Bell 47 J, G-ASLR

1
December 14, 2023
As warm up I thinned the fuselage in the area of the engine (openings).
2
December 14, 2023
3
December 14, 2023
The kit offers two etched parts but unfortunate the grid is not fine enough. I’m not sure which of the several options I will choose.
4
December 15, 2023
5
December 15, 2023
6
December 15, 2023
You can clearly see that the engine is well visible through the mesh.
7
December 17, 2023
Kit part for the controlstick and collective pitch stick are too thick so I scratched them new.
8
December 17, 2023
9
December 17, 2023
10
December 17, 2023
11
December 18, 2023
Instrument Panel - column completed.
12
December 18, 2023
13
December 18, 2023
14
December 18, 2023
New research results: on each side should be one opening for the exhaust tube.
15
December 23, 2023
Cockpit painted. Anyz knobs in place.
16
December 23, 2023
17
December 23, 2023
18
December 23, 2023
19
December 27, 2023
20
December 27, 2023
21
December 27, 2023
22
December 27, 2023
Several pieces of 0,8 x 0,3 mm plastic strips as filler for the step between clear part and fuselage.
23
December 27, 2023
Approximately 1 hour later: CA is hardened and seam sanded smooth.
24
December 27, 2023
25
December 27, 2023
New hinges for the doors (kits molded on removed during sanding the clear part).
26
December 27, 2023
27
December 31, 2023
It seemed to me hardly possible or impossible to install the engine framing corresponding to the construction sheet. Therefore I decided to make it completely new from rod.
28
December 31, 2023
The remaining V-shaped strut I will install after installation of the engine.
29
December 31, 2023
30
January 4, 2024
31
January 4, 2024
32
January 4, 2024
33
January 5, 2024
It was the correct decision to use narrow yellow decal stripes instead of airbrushing. 🙂
34
January 5, 2024
35
January 7, 2024
Carburetor intake and V-shaped strut in place.
36
January 7, 2024
Engine installed without trouble and without mess.
37
January 7, 2024
Very last piece of both exhaust stacks will be installed from outside.
38
January 7, 2024
The shaft to the tail rotor is well visible.
39
January 8, 2024
It was easier to bend the bow from wire than clean the plastic part.
40
January 8, 2024
Both fuel tanks in place.
41
January 8, 2024
Skid and several wires and cables installed.
42
January 8, 2024
43
January 11, 2024
Unfortunately the parts for the main rotor are molded with a lot of flash. So I decided to use only few parts and make the missing rest from scratch.
44
January 11, 2024
45
January 11, 2024
46
January 11, 2024
47
January 11, 2024
48
January 11, 2024
49
January 13, 2024
50
January 13, 2024
51
January 14, 2024
52
January 14, 2024
53
January 14, 2024
54
January 14, 2024
55
January 14, 2024
56
January 14, 2024
57
January 14, 2024
58
January 14, 2024
59
January 14, 2024
60
January 14, 2024
61
January 14, 2024
62
January 14, 2024
63
January 14, 2024

Bernhard Schrock
Thank you Mates for the great feedback. 🙂
Today at noon I have airbrushed dark green. I have mixed three different green tones of Humbrol together, one of them was an „Authentique", at least 30 years old!! 4 hours later, the coat is „bone dry". The appearance and shine are excellent, as I wanted them to be. No dust inclusions. There is nothing better than the old Humbrol paints!!🙂

4 January, 18:04

Florian H.
Schöner Fortschritt, scheint ja noch diesen Monat fertig zu werden 🙂

4 January, 19:14

Juergen Klinglhuber
Very promising again - top work!

6 January, 14:35

Robert Podkoński
"narrow decal stripes"... a horror for me...always... Chapeau bas, Bernhard!

6 January, 14:39

Hanno Kleinecke
As usual, the amount of superdetailing leaves me speechless, enginemount and superclean clearpart-assembly plus exact riveting - top notch ! 👍

7 January, 21:37

David Taylor
Coming along nicely.

8 January, 17:01

Michael Kohl
very tidy work, very pleasing result

9 January, 19:28