Finished 1/72 Revell Sea King pics

Looks great!   I have the model on my shelf. I am going to convert it to our SH-3 SAR model here at NAS Pensacola. Glad opening the port crew door was easy. I feel better about trying that .

NICE!!! 

Brush painted.....even the exterior?.....NO WAY!

Thanks for the heads up....I think I will add this kit to my collection.

I vonder if dar iz any aftermarket goodies for dis kit ya?

Papa,

Yup, I've found Testors MM flats go on great with a brush, with very little evidence.  Sometimes there is a slightly thicker application of paint on the edges where two colors come together - like on the camo pattern.  If it's noticable, I just wait till the paint cures, hit it lightly with the lightest sandpaper I have, & touch up with thinned paint if necessary.  By the time a future coat and a dull coat are applied - it looks sprayed on.

I brush pretty much everything now - with the exception of the dull coat.

Medic,

I just used a nex #11 exacto blade and scribed along the already recessed panel lines until the blade popped through.  Minimal cleanup was required.  The kit comes with a whole bunch of extra parts for various versions of the Sea King.  I've seen several sources of aftermarket decals for Italian, Australian, American and other schemes.  I'm sure somebody makes PE and resin aftermarket stuff too. 

Chris

Bossman,

What is the total length & height in inches of this kit?

Revell of Germany or U.S?

the kit looks great,very nice work.

Looks good

Papa,

Revell of Germany - Hence the German Marine scheme.

Approx dimensions as follows:

2-5/8" height, 3" width with Skua anti sub missles, ~2-5/8" without, ~10" body length, ~11" rotor blade span.

After comparing it with photos of the real thing - the colors are probably a couple of shades darker than they should be.  There is "MARINE" lettering on the tail that doesn't really show up because the decal text is the same shade as the surface.  I think it still looks pretty cool though.

Chris

Thanks Chris.

Looks and sounds like a good kit over all.

Troy :-)

Very nice job.  I like that port side crew door.  Did you scratch build the hand rails/support cables, or were they included?  I wanted to do that on my CH-46, but didn't have any reference pics.  I really like that bird, I wish it was produced in 1/48 still, I think the only one recently was the Revell Germany SH-3H.  Does anyone know of one still in production?  Again, very well done.  It is display quailty work.

Hey Guy,

Yes, hand rails and cables are just different diameters of stretched sprue.  I also drilled some lightening holes in the sides of the steps as in the real thing.

I've seen a Hasegawa 1/48 Sea King in a US Navy scheme at the local hobby shop - don't know if it's still in production.

I really like this bird too - one nice thing about it is that there are so many really different, colorful, international schemes that can be used.  I have a bright yellow British Navy "twin" that sits next to it (the airfix 1/72 kit).

Chris

that is a good size for 1;72,i thought they where all real small kits.