WIP Seaking HC.4
Sprues washed and ready for action
Placing the first pe-parts on the cockpit wall
Every gun-holder is a folded pe-part
Part without pe's - it won't stay long this way
The first cockpit parts are ready for paint
Test assembly
Test assembly 2
Before
After
Testfit
Testfit
Filling the holes for the second backseat
First layers of paint were applied
Revell 79 in different shades for the grey
And Tamiya XF-69 in different shades for the black
Why should you need work gloves for modelling?
...because you need the leather!
The leather is great to simulate sheepskin.
After everything is painted I started to add the coloured pe-parts.
Seats are ready!
I added some cables next to the pedals.
Let's call it a day.
I tried a new technique. First I sprayed a random pattern...
...and then covered it with a thin layer of paint. You can still guess the pattern under this layer.
And there is the anti skid covering.
These parts received some future to prepare for the wash.
And the overhead console in the cockpit is done.
Dirrrrrrty!
The passengers left some souveniers.
Perhaps I should grab my dyson before closing the fuselage.
First try for scratchbuilt canvas-seats
On top Airfix, in the middle scratchbuilt, below Revell
Sandfilter with Eduard pe-parts
Front door completely made from pe-parts
Christmas riddle: What is this going to be?
Any idea?
It has to do with one of the rotors but isn't a part of it!
Comparison: Revell vs. Airfix
Airfix Tailrotor side view
Troopseats from Revell
Revell folded troopseats
Tail needs some holes.
First drilling small holes in the corners and then carve out the rest
Testfit of the hinge -it's dark in that tail
I added some styrene as base for the intermediate gearbox
worked on the hinge and sanded down the pins in the tail
I "perforated" the hinge a little bit.
Naaa! - 0,3mm is too thick!
0,1mm is better.
Grabbed some pe from the leftovers
Raw version of the intermediate gearbox
You can barely see it, but it's there
Hinge is done.
Many pe-parts but not everything is 100% compared to the original
undersite tailboom
All parts for the hinge are done.
Before
After
Glued in new position but it wasn't strong enough.
Bt this is, what it should look like.
Disassembled again and I started drilling holes...
...for this.
Now it's strong enough.
Added some pe-parts
Any guess what this could be?
It holds the tailrotorblades in position, when the helicopter is on the ground.
painted the intermediate gearbox and the tailrotor transmission shaft.
For the soundproofing I used thin bags for sandwiches.
They were glued in place with white glue and the windows were cut out
For the upper panels I used thin styrene
Those panels were riveted and scribed
Let's start painting. Revell 79 is the colour of choice.
I used a slightly lighter shade for the softer part of the soundproofing.
I like the wrinkles.
This is what you see though the front door...
...and this is, what you see through the sliding door.
Clear cote for the cabin and I started...
...painting the tailrotor.
Preparing the tailrotor for the black colour.
This will be my seat configuration.
Black is done.
Todays work
Replaced the support poles. Left: before - right: after.
Tailrotor got some more colour.
Revell troopseats with Eduard pe.
I forgot to close the window behind the sliding door.
Luckily it wasn't too late.
This is what the folded seats look like.
resupplied with a new kit and some eduard pe
Folded troopseats and 2 fire extinguishers are ready for paint and wash
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Cutted off the wipers and sanded with 600 grid...
...1200....
...and polished with toothpaste.
This was after a bath in future.
Soundproofing for - I have no idea!
First aid kits.
Intercom cables.
Made some openings in the soundproofing for the cables and steering of the winch.
Scratchbuilt fire extinguisher
Added some first aid packs and the first intercom cable
Another scratchbuilt fire extinguisher and I tried to detail the seat.
German Sea King - the cussions are different but the frame is similar.
So first lets get rid of those fat legs...
...and start adding some wire (0.3 mm).
Frame is done.
Next step is painting and adding the seatbelts.
Seat has been painted and I added some seatbelts. Window was glued in and some othe minor works took a lot of time.
I think this has something to do with the heating?
Added the roof, some cables, the heating pipes, the lever next to the main door.
Cabin Interior is done!
Painted the heating pipes.
Windows in place and seats glued to the wall.
The fuselage is closed.
Quite a few gaps in places that won't be nice to fill and sand.
This will be a difficult one.
There's no gap on the real helicopter so I hope I can make it disappear.
And this won't be funny too.
Windows tinted with a mix of Tamiya clear blue (75%) and clear green (25%).
Overhead console was completed with some frames.
scratchbuilt overhead circuit breaker panels...
...in place
Havin' some fun with Rosie...
I used Walkaround pictures to get the pattern right.
I think it adds lot of detail to...
..the Airfix Sea King.
Stabilizer was completely naked before.
Testing the colours.
XF-1 as basecoat.
XF-2 highly dilluted in several layers.
Masking wa done with Tamiya tape.
Hard edges are needed.
Riveting on the main fuselage is done.
I gave it a coat of Tamiya XF-1 to find imperfections.
...and found no big issues. So I started with more pe-parts.
Eduard provides a lot of them...
...but not all withstand a comparison with reference pictures.
Quite busy nose-section.
I call it a day.
Folding time...
Pepping up the rotor head a bit.
Left: modified - right: Airfix.
Printed the plan in 1/72 and used it a a template for the masks.
First mask in place
Using Tamiya tape and masking tape for curves.
Right side almost done...
The first roll of Tamiya tape is empty...
...and I'm 80% done.
For the tricky bit's I'll use UHU Tac.
I'm so looking forward ending this #%§$&!
Rien ne va plus...
Quite happy with the result.
Not too much paint bleeded under the masks.
Underside
Front and doors.
Instead of decals...
...I preferred to use...
...masks and airbrush to create the black areas.
Clearcote and first decals applied.
Decals done, gloss cote done and washing done.
Washing was done in the areas affected from the exhausts. The front isnt washed at all.
Steps.
Tail rotor with - I don't know the word. It prevents the rotorblades from moving araound.
Mask off!
I used Xtracrylix Flat Varnish.
The maskol reacted with the future coat on the windows - I have to touch this up.
Tailrotor is not glued on yet.
This is where the Mascol reacted with the Future.
Problem solved!
Needs many small parts like whipers, pitot tubes etc...
First testfit of the rotor.
Rotorblades on the sides are a little too high.
Front door open.
The Cargohook wasn't easy to research. I decided to build something that looks like a SACRU 1.
Let's hook something up!
The hook is in its stowed away position. I added the thin wire to the inside of the cabin.
I don't know why Airfix forgot the Antennas besides the cockpit but ZF115 definitely has them. I also added the "lights" on the sponsons.
Started "tuning" and painting the rotorblades
Tailrotor now has silver tips.
Howto spray five similar bladetips yellow.
With the template it was easy to mask the rotorblades.
What you don't want to see after removing the masking tape...
Underside
Topside - leading edge received a cote in Revell 91 Iron.
Testshot for the alignment of the rotorblades.
I had to cut the rotorblades on the sides two times to get the angles right.
One tip is a little bit too high but that will be corrected.
Next steps rotorhead, etc.
Front door and railings are in place.
Seriously?
Transparent sprue.
New anti-collision light.
Steps and mounts for the IR-jammers are mounted too.
Added some hydraulic lines using copper wire.
Too small for my camera.
scratchbuilt swashplate
Swachplate in place.
I don't know what those white thingies are but I saw them on photos.
All lines and cables are in place.
Some paint still needed but main work on the rotorhead is done.
Underside is complete. Anti collision light and antennas in front were scratchbuild.
Rotorhead is done troo and the front door is complete.
Airfix pitot tubes vs. scratchbuilt ones.
Pimped the winch a bit.
All the wires are replicated.
New pitot tubes in place.
Windscreen wipers and pitot tubes done.
Winch done.
Cover for the sandfilter made of aluminium foil.
Tip socks made from aluminium foil and Tamiya tape.
Exhaust Covers provided in the Eduard pe-set.
Tailboom antennas made from wire.
Sandfilter cover is done. Exhaust covers are done. Doghouse handles are done.
And the tip socks are done too.
Rearview mirrors made and applied.
Exhaust covers secured.
Here you can see the mirrors.
Build is done!
A small antenna was added to the central windscreen.
Tip socks are secured. I made a small "PIN OUT" sign for the tailrotor hinge.
Positionlights were made from clear sprue.
And a cover for the small ice-indicator was made including a RBF-tag.
Comments
99 14 December 2016, 21:32
iceThank you guys! Only small progress today but those Eduard pe-parts are so great to work with - it's a pleasure. Next time I'll add some colour.
15 December 2016, 20:58
iceThank you so much! It's so much more fun when so many people recon your work.
Today it was painting time. Many layers more to come... 🙂
16 December 2016, 22:02
Germen Vi'll take a seat here, the Airfix kit has another level off detail than the Revell.
19 December 2016, 13:27
Holger KranichVery cool project, Ice! The pit looks very convincing, your extra detailing adds much realism!
19 December 2016, 15:01
iceThank you guys. I'm starting to get nervous because of all the "pros" watching... 😳
20 December 2016, 00:19
iceI don't like the Airfix troopseats. They don't look like canvas - more like solid material. I made a "ladder" from plastic-rod and then made a seating surface from aluminum.
And it was time for some pe-banding. Sandfilter and front door are ready.
22 December 2016, 15:04
Holger KranichAnd both Looks great so far! Do you plan to Display the front door open?
22 December 2016, 15:30
iceYes, of course. Otherwise I wouldn't need the pe-door. When ready it will be folded with all doors opened. Just as did with my Merlin.
23 December 2016, 12:01
iceDid some work on the folding tail. It doesn't look like a big deal but it took some hours. Later a photoetched grid will be placed over the holes.
27 December 2016, 21:22
Scott HastingsFollowing along for sure!!!Some great detailing. Did not realize there was a NEW Airfix kit...I just got the old one with PE. Is there a big difference???
28 December 2016, 01:33
iceI will! 🙂
Today I worked on the hinge, because the putty on the pylon needs to dry. 2 hours and now my eyes need a break.
28 December 2016, 21:29
iceThank you! Did some more work on the tail boom. I can see light at the end of the tunnel...
30 December 2016, 21:16
ice@Markus: Why depressed?
@Zsolt: Thank you. I hope it'll look good with color on it and a wash.
7 January 2017, 23:31
Marc A.That interior looks prety awesome! I find your sandwich bag technic very interesting, I use green stuff to create the effect, but I will use yout method if in the end looks like I expect. Keep it up mate!
8 January 2017, 07:12
iceThank you mates!
@Marc: That was my second idea but I'm not very good in sculpting surfaces.
@Burkhard: What I learned about modelling, I learned by myself. But even more i learned from other modellers in the internet. So I like WIP's that show how people solve problems ore create things and I hope I can give a back a little bit to other modellers by doing so.
8 January 2017, 18:58
Marc A.Well... it looks great for me!, thanks for showing us your techs. And of course people will thanks your contribution and the explanation. Good luck boddy
8 January 2017, 19:07
Christian Bruermmmhhh missed this so far. Nice work and extra details 👍 I will follow.
9 January 2017, 19:54
iceThis build is very much fun but your compliments give so much extra-motivation. Thank you all so much!
Only a small update today - Clear cote for the cabin (first time using Tamiya and not Future) and I started painting the tailrotor. The side walls with the clear cote on it look quite convincing.
9 January 2017, 21:11
bughunterDamn good work on all areas, PE, plastic, wiring, scratching ... Keep on going this way!
9 January 2017, 21:40
iceThank you mates!
Only small progress but I wanted to show, that the build isn't on hold. The upper part of the soundproofing got a light grey wash and I had to cut a little bit of it to make the fuselage halves fit together properly. I also had to loot THREE Revell Sea King-Kits to get all the benches. Most of the seats will be in folded position, so I don't have to scratchbuild to much of the undercarriage for the troopseats. I also painted the tailrotor a little bit more but there are some more layers to come.
15 January 2017, 15:40
ice¡Muchas gracias!
Sometimes it's better to follow the instructions. I totally forgot to close the sidewindow behind the sliding door. Luckily it wasn't too late. I also continued to work on the troopseats. That's a routine piece of work and takes quite a lot of time.
31 January 2017, 16:51
iceThe folded troopseats are done and I made 2 fire extinguishers. For the troopseats I bought another Eduard pe-set. In case I destroy the windshield when removing the windshield wipers, I got me a 2nd kit. Better safe than sorry.
11 February 2017, 15:14
Zsolt CzegleI'm very curious how you remove the windshield wipers! Photos please!! 😄
11 February 2017, 16:18
iceMe too....🤔
I had another hour so I made the most important part of a Westland Sea King - the relief tube (toilet).
11 February 2017, 20:29
iceToday all of the time was used to get rid of the windscreen wipers. I don't know why the companies think it's a good idea to cast them right on the clear parts...
19 February 2017, 18:10
iceThank you Spanjaard. I used toothpaste and a small multitool with a polishing wheel. Worked better than I thoight.
19 February 2017, 22:00
Murad ÖZERnow that's proper dental hygiene! looking incredible ice, probably even better than it was before.
19 February 2017, 22:07
Spanjaardtoothpaste? i would have never thought of that 🙂 i have to try that 🙂
20 February 2017, 19:34
Łukasz GlińskiI heard about that toothpaste trick many times, but never achieved acceptable results to be honest and turned toward gauzy agent instead - but your example is unbelievably transparent
20 February 2017, 19:46
Spanjaardmaybe it is a question of the right toothpaste ?😉 which one are you using Ice?
20 February 2017, 20:00
Marc A.ice, Spanjaard Why do not you use the tamiya polishing paste?. Have you tried it?. its great stuff yo have it over the bench😉
20 February 2017, 20:25
SpanjaardHi Marc, i have tamiya polishing products, but i think i did not get good results with it in transparent parts.....
20 February 2017, 20:33
Bart MeeldijkIce, do also have an idea for the external cargo hook/system? I hit that part on my HC.4 now...
20 February 2017, 20:37
iceWow - so much nice feedback! I feel honored guys.
I used some cheap toothpaste from the local discounter. It's good to look out for some toothpaste with whitening effect, because it has more abrasive parts in it, I think.
The stuff for polishing handy displays should work too.
@Bart Meeldijk: Didn't think of that yet. If you have an idea, I would like to hear it. 🙂
Do you have any pics of your build?
20 February 2017, 20:46
Bart MeeldijkI'll put some pics in album/project. Not finished yet - working on a terrible MD500 now :-/
21 February 2017, 12:38
iceI paused this build when I started the SH-60B for the ARC-groupbuild. I'll continue when the SH-60B is done.
Thank you Choppa!
31 August 2017, 19:18
iceI know your helicopters in the same scale and knowing, that you follow this build makes me feel honoured and a little bit scared at the same time. 🙂
31 August 2017, 21:26
iceSeahawk is done - Sea King is on the bench again. 🙂
I have to finish the interior so I made - I have not idea what it is but I saw it on reference pictures looks like some insulated pipes or something else. It was my first use of milliput. I also had to make some intercom cables from 0,1mm wire and first aid kits for hanging around at the walls.
29 October 2017, 21:18
Spanjaardso you will "relax" your eyes with the "much bigger" scale of 1/72?😉
29 October 2017, 21:25
iceSunday - my "I don't have to rund day" and I finally got some time for the Sea King.
I added the first aid packs, the first intercom cable and the fire extinguishers. I tried to detail the seat in the back a little bit more but I don't know if I keep it that way. The legs look quite thick now.
12 November 2017, 13:37
iceAnd I spotted the HUGE ejection mark on the wall between cockpit and cargo area... 😳
12 November 2017, 13:38
ice@Ronan: Satisfied? 😄
@ForestFan: Thanks mate!
@Bernhard: Du weißt, dass du für mich das große Vorbild in Sachen 1/72 Helis bist und darum einfach nur DANKE! 🙂
@all: I had to redo the legs of the seat so I started with some wire and ended up with a completely new frame...
14 November 2017, 21:14
bughunterThe seat looks perfect now! Good, that you have redone it. As always: with a good reference (+ tools and scratch material) it is easier to convert ideas into details 🙂
14 November 2017, 21:50
Mike DanielsSome serious detail going on here. Love the canvas seats. Following.
15 November 2017, 00:36
Holger Kranich👍
Bernhard hat schon alleine mit dem Rotorkopf von seinem seaking sehr weit vorgelegt.
Da bin ich jetzt wirklich auf dein Ergebnis gespannt.
Aber das sieht ja jetzt schon verflucht gut aus!
15 November 2017, 13:10
Scott HastingsLooking great, impressed with your work. I am a victim of "I will just touch this part up" and wind up redoing the whole kit. I made the entire internals of old 1/72 Airfix FAA Sea King just to give it some life as was completely void inside otherwise. One of my favourite model builds so far...it is in my projects. Cheers, Scott
15 November 2017, 17:22
iceThe overwhelming positive resonance to this project gives me so much extra motivation. The Sea King in all of its variants is my favourite helicopter and I really try do it justice. Thank you all for your support. 👍
@Holger: I just ordered a little surprise for that special area. 😄
@Scott: You have built a wonderful Sea King with nice interior. The lights are the cherry on the cake. 🙂
16 November 2017, 21:33
iceA short proof of life. I painted the seat and added some seatbelts. The first window was glued in and some other small things were done like erasing ejection marks.
6 January 2018, 20:57
iceDanke! 🙂
Today the cabin was completed a little bit more. Some more intercom-cables, levers and pipes were glued in place and I start looking forward to the moment when I can close the Sea King.
Some of the gluepoints are quite small and have to hold quite some weight in place - I hope later nothing starts to move when the hull is closed.
12 January 2018, 21:42
Joost de RuijterVery nicely done... keep up the grest work.... love those helcopter builds
14 January 2018, 07:49
iceThank you Adam and JD for your nice comments.
I can finally say: The cabin interior is done! 🙂
21 January 2018, 12:11
iceThank you Clifford!
The flu got me so I had to take a longer break. Today the fuselage was closed (using some brute force in some areas) and now I'm absolutely not looking forward to close all those little gaps. Advantage of the Airfix-Sea King: No rivets!
I think I'll try surfacer applied with a toothpick.
I also got rid of the tie-down rings on the fuselage. That was quite easy because of the soft Airfix-plastic.
26 January 2018, 22:58
Clifford KeeslerIt is looking good. Yes I hate filling and sanding also, but it is a nesseary evil.
27 January 2018, 00:30
iceI filled and sanded and filled and sanded but the results are not presentable yet.
So I went to the hobby shop and bought some Tamiya clear blue and clear green to tint the overhead windows. I used a mix of 75% blue + 25% green. I also added the overhead console and added two frames I saw at a lot of pictures.
6 February 2018, 21:19
Scott HastingsYour internal detailing is amazing...the seats, wiring, ductwork and wall insulation ALL top notch. You need to do a cut open version to be able to see all this gorgeous work! I like the clear sharpness you got with your green mixture for the canopy window. Super build indeed
7 February 2018, 00:19
iceSome very nice gents at britmodeller gave me the hint, that the Mk.4 has some extra circuit breaker panels over the pilots and co-pilots head. Pictures are rare so I had to guess when i made some from styrene and leftover pe-parts.
11 February 2018, 20:00
iceI have to thank you so much for your comments and the support. It releases that little extra-energy you need to try something new and not stay on the same level all the time.
The new thing this time was Rosie. Rosie the Riveter was totally new to me but our relationship grew strong quite fast.😎
It's a marvelous tool and it adds so much details to the model. I used the 0.4mm-Version (single and double) and you could even use it for 1/144. Sadly the rivets are so close together that it's very hard to take a good photo of them. Damn I have to get a macro-lens soon.
17 February 2018, 20:19
Spanjaardi have the one of trumpeter... but for 1/144? i will need to look at Rosie 🙂
18 February 2018, 00:02
OlivierToll ! You could become a teacher for modellers or write a book on detailing. Your explanations are well documented and clear. Thank you.
18 February 2018, 11:08
iceYou guys are sooo great! Thank you all for the very flattering comments. 🙂
@spanjaard: Give it a try - it's a great tool!
@olly: There are soo many gifted modellers here that I can learn so much from - I'm more the student than the teacher.
Today I was curious how much of the rivets would be visible after painting. As you can see this shouldn't be much of a problem. But I'll have to redo the painting of the tail because of other reason. If you take a look at photos of the real bird you'll see that the white is bright and shiny. No preshading needed: jetphotos.com/registration/ZF115
My next steps will be:
- completing the riveting and assembling the Sea King for painting
- No primer or black basing. I'll spray XF-62 as base coat (perhaps I'll light it up a little with XF-2 because of the scale effect)
- masking the tiger-stripes
- paint XF-2 with a good coverage
All the weathering will be done with washes, oil paint and highly dilluted airbrushing.
24 February 2018, 19:38
iceThank you!
Riveting is done. I painted the fuselage with XF-1 to find issues but nothing world shaking apeared so I started with more pe-parts from the Eduard-set.
When you want to use this set I highly recommend to use reference pictures. Some pe parts are not useable on the HC,4.
Perhaps I can start with painting the camo scheme this week but I have a lot of appointments this week.
4 March 2018, 20:54
Bart GoesaertLooking very good... Is there another reason then to check the surface to paint it before the application of the PE? Doesn't this have consequences for the adhesion (bit like when masking a model and the paint comes off kind of style, but with the PE)?
6 March 2018, 07:32
ice@Harry: Dankeschön! I hope they'll be still there after paint, clear cote, washing and all the other layers of stuff to come.
@Ed Froix: Thank you and welcome!
@Bart:
I hope not. 😄
I painted it because I needed to spot areas I had to sand. this is much less complicated without the PE.
Today more PE-time. Just compare the folded part to the kit-part. BUT Eduard did something wrong. The diagonal struts of the frames should be similar on both sides: The front strut should go from left top to right bottom on both sides. Not a big deal but they made a lot of small mistakes on that set. I'll have to mount the IR-thingies to make the struts invisible. 😄
6 March 2018, 21:28
Bart MeeldijkGreat work! Progressing nicely! How is the camo coming? Tough job rigt? :-/
Are you masking the whole kit and spraying? Good luck!
7 March 2018, 09:08
Donald Dickson IIAnd that is precisely why I will never do this scheme! Unless they come out with pre cut masks. LOL Good luck sir!
11 March 2018, 15:41
iceThank you guys for the encouraging and the a little bit non-encouranging comments. 😄
I just wanted to give a small update. The right side is almost done and I'm getting some routine.
This is so much fun - NOT!
I think next time I'll do it the oldschool-way. I'll airbrush it white and do the green stripes with a brush. I so much hope that I don't #$%§ it up when airbrushing the white... 😳
17 March 2018, 15:38
ice80% done! For some areas I'll nee UHU Tac but I'll wait until just before the painting before applying it.
28 April 2018, 19:45
B. M.What an amount of work! This is gonna be great (actually it is already now..)
28 April 2018, 21:35
Bart Goesaertthe art of masking... hours and hours of cutting and applying tape etc..., 20' spraying and praying that it will turn out ok when unwrapping... but so far it looks good...
2 May 2018, 10:46
iceFinally I ate some of Jeremy Clarksons "brave pills" and started painting. Of course the painjob needs some touch-ups but nothing horrible happened.
27 June 2018, 20:04
Donald Dickson IIWhen I clicked on the pic I actually said WOW out loud. That came out great!
28 June 2018, 00:26
iceThank you guys! Everytime I look at the kit I'm smyling. Two big issues will slow down the next steps: Extremly good weather and some business trips. But motivation is no problem - I can't wait to continue. 🙂
1 July 2018, 19:40
iceHad some time. 🙂
I masked and airbrushed the black areas instead of using the decals.
5 July 2018, 20:22
Bart MeeldijkNice progress on the camo, Ice! Are you gonna leave the crew- and slidingdoor open?
23 July 2018, 09:33
Gareth WindsorYour attention to detail is remarkable. I love the sheep skin covers and the pee tube. Looking forward to the final reveal.
23 July 2018, 11:58
iceThank you guys. Your comments are n.ice too! 🙂
Right now the build is on hold due to temperatures up to 30,5°C in my mancave.
@Bart: Of course. I hope this way perhaps a little bit of the interior could still be visible.
28 July 2018, 22:53
bughunterOn hold? After the well known "naked cleaning", what about "naked modeling" and sauna at once? 😛 Neeein, Kopfkino ...
29 July 2018, 12:59
Cuajete30ºC are nothing. In my mancave I reach 40ºC on summer. I know you can. Your nickname is Ice 😄 😉
Good progress! 🙂
29 July 2018, 19:40
iceUpdate-time! Decals are done and I sealed them with gloss cote. Washing was done with Tamiya panel line accent colour. I also airbrushed the insides of the doors and different small parts. I ordered some new matt cote that should arrive this week.
16 September 2018, 17:24
Gareth WindsorNice Gust Lock on the tail rotors. Struggled a few times putting the real ones on in the dark on the flight deck and in bad weather...lol
17 September 2018, 13:24
iceThank you guys. A pleasure to read your nice comments.
@Gareth: So "Gust Lock" is that red thingy? Is this the official term? I alway wondered what could be the name for that device.
17 September 2018, 18:48
Gareth WindsorYes, gust lock. The tail rotors all flap independently so the Gust Lock would pull the blades and hold them in place to stop the wind knocking them back and forth and getting damaged.
17 September 2018, 21:08
iceThank you Gareth for the explanation. I've seen the Gust Lock many times and I knew it's purpose but I never knew the name. 🙂
And thank you Clifford for the appreciation.
Today a big step was done. I apllied the flat varnish and finally was able to peel the masks off. That's what I like best in modelling. It's a bit like Christmas.
Sadly the maskol on some windows reacted with the Future so I'll have to take care of that.
22 September 2018, 19:53
bughunterReally pity with the extra work on windows, so its not X-mas but Halloween 🙁
22 September 2018, 20:36
CuajeteVery good progress, Ice. I can't see what happen with Maskol and Future on windows. Where is the problem?
23 September 2018, 10:30
ice@bughunter: I hope a new layer of future can solve the problem.
@Cuajate: I uploaded a new photo for you. You can see it on picture 172
23 September 2018, 11:12
CuajeteThank you, Ice. Is it possible that it cracks? I hope you can solve it, but if you can not, there's no problem. At least in the photos, you have to look to see it😉
23 September 2018, 12:32
iceNo it didn't. I brushed on another layer of Future and the marks are gone.
23 September 2018, 15:57
iceFirts testfit of the main rotor. I like the Airfix-system - nothing is glued yet. The outer rotorblades are a bit too high but that's not a big issue.
30 September 2018, 17:07
iceThe whole time today went into the cargo hook. After some research I found a company called Drallim that seems to deliver helicopter cargo hooks to the British Forces. I tried to build the SACRU 1. It's not painted yet but that should do the job. I also still needs the cables that open the hook and the hook needs to be tied up against the bottom of the helicopter.
3 October 2018, 19:04
Gareth WindsorThe SACRU looks good. I've fitted plenty of the real things and stood under to hook up loads. You've made me want to pull out one of my Sea Kings to build.
4 October 2018, 12:43
iceThank you Clifford and Gareth. So great to know, that even Pros like my model. 🙂
A productive weekend ends:
- added many antennas (you can hardly see the wire HF antenna)
- added the "floodlights" to the sponsons. I think they are an obstacle avoidance system.
- clearcoted and washed wheels, front door, holders for the IR jammers, tailhinge, steps of the side door.
- painted the SACRU and stowed it under the helicopter. I also added the thin cable, that exits the cabin under the left side window and runs down to the hook to hold it in position
- I don't know why, but Airfix forgot the antennas on the left and right side of the cockpit that look like handles. I added tham but they are not painted yet.
- all rotorblades now have locks and are a bit "tuned". Hydraulik lines will be added later.
- Rotorblades are painted Medium Sea Grey (underside) and Dark Sea Grey (upper side)
That's it for today. 🙂
7 October 2018, 20:34
Bart MeeldijkGreat one Ice! I have had a few busy months, but am finishing my 'Junglie' as well! Like the cargohook and rivet-lines as well, great job!
8 October 2018, 15:40
iceNot much but it took some time:
- painting rotorblades topside RAF Dark Sea Grey
- masking topside
- painting rotorblades underside RAF Medium Sea Grey
- masking the tips for the yellow with a template
- painting the tips Revell 15 Yellow
- masking the leading edges of the rotorblades with a template (leading edge isn't silverish up to the root of the rotorblade)
- painting the leading edges Revell 91 Iron
- painting the rotorblades with X22 for the decals
1 November 2018, 20:41
iceThank you Clifford! 👍
The rotorblades are painted, washed and coated. Now I had to allign them. Airfix did a good job but the rotorblades on the sides were too high and too horizontal. I had to make two cuts to get them right. The droop was made by sticking them in hot water and bend them ove a template.
17 November 2018, 18:19
ice😳 Thank you guys - I'm starting to blush.
I was able to finish some smaller things today. Most of the time was used to make a new anti-collision light for the top of the tail boom.
18 November 2018, 17:35
Michael PhillipsAll I got is... WOW. Now that is impressive! Love the scheme man, and you nailed it.
18 November 2018, 23:41
Bart Goesaertthis is indeed impressive... stunning work on this one.. scratching a windshield wiper should be a peace of cake... ahum, but well worth the effort...
19 November 2018, 09:43
Mike DanielsJust gets better and better. That wash on the rotors looks so right. Love the dribbling!!
9 December 2018, 21:09
Donald Dickson IIDude, if you detail it any more, some 1/72 sailors are gonna walk out and start prepping it for flight!
9 December 2018, 22:46
Łukasz Gliński@Olivier: the latter IMO - look at the pic 199 caption: "Too small for my camera.". Looks like ice went beyond the capabilities of his own equipment 😄
10 December 2018, 07:48
B. M.I really like the "before and after" between Picture nr. 1 and nr. 197...!
10 December 2018, 10:32
iceSo many nice comments - guys you are the best. 👍
Work is over for this year and that means I have some time for the hobby. Yesterday and today I nearly finished the rotorhead. It still needs some touch ups with paint but the main work is done. I have to say that I really love the Sea king in all its variants but building the rotorhead is quite a challenge...
18 December 2018, 14:01
Bart Goesaertdamn, the devil is in the detail, but i think the complete hell came over to this one...
19 December 2018, 09:19
iceAll of your comments were very nice and I'm really thankful for them but Bart made me laugh out loud. You made my day! 👍
Today again some hours went into the model but you can't see the big differeces. I completed the rotorhead and glued the front door in place.
I also completed the underside of the Sea King were some antennas and the anti-collision light were still missing. Since I lost the kit part (that wasn't looking that good at all) I made a new anti-collision light - twice! Why twice? Well the first one was declared a gift to the modelling gods when it jumped out my tweezers and wasn't seen ever again. Did you know that carpet monsters even live in laminate floors?
The to do list is getting shorter:
- new pitot tubes (you just can't use the kit parts)
- winch
- windscreen whipers
- some more lights
- antennas on the tail boom
I hope I didn't forget anything...
19 December 2018, 22:21
Konrad"Did you know that carpet monsters even live in laminate floors?" - I've this same finding. 😄
20 December 2018, 06:33
Zsolt CzegleThe modeling God is the carpet or laminated floor monster..... No matter how it is called! 🙂
20 December 2018, 07:44
Bernhard PetheNoch so ein Heli- Modellbauer der den Maßstab 1:72 auf eine sehr hohe Stufe stellt. 👍
20 December 2018, 11:21
iceBernhard, dass du und dein UH-34 daran nicht ganz unschuldig seid, ist dir schon klar, oder?😉
Als ich den im FF gesehen hab, und dann noch den Rotorkopf vom Mojave, da hat das wohl was ausgelöst.
@Ronan: ...says the builder of beautiful models. Thank you so much! 🙂
@Kon_Bar, Łukasz and Zsolt: Perhaps someone should invent some anti-carpet-moster-spray or something like that. 😄
20 December 2018, 17:28
Bernhard PetheOkay @ice, das freut mich und wenn es solche Früchte wie bei Dir trägt, dann ist mir um die Zukunft nicht bange. 🙂
20 December 2018, 17:58
Daniel KlinkOnce again an amazing piece of work delivered 👍
I really admire the way you complete you work without any compromises and down to the smallest Details. Congrats 👍
20 December 2018, 17:58
iceThank you Daniel, Stephan and Donald! 🙂
- Pitot tubes? Check!
- Winch? Check!
- Windscreen whipers? Check!
It COULD be possible, that I'm getting finished THIS year! 😄
21 December 2018, 18:56
Marc A.Tremendous work, Ice. All that effort and patience will pay off the great results!!!
21 December 2018, 20:54
iceThank you Marc and Spanjaard! 🙂
Spanjaard, there's still enough work left to do:
- antennas on the sides of the tailboom (both sides)
- positionslights
- holdingbar under the winch
- small antenna on the left side on the cockpit
- rearview mirrors
- antenna in the windscreen
- small handles on the doghouse
- static dischargers
- filler cap beside the backdoor
- openings for fire extinguisher on the doghouse
- pe-parts on the sandfilter
and for presentation there will be some small add-ons
- lashing of the outer rotorblades
- tarp over the sandfilter
- cover for small antenna on the left cockpitside
- cover pitot tubes
- exhaus covers
- wheelchocks
23 December 2018, 11:56
Donald Dickson IIPlease tell me this is going to IPMS shows. Because it NEEDS to.
23 December 2018, 14:28
iceThank you very much Ingmar Donald, Clifford and Tim. Great comments!
@Donald: Nope - I do this just for fun. But thank you, that you think my build could be worthy. 🙂
- antennas on the sides of the tailboom (both sides): CHECK!
- pe-parts on the sandfilter: CHECK
- holdingbar under the winch: Made from wire and painted but not glued to the Sea King yet.
- lashing of the outer rotorblades: Nearly done. I already made tip socks from aluminium foil and Tamiya tape but they still need some paint.
- tarp over the sandfilter: I made a cover from aluminium foil but that's not quite the look I want to achieve. other colour is needed too.
- exhaust covers: Still need paint
26 December 2018, 21:11
ice@Daniel: *brrrrrrrr* 😄
- sandfilter cover is done
- ehaust covers are done
- tip socks are done
- handles on the doghouse are done (need those to lash the exhaust covers)
28 December 2018, 16:14
RonanA very nice model, Ice . In fact i wanted to start my HC.4 when you decided to do yours, so i choose another helo😉 ( Dauphin ) , it's a very good source of inspiration for me now ... I would make the old HC.4 in Bosnia 1994 but i don't know when 😄
28 December 2018, 16:29
Ronanyes the SFOR- version. Maybe i will make the very late HC.4 first ( with FLIR )
28 December 2018, 16:55
iceLast update this year!
I made some small rearview mirrors. They are hard to see but they are there - believe me! 😄
The exhaust covers are also secured and I tried to secure the outer rotorblades. A little bit sad that it won't be finished this year but I don't want to rush it now ob tne last mile.
30 December 2018, 16:32
iceThank you Cuajete and Richmond! 🙂
I call this build done! Today I added the last little missing parts like
- positionlights on the sponsons made from clear sprue
- small "PIN OUT"-sign for the tailhinge
- cover for the ice-indicator with a little RBF-tag
- wheelchocks
- new sideantenna using thicker rigging-wire
- new antenna in the center of the windscreen
- and I secured the outer rotorblades
I think I'll make a small base for the Sea King and will take better pictures for the "roll out" when the sun comes out again.
9 March 2019, 19:52
bughunterAll those nice details together with that interesting painting = top model 👍
12 March 2019, 20:05
bughunterI'm a little worried about ice. Not only here, but also in other forums he was last seen in June 2019.
Does anyone know him and knows more?
7 June 2023, 18:37
Clifford KeeslerI hope he is ok also, did not realize he has not been seen since 2019.
7 June 2023, 21:39
iceHi guys! First I have to thank for the nice comments and don't worry, I'm totally fine. I just didn't touch the glue for some time now and shifted to other hobbies. I hope everyone is doin' well and I watch this space from time to time so keep up posting your treasures here. 🙂
8 June 2023, 13:08
iceGuys - did you see there`s a new tool Sea King by Airfix coming? 🙂
As soon as there are aftermarket-parts...... 😄
25 July 2023, 15:13
Clifford KeeslerI saw it today, sure looks nice. Hope it does not cost an arm and a leg. Lol. I just recentely got my first Hasegawa Sea King and I have been modeling since I was 8 years old, of course I took about a 15 year break.
26 July 2023, 01:11
Gareth WindsorYes, Damian XV666. On my list as I've worked on the real thing a few times. I'd love to see what you can do with the kit Ice given what you've done here.
26 July 2023, 01:22
Clifford KeeslerI think Genesis models said it will be about 54 Pounds, so I will have to see what that will be in U.S. dollars. I will get one, one way or another.
30 July 2023, 00:32
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