2019 hi ALL , have one of these new vintage Chopper A/C Kits wingin' it's way to me currently. Any time I need to source more detail I can motor over to Moorabbin Air Museum and check their Aircraft out on display It was a bit tatty when I saw it last (years ago ) but there's an example on display at lest. btw: when I attended a Model Club years age one the Fellas "scratchbuilt" a model of a RAAF Sycamore Whirlybird big deal some may think ...... but,but it was the size of an actual Dragonfly ! DC brought the Model in a Matchbox . cheery "modellin' " mumbas ! Geoff F.T.G. 3156 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PWJ Posted February 7, 2019 Author Share Posted February 7, 2019 14 hours ago, Baldy said: Beautifully done- very nice finish and nice detailing. Cheers Malcolm Thanks for the kind words gentlemen, appreciated. Cheers PJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PWJ Posted February 7, 2019 Author Share Posted February 7, 2019 12 hours ago, pacificmustang said: But....but.......you’ve done an Air Force one😮 very nice job as always Peter. I admit to doing a double take when I saw your name attached to such a recent release! lovely job cheers Bruce Ha you are right Bruce - it was a bit of a dilemma deciding which airframe to do. As you say the Navy had some very striking schemes including some with extensive banding on the boom which I am sure would make an interesting model. Included in the kit are decals for the blue/white aussie navy bird which I may do at some point. I guess the reason I attacked a recent release with not much extra detailing was to overcome a phase of boredom. I have way too many kits on the go at various stages of completion so decided I needed to finish something and the little Sycamore did that nicely. Back into the shelf of doom now!!! - Cheers and regards, PJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PWJ Posted February 7, 2019 Author Share Posted February 7, 2019 12 hours ago, CJP said: Your model looks very nice in RAAF colours PJ - does the kit come with RAN markings too? CJP Hi CJP, Thanks for the kind comments - yes the standard kit does come with markings for a blue/white bird XD653 from HMAS Melbourne. Cheers and regards, PJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted February 7, 2019 Share Posted February 7, 2019 Beautiful finish,interesting subject,great job all round. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
28ZComeback Posted February 8, 2019 Share Posted February 8, 2019 Very nice build and finish!! Excellent!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Callahan Posted February 8, 2019 Share Posted February 8, 2019 (edited) Thats really a cute helicopter, i like how you give different shades of silver to body and the doors Edited February 8, 2019 by Harry Callahan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilks Posted February 8, 2019 Share Posted February 8, 2019 Very nice PJ. Very nice indeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exdraken Posted February 8, 2019 Share Posted February 8, 2019 Great job! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted February 8, 2019 Share Posted February 8, 2019 What a great build, that looks fantastic! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reini78 Posted February 8, 2019 Share Posted February 8, 2019 excellent result with that kit, congrats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kampartiger Posted February 9, 2019 Share Posted February 9, 2019 That's a handsome looking RAAF Sycamore,the overall silver colour clearly shows the beautiful yet simple outline of the machine.It served very well in Malaya during the counter insurgency war during the 1950s.Even the Yellow Rescue Sycamores were used. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nikolay Polyakov Posted February 9, 2019 Share Posted February 9, 2019 Stunning build, PJ! 👍 Congratulations on finishing your work in relatively «short» period. NMF looks fantastic and the small details are looking superb. Cheers! 🙂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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