perdu Posted July 21, 2019 Author Share Posted July 21, 2019 Hi Toby, once I have the rotor head together I intend looking into the joints and induce a blade twist such as the blades on the above wokka pictures I will probably cut off each blade from the hinges and drill them for Albion alloys tube that can act as pivots and swivels That is a few years away yet, judging by how I slow down the further into a build I get The rotor joints might get all star treatment if I think they need it, we'll see 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamden Posted July 21, 2019 Share Posted July 21, 2019 I know I promised to sit quietly and watch Bill, but your attention to detail has raised this to the next level stunning work sir! Had to be said Roger 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted July 21, 2019 Author Share Posted July 21, 2019 Roger mate I would never want you to sit quietly at the bar Sing when you know the words Argue when Tomo says summat you disagree with And shout at me when I drop the ball I build 'in public' like this so I can learn from my mistakes as well as steal hints from the experts Thanks for your too kind words 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Timbo88 Posted July 21, 2019 Share Posted July 21, 2019 Very much appreciated Andy, those photos are brilliant. So clear and informative. Looks like a Chinook is going to be on my wish list for Christmas. Green/Grey/Black of course! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted July 23, 2019 Author Share Posted July 23, 2019 You lot You all work together dontcha Here I am quietly rumbling along planning to make a reasonably up-to-date HC2 or 4 Wokka and then in pops Andy with his on-the-spot live action shots of 7sqn birds, back in the day Grey Green And black when I was going in for the lovely Olive Green look, so very 'in vogue' this season I was planning miniguns and a ramp gun, for effect and to confine my Itacra...Italeri one to the bin Then on Sunday, He came to club The deity that is Tomoshenko and puts his fifteen bob's worth in " You know I'm going to pitch in with the nit picking and general being a (expurgated words here) pain in the b..." The upshot is that I am a poor broken down old man, yes the PK-413 will be green, grey and black And now I have to consider whether to risk my sanity attempting yet another Italacopter I am looking into making the MH-47 as an HC3 In Olive Green, I have to really Hannants have posted me the transfers which ought to arrive by Thursday... 😕 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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perdu Posted July 23, 2019 Author Share Posted July 23, 2019 grrr... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted July 23, 2019 Author Share Posted July 23, 2019 Having recently worked the Italeri Merlin into a half decent model, I am not sure their Wokka is going to fit as well together Where's that sihrsc? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomoshenko Posted July 23, 2019 Share Posted July 23, 2019 Resistance is futile bill. You know it makes sense. I mean just look at it: On 7/21/2019 at 7:00 PM, andyf117 said: What's not to like? Plus... On 7/21/2019 at 6:57 PM, andyf117 said: Plenty of extra detail to add 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted July 23, 2019 Author Share Posted July 23, 2019 How the blimmin heck did you know i have thr Modeldecsls sheet for that one Tomo? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomoshenko Posted July 23, 2019 Share Posted July 23, 2019 Fate mate. Fate. The Universe and the modelling gods have sent a sign. Plus aunt Polly Gray from Peaky Blinders saw it in my tea leaves too.You know what to do...😀 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted July 24, 2019 Author Share Posted July 24, 2019 Ah well then... Wouldn't mind our Polly peeking into my tea, or ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted July 24, 2019 Author Share Posted July 24, 2019 Now a fresh quandary The secret squirrel airframe is the least cluttered interior I ever saw on a Chinny, assuming the one with interior views is she All of my remodelling will be wasted But however if I do the commemorative one the ANL/Q Thingy bracket needs to be empty whilst I have some beautiful ANL/Q units to use on the Chinooks Got to find a suitable blue for roundel blue which Dick Ward said to use for the tail colour Busy day 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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perdu Posted July 27, 2019 Author Share Posted July 27, 2019 My decision is made Andy, want a special scheme Wokka? I am making a 'standard scheme' one in gn/gy/bk and the olive green one as the pointynose version so I shan't need the MD one I think I need brain training, I have been studying etch making with a view to doing 1/72 scale troop seating Even bought some OHP film ready to learn how But all I really need is paper ones to glue after painting Back to the drawing board Maybe find someone who can convert my files with one of those silhouette cutters, has to be less of a faff 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted July 27, 2019 Author Share Posted July 27, 2019 In the mean time Three down, some to go I have been using my 1mm chisel to trim into the seat back It cuts the small edges nicely when the scalpel always seems likely to overcut into the next strap ciao 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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perdu Posted July 27, 2019 Author Share Posted July 27, 2019 Yes that is plan A, the inkjet colour is nowhere near dense enough for my liking so both sides will be painted I have lots of acrylic water colour ideal for paper painting I mean it by the way, if you want the commemorative scheme I will pop it in the post 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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CedB Posted July 27, 2019 Share Posted July 27, 2019 6 hours ago, perdu said: Maybe find someone who can convert my files with one of those silhouette cutters, has to be less of a faff If you want me to have a bash Bill email me the design and I'll see what I can do! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted July 27, 2019 Author Share Posted July 27, 2019 That is mighty fine offer Ced, I might take you up on it but first I will try cutting them out for now 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted July 29, 2019 Author Share Posted July 29, 2019 I wonder Can one work slowly, apace? Anyway work has occurred but relatively slowly on minutiae The engineering panel which lives aloft within the nestling safety of the upper rear framework was cribbed from a dissertation on the Wokka which has yielded many a detail to suit Amongst its many functions is entrusted steering the rear wheels and I believe operating brakes I have seen this as a decal on larger models, unfortunately it isnt offered in either the Eduard or Airwaves etch sets but after cribbing the said picture set I managed to upload the image into Paint Shop Pro recently added to my imagery armoury I worked on the image and made an image that was imported into Word and dropped into the sheet I am designing for the H-19 to be manipulated to a suitable size This size With the addition of a few of these the H-19's decal sheet is almost ready to be printed ready for the paint job This later, elsewhere if I get time to chat about it Also I have been suffering seats for soldiers My printer has not been producing a dense enough red for my eye so I retrieved a bottle of Scarlet Reeves Waterproof Drawing Ink from my back history of about forty years ago and dyed the paper I printed the images of the troop seats on Not yet certain that this will do but I have tackled some more of these seats A major drawback is the black lines on the image still show after trimming the seats out I was hoping not to have to paint the seats from the sheets but now I fear it has joined the ranks of the inevitable... Oh well It looks as if another approach is required 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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