BlrwestSiR Posted May 20, 2019 Author Share Posted May 20, 2019 5 hours ago, GazzaS said: Great to see her buttoned up, Carl! Always a big step ahead once done. I'm not a big fan of Mr. Surfacer for a filler. It always seems to shrink a lot just where I don't want it to. But for giving that rough cast armor appearance, it's tops. Gaz Yup, getting the fuselage closed is always a big step. Mr Surfacer definitely does shrink a bit but oddly enough it the only filler I have around. So hopefully it won't require too much filling and refilling. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocRob Posted May 20, 2019 Share Posted May 20, 2019 Good to see your Hind developing so well. I don't like these gap surprises with kits, at least not by that much. You seemed to have that solved and closing her up is always a great step. Cheers Rob 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martinnfb Posted May 20, 2019 Share Posted May 20, 2019 Nasty gap for sure , Hopefully from now on it will be smooth sailing. If I may, that brown padding on the seats is highly unusual for Soviet era chopper. here is a click of mi-35, still black. troop interior A brown variation of the seat cushion. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martinnfb Posted May 20, 2019 Share Posted May 20, 2019 This how I use to see them flying by my moms house, long time ago 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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BlrwestSiR Posted May 20, 2019 Author Share Posted May 20, 2019 2 hours ago, DocRob said: Good to see your Hind developing so well. I don't like these gap surprises with kits, at least not by that much. You seemed to have that solved and closing her up is always a great step. Cheers Rob Thanks Rob! The gap was probably brought about because the one fuselage was cracked along the bottom. This pushed everything out of whack so I was mostly concerned with getting a decent fit along the upper side. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlrwestSiR Posted May 20, 2019 Author Share Posted May 20, 2019 1 hour ago, Martinnfb said: Nasty gap for sure , Hopefully from now on it will be smooth sailing. If I may, that brown padding on the seats is highly unusual for Soviet era chopper. here is a click of mi-35, still black. troop interior A brown variation of the seat cushion. Great pics Martin. Too late on the seats unfortunately. Guess I should have looked at some of the other pics you posted earlier a bit closer. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martinnfb Posted May 20, 2019 Share Posted May 20, 2019 Sorry buddy, I missed out. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlrwestSiR Posted May 24, 2019 Author Share Posted May 24, 2019 On 5/20/2019 at 3:56 PM, Martinnfb said: Sorry buddy, I missed out. Not your fault. I took a bit of artistic license on the seats, ok maybe a lot. Just was fed up with the PE and wanted to make some progress. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlrwestSiR Posted May 24, 2019 Author Share Posted May 24, 2019 I got the bottom seam filled and leveled. You might be able to see the stress marks on the fuselage from the warping. There was also the crack to fix so they're all done now. I next started on installing the engine covers. For once, the panels fit fine in the closed position. Now to do a re-scribe and it'll be time to add the smaller details. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martinnfb Posted May 24, 2019 Share Posted May 24, 2019 Nice progress Carl, the looks like a pig of a model. Good save on the bottom . I would probably lost it Cheers M. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Ryan Posted June 14, 2019 Share Posted June 14, 2019 On 5/17/2019 at 10:01 PM, BlrwestSiR said: Ok, time for a long overdue update on this build. The Part PE set for the cockpit was wearing me down. There was just way too many, well, parts to deal with. So after not wanting to work on the kit for a couple weeks, I decided some retail therapy was in order and bought the Eduard PE set to use instead. Once that arrived, I got back to work on the cockpit. I had to repaint the sidewalls to try and more closely match the prepainted Eduard stuff. I used the included seatbelts which were printed on both sides. Their mounting may not be 100% accurate but I decided to just keep it simple and thereby keep me sane. She may be a bit too clean but it is a show bird after all. Looks like I built it, approved. Ryan 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1to1scale Posted June 14, 2019 Share Posted June 14, 2019 Looking great! I am now itching to start my Polish Hind. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harv Posted June 14, 2019 Share Posted June 14, 2019 Looking really good Carl !! Keep it up.....harv 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlrwestSiR Posted July 1, 2019 Author Share Posted July 1, 2019 Thanks guys for checking in. I thought I'd lost a couple bits but it turned out they were still on the sprues. So it's the start of the summer break for my boys. I might have some more time at the bench but probably not. We'll see. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlrwestSiR Posted July 1, 2019 Author Share Posted July 1, 2019 One of the "missing" bits was the round dome on the intake. Once it was found, I installed both onto the fuselage. At this point I was checking the fit of the canopy and pilot's door. I decided to glue the door on first so that I could make sure it was flush with the fuselage. The canopy itself is nice and clear but needed a mould seam sanded off. Upon test fitting the gunner's canopy, I noticed a slight warp affecting the fit. As a result, I glued one side on and let it dry before doing the other. I need to add the interior mirrors next and then I can get the canopy in place. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Posted July 1, 2019 Share Posted July 1, 2019 Good fix Carl. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1to1scale Posted July 4, 2019 Share Posted July 4, 2019 Looking good! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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BlrwestSiR Posted July 4, 2019 Author Share Posted July 4, 2019 6 hours ago, Martinnfb said: It's starting to get that bug eyed look. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlrwestSiR Posted July 4, 2019 Author Share Posted July 4, 2019 The canopy is on the fuselage now. I had a slight misalignment issue with the canopy from side to side. The coaming I made for the pilot's IP was a bit too big and was pushing the canopy to one side. I sanded it down as much as I dared and then glued one side of the canopy on and then the other. I still had a small gap in places so I filled it with melted sprue. I had to be careful not to get it on the clear parts. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocRob Posted July 4, 2019 Share Posted July 4, 2019 Scaring work with these canopies, but it seems you have saved everything. Is there a reason, why you haven't masked the canopy before assembly? It would have made working with them a little less stressing. Cheers Rob 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Clunkmeister Posted July 4, 2019 Administrators Share Posted July 4, 2019 It’s looking every bit the predator, Carl! Right up with your best so far! Time to get crackin’ on and power through to the end. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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