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Gazelle AH1 airfix 1/72

Posted: Thu Dec 15, 2016 10:30 am
by BsYamato
A kit started some week ago.. I have two of these kits, the first will be in british old camouflage :)

Box'n'sprues

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

asap the wip

Re: Gazelle AH1 airfix 1/72

Posted: Thu Dec 15, 2016 3:52 pm
by KSaarni
Gazelle is so beautiful helicopter!

Will be interesting to follow this one!

- Kari

Re: Gazelle AH1 airfix 1/72

Posted: Mon Dec 19, 2016 10:37 am
by 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)

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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

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

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

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

Detailing cockpit:

New commands, notice pedals start

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also some improvements at original details

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Seats improvements and upper instruments added

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

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Next step paint:

Primer and grey

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Basic colors on

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Details added, washing and basic seat belts with masking tape

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Ang glued all in

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

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

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

So paint on decals and correct scheme on

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

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More problems.. original shaft is too short

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no fear and plastic rod with aluminium details

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So heres actual state of works

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Asap more :guitar:

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

Re: Gazelle AH1 airfix 1/72

Posted: Mon Dec 19, 2016 2:01 pm
by KSaarni
Holy Ghost!

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

So tiny it is, but so good looking

- Kari

Re: Gazelle AH1 airfix 1/72

Posted: Mon Dec 19, 2016 3:29 pm
by 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 :headslap:

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Re: Gazelle AH1 airfix 1/72

Posted: Mon Dec 19, 2016 4:13 pm
by Stikpusher
Wow! Sneeze and you miss it... That was fast!

Re: Gazelle AH1 airfix 1/72

Posted: Tue Dec 20, 2016 3:28 am
by BorgR3mc0
BsYamato wrote: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 :headslap:

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

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Re: Gazelle AH1 airfix 1/72

Posted: Tue Dec 20, 2016 8:57 am
by BlackSheep214
Considering it's an old kit, you really brought it to life! I do like the aircraft too! Well done!

Re: Gazelle AH1 airfix 1/72

Posted: Tue Dec 20, 2016 10:20 am
by Stuart
Really nice looking build BSY - I remember building this as a kid yeas ago.

Re: Gazelle AH1 airfix 1/72

Posted: Fri Mar 10, 2017 5:12 am
by BsYamato
Little update:

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

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Added tiny fabric web

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adapted

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and silver paint for now

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At the next