Canadian SAR CH113 Labrador

Very , Very nice rodc .

The yellow paint finish looks superb , especially around the front canopy/windscreen .

I've seen this kit in the hobby stores over the years , I didn't buy one as I usually build only U.S military helicopters , I didn't realize the kit came with U.S Marine markings .

I recently dragged out from under the bench an old Airfix RAF Seaking , I put the kit together a couple of years ago but was disappointed with the rotors Airfix supplied , so I shelved the kit . I now have some rotor blades from an old Revell Seaking kit to use , so I'm about to mask her up for an overall Yellow finish .

Looking at the great paint finish you did on your CH-113 , I was wondering if you did a base coat of white first before applying the yellow finish ?

If my Seaking can look half as good as your Labrador I'll be happy . The panel line wash/detail looks great too .

Overall I think its a really great build .

                                           Kind regards John

Thanks for the kind words John.  I have done several kits over the last couple of years using hard to cover colors such as orange (a Newfoundland Waterbomber) as well as a yellow French Waterbomber, a yellow British Sea King SAR, and now the Labrador.  I don't have a pic for the Sea King but my two waterbombers are shown below.

I have had very good results using Model Master (yellows) and Pactra (oranges) spray enamels from a rattle can.  The key thing is the white primer coat.  Wash your parts in soapy water and rinse well and allow to air dry, do your assembly and seam repairs and then give the entire model a very light sanding with extremely fine paper such that the entire surface is very slightly buffed.  Once the primer goes on, it will cover any of the sanding striations.  One or two mist coats of primer that are allowed to dry with a wet coat to finish before doing the same with the base color.  I use Tamiya's white primer.  Best primer around in my opinion.  Make sure each coat is well dried before applying the next. I usually space them apart by 12 hours or so.

Good luck with the Sea King.  Another of my favourite choppers.  Mkae sure you post some photos when you get it done.

Very nice, I have one of those in the stash and plans to do it (someday) along with some of the smaller Canadian SAR helos.

Love the CL215 in the peas and carrots scheme as well.