Sikorsky H-37A Mojave, 55-0650 - completed

Spanjaard
new wonder on the making. i will certainly sit, relax, and try to learn what i can 🙂

Alec K
Same 👍

David Funke
oh no, he's already at work 😄

Łukasz Gliński
Jolly Green Giant, isn't it?

Bernhard Schrock
Łukasz: Thank you for participating the quiz. JGG have 2 engines but 10 blades...🙂

Hanno Kleinecke
???? 🤔 ?????? 🙂 😉

Łukasz Gliński
Mojave?

Daniel Klink
Sikorsky addicted?
Of course i'm in and the quiz.. hm. The windows appear to me like a S-58 but the exact positions are different to the original ones.
Ok S-58 or S-61 i would say

Bernhard Schrock
When the engines are started, it sounds like two Corsairs...🙂

Daniel Klink
Ah yes the S-56 fit that window positions
Didn't knew that there is a Kit around of it. Cool choice👍

Łukasz Gliński
Yay! I won! 😛

Florian H.
Count me in 👍

David Taylor
Engines hanging on the side,clamshell doors yep will be watching as usual.

Zsolt Czegle
Ich bin dabei! 🙂

Juergen Klinglhuber
OMG - I have the precessor (Special Hobby) Kit in my stash and it is coming closer to the work bench --> "must watch". So I'm in.

Cuajete
Following!

Łukasz Gliński
@Juergen: Bernhard will quickly make you wanna abandon this brave idea 😄

Juergen Klinglhuber
I'm in fear you might be right. 🙂 🙂

Patrick Hagelstein
A new Bernhard Schrock build: In! 👍

Hanno Kleinecke
Now that the secret has been revealed: Is there a Front row seat left for me please ?
Looking forward to this rather unusual bird taking shape .

Bernhard Schrock
A lot of seats are still free. You are all welcome. Meanwhile there are the first results of the joint venture with David! I'm totally impressed about the 3D visualization!🙂

Hanno Kleinecke
That IS impressive ! Is this also based on the Bückeburg data ? Admirable CAD skills 👍 Base for the 3d print ?

Bernhard Schrock
Thx Hanno. Yep, David did use his excellent pictures. This is a result of the today's conversation via What's app with David🙂

David Funke
it is a pleasure to work on a project with Bernhard. No part is too small, nothing is too detailed. His measurements are always excellent.

Florian H.
Will they be available in your shop? 🙂

Slavo Hazucha
Joining for the ride - a great topic indeed... waiting for the usual magic... 😉

Bernhard Schrock
New research results: I heard that the USMC Version (C) of the Mojave has a foldable (!!!!) rotor. That means that I will certainly not build the this version! This project needs to be simpler. So it is going to be a US Army version. But I do not have Army decals. Who can maybe help?

Łukasz Gliński
I can, but only if you mean getting rid of the whole kit 😉

Bernhard Schrock
Good news & more new research results: there were some C-versions without hydraulic, for example the XM-40 of HMX-1 seablue overall. 🙂

Bernhard Pethe
Hallo Bernhard, I now suspect a system behind it that creates new models for you that I already had in my Hand. I found my master there again. I am curious what you will do with it. 🙂

ffmc.de/modelle/flugi/bp_mojave/bp_mojave.html

Bernhard Schrock
Hallo Bernhard, schön dass Du "dabei" bist und mir den Link geschickt hast. So kann ich immer wieder über den Thread hier hinsprignen ohne lange suchen zu müssen.
Natürlich konnte ich es mir nicht verkneifen, zum wiederholten mal Deinen Artikel zu lesen und mich an den Fotos, Hinweisen und Tips zu erfreuen🙂. Die Lösung mit dem farblichen Gestalten des Innenraums ist genial und wirkt sehr überzeugend. Den Bausatz habe ich schon paar Jahre und so wie es aussieht hat es sch gelohnt zu warten. Die Gelenke von David sind großartig und werden den Bau ungemein beschleunigen/aufwerten.
Übrigens freue mich über alle ev. weiteren Tipps von Dir (und natürlich von anderen Mates, die Ihre Erfahrungswerte teilen wollen). Grüße B

Sergej I
In, this will be another treat... do you ever take a break and just build OoB over the weekend?

Bernhard Schrock
Sergiej, I fear it's not possible for me to build a model OOB. I think detailing und refining is a more important challenge than finishing of the model.

Bernhard Schrock
Today I felt like opening a Christmas presents: the package with the 3D printed rotor hinges has arrived! I'm over the moon!!

Treehugger
I hope there will be a day (soon) where one can afford buying and using a super precise 3d printer. I'm very familiar with 3d modeling on a computer. 🙂

Łukasz Gliński
Jealous, wish I had access to custom printed 3D parts.

Eric Lamare
Bernhard, I suspect you're back with a new crazy part number model in 72nd scale this time ?

Hanno Kleinecke
David „Lightspeed" Funke ! That's what is called VIP service.... Parts look very good, now the fun begins !
Btw: The Mesh on the engine gondolas looks very transparent in your reference picture, will there be two P&W R 2800 ? 🙂 🙂

Bernhard Schrock
This time the rotorhead will be simpler but the interior of the engine bays worries me... I do have a rough idea how to proceed. Indeed it's going to be two Double Wasps. Each was installed at an angle of 80' to the inner side and 12,5' downwards to prevent an addiction gear box.

Oliver Zwiener
1:72 - super - mein Maßstab - da bin ich natürlich wieder aufmerksam mit dabei 😉

Cuajete
Wow... Fantastic detail

Slavo Hazucha
Great show - usually the rotor is the crowning piece coming at the end of your builds, this time we see the build proceed "from the crown down"... 🙂

Excellend detail beyond the reach of us simple spectators, and I can't stress enough how much I look forward to those side sponsons/nacelles... 👍

Bernhard Schrock
Thank you Oliver, Cuajete and Slavo. Today I could finish the rotor head. Just received the excellent publikation published by Steve Ginter. Unfortunately it's not possible to build a USMC variant... all early machines hat no hydraulic fold but a different tail & gear housing and all late machines has hydraulically folded main rotor (pandora box!!!). So I will build a Army heli in an arctic scheme (white orange).

Treehugger
I can't help but wonder, what type of glue do you prefer when fiddling with such tiny things? I am looking at the photos of the rotor head or whatever it is called.

Bernhard Schrock
Treehugger: as usual I use for such subassemblies 2 types of glue: classic plastic glue (f.e. Revell contact) when I had to adjust the parts and/or correct angle (f.e. the links on top of the rotor head star). After setting I apply additionally CA of Tamiya for better strength.
For glueing small parts such screw heads I use the CA of Tamiya.

Peppy
LOL
I'm almost afraid to look.

David Taylor
Rotor head is a masterpiece in miniature Bernhard.

Bernhard Schrock
Do you know the problem when you look at something five times before you finish something and only when you finish you realize everything is wrong. After airbrushing the tips yellow I checked the pictures which color the leading edges have and noticed that I installed the blade cuffs wrong... Now I can't start ripping of the cuffs but luckily David send me several spare parts. Thx David! 🙂

István Szücs
It's incredible. And where is the end?

Hanno Kleinecke
THAT problem I know only too well...🙂.... very comforting that these kind of mishaps happen to you as well

bughunter
Again only pictures of a huge amount of original parts 😎

Bernhard Schrock
Thank you Mates.
Yesterday I continued the work on the right nacelle. I decided to install the wheel bay and engine later and glued all parts (minus mesh areas) together. The fit is poor but it's no problem for my technique using CA by Tamiya. I sanded all seams smooth and the research began. I discovered that the aft contour/shape of the cooling area is wrong and that the shape of the bulge in the underside is too massive / wrong. Usually most of the Mojaves fly without the panels covering the exhaust tubes so I reworked this area by cutting off a part of the nacelle and installed a bulkhead. Pictures coming soon.

Mirko Römer
Sounds like some schrocking moments, but you'll tackle it nicely for sure - as always! If there will be a modelling lifetime award, you're a front frow contender. Just briliant stuff!

Erik Leijdens
Amazing work once again Bernhard, that rotor is simply amazing! Following to see more magic happening!

David Taylor
Are you sure this is 72 Bernhard,wow.

Bernhard Schrock
By the way: Oleo scissors for the main landing legs. In the most cases the etched parts are too thin. As usual I'm going to scratch them from thicker plastic and not use the etched parts. This time I tried something new: I separated the scissors, CA-glued them to a 0,3 mm thick plastic and spent only about 10 minutes to sand all 4 parts in shape of the etched parts. Voila: now I have 3D scissors in the correct thickness.

Hanno Kleinecke
These are some pretty legs, but things again are escalating rapidly here, I'm afraid........😄 Roughly ca. 50 parts per leg ?
Love It !

Roland Sachsenhofer
Always a dizzying pleasure to watch your skill. I also find the original extremely cool!

Bernhard Schrock
The detailing on the outside of the nacelle and in the wheel bay is nearly completed. All templates for the etched mesh parts are measured. To warm up I installed the fire wall on the inside. Already I see a problem on the horizon. When I airbrush the wire mesh parts from the outside white, everything on the inside that has to be installed before will be discolored.

Tom B.
Ok.. this is absolutely ridicolous in all the right ways 😉 What a masterpiece and it´s not even done yet!

Juergen Klinglhuber
Gosh...how can you work that precise and clean with that tiny parts? I really admire your handiwork - great show ! 👍 👍

David Taylor
Bloody hell Bernhard nice bays.

Alec K
Amazing indeed. I don't get it either (the precision and clean work).

bughunter
This is even more original than the original! 👍

Daniel Klink
Whoah, pheeeeew,ehm yap 👍

Bernhard Schrock
Im glad that you like my present Heli project. 🙂
A little progress. It was Ehe correct decision to install only 6 cylinders in the fron row. So it's possible to install the engine. The aft section with the auxiliary equipment will be completed, painted separately.

Bernhard Schrock
There are no usable pictures showing the exact engine installation. Because of that I had to improvise - also through the mesh panels you are not going to see very much...🙂 Now I'm waiting for the custom etched mesh parts.

Cuajete
Wow... Engine looks real!

Hanno Kleinecke
Very realistic sooty looking engine ! Looks like it is going to start crackle and roar any time soon .
Are the exhaust pipes made of some kind of rubber-tube ?

Bernhard Schrock
Thank you Cuajete & Hanno.
I used thin isolation from isolated wire (0,4 mm wire diameter and 0,75 mm outer diameter) and combined them with 0,22 mm wire for better handling.

David Taylor
Are you making the mesh covers or are they in the kit Bernhard.

Bernhard Schrock
David: sorry for the late response. The kit offers only plastic parts with raised mesh details. So im going to replace them with etched mesh parts. Picture 65 shows the artwork for the etching process.

Bernhard Schrock
Today I began the work in the cockpit. After checking the pictures in the Steve Ginter book I noticed that the cockpit floor is incorrect. The middle console is too short and the entry hatch is not present.
I changed a second time the original machine because I would like to build an Mojave with 2 stabilizers. I researched that only the A version used be the Army had two stabiliser. Further I discovered that only the B version had the sliding door with the prominent rails. The door on the A and C was a swing type.

Gustavo Monasterio
Interesting whirly bird!! Congratulations!

Dave Flitton
Wow! a lot of work. Most excellent results

Hanno Kleinecke
Very good looking central console and instrument panel ! Pieks < kleb ! 🙂 🙂

Bernhard Schrock
Thank you Gustavo and Dave.
Hsnno: exactly! Piex <Kleb? will be continued with Anyz after painting dark grey.

Cuajete
Nice cockpit 👍

Villiers de Vos
Another great build which I am looking forward to follow

bughunter
Bernhard, Du hast echt Glück, das das Teil nicht mehr eingesetzt wird. Dein Modell wäre sofort für die Ausbildung der Techniker beschlagnahmt worden! 😎

Spanjaard
Awesome, and that without the Anyz details....

David Taylor
Good cockpit detail.

Treehugger
Fun part about detailing is that once you add more and more, it is bound to look good in the end I think. 🙂

Bernd Korte
Your level of detail is just insane! Bravo!

Villiers de Vos
Super detail. I am nailed to my chair.

Robert Podkoński
I do agree with Bernd and VdeV. I am absolutely speechless about your skills...

Marc Le Bayon
love it !

Treehugger
Re. photo 86. Fascinating. I don't recall ever seen something like this before, adding such detailing on the inside of the clear part. 🙂

David Taylor
You surpass yourself with every build.

Hanno Kleinecke
Frames and cockpit floor look very good 👍, are they cut or bent ?

Bernhard Schrock
Thank you mates.
The frames are cutted with a curve and bend carefully on the lower side (radius changed, on the lower side smaller)

Juergen Klinglhuber
👍 nice progress on the nose section

Bernhard Schrock
Through the small windows you can't see much. Because it that I intend to add nothing in the fuselage. The only thing that you can see is the upper bar for the back of the seats. Today I will close the fuselage and Beginn with the detailing the surface.

David Funke
this is high-level cheating, my friend.... 😉

Robert Podkoński
Following the consecutive stages of your assembling the model is much more fascinating than watching good movie, I must say, Bernhard... I wish I had only half of your skills and patience... 😉

Villiers de Vos
I echo Robert's comments

Bernhard Schrock
Thank you Mates 🙂
On the bottom is a large cargo hatch. Forward there is a second hatch known as Hell Hole consisting of 3 foldable panels. The outer ones are solid, the middle is made of transparent material and is fitted to the left one with a piano hinge. In the floor of the cabin is a second inner door which will be folded forward (180*). Unfortunately both lower hatches are missing in the kit. Because of little information, pictures of the bottom and drawings I spent yesterday about one hour to determine the correct position and size of the hatches.

Treehugger
I wonder, does a good riveting tool, simply dent the plastic, or does it supposed to be so pointy, that it pierces the plastic?

Bernhard Schrock
Thanks for the interest Treehugger. Most of my self made riveting tools has „dull" teeth and producing dents.

Hanno Kleinecke
Why is the „hell hole" called a hell hole ? 🙂

Bernhard Schrock
Nicht überliefert aber vermutlich weil man sehr tief fallen konnte wenn nicht angeschnallt...

Dietmar Bogatzki
W"ieder ein fantastischer Baubericht eines eher exotischen Modells, Bernhard 👍

Łukasz Gliński
Where do you source all these details Bernhard? And when will they land on the market? 😛

Cuajete
Wow...!!

Skyhiker
How did I miss this?

Bernhard Schrock
Also today I worked on the fuselage and added details. Every time I'm amazed how many details a helicopter has: drain and static points, electric and hydraulic connectors and mounting points for external equipment. For a change I finished the nacelles: washing, filtering and position lights.

Eduardo Arguijo
Amazing work. I will keep a close watch on your progress. Did you 3Dprinted the blade bases on the main rotor?

Cuajete
Outstanding details! 👍

David Taylor
As aqbove,bloomin brilliant.

Bernhard Schrock
Thank you Mates!
Eduardo: it's correct. Hinges of the blades are 3D printed. See please pictures 5-8.

Juergen Klinglhuber
Hi Bernhard - amazing work again. Great show! Thx.
👍 👍

Juergen Klinglhuber
Die Gondeln sind dran....schaut super aus!

Bernhard Schrock
Danke Jürgen. Freut mich sehr, dass es dir gefällt. Inzwischen habe ich die zweite Airbrush Runde hinter mir. Nach der ersten hat es sich herausgestellt, dass ich hier und da den CA nicht sauber verschliffen habe. Nun bin ich wieder auf Kurs. Die vorletzte große Hürde ist nunmehr genommen. Nur noch die zwei Glasteile sauber dran kriegen und es sind nur noch die letzten 195 m zu laufen. 🙂

Bernhard Schrock
The clear part is thin and distortion free. Unfortunately the framing is molded without sharp edge. So there are no clear "guide" for cutting the mask on the canopy. Because of that I cut all masks externally which cost a lot of time. Finally I'm very satisfied with the result: the was well spent.

Cuajete
Good masking, Bernhard! 👍

Slavo Hazucha
Some kits just look crazy good... this looks planned-, intentionally and technically-flawlessly good 🙂 and still also crazy good too 👍

It's good to know where references for aircraft modeling techniques (albeit many off them a skill-level too far...) are to be found... here. 😉

Bernhard Schrock
Cuajete: thank you. Each "round" corner of the mask has in fact 3 edges (1x cut 45', 1x cut 22,5' and 1x cut 67,5')
Slavo: it's always great pleasure to read you comments.
Today I did something you could call playing with fire: installing the upper console and cable trees to the inside and roof of the cockpit.

David R. Meizoso
Out of this world! May I ask how do you get those rings to stay in place while you bend the trees to shape? Quantum CA droplets? Amazing job!
(edit) seems like you drilled holes on the inside to insert the loop ends , according to pic 144. Incredible nerves of steel if so. Chapeau.

Treehugger
Nice work on the canopy mask. I think I would have used four patches for a single "four corners" window to avoid too much trial and error, assuming the slight overlap of the four patches aren't noticeable in the end after airbrushing. An option could be to use a nice circle cutter, making perfect roundels, and then use a quarter roundel in each corner, but that would make for more overlaps though. I think I've seen someone using some kind of silvery tape for that, but perhaps only on large models.

One thing I may try if I get the 1:72 Hasegawa B-24, is to rely on strips from a silvery decal sheet to color the window framing. Ofc, that looks best if the windows aren't rounded in the corners, which I guess most windows tend to be. :|

Guy Rump
Looking good 👍

Daniel Klink
Amazing Bernhard! Masking looks perfect!

Robert Podkoński
You're the Jedi master, Bernhard - skillful and brave. The transparency itself with riveting is a masterpiece... I am deeply impressed already...

Bernhard Schrock
Thank you Mates. I enjoyed you comments🙂
David: each cable tree is installed first 5 times to the console. I used 0,2 mm wire for a loop around the cables. It's secured with CA from the bottom. After installing the console I drilled 4 holes through the clear part and repeated the procedure.
In the afternoon I played again with dangerous items, this time with "dynamite" and glued the canopy with CA. Because of distorted fuselage I had to glue the clear part under pressure. I know from experience that this will work with CA only.

Bernhard Schrock
David: the drawing is the language of an technician. See please picture 149.

Hanno Kleinecke
Canopy fits like a glove - no fogging, no crackling caused by tension ! Expertly done, like usual…… 🙂 👍

Bruce Huxtable
Technical genius, creating beauty ?

David R. Meizoso
Thank you very much, Bernhard. Your explanation was clear enough, but the drawing topped the cake. Deep respect.

Slavo Hazucha
@playing with fire... - I consider that several magnitudes safer and less nerve-racking than any work related to clear parts... 😄

Bernhard Schrock
…the last hurdle is taken: clamshell doors are in place without trouble. Now I have only the last 195 m to run.

David Taylor
Looks like its got a huge grin.

Glenn Cole
OMG, its all I can do to build a troublesome kit straight from the box; you're an artist!

Augie
Bernhard.. again its a work of bloody art man, we're do not worthy!

Daniel
witnessing those 150+ pictures of pure precision in 1:72...its hard to bare for a mere mortal...

Łukasz Gliński
Seems like kind of S/M doesn't it? 😛 And then we have another kit to strike off the to-do-soon list (e.g. my Bellanca) 😉
PS. Bernhard, have you considered using "Hawkeye" nickname? 😉

B. M.
Truly awesome! ?
Your build in progress is like watching a (good) hollywood blockbuster ?

David R. Meizoso
Pic 155: maybe some pyrotechnics for the emergency clamshell jettison system?

Treehugger
Re. photo 155. Looks like, maybe two handles for an emergency opening system for the presumably two large swinging doors at the front. And looks like maybe there are some safety pins at the tip of each rod, maybe to be pulled out before opening I am thinking: [img1]

Bernhard Schrock
Yesterday was a very efficient modeling day: I managed three airbrush sessions. After the last (fire red orange) I immediately removed the masks and I'm very satisfied with the result. I think that with a little cleaning I could make the edges a bit more sharper🙂

Villiers de Vos
A gigantic effort in miniature! So far, well done.

Oliver Zwiener
Wahnsinn , bereits 4 Monate Bauzeit , freue mich schon auf das Endergebnis !

Dietmar Bogatzki
Absolut saubere Lackierng des Bugs 👍

Bernhard Schrock
Thank you Villiers.
Danke Jungs. Die Mühe bzw. der Aufwand die Masken aus einem Stück anzufertigen hat sich gelohnt.

Hanno Kleinecke
Superb result ! Highest level of perfection in cleanliness, I'm still striving to achieve........
Looks a bit like an overdimensional matchhead 🙂 🙂 🙂

Norbert Steffens
Very impressive, Bernhard. I alway can feel how much you love this hobby. Very inspiring

Bernhard Schrock
Thank you Hanno.
Thank you Norbert. Indeed this is a important part of my life.🙂
Meanwhile I managed the washing, filtering and decaling without trouble.

Skyhiker
Damn Bernhard, really amazing work...Großes Kino!

David Taylor
Nice colour scheme.

Cuajete
Very nice decals and color scheme 👍

Bernhard Schrock
Many many years ago I learned from a modeling friend and photographer that true black and true white (100%) is not existent in our modeling world. This is especially important for small scales such 1:72. Because of that I did not use H130 (snow white) but H196 (very light grey / off white) for the entire fuselage. But now this problem caught up with me: snow white on the US insignia 🙁 This morning I decided to use very strongly thinned Revels clear smoke to shade the snow white🙂. Now I'm on course again.

Treehugger
I've seen videos of people airbrushing a thinned mix of black over their decals to make them not stand out as bright white. I guess it would be more like airbrushing on thinner onto one's model, with a little bit of black in it. Haven't tried it myself.

Bruce Huxtable
I use a very pale wash of the colour adjacent, just to 'kill' the contrast of the decal colours, compared to those on the model itself. The further away that you view something, the less the apparent contrast.

Mark
Brilliant. 👍

Slavo Hazucha
One really needs a face-harness that keeps the jaw in place and prevents the eyes popping out when watching the updates here... 😉

Bernhard Schrock
Thank you mates. Slavo: one of the reasons why I'm putting in so much work is to read your comments🙂
Just now I took the very last obstacle and installed the landing gear. Unbelievably everything worked like I planned it. 🙂

bughunter
You're pulling our leg - there's no way this is 1:72! Once again, incredible details 👍

Bernhard Schrock
This morning I finished another long term project🙂. Because we did a long bicycle excursion just few pictures today. Second batch tomorrow.

bughunter
U-N-F-A-S-S-B-A-R-!!!

Roland Sachsenhofer
The bright, wonderful madness! Not of this world..... 🙂 Congrats!

Robert Podkoński
Absolutely, unbelievably fantastic... I am speechless... Chapeau bas, Bernhard!

Spanjaard
Another amazing masterpiece. In every detail

Guy Rump
Great build, congratulations 👍

Daniel Klink
Amazing!
Nicht schön aber selten und was ein herausragendes Ergebnis wow!

B. M.
Mindblowing… 🤯😮😱

Clifford Keesler
Awesome job sir.

Mike Siemers
That is just beautiful, amazing detail, and a really interesting subject. Bravo!!!

Bernd Korte
A feast for the eyes!

Moritz Fentzahn
Always a pleasure to follow your builds - and the final shots are the icing on the cake. Superb 👍

Hanno Kleinecke
You obviously made sprint finish for the last 50 meters 🙂
Outstanding result once more ! Now I'm under pressure…….🙂

Robin (WhiteGlint)
Wow. This one's a really beautiful recreation of a not so beautiful helicopter. 😄
Stunning work, Bernhard!

David Taylor
Another masterpiece.

Ronan
Very nice job Bernhard 👍

Gary Kitchen
Agree with WhiteGlint, it's a bit of a beast, but you've crafted a beauty as always. Wow!

Neuling
Excellent. Again.

Erik Off
Krass! I thought for sure the first picture was the original. Oo

Oliver Zwiener
State of the art !!!

Augie
Just amazing Bernhard, you did it again 🙂

Daniel
ugly and beautiful at the same time...and a display of unmatched craftsmanship, as always I am deeply impressed💪🏻

Łukasz Gliński
Incredible, wish I could see it live 👍

Grahame Bredbere
Awesome

Alec K
Amazing craftsmanship and detailing. Inspirational as always 👍

Thomas Bischoff
your work leaves me always speechless 👍

Bernhard Pethe
I will not achieve this perfection in my remaining years. I am looking forward to further projects. 👍

Dietmar Bogatzki
Super Bau und Lackierung, kaum zu glauben das das 1/72 ist 👍

Rui S
Strange Machine. Well done 👍 The motor grids look darker in the presentation photo 🤔

Bruce Huxtable
Still can't get over how you made the multi-piece hinges for the front 'doors'. Astonishing skills 🙂

Slavo Hazucha
Before this build, I did not properly know this helicopter even existed... Now, after following start-to-finish, I would trust myself to perform basic maintenance on the areas where Bernhard put his attention... 😄

The finesse of all surfaces & details is amazing, and you've truly mastered the balance of the typical "non-white"-orange combination, looks just absolutely real...

Congrats my friend, absolutely a league of it's own! 👍

Bernhard Schrock
Dear Mates, as always I enjoyed you comments and I'm very honored. Fortunately I'm able to scratch all details without magnifying glasses: but who nows for how how long... The same goes for a staedy hand: at the moment I can pick up (with the tip of an scalpel) 0,3 mm parts and position them precisely. Keep your fingers crossed🙂

Cuajete
Absolutely incredible. The result obtained is amazing. Fantastic handmade details.
Congrats!

Oleg Smilyk
Absolutely the best!

David Taylor
Another amazing piece of art.

Rui S
Don't know why..., I was convinced and thought it was a 1/48. Now I see this is a 1/72 build 😮
Simply unbelievable amazing clockwork job. 👍
As for the painting, I would suggest a dark/darker pin wash in the rotor area photo 186, I think it would further enhance the excellent work of its construction to perfection, just a two cent positive intended opinion, of course. Anyway, Respect.
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Villiers de Vos
Amazing effort, detail and quality that you can be very proud of

Lenny Hoffmann
Outstanding Job Bernhard! The accuracy is brilliant

Olivier
You managed to turn this ugly chopper into a textbook model kit. And even make it almost elegant. Well done !

Juergen Klinglhuber
Nothing left to say.... another clean & beautiful build. Great.

Skyhiker
Bernhard, frankly I am blown away by the quality of this build. I don't know how you do it. Amazing!

Zsolt Czegle
Ich bin sprachlos! Es ist wirklich TOP geworden! 👍

Felix Troschier
That's premium modeling at its best. Extremely well done Bernhard 👍

Mattia Pancotti
Bernhard you are an artist, great modeling skills and a lot of knowledge of what are you doing. Great!! Congratulations

Tom
Ein Traum!!!! 🙂