Jabba Posted May 8, 2019 Author Share Posted May 8, 2019 On 06/05/2019 at 21:52, modelling minion said: Good job on the darker camo sections, they make for a nice and subtle difference. I'm interested to see how the rotor fold turns out, as you are ex-Chinook it will be very interesting to see what you make of it. I think that maybe a hinderance rather than a help Craig, as although in theory the blades on a Chinook could be folded manually I don't know of anyone who has ever done it. Anyhow started to build up the rotor heads, drill (deeper than the instructions say, but I don't think that it matters) and cut off the parts that I am meant to, and added these to the weather shields. So tonight I am going to have a look at how this might fit together. I have got some pictures from the wonderful web, so hopefully they will help with how the blades lie in relation to the fuselage. I have also applied a couple of coats of Klear so will be decaling soon. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted May 8, 2019 Share Posted May 8, 2019 Good luck with the blades, I am sure that they will look good. I'm also looking forward to seeing the decals go on, you know you're on the home straight then! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jabba Posted May 9, 2019 Author Share Posted May 9, 2019 Thanks Craig, it does seem that way, but there is still some work to be done. The pictures below show how I have set up the rotor heads, with the aft one on the left. Two of the aft blade sleeves have been angled so that those blades will be down along side the fuselage. I have looked at a few photos but I cannot determine for certain which is the master blade that the head stops at when the blades are folded. I ask as the decal sheet has many a coloured stripe for the rotor heads and blades, so if I can find out the master blade I may be able to use them. I now have the majority of the major decals on, pictures tomorrow, and I have found out that will need to paint a bit more of the darker Grey around the upper fuselage walkways. I am not sure how many of the stencils I will apply as there just seem to be loads of the sheet, probably just the major ones. More hopefully tomorrow. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted May 10, 2019 Share Posted May 10, 2019 Good to see the rotors taking shape. I agree with you on decals, sometimes there are that many decals that they can be off putting and some are virtually invisible when placed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jabba Posted May 10, 2019 Author Share Posted May 10, 2019 As promised last night some pictures with the main decals applied. There is some painting of the darker Grey to be done around the walkways, which will hopefully be done very carefully. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted May 10, 2019 Share Posted May 10, 2019 Very nice! those walkway decals look superb, especially the ones on the sponsons. Coming together very nicely indeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CliffB Posted May 14, 2019 Share Posted May 14, 2019 I'm just catching up with this one and it's looking great. It's nice to see the variety of schemes being represented in this relatively small Group Build 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jabba Posted May 14, 2019 Author Share Posted May 14, 2019 Thanks kindly. I have now applied over a couple of days the majority of the stencils. It was a lot easier than I thought it was going to be in that the decals on the sheet are lined up from to back of the helicopter meaning that I could doe several decals at once to one side or the other rather than searching the whole decal sheet for the decals that I wanted. A well done to Academy on that point. The stencils that I have not applied at the moment are ones that are applied to the doors and a few places like that so they can be applied later. I have started to paint the blades and rotor heads, so should get them finished in a day or so. I am now looking into the add on parts such as aerials and lights to see what colours are needed for them. So onwards and upwards. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted May 14, 2019 Share Posted May 14, 2019 Great job with the decals Jabba they look fantastic, looking like a very busy airframe. Really good that Academy made the decal layout logical, lost track of the hours spent trying to track down decals only to find them in the least obvious place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wimbledon99 Posted May 15, 2019 Share Posted May 15, 2019 Hi Jabba, Very nice, smooth paint job and decals. This is looking lovely! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jabba Posted May 19, 2019 Author Share Posted May 19, 2019 A little bit of weathering has been carried out, mainly to the rear of the engines and around some of the panel lines. I will apply some sand dusting powder at a later dates when a few more bits are added. I have also started to add the smaller parts, such as the wheels and covers around the engines. A few more will be added tonight. I have also painted up and applied the decals to the rotor blades and heads. The colour stripes fitted to these components were a little testing as some of them broke before I even got them off the backing sheet. Still I do think that the effort was worth it as you can see in the last photo. MOre later. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted May 19, 2019 Share Posted May 19, 2019 Really looking excellent Jabba, the fuselage looks to be about finished other than the sand weathering you mentioned. The rotors are going to look great too, I think that you're right about those tricky decals being worth the effort. Looking forward to further progress, and a spot in the gallery before too long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jabba Posted May 21, 2019 Author Share Posted May 21, 2019 Thanks again Craig. Getting there slowly. A few more parts added, although the rear ramp at the moment is not glued but the actuators are to the fuselage. I had pre-painted the bases of the aerials and anti-col lights, but guess who put the lighter grey painted one on the rear of the aft pylon. A bit more to add, and remove (masking) before I start on the gluing of the rotors experiment. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted May 21, 2019 Share Posted May 21, 2019 Nearly there Jabba! Shouldn't be too long before you can start the rotor experiment, I hope it all goes well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jabba Posted May 24, 2019 Author Share Posted May 24, 2019 I would have called this done, until I took these pictures. When I looked at the model I noticed that the Fwd R/H blade was pointing upwards at a strange angle (I am sure I set this differently when I set them up) when it should be roughly flat. So I will hopefully gently snap the rotor head so the it can be reset at a more correct angle. So hopefully tomorrow or in a few days time I will have some pictures of the finished model. Some of you may have noticed that the rear of the ramp doors in dangling down. Although this is not one of the kit options, I did see a fair few of the CH-46s at Ali Al Salem like this during OIF. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wimbledon99 Posted May 25, 2019 Share Posted May 25, 2019 Call it a 'natural rest' position 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted May 25, 2019 Share Posted May 25, 2019 Looks really good Jabba. I like the rear door hanging down and if you actually saw them like that then who can complain? Once you get that one rotor sorted she will make a great addition to the gallery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jabba Posted May 25, 2019 Author Share Posted May 25, 2019 All sorted now, but pictures will not be for a day or two. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted May 25, 2019 Share Posted May 25, 2019 I think we can wait for a day or two, no more mind! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jabba Posted May 27, 2019 Author Share Posted May 27, 2019 On 25/05/2019 at 08:41, modelling minion said: I like the rear door hanging down and if you actually saw them like that then who can complain? Forgot that there is a picture of this that I posted in the reference section. The rotor is now all sorted and so as promised some end product pictures. Some of you may have noticed that the tips of the blades have not been painted black, this has now been sorted. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted May 27, 2019 Share Posted May 27, 2019 Well done Jabba! Another different colour scheme for the gallery which helps to show the many different schemes that this iconic helicopter can be finished in. Great that you have the connection to these in that you actually saw them (and photographed them for us) in this scheme in the Gulf. I have enjoyed your build very much, thanks for taking part in the GB and I look forward to seeing her on your Gulf War Sig stand at model shows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jabba Posted May 27, 2019 Author Share Posted May 27, 2019 Thanks Craig. I must say that the build was actually an enjoyable experience, and that includes the rotor folding. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted May 27, 2019 Share Posted May 27, 2019 I think that everyone has enjoyed all their builds which is really good, and definitely not always the case unfortunately. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spruecutter Posted May 27, 2019 Share Posted May 27, 2019 She looks very smart, Jabba - I like the open doors and the folded blades too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel Heath Posted May 28, 2019 Share Posted May 28, 2019 A very tidily finished model, excellent work on the folded blades and weathering. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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