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Rick’s Airfix 1/48 Ju-87R2 Stuka - a rite of passage build
All painted and masking removed. I hate MIG Ammo paint, it’s so fragile and peels off with masking. Some touch up before the next step.- rickoshea52
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- Forum: Aeroplanes Under Construction
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Rick’s 1/72 Airfix Chinook HC1 - Bravo November - a dream sheet build
All done with the decals.- rickoshea52
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- Forum: Helicopters Under Construction
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Rick’s 1/72 Airfix Chinook HC1 - Bravo November - a dream sheet build
Deathship decals applied. All the aircraft serials, roundels and sqn decals done. Al of the RH side stencils and most of the walkways are applied. Only the LH side, engine and blade decals to do. I hope to have this done for the IPMS Stoke show next weekend. A point to note: the fin flashes...- rickoshea52
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- Forum: Helicopters Under Construction
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IPMS Stoke model show 1st September 2024
Anyone going to the IPMS Stoke model show? Stop by the Wirral IPMS table and say hello. https://ipmsuk.org/calendar/stoke-on-trent-model-show-2024/- rickoshea52
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Rick’s 1/72 Airfix Chinook HC1 - Bravo November - a dream sheet build
Back to the bench after holiday and business travel and I’ve applied the black underside and rotors with Tamiya XF-69 NATO black. The rotors got a slapdash application of XF-1 flat black for a bit of a weather beaten effect. The first coat of varnish applied (Mig paint is soooo fragile). A...- rickoshea52
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- Forum: Helicopters Under Construction
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Latest Acquisitions (2024)
I’ve been after one of these for a while for a project I have in mind. They’re difficult to find for sensible prices in the UK so finally bit the bullet when I saw this.- rickoshea52
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Another Airfix flash sale
Yet another flash sale from Airfix. Just what is going on for them to be knocking these kits out in sales? I’d be mighty peeved as a vendor if my supplier was undercutting my RRP prices...- rickoshea52
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Rick’s 1/72 Airfix Chinook HC1 - Bravo November - a dream sheet build
Now with paint. The grey/green is on, in this photo there is some masking tape applied where a touch up is required. Next step is to mask a wavy line for the black underside.- rickoshea52
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- Forum: Helicopters Under Construction
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Latest Acquisitions (2024)
Just arrived from John. Quick service as usual. Thanks John.- rickoshea52
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Rick’s 1/72 Airfix Chinook HC1 - Bravo November - a dream sheet build
Another omission from the kit are the two strakes along the lower rear fuselage. How these were missed is a mystery but to be fair to Airfix, the Revell Chinook kit also misses them. So out with the plastic strip, scalpel and ruler. Using reference photos as a guide the strakes run from the...- rickoshea52
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- Forum: Helicopters Under Construction
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Rick’s Airfix 1/48 Ju-87R2 Stuka - a rite of passage build
Made a lot of progress on this too. The seatbelts are from Eduard.- rickoshea52
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Rick’s 1/72 Airfix Chinook HC1 - Bravo November - a dream sheet build
Fuselage and interior all joined up. The transmission tunnel panels hide the join but before that some holes need to be drilled using the jig provided. It’s easy to use with idiot proof locating lugs to aid positioning. The lugs also aid with fitting the tunnel covers.- rickoshea52
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- Forum: Helicopters Under Construction
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Rick’s 1/72 Airfix Chinook HC1 - Bravo November - a dream sheet build
More role equipment added. Chinooks are well known for their underslung load carrying capacity so I had a go at making some HUSLE (Helicopter Under Slung Load Equipment) strops. These are large diameter fabric covered strips with large hooks at each end. Using rolled up tissue paper and PVA I...- rickoshea52
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- Forum: Helicopters Under Construction
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Rick’s 1/72 Airfix Chinook HC1 - Bravo November - a dream sheet build
One of the glaring errors of this kit is the lack of yaw pedals. Following on from my lightbulb moment for the cockpit floor bulkhead I made some yaw pedals from brass wire and superglued them into holes drilled in said bulkhead. Once painted they’ll look better.- rickoshea52
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- Forum: Helicopters Under Construction
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Rick’s 1/72 Airfix Chinook HC1 - Bravo November - a dream sheet build
Ladder and broom stowed Cockpit done, ready for varnish and weathering. Trial fitting the floor to fuselage halves revealed a prominent pitch forward of the troop seats until I spotted the seat rail fouling against the soundproofing I added to the rear ramp area. Once a cutout was made on...- rickoshea52
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- Forum: Helicopters Under Construction
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Rick’s 1/72 Airfix Chinook HC1 - Bravo November - a dream sheet build
A feature of any RAF helicopter is the variety of “role equipment” carried; stuff like strops, blanks, kimwipe and in the case of the Chinook a step ladder and sweeping brush. Usually stowed against the left hand aft face of the cockpit bulkhead these mundane bits of kit are essential to Chinook...- rickoshea52
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- Forum: Helicopters Under Construction
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Rick’s 1/72 Airfix Chinook HC1 - Bravo November - a dream sheet build
Troop seat progress tonight with the installation of harnesses, a lot of harnesses. 2mm tape tacked onto a sheet of plasticard then painted Tamiya olive drab. Once dried it’s cut into sections at 7mm & 4mm lengths, one for the short strap and the other for the longer adjustable strap. As you can...- rickoshea52
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- Forum: Helicopters Under Construction
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Rick’s 1/72 Airfix Chinook HC1 - Bravo November - a dream sheet build
Floor and ramp painted. Lots of drilling done using the Gucci little jigs included for the holes on curved profiles. These holes are for the door winch and numerous aerials on the underside, pay attention to the different hole sizes.- rickoshea52
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Rick’s 1/72 Airfix Chinook HC1 - Bravo November - a dream sheet build
How I painted the troop seat. Spray them red, front and back because they are visible through the cabin windows, then mask so only the framing is exposed and spray them grey or aluminium. I also brush painted the lower frames with thin grey lines to replicate the cut outs of the fabric on the...- rickoshea52
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- Forum: Helicopters Under Construction
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Rick’s 1/72 Airfix Chinook HC1 - Bravo November - a dream sheet build
Step 2 and I’ve found a problem. Fit part G25 but then there is no sign of it in later steps illustrations. Then step 12 tells you fit a completely different instrument panel! I ignored step 2- rickoshea52
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