Planebuilder62 Posted June 28, 2020 Share Posted June 28, 2020 Hi there Let me present my model of a helicopter that flies over my house a few days a week. This is the latest Airfix Seaking made with the addition of the fantastic Whirlybirds conversion set. This set includes all the resin and brass parts as well as the Vingtor Seaking decal sheet needed to make either and early, or present day Seaking. The Whirlybirds set instructions cover 4 sides of A4 and are very complete. The special Norwegian Seaking parts include: SARBE beacon Liferafts Large radome on the back. This needs a bit of fettling to get it to sit right Twin winches. The winch units are resin and the supports are PE. These need ar but of shortening to get them both in the right place. FLIR on the port nose Nose radome The Vingtor decals are superb, there must be around 80 stencils and the placement guide is perfect. The helicopter was painted with enamels. Humbrol 192 was used for the dayglo in seceral thin layers. Some differential weathering using thin white overspray was done to match how these look in real life. Some diluted Tamiya Smoke was used for the exhoust marks. The Airfix set comes with the option of folded blades. The centre 3 blades were OK but the outer pair needed to be cut off at the root to get the correct angle. Here are the pictures. And here is my normal view of the real thing. Regards Toby 69 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abandoned Project Posted June 28, 2020 Share Posted June 28, 2020 Ab Fab whirlybird Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhutchi Posted June 28, 2020 Share Posted June 28, 2020 Looks fantastic 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dolphin38 Posted June 28, 2020 Share Posted June 28, 2020 Great work, good looking Sea King 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jean Posted June 28, 2020 Share Posted June 28, 2020 What a fantastic Seaking!!! You've done a superb job using what appears to be a fairly tricky conversion set. Congratulations!!! Keep them coming. JR 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Planebuilder62 Posted June 28, 2020 Author Share Posted June 28, 2020 Thanks for the kind words. The conversion it itself is not tricky. The instructions are very good but the winch supports and radome need a little work. The thing is there are a lot of parts to the conversion, and loads of stencils. Again, WhirlyBird and Vingtor have done a superb job with their products. regards Toby Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wulfman Posted June 29, 2020 Share Posted June 29, 2020 Very smart Seaking, lovely work ! Wulfman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyOD Posted June 29, 2020 Share Posted June 29, 2020 That looks fantastic! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John_W Posted June 29, 2020 Share Posted June 29, 2020 Very pretty indeed. Well built. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Iceman11 Posted June 29, 2020 Share Posted June 29, 2020 Superverynice! I wish they made the conversion set in 1:48! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAT69 Posted June 29, 2020 Share Posted June 29, 2020 Beautiful! Absolutely beautiful! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spitfire31 Posted June 29, 2020 Share Posted June 29, 2020 Very impressive chopper! Kind regards, Joachim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shorty84 Posted June 29, 2020 Share Posted June 29, 2020 Came out really nice! Cheers Markus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FalklandsCraig Posted June 29, 2020 Share Posted June 29, 2020 Not many better then a well executed detailed Seaking, top notch Sir!!!! I'd very much love to build a super detailed 1/48 or bigger, maybe one day 😁 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy350 Posted June 29, 2020 Share Posted June 29, 2020 Excellent build Toby. Fantastic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phildagreek Posted June 29, 2020 Share Posted June 29, 2020 Very smart! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helidriver Posted June 30, 2020 Share Posted June 30, 2020 Lovely job. Really want to attempt a Norwegian Sea King, but that paint job is terrifying...but you did it justice. Ken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Monday Posted June 30, 2020 Share Posted June 30, 2020 That is a fine model of an interesting version of the Sea King. Whirlybirds stuff is always interesting if needing a little modelling skill to get the maximum from. BM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steffen Posted July 26, 2020 Share Posted July 26, 2020 Very nice, stunning job! I would also try to make one! Where did you ordered the whirlybird kit? Are there anyone who ships to Norway? Steffen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Planebuilder62 Posted July 26, 2020 Author Share Posted July 26, 2020 Hi Steffen You have to buy these direct from Whirleybirds in the UK, the ordering details are on their website/catalogue. regards Toby Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steffen Posted July 26, 2020 Share Posted July 26, 2020 Hi Toby, thanks for answering. I'll check their webpage. Regards Steffen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orion Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 Hello "62", Stunning model from the Norwegian Airforce. These military (rescue) aviators most be very skilled to operate in the harsh Norweging climate. (Mountains and thousends of fjords.) Your model is a clear tribute to their operations. Thanks to Whirley Bird and Vingtor, this was all possible. Regards, Orion. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 Yea that's a superb finish look's a million dollar's from here. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dermo245 Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 5 hours ago, stevej60 said: Yea that's a superb finish look's a million dollar's from here. What Steve said! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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