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Started by delov at 02-23-2008 12:07 PM. Topic has 10 replies.
  
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 02-23-2008, 12:07 PM
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delov
Joined on 12-03-2002
Arizona
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Revell 1/72 Seaking Mk. 41 finished *lots of pix*
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Ok, my Seaking is done. The modifications were: enhanced the rotorhead with solder wire, railroad lenses for the landing lights, and I replaced the rotor mast with a brass tube for easy turning/detaching of the main rotor. Otherwise the model is out of the box. Thanks again to those who responded and posted the decal instruction, without you I wouldn't have been able to complete this project. For the progress pictures go to: http://cs.finescale.com/forums/906793/ShowPost.aspx.
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02-23-2008, 10:31 PM
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JosephOsborn
 
Joined on 03-09-2003
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Re: Revell 1/72 Seaking Mk. 41 finished *lots of pix*
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That's a beauty! You're quite justified to be proud of your handiwork. The paint is very well done and your use of the fine wash really make the kit's surface details pop out. I have one of these kits in my pile and after seeing your finished model I want to build it! Alas, too many other projects are in the way.
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02-24-2008, 12:54 PM
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richgb
Joined on 11-26-2005
Southport, North West UK
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Re: Revell 1/72 Seaking Mk. 41 finished *lots of pix*
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Hi, The time you spent on that rotor head really paid off. It's great to see a Sea King in German colours for a change. It looks like a really good kit to build with loads of detail and the stencilling being the icing on the cake. Thanks for sharing your build with us. I have a couple of Airfix Sea Kings in the stash but one will be cut up and used on an HH-3. Have you built the Airfix kit? How does it compare? Thanks again. Rich
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02-25-2008, 1:21 PM
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delov
Joined on 12-03-2002
Arizona
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Re: Revell 1/72 Seaking Mk. 41 finished *lots of pix*
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Thanks for the kind words guys! About the airfix kit-- I do not have it so, I don't know how it would compare to this one. I have the feeling that this kit is a re-box of the Hasegawa issue, but I am not sure, it just has a Hasegawa feel to it. About the antena wire-- it is made from stretched sprue attached with superglue to the struts. The little bumps on each side are tiny drops of superglue. I have tried using thin fishing line but I found that it is hard to attach to things, so stretched sprue works for me.
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02-26-2008, 9:33 PM
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rotorwash
Joined on 01-21-2007
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Re: Revell 1/72 Seaking Mk. 41 finished *lots of pix*
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Awesome build! Thanks for sharing. I love the rotor detail! Ray
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03-04-2008, 11:47 AM
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Bossman
Joined on 12-09-2002
Western NY
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Re: Revell 1/72 Seaking Mk. 41 finished *lots of pix*
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Nice job man ! I really like the weathering and exhast staining. The rotor head is nice too - I might try to add something like that to my already built version of the same kit. I've built both the Airfix kit and this same RoG kit. My only comments are that the airfix kit is a bit less detailed on the exterior, and alot less detailed on the interior. I had some trouble with the Airfix windscreen that was corrected by sawing about a 1/16" section out of the middle of it with a hacksaw blade. If you place the cut correctly, you don't notice it once the framing is painted. If you don't cut something out - then the windscreen is too wide and hangs over the sides of the fuselage. Chris
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06-21-2009, 9:21 PM
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Jennings
Joined on 05-14-2008
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Re: Revell 1/72 Seaking Mk. 41 finished *lots of pix*
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 delov wrote: | | Thanks for the kind words guys! About the airfix kit-- I do not have it so, I don't know how it would compare to this one. I have the feeling that this kit is a re-box of the Hasegawa issue, but I am not sure, it just has a Hasegawa feel to it. About the antena wire-- it is made from stretched sprue attached with superglue to the struts. The little bumps on each side are tiny drops of superglue. I have tried using thin fishing line but I found that it is hard to attach to things, so stretched sprue works for me. |
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If this is the 1/72 kit, it's pure Revell Germany. Revell reboxed the 1/48 Hasegawa SH-3H, but Hasegawa has never done a 1/72 Sea King. The Airfix SH-3 is ancient. I believe it came out in about 1968 or so. It's light years behind the Fujimi kits of the mid-1980s, and even more light years behind the excellent Revell kit. But note that the Revell kit represents a Westland Sea King, not a Sikorsky machine. There are numerous detail differences, so building a Sikorsky, Fuji, or Augusta Sea King takes some work. Nice job on your Bundesmarine bird! Fantastic! J
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07-15-2009, 12:35 AM
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Lloydscale
Joined on 05-11-2009
Western Australia
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Re: Revell 1/72 Seaking Mk. 41 finished *lots of pix*
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The weathering is spot on, just subtle enough. Good job.
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07-15-2009, 10:15 PM
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Grimmo
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Re: Revell 1/72 Seaking Mk. 41 finished *lots of pix*
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