Pappy Posted May 19, 2023 Share Posted May 19, 2023 G'day people, This will be my entry Somewhat unusually, this is actually TWO compete kits in the one box. As for the box contents themselves, here is what you get, Oh there is also some boring old PE included but I will get to it when I start the kit cheers, Pappy 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
galgos Posted May 20, 2023 Share Posted May 20, 2023 What an unusual looking chopper…..where does the pilot sit!? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trickyrich Posted May 20, 2023 Share Posted May 20, 2023 welcome along Pappy, and what an interesting choice. They are a super cool looking machine, and because of their size it is probably right you get two in the box. I haven't even thought of adding these to the stash......but now! Good luck with the build, should be a nice straightforward one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pappy Posted June 4, 2023 Author Share Posted June 4, 2023 On 5/20/2023 at 4:05 PM, galgos said: What an unusual looking chopper…..where does the pilot sit!? Behind a monitor 🤣 On 5/20/2023 at 7:38 PM, trickyrich said: welcome along Pappy, and what an interesting choice. They are a super cool looking machine, and because of their size it is probably right you get two in the box. I haven't even thought of adding these to the stash......but now! Good luck with the build, should be a nice straightforward one. cheers Rich G'day people, I thought it was time to crack the bags on these bad boys. today. Assembly is quite quick and pretty straightforward. Here is where I am up to now There are four options in the kit, two versions with the smaller nose sensor and two with a larger , more bulbous nose section. I decided that I would have one of each. The two variants have detail differences between them, so kinda like sub-sub-variants. The differences include additional ram air scoops and sensor variations. You need to keep your wits about you as it would be easy to stick the wrong bits on. The kits share a common fuselage with recesses to accommodate different panels So far, the fit has been quite good however, the underside needs a little more filling and sanding. Annoyingly, it means the delicate raised rivet detail is lost, especially in the area under the tail boom which is quite busy I have also been building up the stub wing assembly which also includes the skids. I will add these to the fuselage when I have completed sanding the fuselage seams as it will be difficult to access them with them installed. but here is a quick dry fit to give you an idea cheers, Pappy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
galgos Posted June 4, 2023 Share Posted June 4, 2023 Thank you Pappy, so it’s a drone typethingy. No wonder I never heard of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trickyrich Posted June 4, 2023 Share Posted June 4, 2023 They are looking really nice Pappy, it's great that you can do both versions. With the filler, rather than sanding and loosing all the detail, try using a cotton bud dipped in some nail polish remover. It gently removes all the excess filler with out damaging the plastic. Well it will very slightly make the plastic go matt again, which is nice if you're trying to match the original surface. Craig @modelling minion I think taught me that method.......if not I'll just blame him as always! 🤣 Super cool model. love to! 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pappy Posted June 4, 2023 Author Share Posted June 4, 2023 3 hours ago, galgos said: Thank you Pappy, so it’s a drone typethingy. No wonder I never heard of it. Yup. the 'Q' in the designation gives it away as an unmanned vehicle 1 hour ago, trickyrich said: They are looking really nice Pappy, it's great that you can do both versions. With the filler, rather than sanding and loosing all the detail, try using a cotton bud dipped in some nail polish remover. It gently removes all the excess filler with out damaging the plastic. Well it will very slightly make the plastic go matt again, which is nice if you're trying to match the original surface. Craig @modelling minion I think taught me that method.......if not I'll just blame him as always! 🤣 Super cool model. love to! G'day Rich, yeah I know about the acetone/filler trick but I never thought to use it! cheers Pappy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted June 6, 2023 Share Posted June 6, 2023 On 6/4/2023 at 10:11 AM, trickyrich said: if not I'll just blame him as always! 🤣 Nothing new there then, always blame the poor innocent Minion!😉 🇺🇦 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke1199 Posted June 7, 2023 Share Posted June 7, 2023 Looks good Pappy, I remember these things were in an old Battlefield game and the controller could guide in cruise missiles with them- very annoying to face but nice to see one represented here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pappy Posted June 11, 2023 Author Share Posted June 11, 2023 On 6/7/2023 at 1:27 AM, modelling minion said: Nothing new there then, always blame the poor innocent Minion!😉 🇺🇦 Story checks out... On 6/8/2023 at 1:24 AM, Luke1199 said: Looks good Pappy, I remember these things were in an old Battlefield game and the controller could guide in cruise missiles with them- very annoying to face but nice to see one represented here! I wouldn't want to meet one in a dark alley! G'day people, I have attached the stub wing and the tail rotor extension with its associated tail rotor gearbox. These were like a small kit in themselves There are a couple of small spots than need some filler but otherwise the fit was superb There is a thin cross tube mounted underneath the tail boom. I managed to snap one while cleaning it up so I decided to replace it on both with some styrene rod and save myself the hassle of cleaning up the bits.. These are starting to get spider like now as the various antennas and sensors will be added next and that will mean they will become much trickier and delicate to handle, cheers, Pappy 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pappy Posted June 27, 2023 Author Share Posted June 27, 2023 G'day people, I was a little dismayed when I managed to obliterate the fine raised rivet detail while taking care of the seams. I have attempted to remedy the situation by applying some rivet decals to the affected areas I have not used these before so it will be interesting to see how effective they are. I also added some wiring around the tail rotor gearbox cheers, Pappy 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trickyrich Posted June 30, 2023 Share Posted June 30, 2023 That's a clever work around for the rivets! I have seen these rivet decals (?) used before and they look great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan P Posted July 3, 2023 Share Posted July 3, 2023 Good fixup there, I last used rivet decals on my Revell Apache. Seemed to work better when applied over sanded down primer than bare plastic, but I've seen others get equally good results without primer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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