John Masters Posted September 28, 2020 Share Posted September 28, 2020 I guess I have a French thing going on. Hmmm...Air Force this time. I haven't decided which one I am going to build... I will make sure that I will be more careful before I plenge them into the water! --John 8 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrisj2003 Posted September 28, 2020 Share Posted September 28, 2020 Loving the spelling. How do you get the weight in this to stop tail sitting? Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted September 28, 2020 Share Posted September 28, 2020 Another excellent choice John, I love these early egg beaters. Nice to see some in camouflage rather than just blue, there isn't much to separate the two options you have short listed. Just be careful with the plenging of the decals, if they are not plenged correctly then it could lead to disaster. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Masters Posted September 28, 2020 Author Share Posted September 28, 2020 1 hour ago, Chrisj2003 said: How do you get the weight in this to stop tail sitting? Lead? I'll stash it somewhere out of sight. Maybe carve leaden pilots! Kidding... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trickyrich Posted September 28, 2020 Share Posted September 28, 2020 now this is a bit different for #3, a slightly weird look chopper....well the front is. Plus it nice to see some of the Indochina stuff being built. Hmmm I think you may need a bit of "Anti-lead" in the tail.........or the crushed souls of those having a go at your spelling! Good luck with this build, should be fun to follow. Plus wasn't one of these in an early James Bond movie? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zebra Posted September 28, 2020 Share Posted September 28, 2020 This will be good. Looking forward to the plenging! Maybe forget about nose weight and fill the tail with helium! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Masters Posted September 29, 2020 Author Share Posted September 29, 2020 7 hours ago, trickyrich said: or the crushed souls of those having a go at your spelling! Hey now...I am just repeating what the instructions tell me to do. If the instructions say 'plenge', then plenge I must. Perhaps the heaviness of your jokes might suit? 😆 Check here...I don't see Mr. Bond listed... https://www.impdb.org/index.php?title=Category:Sikorsky_H-5 6 hours ago, zebra said: Maybe forget about nose weight and fill the tail with helium! 🤣 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted September 29, 2020 Share Posted September 29, 2020 2 hours ago, John Masters said: If the instructions say 'plenge', then plenge I must. You plenge away John! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trickyrich Posted September 29, 2020 Share Posted September 29, 2020 gosh I was sure it was a Bond movie......I know I have seen this chopper in a B&W movie...though none in that list are familiar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Masters Posted September 29, 2020 Author Share Posted September 29, 2020 2 hours ago, trickyrich said: gosh I was sure it was a Bond movie You mean...(aghast!) you never saw 'The Flying Businessman'?... I bet you are thinking of the episode of The Saint. Or the helicopter in 'From Russia With Love'? https://www.mi6-hq.com/news/index.php?itemid=3738 Let's all pitch in a few and buy it for the Forum...Mike can take care of it. 😉😃 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted September 29, 2020 Share Posted September 29, 2020 (edited) These helicopters were in a movie about Korea, “The Bridges at Toko-Ri” Mickey Rooney was an Air-Sea rescue pilot flying them. Edited October 9, 2020 by Corsairfoxfouruncle 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Masters Posted September 30, 2020 Author Share Posted September 30, 2020 A maddening amount of minuscule PE that I probably could've ignored, but I'm a masochist and chose to do it anyway. So...panels A,B, C and D are done. 'D' is that bit of PE on the porteuse interior of the fuselage. 'E'? Way too far ahead...that's the nose wheel...This whole thing took about 2 hours. I cursed a bit too. But I never got my fingers stuck in the CA! And it looks like this... Tomorrow it get complex. Glass. -John 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted September 30, 2020 Share Posted September 30, 2020 That is really nice work John, especially considering how small these parts are in 1/72 scale. Really well done in not gluing yourself to the etch, something I struggle with! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Masters Posted September 30, 2020 Author Share Posted September 30, 2020 10 minutes ago, modelling minion said: That is really nice work John, Thanks Craig. In reyrospect I could have skipped it all or used little bits of plastic. There's a lot more in the rotor, btw. No way around that. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted September 30, 2020 Share Posted September 30, 2020 Sounds like your etch skills will be even better by the end of this build John. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trickyrich Posted September 30, 2020 Share Posted September 30, 2020 gosh that's crazy!!!! Brings back horrible memories of all the PE on my Hind!!!! Nice work though....and no stuck fingers either! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Masters Posted October 1, 2020 Author Share Posted October 1, 2020 6 hours ago, trickyrich said: Brings back horrible memories of all the PE on my Hind!!!! I know...I always look with dread at a PE sprue...as if a poisonous snake has suddenly appeared on the bench. 9 hours ago, modelling minion said: Sounds like your etch skills will be even better by the end of this build John. I am not sure of that's a good thing or a bad thing! 😁 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Masters Posted October 1, 2020 Author Share Posted October 1, 2020 19 hours ago, trickyrich said: PE on my Hind!!!! That sounds serious. Maybe something for A&E...🤣 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hewy Posted October 1, 2020 Share Posted October 1, 2020 I've got the amp 48th scale dragonfly kit, the fuselage of this one looks really nice, Shall i get another batch of those aeronavale decals ready for dispatch?😁 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Masters Posted October 2, 2020 Author Share Posted October 2, 2020 20 hours ago, Hewy said: Shall i get another batch of those aeronavale decals ready for dispatch?😁 Thanks Hewy. No Aeronavale this time. French Army. And the decals look alright. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Masters Posted October 3, 2020 Author Share Posted October 3, 2020 The cockpit is primed.... The next day, having left the majority Primer Grey, I picked out some utilitarian colours with a pointed brush for the seats, harnesses, IP, etc...Russian Uniform Green, Deck Tan and black. A wee bit of aluminum thrown in for fun. Next up...windows! And more PE! Joy! --John 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted October 3, 2020 Share Posted October 3, 2020 Your Dragonfly cockpit is looking really good as well John, nice work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trickyrich Posted October 4, 2020 Share Posted October 4, 2020 gee that cockpit is nicely detailed and being behind the greenhouse canopy it won't be lost either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Masters Posted October 8, 2020 Author Share Posted October 8, 2020 On 10/5/2020 at 1:13 AM, trickyrich said: being behind the greenhouse canopy it won't be lost either. I really wish it would! Man...so many issues. This build is mirroring the Oscar in some ways. Short-run issues...ghastly gaps... The bench of a madman...how did I get there? To be blunt...the cockpit component does not fit inside the fuselage very well. Not very well at all. Grinding, fettling, swearing, wishing it were an Eduard product! And the IP is too far forward, preventing the nose from fitting. I removed it, sanded it down and replaced it further back. Easy fix. All of this can be fixed. I have the tools, the technology. Let's look again...yes... Better... Not great, but workable... Clamped, it is tighter...top and bottom. The boom shows a clean seam and is even at the ends. Everything else can be fixed. This is what I get at the end. Like the Oscar, not great, but workable and fixable and by the time I am done, it'll look great at 70cm....I gots lotsa putty. --John 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 Very nice work John, you have sorted those fit problems really well. Nothing that a little filler couldn't sort out now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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