Spanner's Revell 1/72 NH-90 TTH

[Jim R]

Hi Ron
Your modelling philosophy does you proud. Only just started and already we have discarded 90% of the decals, slapped on white paint 'cause you had a load and kept the mods on their toes by starting two threads.
Oh what fun and the modelling is first class as always
Jim

[Tworrs]

You're off to a good start Ron.

[The Smythe Meister]

Blimey,Fair RACING out of the traps there Ron!!:dizzy:
Some very nice "Suggestive painting" in the cockpit area there:thumb2:,
Andy.

[Guest]

I suspect that today will be rather like an Army medical Inspection, with the Squaddies all lined up showing their choppers off!

So, stood at the end of the line, I give you my chopper!
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On opening the box, I was surprised at how 'Basic' the kit seems to be. This suits me fine, as I didn't want a complicated model. To me this model making lark is fun, not hair tearing frustration.
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....and if any rivet counters think for one minute, I going to stick all this lot on, I respectfully suggest you all give this build a very wide berth.
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Cheers.
Chuck Martin and P.T. Moore (Whirlybirds, 1957)

That's only because 570 you said you hadn't any ! Also If you stick all those decals on you won't need to paint either.

Good Day 453.

[spanner570]

Thanks chaps.

I don't understand why I ended up with two threads. I thought I'd posted the first in the 'Chat' section and the second was supposed to be the actual build thread.....Hey ho!

Good thinking 453. The trouble is I can't see them. - The decals, that is!:flushed:

570

[spanner570]

Small update.
Bulkheads in position.





As this bulkhead detail is well and truly hidden, this is all I intend to do regarding the painting of it.



Floor and the turning around thing fitted.




There is seating in the kit for 17 souls, but as the helicopter will have all the doors and hatches closed, fitting them (To my thinking anyway) is pointless. I can add the saved time to bits that will be seen.

So it's time to button things up....

Cheers.
Ron

[adt70hk]

Small update.
Bulkheads in position.

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As this bulkhead detail is well and truly hidden, this is all I intend to do regarding the painting of it.
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Floor and the turning around thing fitted.
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There is seating in the kit for 17 souls, but as the helicopter will have all the doors and hatches closed, fitting them (To my thinking anyway) is pointless. I can add the saved time to bits that will be seen.

So it's time to button things up....

Cheers.
Ron

Ron

Coming on very nicely indeed!! Great work as always!!

And love the technical jargon 'turning around thing'....I have no idea what the official name is either...

ATB.

Andrew

[spanner570]

Thanks Andrew.
Rotor arm comes to mind. Perhaps even 'Spinning apparatus thingy whatsit' Who knows? Not I....and guess what?

Onwards we go.
I've buttoned up the fuselage. No dramas. In fact the fit was first class, just the usual snots to remove.









Cheers.
Ivor Fyle.

[spanner570]

Top panels.






Front wheel assembly.




All a good fit so far, with very little fettling.

Cheers.
Ron

[The Smythe Meister]

Yep,coming along a treat by the looks of things Ron
At this rate yours will have "landed" before mine's even taken off !!

[Jim R]

Looking good Ron

[Tworrs]

Nice work Ron.

[boatman]

I suspect that today will be rather like an Army medical Inspection, with the Squaddies all lined up showing their choppers off!

So, stood at the end of the line, I give you my chopper!
(570 QOUTE)

570 this had jen in stiches of laughter an really brightened up her day well done very witty indeed SIR an yes ive built this chopper an i really enjoyed my build as like you said it goes togeather very well an i turned it into a R/N vershion with nav lights an WORKING ROTARS an fitted it on my HMS YORK flightdeck YES lovely kit everything that K/H jag an'int although Ian is trying an succeeding to make it look good
chris /jen

[Lee Drennen]

Looking good Ron.

[spanner570]

Great posts chaps! Makes this modelling lark all the more enjoyable and worth while. :thumb2:

As I'm 'Jibbing out' on most of the decals and a fair few internal fitments, I might as well go the whole hog and go fictitious with the paint scheme.

I'm going three colour digital! I hope :cold-sweat:
I've done this sort of cammo. on stuff on here before and found it's best to leave all the smaller bits off the model, brush on the digits and then add the bits.

It's cold, wet, windy and miserable here today, so I'm able to spend plenty much time in my den and progress has been nice and steady.

Here's where I'm at.
I've gone as far as I need to go with the main construction. Tail thingy, doors, nose bit and various fairings all glued on.





Here is the 'copter with a brushed on first coat of light grey. Because I brush paint, I find It's always best to paint on the lightest colour first. Also, the light grey will show up the digital 'pattern' demarcation lines much better than a darker colour.






I'll let this first coat dry then add a second of the same colour. Then I can way up the digital application.

Cheers and thanks for all your support thus far....

Ron