CH-47 Desert Storm
- Schaal:
- 1:48
- Status:
- Voltooid
- Begonnen:
- April 6, 2021
- Voltooid:
- May 31, 2021
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Boeing CH-47 Chinook HC1/2 Royal Air Force
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22 19 May 2020, 21:18
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I hate when I find a picture that makes me go OOOOOOOOOOO, I have to do this. And then i am forced to find a kit and the proper decals. Have to order decals from Germany because cant find them anywhere else. And I am not sure when I will get to it. But I already have in mind how I will accomplish it.
19 May 2020, 21:25
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Choppa, its gonna be a while. I forgot that Germany is one of the countries mail is not being allowed from. Spain, OK. Cyprus, OK. Germany, NOPE. unreal. But it wouldn't be up right away anyway. When I finish the SU-35 and Yellow Submarine, Im going right into the F-14 build for here and an F-16 for another group build.
19 May 2020, 22:23
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Ben, this is the email I received from the company I bought the decals from:
Dear Sir,
Thank you very much for your order!
Please accept the current notice by DHL Group: Due to the increased spreading of the Corona virus and the associated delivery limitations, shipping from Germany to the United States is currently not possible.
We have no influence on this restriction and apology for any inconviencience this matter has caused.
Shall we keep your order and ship it after normalization or do you prefer a cancellation and refund of your payment, please?
20 May 2020, 00:14
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That's amazing. I've only had this problem with trying to get mail to Cuba before.
20 May 2020, 02:13
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Donald ask them if they can ship to the UK because if they can then I can ship it to you 🙂
not ideal I know but it might be a work around ?
worth asking them at least .... perhaps ?
20 May 2020, 02:26
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OK, so I now have the Italeri kit for this project. I am guessing that is the standard gray/green Brit camo under that mess.
9 February 2021, 02:18
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Seems like you will almost have to sandblast the camo to do that! Good that you got the decals, I can say that many American sellers don't ship to Belgium and we're right next to Germany...
9 February 2021, 06:48
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Steven, my plan is this. The gray/green will go on in enamels. My much preferred paint. The desert pink I have is acrylic. I will put that over the enamel. Put on decals. Then take rubbing alcohol and remove the pink in a manner to (hopefully) replicate that picture.
Slavo, I may get into this one fairly soon. The RF101s on the diorama build are testing my patience. I may have to walk away from them. LOL
9 February 2021, 19:00
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Alrighty. Started on this one. Building the seats from PE. Have to build the frames. Tedious but look good IMO. This is a big kit.
7 April 2021, 02:17
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Alrighty. Cockpit mostly done. Interior walls on and a couple troop seats finished up. Only like 7 more to do.
22 April 2021, 18:32
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Love the Chinook and great concept. Lots to learn for me here. Taking a seat.
22 April 2021, 20:28
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Gentlemen, welcome! Hope you enjoy. Hope I dont fall on my face with this on. LOL
22 April 2021, 23:41
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Thank you Clifford and Villiers. Did a couple more seats tonight. Right side almost done.
23 April 2021, 02:08
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OK, so the seats are done. Didnt take a pic overhead before I put the top on, but got a halfway decent one from the back. Now...
It was pointed out to me that the rotors in the kit are wrong for any Brit bird after like 84. They were evidently all chaged over to composites and look different. This is a bit irksome as this is a new tool from like 2011, so Italeri SHOULD have included the correct blades. It would NOT have been that difficult. So I am modifying them. Kit blade on the left, my attempt to make it look at least somewhat correct on the right. Its not perfect, but its close enough I think.
7 May 2021, 02:21
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This is a very cool subject weathering wise. Looking forward to see how you can distress that paint job. However, wouldn't it be easier/safer to add a layer of hairspray between the enamels and acrylic? That way you can rub away the pink using a damp brush without the risk of damaging the enamels underneath.
7 May 2021, 06:40
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My plan is to remove it using alcohol. That wont do anything to the enamels underneath. Its along the lines of what I did to do the winter camo on the IL-2 I did. IL 2 | Album by smokeriderdon (1:32)
7 May 2021, 15:24
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I would say you got them pretty darn close. Yes they went to composite blades starting with the "D" models, I think they may have also retro fitted some of the Later model "C" with them also, but not 100% sure on that. You sure did a beautiful job on the seats.
9 May 2021, 02:09
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Clifford, thank you sir! 🙂
I got the interior set with the belts for the pilots seats. So thats done. May be doing the body tonight, not sure.
10 May 2021, 17:58
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So, I studied the pic of the actual chopper and realized that the kit is WAY wrong with the antennae down the side. Like REALLY wrong. I sanded off the raised areas marked in black. Double checked and have to do that last one on the end. Then drill hole for the second row. They wont have the raised area, but there is only so much I can do.
11 May 2021, 00:37
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Body halves on. You can see the dark gray plugs where I filled in the wrong holes and the second row of holes I drilled.
13 May 2021, 02:17
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Now I'm interested about the paint job. If that looks like the teazer, that will be awesome.
16 May 2021, 08:38
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Dominik, thats what I am gonna go for. We will see if it happens. LOL
So, I HAVE been working on it. Fuselage is all together. Gotta do some seam work on the bottom. Ramp is on. Glas iss almost ready to glue in. Painted the armored portion and need to let that dry before I mask it. Then I will glue it in.
So, I bought a Bondic pen a while ago. Figured this would be as good a time to try it as any. I LIKE it! Glued the nose piece into the glas with it. Works great and is absolutely clear. I will be using it to attach the glass to the fuselage.
18 May 2021, 20:52
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OK, git it all buttoned up and put the camo on. Now this is just there to show through the Desert Pink, so I wasnt worried about perfection. Just getting the colors down.
Once it has dried and I make a few fixes, that will go on and then the fun starts.
24 May 2021, 00:31
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OK, pink on and removed. Not EXACTLY the same, but I think it came out really well. Now I need to add the staining and dirt and the like. And paint the bottom. LOL
25 May 2021, 20:31
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Thank you gentlemen. So its mostly done. Just gotta do the whirly thins on top and tires and antennae. Also, I managed to knock the canopy loose while unmasking it. Once you knock a part loose, it will NEVER EVER fit as perfectly as it originally did. Damn it!
30 May 2021, 18:23