Andy the Sheep Posted December 26, 2022 Posted December 26, 2022 Oliver, just finished to scroll the whole thread and I'm seriously considering to resume my old idea to shift from modelling to platypus breeding Andrea 4
shark64 Posted December 26, 2022 Author Posted December 26, 2022 Thanks for comments fellows, I appreciate it. First half working on the screens, it takes a good amount of time to measure, cut, sand , remeasure and install. It glued small styrene tabs in the back of the screens to keep them in place . Here's how it looks so far. 10 4
Peterpools Posted December 27, 2022 Posted December 27, 2022 Oliver AMG - absolutely incredible - the screens look perfect and another added layer of brilliant details. 2
shark64 Posted December 27, 2022 Author Posted December 27, 2022 8 hours ago, Peterpools said: Oliver AMG - absolutely incredible - the screens look perfect and another added layer of brilliant details. Thanks Pete. 3
shark64 Posted December 28, 2022 Author Posted December 28, 2022 Nose is done. It took 3 days to do the screens. I need to think about the tail rotor and folding the blades before closing everything up. So left to do is Build base build tow truck and find or create figures. ....and paint everything. 5 4
HubertB Posted December 28, 2022 Posted December 28, 2022 Beautiful, Oliver. And the H-34 is so much better-looking than the platypus-nosed Wessex 👍 Hubert 4
Peterpools Posted December 28, 2022 Posted December 28, 2022 Oliver Simply incredible work - just got to love it. 2
GusMac Posted December 28, 2022 Posted December 28, 2022 1 hour ago, HubertB said: Beautiful, Oliver. And the H-34 is so much better-looking than the platypus-nosed Wessex 👍 Hubert Gotta disagree Hubert, I love the Wessex. First helicopter I flew in - Air Sea Rescue from Leuchars bringing an injured skier down from Glenshee. Noisy, cramped and vaguely terrifying but they did the RAF well for many years. 2 1
HubertB Posted December 29, 2022 Posted December 29, 2022 9 hours ago, GusMac said: Gotta disagree Hubert, I love the Wessex. First helicopter I flew in - Air Sea Rescue from Leuchars bringing an injured skier down from Glenshee. Noisy, cramped and vaguely terrifying but they did the RAF well for many years. There is no denying that the Wessex was better and more efficient than the H-34 : more powerful, more reliable ... But this ......."thing" grafted on its nose 🤢 .... Hubert 4
GusMac Posted December 29, 2022 Posted December 29, 2022 14 hours ago, HubertB said: There is no denying that the Wessex was better and more efficient than the H-34 : more powerful, more reliable ... But this ......."thing" grafted on its nose 🤢 .... Hubert But we Brits just love fugly airframes. Remember we gave the world the Blackburn Blackburn, the Blackburn Beverley and the Fairey Gannet! 😃 1
Peterpools Posted December 30, 2022 Posted December 30, 2022 Gus how true but we Yanks had our own fugly aircraft as well: Boeing X-32, The MacDonnald Goblin and my all time ugliest: The Champion Lancer. 1
shark64 Posted December 30, 2022 Author Posted December 30, 2022 Many update lately. worked and finished tail rotor. It was a pain in the A@$. Parts supplies in the kit were just plain awful so I improvised a bit. 7 3
Peterpools Posted December 31, 2022 Posted December 31, 2022 Oliver Brilliant detailing and tremendous work. The photo with the kit tail rotor does show how bland and barebones it was out of the box. And after you worked your magic, adding the details -OMG - incredible. The term "Night and Day" doesn't even come close. a
shark64 Posted January 2, 2023 Author Posted January 2, 2023 Happy New year. Worked on the main rotor and the folding mechanism. I am trying to make the blades straight since they come with the droop with the kit. I tried Hot water(didn't work), I tried with the blow dryer twice and there is a slight bend still. I inserted brass rods in the main rotor first so I don't have to fight the blades and the angle when I install the blade holder brackets 6 2
harv Posted January 2, 2023 Posted January 2, 2023 I'll have to watch for that Oliver. Fantastic work as usual....harv 1
Peterpools Posted January 2, 2023 Posted January 2, 2023 Oliver Brilliant. I am just blown away with each update as to your engineering and building skills are limitless. How you figure all this out, simply amazes me. I'm happy to find my slippers first thing in the morning😉! 1
harv Posted January 2, 2023 Posted January 2, 2023 Slippers ? I gave up looking years ago....lol....harv 1
shark64 Posted January 5, 2023 Author Posted January 5, 2023 Took a bit of work to make those blades straight. 4 2
Peterpools Posted January 5, 2023 Posted January 5, 2023 Oliver Perfection doesn't come close. Thoroughly enjoying the ride.
shark64 Posted January 7, 2023 Author Posted January 7, 2023 I am trying to get everything together in order to go to my club meeting tomorrow. There are so many parts no glued down, I am afraid to break things during transport so I am debating if I go or not. I added the cargo hook at the bottom today(no done yet). 8 2
Peterpools Posted January 7, 2023 Posted January 7, 2023 Oliver A masterpiece in the works. Absolutely brilliant detailing and your abilities are out of this world for sure. Don't miss your club meeting and bring the H-34, your club members will be amazed and in for a treat.
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