Gazelle AH1 airfix 1/72

[BsYamato]

A kit started some week ago.. I have two of these kits, the first will be in british old camouflage

Box'n'sprues











Old kit with some error but good, also i think the only option to build a gazelle.

asap the wip

[KSaarni]

Gazelle is so beautiful helicopter!

Will be interesting to follow this one!

- Kari

[BsYamato]

So... heres the wip:

Starting from fuselage and cockpit, i tried something different, glued fuselage and after insert the cockpit from the front (after a good lead weight)









during the wip changed idea various times , after put the ngine i removed and choose the detailing way, also gued the main roto but i see he basically wrong in lots of aspects , so cut off blades and reshape .
Digging in the engine to have space to insert plastic tubes and a new edge out

















opened the side air intake and side detail (i think steps for maintenance )



Added another tube on the engine and stretched sprue along the perimeter (also in the side steps holes)







Also.. as you can see from pictures , rescribbed panel ines

Detailing cockpit:

New commands, notice pedals start







also some improvements at original details



Seats improvements and upper instruments added







now.. the IP, i'll paint intruments on





Next step paint:

Primer and grey







Basic colors on



Details added, washing and basic seat belts with masking tape







Ang glued all in





gears (skids?) and front clear nose (that received blac baint on top borders and glossy clear to seal )





So guys .. omitted some steps just to show a wrong way for final finish with decals..





A pair of wrong clues and shallow looking to instructions make me paint it as late gazelle camo but.. decals was for old scheme

So paint on decals and correct scheme on









I forget about, rear windows are from acetate clear sheet.
then stolen same decals from the other gazzelle ..





More problems.. original shaft is too short



no fear and plastic rod with aluminium details



So heres actual state of works



Asap more

PS.. the rotor basement i lost.. another scratch needed

[KSaarni]

Holy Ghost!

That was almost a WIP in "one go" !!!!

So tiny it is, but so good looking

- Kari

[BsYamato]

No Kari
I had no time to post before, the works sterted about a month ago , just no time to post all current wip.

Also not yet posted an rwd-5bis (zts) and heller safir actually under wip too

[Stikpusher]

Wow! Sneeze and you miss it... That was fast!

[BorgR3mc0]

No Kari
I had no time to post before, the works sterted about a month ago , just no time to post all current wip.

Also not yet posted an rwd-5bis (zts) and heller safir actually under wip too

Lovely kit that RWD.5bis. I see you are also making the record breaker!

[BlackSheep214]

Considering it's an old kit, you really brought it to life! I do like the aircraft too! Well done!

[Stuart]

Really nice looking build BSY - I remember building this as a kid yeas ago.

[BsYamato]

Little update:

Resolved the fuselage hole, used a punched roundel from copper tiny foil



Added tiny fabric web



adapted



and silver paint for now



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