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Something you don't see often is this, a HMA.8 Development Lynx. I chose to make the first of 8 CTS aircraft, being XZ236.

 

She was originally a HAS.2, until getting fitted with a seaspray, seaowl and other various equipment used on the HMA.8 in 1989. She still used the engine/gearbox system of a HAS.2, with steel blades and Anti-clockwise tail rotor, possibly getting upgraded later in the program with GEM-42s and CMRBs. 

 

I used the 1/72 Airfix Navy Lynx MK.8 (2001) kit and it was an interesting one. So the parts to make a HAS.2/3 parts were fine, the parts to make 'super lynx' were pretty terrible. They are made out of some lighter, softer plastic, that fit horribly. Some mods that i did do was on the engine cowling as imo its a slightly wrong shape. I needed to use a Hobby boss PID as I knocked off the kit one and it disappeared    

I did come across some problems but did try to resolve them.

 

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Good looking model. Nice to see someone using a display stand. I suspect their usefulness is underrated, especially as regards to saving shelf space.

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36 minutes ago, SAT69 said:

Good looking model. Nice to see someone using a display stand. I suspect their usefulness is underrated, especially as regards to saving shelf space.

Thank you, and yes they are very useful i don't have many on a stand but they really do save space (as long as they are tall enough, this one is fairly short)

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12 hours ago, Blue Monday said:

Always nice to see prototype helicopters in model form. Nice build.

 

BM.

 

 

 

11 hours ago, RMCS said:

Niiiice 

21 minutes ago, swralph said:

Very nice.😀

Thanks guys 

 

Edited by Westlandaircraftenthusiast
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Brilliantly done!👏👏👏

I’ve got the same kit in my stash.

Could I ask what the issues were?

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