Revell Airbus EC-135 ADAC/OAMTC 1/72nd

[Bigkev]

Hi All,
Have started this EC-135 Air Ambulance from Revell. Quite a small helicopter but has lots of good moulding and detail inside it.
So far I have built and painted the interior, almost OOB with exception of some harnesses' for the crew. I have added some strip lead to the underfloor section to balance the aircraft when it is on its skids.
At the moment, I am awaiting the fuselage to dry after being glued together. More progress soon I hope.
Some pictures of it at the before joining the fuselage halves.
Thanks for looking:-

[zak]

Nice work, as always.

[chriswil42]

Very nice detail Kevin. I think I have one of these in the stash.

[MSea]

Looking good - do I have to start calling you HelicopterKev in the future      

[zak]

Looking good - do I have to start calling you HelicopterKev in the future      

Whirlykev surely?

[Bigkev]

I think Chris is the real 'Whirly Kid' of the club, not me.

[cph64]

Did you ask Chris W for permission before starting this build? He has club franchise you know.

[chriswil42]

Looking good - do I have to start calling you HelicopterKev in the future      

Whirlykev surely?

Yes, I think whirlyKev works.

[Bigkev]

Looking good - do I have to start calling you HelicopterKev in the future      

Whirlykev surely?

Yes, I think whirlyKev works.

Thanks Chris, I know what to answer to at the next meeting.

[Bigkev]

Hi All,
More work done on this over the last few days.
Fuselage now assembled and tail boom with Fenestron tail attached.
There were some small amounts of filler needed, so to reduce the amount of filler, I masked off either side of the area I wanted to fill with masking tape, then applied filler (Mr. Hobby Plastic Putty). Once hardened, I removed the tape to reveal the filler. I then used some wet and dry and some sanding sticks.
As can be seen the amount of filler left was easy to rub down, and the detail not obscured.
I then masked the windows and painted the surrounds black with an airbrush. A decal will go around the windows at the end, but this prevents and gaps becoming obvious, well that's the theory!
Then it was out with the Tamiya Flat White to try and get an even overall colour, I noticed that the tail boom assembly was considerably brighter than the fuselage, which had the internals painted.
After several coats the fuselage and boom were done, but I can still see a slight difference in hue on the tail. Hopefully the next Pink base colour in readiness for the bright yellow will cover this.
Some pictures of all this follow, thanks for looking:-

[zak]

Another model that will be perfect.

[chriswil42]

You're going great guns with this Kevin. Are you what Dave is on?

[Bigkev]

No Chris, nothing like what Dave is on.

If I were, it probably would be the 'infant Strength' formula............ and I still wouldn't be able to keep up.

[Bigkev]

Hi All,
Have retackled the paint job, and sprayed some Tamiya White Primer over the whole of the airframe. This evened everything out nicely. so next job is a quick check for any area's that need filling/sanding and then an overall light sand/polish before spraying a coat of pink undercoat in readiness for the yellow.

Whilst the paint is hardening and drying, I looked at the rotor assembly. Revell seem to have moulded this so it sits too high on the fuselage. To make the rotor sit lower I pared some of the rotor shaft, and then drilled out the mounting holes in the rotor itself. Together with these refinements it sits much better and closer to the top of the fuselage.
Some pictures follow, thanks for looking:-

[cph64]

Your filling and sanding is a masterclass in itself. I rarely get it as smooth as you.