Dukie99 Posted June 13, 2018 Author Share Posted June 13, 2018 Work continues slowly but I am enjoying it even if I have little to show. Lots of cutting and sanding and tonight I was able to glue the first pieces of resin on the fuselage. Cheers, David BradG, Out2gtcha, Jeff and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Maxim Posted June 14, 2018 Share Posted June 14, 2018 It's a start and doesn't matter how slow it is and better to get it correct. A start is a start and progress will speed up as you get into it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted June 14, 2018 Share Posted June 14, 2018 Yep, keep it as fast or slow as you need to keep the fun in it! Dukie99 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 14, 2018 Share Posted June 14, 2018 So bad a$$. I love it......Harv Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BradG Posted June 15, 2018 Share Posted June 15, 2018 Cutting into a big expensive kit like that would be scary lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kagemusha Posted June 15, 2018 Share Posted June 15, 2018 Terrific collection of goodies, great project. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dukie99 Posted June 19, 2018 Author Share Posted June 19, 2018 Making slow progress. I started work on the cargo bay. I decided to install all the inside ribing provided in the cobra company detail set. Most of it will be eventually hidden behind the insulation cover, but still some of it will be seen. Lots of work though cleaning these resin parts then straightening them in hot water before fitting and glueing. The initial former After cleaning After lots of cleaning Former glued and dry fit of the cargo floor A lot more to do but that's a start to a very busy hull. and one motivation shot Cheers, David Kagemusha, Gazzas, BradG and 10 others 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozart Posted June 20, 2018 Share Posted June 20, 2018 Meticulous work David, the devil's in the detail! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmthamade Posted June 20, 2018 Share Posted June 20, 2018 An ugly, lethal looking brute this is. Looking forward to seeing it armed and manned. Don Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzas Posted June 22, 2018 Share Posted June 22, 2018 Ribs look awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark M Posted June 22, 2018 Share Posted June 22, 2018 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alain Gadbois Posted June 25, 2018 Share Posted June 25, 2018 Very impressive work so far, this will be quite a beast! Alain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dukie99 Posted June 27, 2018 Author Share Posted June 27, 2018 Guys, thank you for the kind words. I am working steadily on this one and I am enjoying myself. Lots of parts clean-up and preparatory work for various assemblies. I made a start on the engines, continued installing formers in the cargo hull and working on adding details to the ramp area. I have also started working on the cockpit and trying to understand how to make the Reedoak figures in there. I am using the blackhawk pilot and co-pilot and they are molded sitting on some nifty looking armored seats. These seats are probably inaccurate for the MH-47G but I don't know for sure because these birds are heavily modded from one bird to the other. Removing the pilots from the seats is not really an option so I will the pilots as molded, but this means I need to make a custom seat holder because these seats being slightly wider than the kit seats or the WW seats, I cannot use the kit or the conversion seat holders. I made a start on the seat holder and mocked up the cockpit to how it looks (everything is dry fitted). I think this will look eventually great if I don't botch the figures. I am leaving on Saturday with my kids for three weeks of vacation in North Carolina, so there will be no progress for a while on the big bird. Cheers, David jgrease, BradG, Vandy 1 VX 4 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 27, 2018 Share Posted June 27, 2018 WOW ! Have fun.....Harv Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzas Posted June 27, 2018 Share Posted June 27, 2018 Those pilots looks great! Enjoy the Tarheel state!! Beware the State bird: Take repellant, and have fun! Gaz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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