Cbowling Posted September 14, 2023 Share Posted September 14, 2023 https://www.flickr.com/photos/159342774@N07/albums/72177720310909688. All, After waiting for what seemed to be an eternity, the kit was finally released. I’ve wanted to do an Erickson Air Crane for the longest time, in a large scale. At the start of my journey, I decided to roll the dice, and see if I could get any information directly from Erickson HQ in Oregon. Not only did they help me get started, but they answered questions that I had along the way. One of the main areas that I needed help with, was the Fire Tank itself. They provided me specific photos I needed to get started on scratch building it. The next hurdle, was the orange color of their aircraft. To my surprise, they sent me the actual paint code for me to match. These are the following items that were scratch built. The entire Fire Tank, the tool box/cargo container in front of the Fire Tank, the landing gear struts, (The kit comes with single wheels on the rear struts. “Bubba”, the aircraft I modeled, has dual wheels and the rear struts). The steps that go up to the tail rotor gearbox. I used everything from plastic card stock, to brass tubing to get the job done. The decals came from a company in Germany. They are fantastic. It took quite some time for the scratch building. I learned a lot along the way. Erickson was a huge help in making this project a reality. Christopher intheway, ShelbyGT500, Dog1 and 23 others 26 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMaben Posted September 14, 2023 Share Posted September 14, 2023 Nice work Chris Cbowling 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geedubelyer Posted September 14, 2023 Share Posted September 14, 2023 That's a superb model. Great job, well done. Cbowling 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldbaldguy Posted September 14, 2023 Share Posted September 14, 2023 Wow. Gorgeous. Cbowling 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R Palimaka Posted September 14, 2023 Share Posted September 14, 2023 (edited) Wow! That is just incrediblel! The efforts you made to engineer and craft all that detail is inspiring. So much to look at! The time you took in research to get it right is pretty impressive too. I think it's easier for those of us who do mostly military subjects. The information is usually readily available in documents, photos, books and online. Civilian subjects probably aren't as well covered. That was very kind of the company to provide so much information. Amazing stuff, thanks for sharing this. Richard Edited September 14, 2023 by R Palimaka Cbowling 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael931080 Posted September 14, 2023 Share Posted September 14, 2023 Amazing build! You really captured the look of Ericsson’s incredible helicopter! Cbowling 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dog1 Posted September 14, 2023 Share Posted September 14, 2023 This is just stunning work on a fantastic subject.. one of the nicest I have seen..!! I don't suppose you have a build log to go with this? I have the standard kit but no idea how to convert her to the Erikson Skycrane! cheers Phil Cbowling 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zola25 Posted September 14, 2023 Share Posted September 14, 2023 Wow - That is gorgeous!! Must have been a lot of work.. impressive /Niels Cbowling 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cbowling Posted September 15, 2023 Author Share Posted September 15, 2023 9 hours ago, Dog1 said: This is just stunning work on a fantastic subject.. one of the nicest I have seen..!! I don't suppose you have a build log to go with this? I have the standard kit but no idea how to convert her to the Erikson Skycrane! cheers Phil Phil, Erickson Inc. put the model on their facebook page. They also have a link that details the building process. “S-64 Model resources “ I’d be more than happy to help you get started. I can give you my number and email in a message. Chris Uncarina, Dog1 and Greg W 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragon Posted September 15, 2023 Share Posted September 15, 2023 Fantastic build! Cbowling 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod Bettencourt Posted September 15, 2023 Share Posted September 15, 2023 Well that's a winner! Fantastic build. Thanks for sharing. Rod Cbowling 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Fleischmann Posted September 15, 2023 Share Posted September 15, 2023 Now that is something very special. Well done Chris! Beautiful craftsmanship all around. cheers Pete Cbowling 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncarina Posted September 17, 2023 Share Posted September 17, 2023 Truly outstanding Chris! Great initiative in contacting Erickson directly, with a great result. Cheers, Tom Cbowling 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff T Posted September 17, 2023 Share Posted September 17, 2023 (edited) Oh man, that is just brilliant!!! Absolutely stunning work there Chris! Cheer's, Jeff. Edited September 17, 2023 by Jeff T Cbowling 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony T Posted September 17, 2023 Share Posted September 17, 2023 Stunning Cbowling 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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