Looking excellent doug , not far off now , cheers tony
Doug's 1/48 - KA27 Helix by Hobby Boss
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Oh I don't know Tony, lots of little fiddly stuff now. Plus several coats of varnish. Got to drag it out a bit to avoid SWMBO's list!!! :tears-of-joy:
Fiddly stuff continued or is that commenced?
Loads done, still loads to do!
Pic 1
Lower rotor attached to lower rotor head and upper rotor blades attached to upper rotor head!!!
Pic 2
Wheels attached, and in the process dislodged the lower front aerial!! (Well - it had to happen!!) Also removed the masking from the weapons bay and chin radar. The contrast is better than I imagined, so very happy with how that turned out.
Pic 3
Rotors, rotor heads mated with fuselage.
Pic 4
Intakes and exhausts painted, Intakes - nato black!! Exhausts - gunmetal on the interior. Red lights painted red and coated in a transparent gloss. Aerials painted Gull Grey. Also painted the fescalised portions of the U/C Chrome. Finally, after studying pictures, I repainted the lower rotors dangly bits, (Some sort of weights I assume), Seaplane Grey, (same colour as the leading edges).
Pic 5
Finally, another size comparison shot of the Helix, (Russian ASW Helicopter) compared to the UK's Sea King, again, ASW helicopter of the same era.
That's all folks. (For today).
Any comments, adverse or otherwise gratefully received. It only makes me look deeper and try harder.
Thanks for popping by folks.
Doug
Loads done, still loads to do!
Pic 1
Lower rotor attached to lower rotor head and upper rotor blades attached to upper rotor head!!!
Pic 2
Wheels attached, and in the process dislodged the lower front aerial!! (Well - it had to happen!!) Also removed the masking from the weapons bay and chin radar. The contrast is better than I imagined, so very happy with how that turned out.
Pic 3
Rotors, rotor heads mated with fuselage.
Pic 4
Intakes and exhausts painted, Intakes - nato black!! Exhausts - gunmetal on the interior. Red lights painted red and coated in a transparent gloss. Aerials painted Gull Grey. Also painted the fescalised portions of the U/C Chrome. Finally, after studying pictures, I repainted the lower rotors dangly bits, (Some sort of weights I assume), Seaplane Grey, (same colour as the leading edges).
Pic 5
Finally, another size comparison shot of the Helix, (Russian ASW Helicopter) compared to the UK's Sea King, again, ASW helicopter of the same era.
That's all folks. (For today).
Any comments, adverse or otherwise gratefully received. It only makes me look deeper and try harder.
Thanks for popping by folks.
Doug
Doug,
No adverse comments from me mate, in fact al looking rather spiffing.
No adverse comments from me mate, in fact al looking rather spiffing.
You're getting there, excellent prgress!
Thanks Paul, appreciated. The threat of SWMBO's 'list' doesn't half give you the incentive to stay at the bench!!!
Thank you Steve, don't want to make too much progress though!! (No Stash to fall back on).:sad:
Talking of SWMBO, she did say I must be getting fed up making helicopters. To which I replied I wasn't. At which point I could see she wasn't listening as she went straight on to say/order, ( I still haven't learned the difference - even after 50+ years together!!) Perhaps, and we know what that means, perhaps I should build a ship next!!! Her working theory was, I have built helicopters, built a tank, even built, (badly) a car. So by her logic - a boat should be next!!! (At which point I snuck into the rather one sided conversation; 'I need a new compressor'.)
It was at this point the dinner menu came into play. So end of discussion!! Life - don't talk to me about life!!!
Confused of Dorset!
Nice work doug , the devilish rotor system looks great . As for going over to the dark side ( floaty things) I’d say SWMBOs list is looking a better option :smiling5:
Just gone through this build Doug, and it’s looking very good indeed. Great work so far.
Rotor certainly looks complex but Hobby Boss have done a great job reproducing the parts so that everything fits nice and snug. I read up on the real thing, wowsers the Russians did make life hard for themselves. The need to control the rotors both mechanically and computers to match speeds and angles etc. I did read, there could be a situation if they get a mismatch when setting up, the pilot could pull power to achieve lift and just sit there going nowhere. Our single rotor system is relatively simple BUT does require a tail rotor which means more weight!!
You think I have a choice, floaty thing vs list. I wouldn't put money on who'll win!!!
Thanks Ian, appreciated.
Superb progress Doug - that's looking blooming awesome!
For your next project you could do a Helicopter on floats - it's technically a floaty thing...
For your next project you could do a Helicopter on floats - it's technically a floaty thing...
Hahahaha, thanks Arnie. And I’ll have a go at selling the concept but I think I know where it’ll go!!!!
And it won’t be on a shelf!!!!!
:rolling: :smiling2:
During my scouring the internet of images of a Russian Helix, a couple things became apparent.
1. Colour schemes really do vary. (So I'm going to stick with the colours I already have on the fuselage)
2. The one that appeared on nigh on every picture of the helicopter I looked at. The area aft of the exhaust was painted black, Similar to our Sea Kings.
Pic 1
So I decided as it seemed the norm to have it painted black - then mine would too!
Out Tamiya masking tape and set about creating the modification.
Pic 2
Taped off area to be sprayed.
Pic 3
Pic 4
End result! I also changed the intake from Nato Black to Satin Black as most appeared to have a more gloss appearance on the 1:1.
Still have a couple hand holds fwd of the front cockpit windows and external mirrors to attach and the pitot tube.
Then it will be varnishing prior to decals. The dreaded decals!! Should be easier as I now have Micro Sol/Set this time!!!
That's all folks
C&C's most welcome
Doug
1. Colour schemes really do vary. (So I'm going to stick with the colours I already have on the fuselage)
2. The one that appeared on nigh on every picture of the helicopter I looked at. The area aft of the exhaust was painted black, Similar to our Sea Kings.
Pic 1
So I decided as it seemed the norm to have it painted black - then mine would too!
Out Tamiya masking tape and set about creating the modification.
Pic 2
Taped off area to be sprayed.
Pic 3
Pic 4
End result! I also changed the intake from Nato Black to Satin Black as most appeared to have a more gloss appearance on the 1:1.
Still have a couple hand holds fwd of the front cockpit windows and external mirrors to attach and the pitot tube.
Then it will be varnishing prior to decals. The dreaded decals!! Should be easier as I now have Micro Sol/Set this time!!!
That's all folks
C&C's most welcome
Doug
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Very late Doug, so apologies.
Great work all-round, can see why I don't attempt to build these, those rotors look frightening.
Great work all-round, can see why I don't attempt to build these, those rotors look frightening.
G
Flory Models grime wash, it is clay based and can be taken off with tissue when dry. Apply over a satin or gloss finish (varnish) Flory do videos on YT on how to use it. He uses an airbrush but it can be applied by brush. BUT, follow the advice and put a small amount into a pill cup so that you do not contaminate it. It lasts forever.
No apologies needed John, with so many good builds going on it's difficult to keep abreast of everything. Honestly John, compared to track links - a piece of cake.
Cheers Mike. I'll have a butchers on YT.
Nothing to report for today. Except!!!
The shed paint job is complete. And the pooch is groomed and bathed and smelling sweet again. ( I do my own grooming hence no bench time :sad: )
The shed paint job is complete. And the pooch is groomed and bathed and smelling sweet again. ( I do my own grooming hence no bench time :sad: )
Ordered. Watched a couple of vids too. Looks easy enough to apply and remove!!
Bit of a test post on the new forum and also a brief update on the Helix.
I took the opportunity of the forum in limbo to catch up on a few other things. (OK - the dreaded list of chores).
Today was tidy up a couple of external mirrors on the pilots sliding doors. They are not fitted. Also repainted the pitot tube, that is remaining off as I can see it becoming broke when I either remove the masking from the windows OR, when I start weathering the airframe.
Now I was in a position to apply a couple of coats of gloss varnish. Again I used the Gaahleri AB, as I find it so much more comfortable to hold. So now to wait 24 hours or more before 'decals'.
That was it for the day, needle now sitting in IPA after using varnish. Always dread using the stuff!!
That's all folks.
Doug
I took the opportunity of the forum in limbo to catch up on a few other things. (OK - the dreaded list of chores).
Today was tidy up a couple of external mirrors on the pilots sliding doors. They are not fitted. Also repainted the pitot tube, that is remaining off as I can see it becoming broke when I either remove the masking from the windows OR, when I start weathering the airframe.
Now I was in a position to apply a couple of coats of gloss varnish. Again I used the Gaahleri AB, as I find it so much more comfortable to hold. So now to wait 24 hours or more before 'decals'.
That was it for the day, needle now sitting in IPA after using varnish. Always dread using the stuff!!
That's all folks.
Doug
G
About time you got back to work instead of sitting around....
Today was decal day. Well - I made a start. Using the Microset/sol procedure takes a tad more time but it certainly helps with placement.
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Pic 2
Loads more to do tomorrow!!!!!
Doug
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Pic 2
Loads more to do tomorrow!!!!!
Doug
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