FAA Airfix 1/72nd Sea King

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Actually modelled last night!!
Working on the cockpit. Added some brass doodads to the copilot's seat...you can see the unmolested pilot's seat in the right. Made some brass skirting for around the console, primed up in Ultimate grey, clogged my airbrush cleaning it and test fitted the cool PE control panel. I can see some diffused light coming through there.


Nice day today so likely outside work.
Then will get to the PE foot pedals and some more details like pipes and wires and such tonight


Crap I just found a huge interior Eduard PE set waaaaaayyyy more detail than mine
I cannot rationalize over $40 CAD for the PE and then additional robbery of $25-30 for shipping...photo etch...which is flat...goes in an envelope..would cost like a buck to two sent as a letter. Absolute theivery

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Progressed with the seats...god I am so slow.
Just added brass bits and bobs to replicate the seat support and trimmed the seat to look like a cushion


I have real commercial PE for the seat belts to go on...soon

[Lysus]

Me likey! About to do some cockpit work myself and I get cross-eyed just thinking about it.

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Me likey! About to do some cockpit work myself and I get cross-eyed just thinking about it.

Oh yeah, 1/72 really is trying on the peepers
If I want to sell an extra kidney or testicle, I could order this PE kit



It is awesome, but maybe a bit over the top. I will just use it as a guide and make a few odds and ends

[jnbattleship]

looking amazing so far. The drum for the dipping sonar looks almost steampunk when bare PE.

[Lysus]

looking amazing so far. The drum for the dipping sonar looks almost steampunk when bare PE.

Was just about to say the same thing! That interior looks downright steampunk to me.

[TheTroyster]

Oh man this is way way beyond my skill level/patience level - looking at this is kind of mind boggling - looking great.

[Twokidsnosleep]

Oh man this is way way beyond my skill level/patience level - looking at this is kind of mind boggling - looking great.

Oh I think you can easily do this!
Ya that is a ton of crazy PE, mine will be a watered down version for sure
1/72 is blindingly small though and the small set of PE I have is challenging .

[Twokidsnosleep]

Third weeknight in a row no time or energy to model

[TommyKillander]

Great job sofar with the cockpit

That PE set.... PE in 1/72 doesn't normally scare me - but that looks intimidating

Third weeknight in a row no time or energy to model

Yeah, it's a bummer... But you will get there - there's lot of time left in this SIG.

Myself I try to avoid modelling when I'm tired or under timepressure - it will only kill the mojo and the result is bad aswell.
I can wait; my builds take forever anyway....


Tommy

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Some Saturday morning modelling
Opening up the crew door. Going to be a challenge as the bulkhead guides are in the way...of course



Some home made doo-dads to dress up the first bulkhead behind the pilots



I sprayed the interior floor Ultimate grey primer and then the wall and bulkhead got a Ultimate primer mixture 3:1 grey to white. This gave a nice light sea grey IMHO

[Lysus]

"Saturday morning modeling" is a phrase that sounds like complete bliss...like wining the lottery. I desire Saturday morning modeling like...like...well, like winning a lottery.

Your do-dads are AWESOME.

[wappynutter]

Super stuff Scott, well done mate.
love the extra details.
All the best.

[Twokidsnosleep]

Super stuff Scott, well done mate.
love the extra details.
All the best.

Ha ha , haven't hear from you in AGES!!!
Thanks Andy, great to see you online

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"Saturday morning modeling" is a phrase that sounds like complete bliss...like wining the lottery. I desire Saturday morning modeling like...like...well, like winning a lottery.

Your do-dads are AWESOME.

Indeed, wrt my do-dads

[GuyMac]

Oh will you just look at it

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Oh will you just look at it

Guy

[TommyKillander]

THAT is some serious stuff going on - awesome work!


Tommy

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Thanks Tommy bud
I just need a week off work and chores and I might get some decent progress

Got the crew door off the side so can use the PE to make the steps
Then I played with my SMD led lights. Here it is in the nose spotlight turned on. I will do one for each side and maybe green for the cockpit instruments


Oh and I got the seatbelt PE in

[Lysus]

Did you fly back to Hawaii to work on this? So bright in there...much sun...

Your skill with the little things always amazes me.

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Did you fly back to Hawaii to work on this? So bright in there...much sun...

Your skill with the little things always amazes me.

It is kinda what I do it is why my darn neck is so sore all the time...bent over peering at small things
These surface mount lights are super cool, very stoked about them

[RossiM1]

This is looking insane Scott incredible detail work there my friend, cant wait to see more.

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This is looking insane Scott incredible detail work there my friend, cant wait to see more.

Kind words my friend, thank you

[jnbattleship]

Coming together bright and right

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Coming together bright and right

thanks

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Fell asleep at the desk last night listening to the final Tuesday show on repeat
No progress unfortunately
I dont do well on the weeknights

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Got some good bench time tonight and assembled the majority of the cockpit
Now those that have seen my builds know that I follow precisely along with the instructions..."By the book Scott" they call me, yep, no deviations or sinful upgrades.
Glued the seats and the console in just like the instructions say And then, well I might have added a couple bits to fill in the space....just a few parts to make it look a bit better




Those dials and things are old watch parts purchased from eBay...super cheap but make great dash accoutrements
Might repaint the floor for those glue runs...me and the CA glue were not one with each other tonight
Ok there we go, right out of the box ish

[Twokidsnosleep]

Planning view inside through crew access door
Large cabinet, medical box and fire extinguisher rouged out in brass

[jnbattleship]

pretty nice, you have set a very high standard here

[Twokidsnosleep]

pretty nice, you have set a very high standard here

Thanks, what a nice thing to say...you made my day

[Lysus]

Dude...

Dude.

That's awesome.

[Twokidsnosleep]

Dude...

Dude.

That's awesome.

Thank you
So simple: Razor saw, bag of brass and aluminum off cuts and away we go.
I got that bag in the States as well... gotta think where in Washington State

[RossiM1]

why didn't Airfix put all those bits on the instructions whats a bloke supposed to do? guess where they go ? good job you used your artistic licence Scott I bet it's not far off accurate knowing what a stickler you are for things being just so
But seriously mate just freakin awesome, oops, almost sounded Yankee then

[Twokidsnosleep]

why didn't Airfix put all those bits on the instructions whats a bloke supposed to do? guess where they go ? good job you used your artistic licence Scott I bet it's not far off accurate knowing what a stickler you are for things being just so
But seriously mate just freakin awesome, oops, almost sounded Yankee then

Thank you sir.
Yes a little research and yes a LOT of artistic license.
The good thing is when a modelling subject has lots of variation, you can get away with adding a detail that 'looks about right'
Every photo I look at Sea Kings seems to have different things inside them, definitely not a standard configuration...that works in my favour

[Lysus]

why didn't Airfix put all those bits on the instructions whats a bloke supposed to do? guess where they go ? good job you used your artistic licence Scott I bet it's not far off accurate knowing what a stickler you are for things being just so
But seriously mate just freakin awesome, oops, almost sounded Yankee then

Thank you sir.
Yes a little research and yes a LOT of artistic license.
The good thing is when a modelling subject has lots of variation, you can get away with adding a detail that 'looks about right'
Every photo I look at Sea Kings seems to have different things inside them, definitely not a standard configuration...that works in my favour

Any of them have a keg-erator?

[Twokidsnosleep]

why didn't Airfix put all those bits on the instructions whats a bloke supposed to do? guess where they go ? good job you used your artistic licence Scott I bet it's not far off accurate knowing what a stickler you are for things being just so
But seriously mate just freakin awesome, oops, almost sounded Yankee then

Thank you sir.
Yes a little research and yes a LOT of artistic license.
The good thing is when a modelling subject has lots of variation, you can get away with adding a detail that 'looks about right'
Every photo I look at Sea Kings seems to have different things inside them, definitely not a standard configuration...that works in my favour

Any of them have a keg-erator?

One had an instant hot water supply right behind the cockpit opening...probably for tea no doubt

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Finally some quiet time...HOT Saturday afternoon too warm to be in the sun and everyone else out shopping
So I didn't nap, I modelled! Cabinet, first aid box, flashlight and fire extinguisher all out of brass bits.
The Ultimate white shot fine for me, some others were having problems...THIN layers is the key



Are fire extinguishers red in the UK??...cannot find an internal reference photo for U.K. Bird, only Canadian
The flashlight,or torch if you please, will be yellow
That fire extinguisher is too big...have another smaller scale made

[RossiM1]

Looking bang on there Scott extinguishers are Red first aid is green in the UK mainly mate and flash lights are what ever the pound discount store has in stock

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Looking bang on there Scott extinguishers are Red first aid is green in the UK mainly mate and flash lights are what ever the pound discount store has in stock

Green hey...you are an odd lot
Thanks for the info
First aid box now Tamiya clear green with white cross, Testors dull coat and Ultimate dirt wash

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OMG I am so slow
The interior was supposed to be finished last weekend so I could button up the chopper and work on the outside and diorama over June
But no, more details to add and wiring and and and......
Anyhow, here is how it sits now



A little jump seat added just behind cockpit entrance, red fire extinguisher, green first aid box and two of the windows detailed with yellow surrounds. I did some brass dividers on the floor as well.
Thinking about a stretcher on the wall, seating and maybe some wall ribbing/supports
Going to push myself this weekend to try and get her interior detailed and buttoned up

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Little bit of a setback over the weekend due to my impatience.
I CA glued in the floor as I was tired of it flopping around when test fitting. Problem was I hadn't put in the window by the pilot's feet
Nor some of the PE parts down there Nor aligned it very well laterally
So I have torn it apart and have some back tracking to do. But some cool PE added now and wall details starting
"Film at 11" as they say in the News

[Lysus]

Ugh...I hate that moment when you realize what you've done.



I'm sure your comeback will be glorious!

[TommyKillander]

Great job done sofar!

I'm sure that you will fix the floor and get it all together with a great (or even greater) result.


Tommy

[Twokidsnosleep]

Great job done sofar!

I'm sure that you will fix the floor and get it all together with a great (or even greater) result.


Tommy

Yep, stuff happens for a reason most times...and I didn't destroy things too much dis-assembling amazingly enough.
You guys will have a laugh at my latest artistic license for the port wall stuff

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Apparently I am making a full interior....don't ask why, I don't know



Test fitting some more wall covers made from matting material..ie paper

I like the black wall cover as is and will layer it on both sides, especially where I got the window at the pilot's feet in and the metal support rod from the PE placed...huge details I missed the first time I glued the floor in. I have to stay a bit more patient.
Progress, but only three weekends to go

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Forgot the outside view pic of the PE metal support....my favourite view of a chopper model for some reason
Primed Ultimate white, edges of openings brushed Tamiya Yellow before windows inserted and in anticipation of a lot of masking for a big yellow spray job


Seams are going to be interesting with all that fine raised detail
Inside view of crew door area...it was all just smooth plastic before

[ElCapitan]

Looks great Scott! I've always admired the yellow Sea Kings. Shame we no longer use them

[Twokidsnosleep]

Looks great Scott! I've always admired the yellow Sea Kings. Shame we no longer use them

Only Canada holds onto aviation technology until it literally falls out of the sky
Thank you mon Capitan

[Fridgy]

Looking great scott

[Twokidsnosleep]

Looking great scott

Mick and thanks