Belgian SAR Sea King

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December 10, 2022
I took off the rear wall in the top right of this picture, as it blocked the cabin before the rearmost window.
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December 10, 2022
During dryfitting, the benches were painted roughly on purpose, so I have outlines on the wall to avoid when adding decorations.
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December 12, 2022
No plasticard yet, but this is my first time experimenting with brass wire (0.5 mm). Attached with CA glue.
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December 12, 2022
After painting and dry brush. The starboard side is a mess but I got more control of the glue and dry brush technique as I moved to the more visible port side interior
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December 12, 2022
For the center console, I used some small decals from the spares box and added sky grey paint detail.
The masking tape on the pilot's chair pulled the paint and primer with it too. Not sure what went wrong here, but the yellow plastic does not like the primer.
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December 21, 2022
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December 21, 2022
Note the Belgian flag!
I had missed the collective so had to squeeze it in between chair and center console. I am relieved that it ended up where it did! None of my tweezers would hold it properly so I had to drop and shift it into place while the CA was drying.
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December 22, 2022
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December 24, 2022
I am really proud of this cockpit. Nowhere near the pros but a big step up from my first 2 models!
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December 24, 2022
The orange bits are center pieces of a cotton stick. I still need to add some black lines to represent the stuff keeping it in place
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December 24, 2022
The yellow is just some folded paper that I painted and glued, held in place with a black painted brass wire.
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December 24, 2022
Dry fitting the whole fuselage.
Belgian flags on both shoulders!!
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December 24, 2022
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October 18, 2023
Following the lines as they are imprinted in the windows led to a bit of a weird result on the side window. Let's see if I can keep the paint off of the edges without proper masking.
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October 18, 2023
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October 21, 2023
Layer 1: the pink base for the orange and sand colors
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October 28, 2023
After a second layer of pink, I started with the dreaded orange paint. MUCH better than when I did it without the pink base, this is only the first layer!
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December 7, 2023
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December 7, 2023
4 layers of pink, 3 layers of yellow, many layers of orange in.. Progress is not very visible, this is the part where I tend to get bored.
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January 21, 2024
This is where the fun begins!
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May 18, 2024
The side door is on, as well as still more layers of sand and green.. time to apply the first varnish and remove the masks.. or should I put the rotor base in first?
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May 18, 2024
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May 18, 2024
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July 27, 2024
Added some details. Now I should really close it up with varnish
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July 27, 2024
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July 27, 2024
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July 27, 2024
Rotor mostly done as well in the meantime. It's a big thing though, can't store it in the normal modeling cupboard.
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July 27, 2024
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July 27, 2024
I need to get a nice glass showcase to put this thing in when it's done

Commenti

35 10 December 2022, 18:19

Bas Tonn
Following. Curious where this is going

12 December 2022, 08:09

Freak
Thanks Bas! It may take a while though, as I am going to experiment with magnets and make some relaxing simple jets in the meantime.
Next up is making masks for the windows and then adding them all. Probably the most difficult part of model building for me so I may procrastinate a bit.

24 December 2022, 21:22

Łukasz Gliński
Reminds of my similar attempt using the Heller kit 3 decades ago 😁Keep it up 👍

26 December 2022, 21:31

Robert Barkoski
Nice effect with the pipes, really pays when you see them through the side door. Can't wait to see more!

29 December 2022, 12:54

Freak
After 10 months of procrastination, building a Harrier model and summer fun, I found the motivation to pick up the Sea King again.

18 October 2023, 13:04

Bas Tonn
Welcome back !! With the longer evenings and colder days, modelling calls...

18 October 2023, 23:00

Freak
How do you make a rotor removable? Make the entire structure removable or cut off the thick part at the base of the shaft?

18 May, 13:10

Project info

Belgian SAR Sea King

29 immagini

1:72

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1:72 Westland Sea King HAR Mk.3 (Fujimi 7A31)

1:72 Belgian Air Force 25 years Sea King RS-05 (Daco Products DCD7273)

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