gengriz Posted June 30, 2019 Share Posted June 30, 2019 Sea King HAR.3, D Flight, 202 Sqn, RAF Lossiemouth, 1981. This particular kit has sat on the shelf making me feel guilty for the last 18 months. I bought it second-hand, partly started, as a donor for a canopy missing from another kit. A few parts had been assembled and the extra RAF-style windows had been cut out. I couldn't bring myself simply to split it up for parts, so I had another go at rescuing it by crash-moulding a new canopy, this time using its own canopy to make a female mould form silicone, then a male mould from Milliput. I finished up by heating some acetate with a hair dryer and forming it over the male mould. Success.............. Its not perfect, but it works well enough for now! And finally, all my Sea Kings (so far) in one place! FredT 28 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bootneck Posted June 30, 2019 Share Posted June 30, 2019 That is a lovely job you've done on the Sea King. I have a couple of old kits that have lost their canopies, however, I never thought to have a go at crash moulding replacements. Your method looks very effective and I might just give it a try. Really nice array of Sea Kings there. cheers, Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince1159 Posted June 30, 2019 Share Posted June 30, 2019 You've done the Sea King proud,what a line up... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMCS Posted June 30, 2019 Share Posted June 30, 2019 Great job Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted July 1, 2019 Share Posted July 1, 2019 Nice job and a great collection Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeR Posted July 1, 2019 Share Posted July 1, 2019 Nicely done! Mike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orion Posted July 2, 2019 Share Posted July 2, 2019 Hello gencriz, Always good to see the RAF Sea King in scale 1/72. I took the time to check out your website with all the different models. Quite a selection and all of very high quality. What I also appreciated was the overal text to accompany the models. Regards, Orion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Riot Posted July 2, 2019 Share Posted July 2, 2019 Beautiful that, very clean build! Are you going to add the third number on the end of the serial? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gengriz Posted July 2, 2019 Author Share Posted July 2, 2019 Aaargh - well spotted. The Fujimi decals fell to pieces, so I used Modeldecal instead, but the last number was wrong for the Lossie aircraft I wanted. Now that you have reminded me, I I will add the errant 7 FredT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonners Posted July 3, 2019 Share Posted July 3, 2019 I wondered about the last serial number, too! To be honest, each aircraft tended to move its way round the fleet as other aircraft were moved to servicing. In a previous life I flew '597 as a student on the OCU at St Mawgan, again in the Falkland Islands a few years later and finally from RAF Valley. Here's a logbook extract which includes a photo of us in '597 collecting a chap who had suffered a heart attack on Moel Eilio (he survived): Excellent recovery on the canopy, by the way, and a very nice collection of Sea Kings. Jon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyf117 Posted July 4, 2019 Share Posted July 4, 2019 (edited) Content withdrawn - I will NOT be threatened by a moderator, simply because I queried the actions of another... Edited June 27, 2020 by andyf117 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harold55 Posted July 4, 2019 Share Posted July 4, 2019 Love the resourcefulness as well as the great results! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spad Posted July 4, 2019 Share Posted July 4, 2019 Good work, great recovery there. Lovely result as well. My favourite Sea King also! ATB Rick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timbo88 Posted July 6, 2019 Share Posted July 6, 2019 Great lineup of UK Sea Kings you have there. I have a couple of the Airfix AEW2/ASaC7 boxings to build. Very tired mouldings and poor cockpit glazing. Think I may have to try making my own as you did. Thanks for the inspiration. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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