AREA 88: SA 341 Gazelle

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April 29, 2021
What a great little box. I love older kits.
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April 29, 2021
Yep. Not much in the way of sprues.
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April 29, 2021
The main fuselage went together easily, but there's some work to be done on the seam.
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April 29, 2021
XF-19 Sky Gray cockpit? Why not?
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May 2, 2021
Hiding some lead in the centre console. Not much, but just enough to keep it from tail sitting.
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May 4, 2021
Using some wire for the control sticks.
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May 4, 2021
Tape seatbelts, wire joysticks and scratchbuilt pedals... oh, my!
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May 4, 2021
Not much detail on the control console, but enough to make it look like something's going on there I hope.
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May 4, 2021
Main bubble attached... for now. Used glue very sparingly in an attempt to not damage the clear parts, but not quite enough to hold it all together given the sketchy fit.
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May 17, 2021
Some careful masking.
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September 19, 2021
XF-19 Sky Gray again? Why not?
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September 19, 2021
Some tape cut up for camouflage masking. A bit tricky around the gun mounts.
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September 19, 2021
Showing off the better side. 😉
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September 20, 2021
All the rest of the bits attached, now for a bit of Future and some weathering.
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September 22, 2021
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September 22, 2021
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September 22, 2021
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September 22, 2021
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September 22, 2021
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Comments

34 29 April 2021, 06:13

Spanjaard
interesting 🙂

29 April 2021, 07:36

Łukasz Gliński
Following

29 April 2021, 07:42

Juergen Klinglhuber
🙂 great - you already started you new kit - I'm in

1 May 2021, 07:22

Matthew A
Pop corn ready

1 May 2021, 09:51

Erik De Smet
Following as usual

1 May 2021, 13:51

Laurent VILLANUEVA "HELLER-forever"
follow

1 May 2021, 17:44

Laurent VILLANUEVA "HELLER-forever"
pensez à lester l'avant !

1 May 2021, 17:45

Greg Baker
Merci Laurent~! Je n'ai pas oublié!

1 May 2021, 18:29

Greg Baker
Merci Laurent~! Je n'ai pas oublier!

1 May 2021, 18:34

Laurent VILLANUEVA "HELLER-forever"
cool , quelle version ? gb?

1 May 2021, 20:04

Guy Rump
Looking good 👍

2 May 2021, 09:34

Greg Baker
Cockpit finished. Not my greatest work, but it'll get the job done I think. Glueing the clear parts was a bit of a challenge. I had to shave the futon console and then prop the top of the side doors to get it to fit properly.

4 May 2021, 05:48

Laurent VILLANUEVA "HELLER-forever"
nice pit

4 May 2021, 17:15

Nils Steyaert
looks good so far 👍

4 May 2021, 18:48

Alec K
A chopper from Greg? I am in!

12 May 2021, 13:30

Cuajete
Nice project!

12 May 2021, 18:34

Dave Flitton
Watching

12 May 2021, 21:18

Greg Baker
There we go. Basically done. Maybe just a quick coat of Future and a wash.

20 September 2021, 04:27

Spanjaard
maybe stating the obvious but... why did you remove the masking of the clear parts if planning to use future?

20 September 2021, 08:26

Greg Baker
Ahhh… I can see why you might not be familiar with this technique. It's called "poor planning" and sometimes referred to as a "mistake". 😉

20 September 2021, 15:04

Erik De Smet
I thought Future gives the canopy a brilliant shine and covers any scratch on it

20 September 2021, 16:26

Greg Baker
It does if you dip it (which I did). If you spray it it has a tendency to create a bit of misting, unless, I guess, you spray it a whole lot!

20 September 2021, 16:30