stevej60 Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 (edited) Hi folk's built for the Vertol GB here on BM,Airfix's ancient kit which has to be over forty year's old now.Picked it up init's eighties boxing after it's conversion to a snap fit kit where they ruined an already awful cockpit so this kit is for nostalgia lover's only Fujimi do a much superior kit in 1/72. Thank's for looking. First the glazing you have to work with if you need to build one! Edited March 21, 2019 by stevej60 59 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baldy Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 A beautiful colour scheme on this trip down memory lane! It might not stand close inspection but it is certainly striking and well done. Cheers Malcolm 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry_the_Spider Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 I do like a bit of Scandi-Splinter. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanC Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 That's so good. Amazing how much a decent paint job lifts an ancient kit. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BerndM Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 Awesome color scheme. Well done ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CMSCHLOM Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 Just because a kit is old, doesn't mean it can't be turned into a gem like Steve's CH-46. I like to pick my subjects, and sometimes that means taking an old kit (cause its the only version, or one available) and bringing it up into something special. I had to take a 34 year old Revell CH-53D, warped, sink marks, parts not fitting, huge gaps etc. and try to bring it up to contest standards. It turned out to be incredibly frustrating but also incredibly fun. So keep building those old kits! Beautiful job Steve! 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveH Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 Looks great....nice scheme well done...😎 Cheers DaveH 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farmerboy Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 That looks brilliant, good job! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spaddad Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 tasty 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phildagreek Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 Looks fantastic! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RidgeRunner Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 I love it, Dteve. The KV107 was one of my earliest builds back in the 1960s. I've always cherished the memories of it and you've brought them flooding back :). Martin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TallBlondJohn Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 They even camoed the blades?? Looks lovely though 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spitfire31 Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 A truly magical transformation of the old Airfix kit into a superb Swedish Helikopter 4 (Hkp 4)! I had the privilege of being hoisted up in one from a fishing boat once upon a time, off the coast of Ronneby in Blekinge –part of a film shoot, not an emergency. 😉 An exhilarating experience! Hreat modelling! Kind regards, Joachim 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted March 22, 2019 Share Posted March 22, 2019 A great build from start to finish, a true classic Steve build. Well done mate. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mig88 Posted March 22, 2019 Share Posted March 22, 2019 Wonderful job and fantastic finish!! Miguel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratch Posted March 22, 2019 Share Posted March 22, 2019 Nice work Steve 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bzn20 Posted March 22, 2019 Share Posted March 22, 2019 Great looking model, didn't expect that at the beginning ,not a slur on your work btw. Paint job is brilliant . Well done . Good enough to get this going for silly money on ebay . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glatisant Posted March 23, 2019 Share Posted March 23, 2019 A treat for the eyes. Lovely. Reminds me I have one in the stash.....EEEEEK 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SNAFU Posted March 24, 2019 Share Posted March 24, 2019 That is a very nice result of a old Airfix kit, stunning....😎 Gerhard 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Law Posted March 24, 2019 Share Posted March 24, 2019 Not a helicopter fan. , But that effort is worthy of comment. That scheme is very well done and even more so considering the age of the kit. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ c Posted March 24, 2019 Share Posted March 24, 2019 Great job on that old kit Steve and on that scheme! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Getting Old Posted March 24, 2019 Share Posted March 24, 2019 very nice paint work 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iggy86 Posted March 25, 2019 Share Posted March 25, 2019 Beautiful work, its even more impresive given the fact of the models age... Cheers! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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