AndrewMi Posted July 5, 2020 Share Posted July 5, 2020 Hi everyone This is my 1/72 Merlin HC.3 by Italeri. This was a beautifully detailed kit of a beautiful aircraft. The panel line where nice and it had realistic raised rivets covering most of the model apart from the underside. It had a Very nice fit and required barely any filler. The inside was lacking detail, so I created the texture on the walls out of an old metal takeaway container. I created the texture by running the back of the hobby knife to create small lines. I painted it in RC027 Forest green. The decals conformed well to details and where nice and thin. I decided to buy AK panel liner and odourless thinner to try weathering with oil paints. This attempt went better than last time when my thinner removed the pain. I then sealed it in a matt varnish. Thanks for looking 32 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAT69 Posted July 5, 2020 Share Posted July 5, 2020 Mighty fine looking helicopter you have there. Thanks for letting us know about the ease of assembly. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sky Keg Posted July 5, 2020 Share Posted July 5, 2020 Excellent!!!!! Mike 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeR Posted July 5, 2020 Share Posted July 5, 2020 Very nice indeed! Mike. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMCS Posted July 5, 2020 Share Posted July 5, 2020 Superb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spitfire31 Posted July 5, 2020 Share Posted July 5, 2020 Great model, further enhanced by evocative photography! Kind regards, Joachim 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyOD Posted July 6, 2020 Share Posted July 6, 2020 Fantastic job. I've been telling myself that my 1/72 Italeri Wessex will look OK "within the limitations of the scale", but I see this and realise I have no excuse! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romeo Alpha Yankee Posted July 6, 2020 Share Posted July 6, 2020 Nicely done Andrew, were they the kit decals you used? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewMi Posted July 6, 2020 Author Share Posted July 6, 2020 Hi @Romeo Alpha Yankee Yes it was the kit decals I used on the model. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orion Posted July 6, 2020 Share Posted July 6, 2020 Hello Andrew, Job well done. Indeed, good to hear your comments on the construction of this Italeri helicopter. Regards, Orion 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abandoned Project Posted July 6, 2020 Share Posted July 6, 2020 Magic! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junglierating Posted July 6, 2020 Share Posted July 6, 2020 realistic raised rivets covering most of the model apart from the underside. Rivets what rivets....still fab model BZ to you 👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kapam Posted July 7, 2020 Share Posted July 7, 2020 Excellent work! Well done. 👍👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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