cathasatail Posted September 9, 2019 Share Posted September 9, 2019 Midlands Air Ambulance - G-OMAA EC-135 Revell 1:72 Afternoon all! This one has been on the bench for quite a while- although I finished it some months ago, a brief encounter with gravity sent it on a short downward flight (ending in multiple pieces). However, here it is! For this build I used the Revell 1:72 EC-135 kit, along with an abundance of plasticard and Blu-Tack to make up the details. The majority of the details and decals were provided courtesy of the fabulous Whirlybird models "EC-135 T-2 Bond" Midland Air Ambulance kit. I seem to encounter the real-life MAA helicopters frequently; whether it be coming in to land at the QE hospital in Birmingham, taking off and landing from RAF Cosford, or indeed taking part in the static display at the Cosford airshow: So, without further ado and to celebrate National Air Ambulance Week/Emergency Services Day, here's my rendition of G-OMAA: Thanks for having a look, and I'll see you on the next one! Best wishes, Sam 65 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HansReggelsen Posted September 9, 2019 Share Posted September 9, 2019 Great model! It's not many we see of these very important planes, so all the better to see one as well built as yours! Cheers Hans J 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat C Posted September 9, 2019 Share Posted September 9, 2019 That looks fantastic. Sorry to hear it did not go into auto-rotate when it took flight! Tempting to finish the job with a size 10 when that happens but you must be pleased you didn’t! Pat 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manuel Posted September 9, 2019 Share Posted September 9, 2019 Excellent work 👏 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thorfinn Posted September 9, 2019 Share Posted September 9, 2019 I, too, was sorry to hear of the 'low altitude impact' (we've all had 'em) but glad to see it was salvageable. In fact, it is beautiful. I did one of GWAA's Bo105's a few years ago, so I have a real soft spot for these magnificent and all-too-necessary craft (and their dedicated crews). Yours is a real jewel! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phildagreek Posted September 9, 2019 Share Posted September 9, 2019 Smart! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fjaweijfopi4j48 Posted September 9, 2019 Share Posted September 9, 2019 Excellent build! Great rescue! Did it transport itself back after the accident to your workbench? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FPDPenguin Posted September 9, 2019 Share Posted September 9, 2019 Looks great! Even if it's been reassembled. I always give my change in shops to the air ambulance charity pot. Its sickening how they aren't funded by the government. Suppose you will have to do NPAS Birmingham next. Looks great! Even if it's been reassembled. I always give my change in shops to the air ambulance charity pot. Its sickening how they aren't funded by the government. Suppose you will have to do NPAS Birmingham next. Edit: have you sent them the pictures? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cathasatail Posted September 9, 2019 Author Share Posted September 9, 2019 2 hours ago, FPDPenguin said: Looks great! Even if it's been reassembled. I always give my change in shops to the air ambulance charity pot. Its sickening how they aren't funded by the government. Suppose you will have to do NPAS Birmingham next. Looks great! Even if it's been reassembled. I always give my change in shops to the air ambulance charity pot. Its sickening how they aren't funded by the government. Suppose you will have to do NPAS Birmingham next. Edit: have you sent them the pictures? I probably should- either that or an RAF Juno! I posted it on Twitter and it would appear as though they've seen it Sam 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janneman36 Posted September 10, 2019 Share Posted September 10, 2019 Simply love it and given the scale this a superb effort😎 cheers, Jan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Strasser Posted September 10, 2019 Share Posted September 10, 2019 Awesome build!!! Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Poultney Posted September 10, 2019 Share Posted September 10, 2019 Very nice, hopefully I'll never need to get a lift in it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kapam Posted September 11, 2019 Share Posted September 11, 2019 Beautiful! You have produced a very fine result from this kit. Very colourful and inspiring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hewy Posted September 11, 2019 Share Posted September 11, 2019 Smashing little helicopter that sam ,very nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viking Posted September 11, 2019 Share Posted September 11, 2019 That is really lovely, I'd give it 10 'likes' if I could! Cheers John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bandsaw Steve Posted September 12, 2019 Share Posted September 12, 2019 Beautiful job. Emergency services aircraft are under-modelled in my humble opinion. Important, colourful and attractive subjects. Bravo! ‘More’ I say ‘More! 👏👏👏 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redleader Posted March 1, 2021 Share Posted March 1, 2021 great job! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheyJammedKenny! Posted March 2, 2021 Share Posted March 2, 2021 Gorgeous! This is such a small kit--and amazing results! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wombat Posted March 2, 2021 Share Posted March 2, 2021 I’m about a mile from the QE and the real thing flies over my garden very frequently. Which leads the mind down down the path of “this one is small...this one is far away...(about 500ft up)...” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scooby Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 On 9/9/2019 at 12:25 PM, FPDPenguin said: Looks great! Even if it's been reassembled. I always give my change in shops to the air ambulance charity pot. Its sickening how they aren't funded by the government. Suppose you will have to do NPAS Birmingham next. Looks great! Even if it's been reassembled. I always give my change in shops to the air ambulance charity pot. Its sickening how they aren't funded by the government. Suppose you will have to do NPAS Birmingham next. Edit: have you sent them the pictures? I work for an Air Ambulance Society in Canada, we have 17 modern and new helicopters and we are also a charity. We don’t want government involvement or funding (we do bill them for trauma flights). We manage our money better this way. We had a new AW-139 donated as well as a new hangar, that donation was the largest in Canadian history to a non-profit, $39 million. We operate out of 6 bases, and are in the process of replacing all our helo’s with new build EC-145s. In Canada I have heard others say they are angry the government doesn’t fund us. As mentioned, we like our successful model. We are all well paid and our donations and lotteries keep us well funded. I can’t say the UK model is the same but I hope it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orion Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 Hello Tail, Fantastic job in this tiny scale. Regards. Orion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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