Search and Rescue Group Build 2011

I have not been on here for a while.  I am back to post my finished entry for this group build.  









 

This is a dry fit (Elmer's glue) by the way...

MORE PROBLEMS WITH THIS KIT!!!  GRRRR!  

This will put a hold on progress for a while.

LOL! fortunately i don't build 1/48 kits.

At the end seems you win with the canyons 

Okay. So I tackled the seams/gaps with squadron white putty. Wet sanded with 1K grit to a smooth even finish.

Due to the misalignment (step) this will not be wining any awards ANYWHERE!  

Rescribed the panel lines. Only one goof but good enough for Govt. work. So here is where I am so far.


^--- The black line you see is not a shadow. It's whats left of a black mark from a sharpie.





Thank you for looking and as always comments are constructive criticism always welcomed.

if fuselage are not yet glued try this trick i used on the condor, probably can help

Lower fuselage was not so perfect on alignement, so i glued plastic strips alternated on the two bottom sides

Yeah, I am little disappointed with this kit.  The reviews were so great.  Oh well... 

Excellent work Suppression  i see just now!

Some gaps there Echo 

where's your avatar?

I finally got some bench time last night and this morning. I made some progress to the project. I am hoping I can do more tonight.

This is what I have so far.

By the way. All those rough parts you see on the nose look worse that what it really is. 

Despite the good reviews this kit got, it has to be one of the most difficult for me. The fit is horrible. There is a lot of sanding and putty work to get this guy to fit okay

Comments, suggestion... all welcomed!!

bsyamato,

Bad bill from the repair shop thats all... nothing $120 couldn't handle!

Anyhow here is more:

Waiting for updates guys suppression hope nothing bad on the computer.

Hope i could get another build here before the GB end, again lots of time then think i'll score somethin

Glad to hear your still making steady progress SuppressionFire .

My CH-3E "Crazy Legs" builds have stalled but only for the moment , hopfully I can get  some more done soon .

John .

bsyamato,

Interior progressing well, will post some pictures when computer returns from repairs tomorrow!

Having a lucky run getting bits of time on the project, now some paint is down momentum is gaining.

bsyamato

Thanks, wish I had more quality time to make progress...'

Here is the stamp(s) I located 3500 miles away in Vancouver BC:

...Trying to locate a model of the Fokker Super Universal

Cool looking engine!! waiting tor the interiors.

Well its been a while and I am happy to say  made a bit of progress!

Painted the radial engine in enamel. The push rods flat black. The center a mix of Russian interior blue, blue and flat black. Never had a copper color so I mixed gold with a dab of red & brown.

The center was repainted after some surface flaws were removed. Wanting a enamel wash to 'pop' some details I coated the engine in Future after painting was complete. Just the wash is left after the Future cures a few days.

The interior is progressing as well! Scratch built the pilots gauges, added detail to the control stick and drilled holes in the roof for a light & vents. Also scratch built a cargo lift bar above the open door. Once a few more details are worked out the interior will be sprayed Krylon flat almond.

1/35!!!

LOL

Then the rule is this

-The piece you lost will appear only when you don't need it more, and in all cases only when all areas where he is not was carefully sifted! -

I can relate to extensive searches for MIA parts only to find then the one place I did not look!

The wooden stick used as a handle for a 1/144 scale Me 262 broke as I was spraying it (outdoors with a rattle can) The plane dropped (flew) about 8 feet into the snow, noticed the tail rudder was gone! Searched the snow for 20 minutes and when back at the bench it was sitting there! Guess it fell off before the paint session?

SuppressionFire

bsyamato,

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I am sure the missing part will appear after toiling for hours scratch building a replacement. Its how Murphy's law applys to model building.

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rule confirmed!!! the rotor control appeared in the box used box for seabat pieces the only place i not search ,now rescued (lol) and placed in the spare box pieces . Murphy wins

Thanx for comments guys on last pictures the wind starter to rotate the seabat rotor (not fixed), a sense of fear pervaded me

Now i'm counting about nine helicopter (and one building for airfix group ,the ancient scout kit) ,time to get a "family picture ... just to see the impression fro the larger (mh-53E) to the litter (ka-18) LOL

SuppressionFire

bsyamato,

.. just the cement ledge tips off they are models.

this is about my "i will do a moveble piece of diorama to show my finished models" but never do for some reason (mostly because when finish a model i procede to the next/s) aargh!!

Great on the about 50 added pieces to the engine

Excellent finish pic's of your Seabat , bsyamato and I really like the HU-5 Wessex as well ...

Suppressionfire , absolutly awesome WIP pic's . The work on the fuselage interior is amazing along with the scratch built engine , outstanding work Sir...

John .

bsyamato,

Excellent photographs and helicopters, models always look best in natural light.

Photo with the clouds into the sun looks real, just the cement ledge tips off they are models.

Thanks for checking out the progress!

The engine is based on the kit. All detail (or lack there of) was carved / filed off. I don't have a exact count yet its close to 50 multimedia parts added to the engine. A few times more than the entire kit!

Great updates Suppression like this mix of media including wood !

The engine is the scratched one?

Good things ,this afternoon some hour of sun allow to snap some good pictures, here the sesabat with some hu5 support

some more here withouth filling the post too much 

Finished Seabat

CF-SAM Updates:

Making progress in the interior. The triangle braces will have one more larger tube installed after the interior is sprayed with Krylon Almond. The braces are to be brush painted black.

The dash is coming along as with the cabin floor. Here you see it stained with some aluminum on the floor as per reference photographs.

Made a replica of the interior cargo door to simulate the corrugated aluminum interior door skin. Will use tin foil or lead.

Paint at last! Just the completed engine in Testors enamel spray can. Will detail paint then Future coat before a enamel semi gloss black wash.