Chip's Augusta Bell 205 in Israeli Air Force colours.**DNF**
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Re: Chip's Augusta Bell 205 in Israeli Air Force colours.
Should look good in those colours and a real change from the usual Olive Drab.
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Re: Chip's Augusta Bell 205 in Israeli Air Force colours.
I concur with Alan on that lump. You won't see much of it when the fuselage is put together.
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Re: Chip's Augusta Bell 205 in Israeli Air Force colours.
Thanks for all the help guys,
I have fitted the extra seats in position but the camera battery has gone flat, pictures soon.
Seats it is then.jssel wrote:The box is an ammo container for a gunship. You won't need that for the slick version.
Aha !! Now it makes sense.splash wrote:could the lump be the scissor link that stops the lower part of the swash plate from rotating?
Just done a test fit and you are correct. All that concern for a part that won't be seen.jssel wrote:You won't see much of it when the fuselage is put together.
I have fitted the extra seats in position but the camera battery has gone flat, pictures soon.
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Re: Chip's Augusta Bell 205 in Israeli Air Force colours.
As promised, the completed interior:
Whilst cleaning up the fuselage I struck on the idea of opening up one of the crew compartment front doors, so out with the saw and off she came.
It was at this point that I realised that the saw had removed quite a bit of the door itself, both top and bottom, so I have had to add some plastic card to replace the missing bits. I just love making work for myself.
The windows have been fitted in as well, so I should be able to get her buttoned up soon and on to the painting.
Whilst cleaning up the fuselage I struck on the idea of opening up one of the crew compartment front doors, so out with the saw and off she came.
It was at this point that I realised that the saw had removed quite a bit of the door itself, both top and bottom, so I have had to add some plastic card to replace the missing bits. I just love making work for myself.
The windows have been fitted in as well, so I should be able to get her buttoned up soon and on to the painting.
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Re: Chip's Augusta Bell 205 in Israeli Air Force colours.
Fuselage together and quite a good fit, the main area of concern is on the top behind the rotor head:
A touch of filler should sort it out.
A touch of filler should sort it out.
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Re: Chip's Augusta Bell 205 in Israeli Air Force colours.
Hey Chip. That Huey looks like it is about to go somewhere far away to do something dangerous. I love it.
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Re: Chip's Augusta Bell 205 in Israeli Air Force colours.
Progress is slow with the build up to Christmas but I have been able to get the rotor blades and relative parts painted, and the fuselage masked up ready for spraying:
It should get primed tonight.
It should get primed tonight.
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Re: Chip's Augusta Bell 205 in Israeli Air Force colours.
Neat work.
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An unexpected visitor over Christmas meant no bench time as originally planned, and on returning today I have found that the decal sheet is totally unusable so I will have to resource some new ones.
I did manage to get her painted since the last update:
Bench time is going to be in short supply for the next few days aswell which is a shame as I cannot see me getting this finished within the allotted timescale, NOT a good finish to my 2014 GB statistics.
I did manage to get her painted since the last update:
Bench time is going to be in short supply for the next few days aswell which is a shame as I cannot see me getting this finished within the allotted timescale, NOT a good finish to my 2014 GB statistics.
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Re: Chip's Augusta Bell 205 in Israeli Air Force colours.
Painting looks very nice. Whose album did you sacrifice for the painting turntable?
(Good idea btw)
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(Good idea btw)
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Re: Chip's Augusta Bell 205 in Israeli Air Force colours.
Hey Chip. That area behind the "hell hole" was fixed cooling louvers and the filler option was the best way to go I thinks.
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Re: Chip's Augusta Bell 205 in Israeli Air Force colours.
Visitors can be a blessing for the soul but a pain in the proverbial when you want to do some model-making. Sorry to hear that the decals aren't up to the job Chip but the paint job looks great. A good choice of colour scheme.Molly-new wrote:An unexpected visitor over Christmas meant no bench time as originally planned, and on returning today I have found that the decal sheet is totally unusable so I will have to resource some new ones.
I did manage to get her painted since the last update:
Bench time is going to be in short supply for the next few days aswell which is a shame as I cannot see me getting this finished within the allotted timescale, NOT a good finish to my 2014 GB statistics.
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Re: Chip's Augusta Bell 205 in Israeli Air Force colours.
Going really well this. Love the Israeli camo colors.
I have the same problem with bench time next days, and I wont be able to finish any of mine.
I have the same problem with bench time next days, and I wont be able to finish any of mine.
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