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Models => Modelling Projects => Topic started by: Bigkev on November 18, 2025, 04:54:29 PM

Title: Revell Airbus EC-135 Air-Glaciers 1/72
Post by: Bigkev on November 18, 2025, 04:54:29 PM
Hi All,
Another EC-135 by Revell. Essentially the same moulding as the ADAC kit with an additional sprue with new parts applicable to this version, though a lot of the new pieces on the new sprue are not actually used in this build, being for other incarnations of the EC-135 produced by Revell.

What attracted me to this offering is the striking colour scheme of Red and Yellow, so again another one the wife will like.

Some pictures of the box art, and the sprues before work commences.
 
Title: Re: Revell Airbus EC-135 Air-Glaciers 1/72
Post by: cph64 on November 19, 2025, 07:57:43 AM
With a name like Air-Glaciers I thought this would be Canadian but that's a Swiss registration. Looking forward to seeing this colourful build, anything like the last one and you'll do it justice.
Title: Re: Revell Airbus EC-135 Air-Glaciers 1/72
Post by: chriswil42 on November 20, 2025, 02:48:07 PM
Are you doing a whole squadron of EC135s now Kevin?
Title: Re: Revell Airbus EC-135 Air-Glaciers 1/72
Post by: Bigkev on November 20, 2025, 05:47:08 PM
Quote from: chriswil42 on November 20, 2025, 02:48:07 PMAre you doing a whole squadron of EC135s now Kevin?

No Chris, not a 'whole squadron'............
Just doing those with colourful liveries, perhaps a Spanish Gardia/Police version after this one.
Title: Re: Revell Airbus EC-135 Air-Glaciers 1/72
Post by: Bigkev on November 20, 2025, 05:57:07 PM
Hi All,
Now underway with this one. First task is to remove the excess flash on the fuselage halves, undercarriage skids, internal details.
As I was on with filling the 'Puma', I thought I would add some Milliput to some sink marks on the upper fuselage halves after removing the flash. I have used Mr. Hobby filler on a previous subject (ADAC version), but found it to still leave some 'ghost' marks in the sink areas. Hopefully this will be a bit harder and sand down and not shrink. 
Title: Re: Revell Airbus EC-135 Air-Glaciers 1/72
Post by: Bigkev on November 21, 2025, 03:32:00 PM
Sink marks filled.
Title: Re: Revell Airbus EC-135 Air-Glaciers 1/72
Post by: zak on November 21, 2025, 05:32:16 PM
I should invest in filler if I were you!
Title: Re: Revell Airbus EC-135 Air-Glaciers 1/72
Post by: cph64 on November 22, 2025, 10:53:46 AM
Yes, he certainly seems to go through a lot!!
Title: Re: Revell Airbus EC-135 Air-Glaciers 1/72
Post by: Bigkev on November 22, 2025, 04:02:23 PM
Quote from: cph64 on November 22, 2025, 10:53:46 AMYes, he certainly seems to go through a lot!!

This one won't require a lot, it was just that I knew from experience that I needed to use something different on the upper fuselage sink marks. Also as hard as I try I always seem to apply excessive milliput, and then have to sand it back.