Nikolay Polyakov Posted October 19, 2020 Share Posted October 19, 2020 Superb work, Jamie! 👏 The Herc with the flaps down looks brilliant. Excellent painting work on both kits. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie @ Sovereign Hobbies Posted October 21, 2020 Author Share Posted October 21, 2020 Thanks everyone - it's really not anything that impressive - I'm positive some posters could do better if they had a go I masked up for some black: Then decided I really didn't like the demarcation with the uppers and undersurface grey so I redid it. I've assembled it just to get another impression of how it's looking. I think I'll shoot some gloss and get some markings on it, and then hopefully we can get this one wrapped up... 20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CedB Posted October 21, 2020 Share Posted October 21, 2020 Looking absolutely marvellous Jamie 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie @ Sovereign Hobbies Posted October 24, 2020 Author Share Posted October 24, 2020 After a bit of a search through the (very) big stash of spare decals, plus more recounts than were demanded for most recent referenda, I accepted the fact that I simply didn't have spares to do this. Hence I've drawn up simple masks in Adobe Illustrator, and I'm away to instruct my Cricut machine to make them. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie @ Sovereign Hobbies Posted October 24, 2020 Author Share Posted October 24, 2020 I think my family have blunted the Cricut's fine blade using it to cut paper or something, so it made a bit of a hash of these. They'll do though: I'm going to weather the Hercules and wrap this up I think. 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stew Dapple Posted October 24, 2020 Share Posted October 24, 2020 They're looking brilliant mate, I'm looking forward to seeing it running Cheers, Stew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie @ Sovereign Hobbies Posted October 24, 2020 Author Share Posted October 24, 2020 12 minutes ago, Stew Dapple said: They're looking brilliant mate, I'm looking forward to seeing it running Cheers, Stew Thanks Stew. I hope it still works when next it is turned on! 😕 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CedB Posted October 27, 2020 Share Posted October 27, 2020 Looking very smart Jamie - fingers crossed here 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted October 29, 2020 Share Posted October 29, 2020 This is coming along so quickly,....... looking brilliant! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie @ Sovereign Hobbies Posted December 27, 2020 Author Share Posted December 27, 2020 I've been putting this off using the excuse of it being too hard to pick up the soldering iron to repair a broken connection under the base, but in truth I just didn't expect it to still work and didn't want to deal with a possibility that it was just a dud with no future. I was pleasantly surprised to find that it does in fact work. And here's a short video: Knowing that it works I feel a little less like it's a waste of time adding the undercarriage antennae to both and the exhausts and some weathering to the HC-130. 21 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie @ Sovereign Hobbies Posted December 27, 2020 Author Share Posted December 27, 2020 Due to some glitch somewhere, I have to return to the search to find the above post I made 50 minutes ago as it doesn't seem to come forward in the Work in Progress section of the forum. Curious! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stew Dapple Posted December 27, 2020 Share Posted December 27, 2020 It's come up now mate, that's looking brilliant, sorry I can't see it in person though Whenever we will get to do the Scottish Nationals or Telford that's going to look great on the stand Cheers, Stew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CedB Posted December 27, 2020 Share Posted December 27, 2020 I can see it too - excellent! A great model Jamie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev Gregory Posted December 27, 2020 Share Posted December 27, 2020 Incredible build and scenario, great to see, having spent 11 year working on Hercs (K's and J's). I have to ask though (apologies if already mentioned), but you are going to fit the aircraft's external tanks I presume, Hercs before the J would virtually never be seen without them? Cheers, Kev. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie @ Sovereign Hobbies Posted December 27, 2020 Author Share Posted December 27, 2020 3 hours ago, Stew Dapple said: It's come up now mate, that's looking brilliant, sorry I can't see it in person though Whenever we will get to do the Scottish Nationals or Telford that's going to look great on the stand Cheers, Stew Thanks Stew - we should have a wee bit more freedom without racks of other stuff in future too 1 hour ago, CedB said: I can see it too - excellent! A great model Jamie Thank you kindly Ced - it's much appreciated! 42 minutes ago, Kev Gregory said: Incredible build and scenario, great to see, having spent 11 year working on Hercs (K's and J's). I have to ask though (apologies if already mentioned), but you are going to fit the aircraft's external tanks I presume, Hercs before the J would virtually never be seen without them? Cheers, Kev. Thanks Kev, which tanks are those? I'd only ever noticed the tanks on the pylons between the engines before. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry1954 Posted December 27, 2020 Share Posted December 27, 2020 Fantastic result there Jamie. I'm equally puzzled by Kev's fuel tank comment, as I can see you have the long range tanks fitted between the engines...? Terry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev Gregory Posted December 27, 2020 Share Posted December 27, 2020 22 minutes ago, Jamie @ Sovereign Hobbies said: Thanks Kev, which tanks are those? I'd only ever noticed the tanks on the pylons between the engines before. Doh! Forget that, they are the ones, and checking back through the images I can see they are indeed fitted 🙂 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie @ Sovereign Hobbies Posted December 27, 2020 Author Share Posted December 27, 2020 8 minutes ago, Kev Gregory said: Doh! Forget that, they are the ones, and checking back through the images I can see they are indeed fitted 🙂 They didn't go on til near the end - must have been the camouflage working too well 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted December 27, 2020 Share Posted December 27, 2020 This lovely dio is a gorgeous display Jamie, absolutely fabuloso. Very nice sir, very nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheyJammedKenny! Posted December 27, 2020 Share Posted December 27, 2020 Nicely done! Very effective presentation! The HH-3 driver is really 'pouring on the coals' to keep up with the Herc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desert falcon Posted December 27, 2020 Share Posted December 27, 2020 Fantastic work !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cookenbacher Posted December 28, 2020 Share Posted December 28, 2020 That is incredibly cool Jamie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heloman1 Posted December 28, 2020 Share Posted December 28, 2020 Janie, fantastic build and result. I only found your article this morning, so ploughed through all ten pages. I like the way you solved the helo rotor issue, I'd had an idea similar eons ago but couldn't get passed a pair of pullies and an elastic band, which I knew would not last. Nice input from Crisp re the rotor t/r speeds, always good to have quality input. The result is superb, the map seals it and tells a story. Congratulations. Colin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RidgeRunner Posted December 30, 2020 Share Posted December 30, 2020 Very nice, Jamie. It’s a scene I’ve loved since seeing it in an early 1970s Air Pictorial article on the Herc Martin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phildagreek Posted December 30, 2020 Share Posted December 30, 2020 Very smart! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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