matti64 Posted December 1, 2020 Share Posted December 1, 2020 (edited) Apologies for the shaky start that I have made with this posting, first being unable to post the images, then losing them under the text. I'll start again... This is my attempt at building a single engined Seasprite , a UH-2A from the elderly Matchbox kit, inspired somewhat by corsaircorps good start. The parts breakdown of the Matchbox kit makes it much easier to work with that the Kittyhawk kits, but in truth it is a project I have long considered way before the Kittyhawk Seasprites were even a rumour. I have used the Kittyhawk kit for guidance regarding detail and will be completing that in due course as a New Zealand Aircraft. I'd not posted until reaching this point as I wanted to make sure that I had some definitive progress to show, but of course it took on a momentum of its' own. Edited December 2, 2020 by matti64 adding lost text 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matti64 Posted December 1, 2020 Author Share Posted December 1, 2020 (edited) Progress so far. This weekend I will be hoping to complete the undercarriage and the surface detailing and get the cyclics and collectives into the cockpit. Possibly worth mentioning is the filling. Where the radome was I've mostly filled in with plasticard lamination but have done the fine filling with Acrylic powder and Acrylic/styrene monomer both for building up Acrylic nails. Inspired by Paul Budzick , but not having access to dental quality materials, I have tried out nail acrylics and have found that they are fast curing and have good adhesion and no shrinkage. Wet sanded they can be dead smooth. The only downside is the Styrene monomer in the acrylic monomer liquid , which necessitates working with very good ventilation. Edited December 4, 2020 by matti64 completed text 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOUSTON Posted December 4, 2020 Share Posted December 4, 2020 Mattie64, Great start.NEAT work so far. Look forward to sering more. Please update when you get a minute, as I'd love to see how it is going. I like New Zealand colors. I have family there. (where haven't I gotten family! ). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matti64 Posted December 4, 2020 Author Share Posted December 4, 2020 3 minutes ago, HOUSTON said: Mattie64, Great start.NEAT work so far. Look forward to sering more. Please update when you get a minute, as I'd love to see how it is going. I like New Zealand colors. I have family there. (where haven't I gotten family! ). Thanks for your kind words. I will be building a New Zealand SH-2G , and hopefully at some point a US Navy Combat Rescue UH-2B in Camouflage, hence actually making a mould of the converted Doghouse. I am very new to posting anything other than comments on the forum, so apologies for any clumsiness, especially jumping in on corsaircorps Seasprite thread, when I should have been posting here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now