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International Trio
Posted by Bossman on Saturday, September 22, 2007 10:36 AM

I was taking pics today so I thought I'd take a few of my rather meager helicopter collection:

The Airfix SeaKing, A Matchbox Wessex, and the Revell of Germany SeaKing in British, Australian, and West German markings respectively.  I posted some pics of the Revell SeaKing a while ago - so it might look familiar to some.

Enjoy...

Chris

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  • From: Valrico, FL
Posted by HeavyArty on Saturday, September 22, 2007 1:05 PM
They look pretty nice.  Good job.  What scale are they, 1/72 I'm guessing?

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Posted by Bossman on Saturday, September 22, 2007 7:52 PM

Thanks Gino,         Yes, they're 1/72 scale.

Chris

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Posted by scorpr2 on Saturday, September 22, 2007 9:18 PM
Those are some goodlookin egg beaters!!!
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Posted by jeaton01 on Saturday, September 22, 2007 11:34 PM
Very nice, Chris!

John

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Posted by richgb on Sunday, September 23, 2007 7:19 AM

Chris,

As a 1/72 man myself I can fully apreciate the work gone into these builds. Very nice indeed. I have one of the RAN Wessex waiting in the wings. They do look good don't they....but then so do all Wessex.

Rich

PS Where abouts do you cut the rotors to have them in a stowed position?

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Posted by Bossman on Sunday, September 23, 2007 8:02 PM

Thanks for the nice comments guys.

Rich,  Re: "Where abouts do you cut the rotors to have them in a stowed position?"

I haven't the foggiest idea.  I couldn't find any reference photos that showed the detail in this area, so I just made it up as I went along. 

Now a question for you: Is the plural of Wessex, Wessex or Wessi ?

It wasn't until after I took these pics that I realized my kangaroo wasn't showing... bummer.

Chris

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  • From: Cincinnati, Ohio
Posted by ridleusmc on Monday, September 24, 2007 1:04 PM

Great work on some of my favorite Sikorsky Machines.  About the blade folds, Looks pretty dead on to me.

Semper Fi,

Chris

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  • From: California
Posted by Manic Moran on Monday, September 24, 2007 5:11 PM

What's the purpose behind the one yellow blade?

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Posted by Bossman on Monday, September 24, 2007 6:42 PM

Chris,

Thanks for the great detail shots of the rotor head.  Those'll definitely come in handy on future builds.

Manic, 

Regarding the yellow blade: At the risk of sounding like a total pinhead..  That's another question that I don't have a clue how to answer.  I just follow directions.  Well... sorta.

Chris

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  • From: Auburn, Alabama
Posted by rotorwash on Monday, September 24, 2007 10:56 PM

I assume the yellow rotor was to improve visibility of the rotor disk during flight to avoid midair accidents, but you would think tht bright yellow paint job would do the trick!

     Ray
 

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Posted by Colin Russell on Tuesday, September 25, 2007 9:46 AM

The yellow blade is that colour so that the aircraft can be seen clearly from above.  In the usual whirl of all-black blades, the spinning rotor would not immediately catch the eye, but the one yellow blade makes it much quicker to spot.  Imagine a cliff rescue with the aircraft hovering below the edge and someone thinking about lowering themselves down from the top on a rope...

HTH

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Posted by Bossman on Tuesday, September 25, 2007 7:46 PM

Thanks Colin,

That's one of the reasons I like this forum.  Plenty of people that are knowledgable knowledgible ...   smart   about such things. 

Chris

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