1972 Sikorsky CH-53 GS - wip #3 - the painting View: Slideshow Mosaic List 1 May 18, 2021
Preparing for the painting includes also the anti-slip areas on the helicopter. I marked everything, put on some black color and sprinkled flour on it
2 May 18, 2021
The result. Better than the decals I think.
3 May 18, 2021
Now it is prepared for it's base color.
4 May 18, 2021
Painted the original color on the helicopter.
5 6 May 18, 2021
In the forground my first CH-53 (84+73). The color matches not to the 85+12 because its green olive (olive). The 85+12 (background) is painted in yellow olive (gelbolive)
7 May 18, 2021
Tried to build some blades for the main turbines
8 May 18, 2021
Main rotor blades are painted too.
9 May 18, 2021
The rear rotor is painted in it's colors. Notice the rods in the middle of the blades. They are custom made too.
10 May 18, 2021
Masking for the strips to the food steps. They are wrong on the decals sheet: grey. Those stripes are only grey, if the helicopter is painted in a three color camouflage. *No* CH-53 Gs is painted in three color camouflage. They all are painted like mine: yellow olive. So the strips have to be white.
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Befor the decals willbe on the model, it has to undergo a shiny clear cote 🙂
14 May 18, 2021
The decals for the main rotor blades
15 May 18, 2021
Now it is "my" helicopter. The decals are custom made
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Starting with the decals
18 May 18, 2021
Those white stripes are peinted too. They are on the blades for maintenence reason: they show where the balance point is and where to locate the support frame in case of removing the blades.
19 May 18, 2021
After the decals are on it, I gave 85-12 another layer of clear cote
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The main rotor blades become there finish painting - matt
25 May 18, 2021
After everything was dry, the final clear cote (satin matt) is done
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Some weathering on the hull
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Painting the filters
30 31 May 18, 2021
Added some antennas and indicators
32 May 18, 2021
More antennas and painting the plack strip underneath the cockpit front windows
33 May 18, 2021
During the completition, Eurocopter visited us and added some lugs to the 85+12. Well. So I had to add tem too to be correct. In the picture some of the custom made antennas - seen in the next two pictures.
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And another antennas added
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An overview - still without the cockpit windows 😉
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Added the wiring for the additional air cleaners
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The frames for the Cockpit windows
42 May 18, 2021
Steps and windwos installed
43 May 18, 2021
Building the whipers better than the kit - they were molded amateurish to the glass part.
44 May 18, 2021
Looks much better
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Painting some ground equipment. One "boxy thing" will have a 9V block to support power without using a regular power outlet and transformer.
48 Comments
Spanjaard what a fantastic job!!
18 May 2021, 09:05
James C Fantastic 👍
18 May 2021, 18:44
Album info Afterwards I'd lilke to upload the pictures of the wip. This part only shows the painting and decalling. 1972 Sikorsky CH-53 GS - wip #1 - parts I've used | Album by christian-w (1:48) 1972 Sikorsky CH-53 GS - wip #2 - the work in palstic and wiring | Album by christian-w (1:48) 1972 Sikorsky CH-53 GS highly detailed & lighted - Gallery | Album by christian-w (1:48)
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