Search and Rescue Group Build 2011

Don't worry abour Rotorhead Just update the rooster when yuo have the opportunity

Again best wishes for the new come

too few updats about seabat, i planned bad this project and comes really slow even withouth significant mods on

Main colors on

the yellow stripe on and started to paint gears and minor pieces. Also cleared some paint mistake on clear parts with a toothpick

Corrected also the paint on the nose... i extended too much the red area

more seabat updates

decals on , the sheet was poor but great quality

and panel lines washing, again to fix some other line

gears already painted, now remains rotors

bsyamato,

Difficult colors to pull off well, your helicopter is looking great!

The bottom photo looks a shade lighter than the rest, is this the lighting or a step you took in the painting process? Regardless the highlights and panel definition looks perfect.

Excellent progress Bsyamato

The red , yellow and gray colors have come out quite well . Nice job also on getting those nose numbers to contour around the nose engine doors , I struggled with a single number 3 on an early U.S. Navy SeaBat I built a while back , so I know how difficult it can be .

As for me , sadly not much progress on the Crazy Legs builds other than glueing the fuselage halves together ;

Hopfully I can some more done this weekend .

John .

Thanx guys for comments  

Suppressionfire about colors no change was made between top page and last pictures, i only weatherend the grey (better i darkened the panel lines borders with drybrush) ,differences was made by different camerea manual setting.

Helo the nose number effectively was a nightmare, i did 3 or 4 attempt, used really hot water to dip and on last i attempt I risked spoiling the decals turnred too soft and elastic ,then with hands and the cutter removed totally and re-dip in the water, 2 layer of microsol perfected the adhesion.

The red looks so good because under i used 3 or 4 white layers these colors like yellow ,white and red are even a pain to paint.

waiting for more updates here

the two pellican (italian name of the hh-3) looks very domesticated from the raw kits they comes

final laps

fixed the broken main rotor (newbee mistake i performed )

painting rotors and matt layer on the copter

tomorrow will finally glue the gear and minor parts

some update

Then... i lost the finished blades control disc of main rotor  unexpected scratchbuild needed

tail rotor will also receive metal rods to replace original parts.

painting some missed detail from italeri as external tubes with brass rods and the tail light scratched from clear sprue

Hope not need to replace other parts

more updates here

compass cutter work

first fitting test

and the two rotors fixed!

just waiting the CA glue dry and refine after

Metal rods painted and fixed on fuselage

this is the bottom pieces from the kit someone knows where's the correct position to glue it? i found few and not clear picurer of this helicopter for a correct fix

just to show seabat with rotors

few pieces left to finish

thats looking better and better all the time !

bsyamato,

compass cutter work`...

Agg! I remember the days before I purchased a punch set. Turning styrene in a drill for round bits and toiling with sanding sticks.

Trust me once you use a punch set you will never manually cut a round disc again!

One of the best modeling tool investments I made for $30.

Anyhow the rotors are looking great! Sometimes its the journey that is half the fun.

*My affliction scratch building puts the journey at 90% of the fun!

thanx Chris

Suppression in this case the compass was better because needed the center of the disc , a punch see is also needed for litter discs but the two tools are complementary.

Punch set and the rivet (counter ) maker are two tools i'm considering to buy soon.

I'm surfing on web about the under details missing (antennas radar sensors and others things on the italian seabat but really few pictures are around

so... more updates and more wall head hitting this afternoon painted and added other details included the rescue hook. This night returned on the workbench after billiards session i picked the seabat and the hook was not here where i glued it! the only scientific explain is an alien abduction so tomorrow another scratched piece is needed

then pictures with wheels , rescue hook lifter and other details painted

At the end glued also the bottom tubes. Some italian seabat shows more details added on the fuselage but not found clear pictures to perfect complete these pieces, so i leave the copter withouth for the moment.

I hope this weekend to finish the good copter

I feel like want a third version in future of the 58 kits

bsyamato your Seabat is really coming along well now .

Excellent work fixing the rotors and overall she is looking great .

It's no big deal but Italeri have the tail rotors going in the wrong direction ; I've never worried about it in the past when I built my H-34's , however a modeller over in the helicopter forum section back in 2010 built an awesome Vietnam H-34 and he explained that instead of cutting the four tail rotor blades and turning them over to face the other way an easier method is to just cut the pin off one side of the tail rotors and do the same with the small raised piece on the other side and swap them around . This is much better than cutting off the individual tail rotor blades and struggling to get them glued back into position facing the other way . Cutting the pin is definitly easier .

Embarrassingly I started a whole fleet of H-34 and Wessex builds but the whole project has stalled , I finished  7 kits and have another 20 builds glued toghether with  about  24 H-34 and Wessex kits in the stash with a ton of after market decals , resin and PE . Perhaps sometime this year I can finish off the 20 builds I have already started .

Any great on-going work on your Seabat my friend

John .

Thanx for comments Helo

After posted last picture i remember that Paul boyer posted an h-34 and he replied me about the wrong tail rotor on italeri's h-34 too late.

The solution to reverse the whole rotor is good but not resolving the control shafts points, they are in correct way

Probably for now i leave it so. If will found the necessary references for the others missing details will fix it too.

I see your great collection when searched references for my hu-5 theres lots of great subject between ,really liked all . Will check on helicopter section for updates !

bsyamato,

Looking good into the tail stretch.

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.

I hope to post some progress WIP's this weekend.

LOL i think the same ! not first time, waiting for norse updetes !

I can call the Seabat finished for now, will add later some more pictures with the wessex hu5 and... when the buran and blizzard from the east will leave Italy will take some honest outdoor pictures actually two weeks without sun and the only weather avaible are cloud with wind or rain, or both mixed with lightings  

as i see after take pictures the right whell need some more retouch

I'm not sure but will try to get some yellow one copter to add here between some month .. probably a sea king

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.

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

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!

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 .

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

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

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?

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! -

1/35!!!

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.

Cool looking engine!! waiting tor the interiors.