BsYamato's rotors

User avatar
LyleW
Admin
Posts: 13657
Joined: Fri Dec 13, 2013 7:25 am
Location: Mt. Washington KY

Re: BsYamato's rotors

Post by LyleW »

BSY, you are so much fun to watch! Man, speed, scratchbuilding, great paint....Keep it up!
To make each build less crappy than the last one. Or, put another way, "Better than the last one, not as good as the next one!"..
User avatar
BlackSheep214
Elite Member
Posts: 10422
Joined: Sun Apr 06, 2014 8:47 pm

Re: BsYamato's rotors

Post by BlackSheep214 »

I've always love the lines of a Sea king chopper... Well done!! :shoutout: :shoutout: :shoutout:
“Who controls the skies, controls the fate of this Earth”

Author unknown- 352nd Fighter Group, Blue-Nosed Bastards of Bodney

“Send one plane it’s a sortie; send two planes it’s a flight; send four planes it’s a test of airpower. - Richard Kohn
User avatar
BsYamato
Addicted Member
Posts: 1149
Joined: Mon Apr 07, 2014 3:20 pm

Re: BsYamato's rotors

Post by BsYamato »

Thanks :bow:
Stolen some piece from revell kit and other scratched

Image

Image

Image

Image

Image

More refine of lights , antennas , and glued gears after holed them , also closed the rear of wells with plasticard, and amin roror glued and blades weighted.
Obliviously the rotor is not glued to the helo

Image

Image

Image

Image

Almost ready for primer in the bunker :)
At the next!
Image
User avatar
mustang1989
Moderator
Posts: 4903
Joined: Tue Mar 18, 2014 8:35 pm

Re: BsYamato's rotors

Post by mustang1989 »

That's a big model even for 1/72nd scale. :shocked:
User avatar
BsYamato
Addicted Member
Posts: 1149
Joined: Mon Apr 07, 2014 3:20 pm

Re: BsYamato's rotors

Post by BsYamato »

:hmm: not so big, just during the sea king wip i pictured a gift for a good friend..

Image
Last edited by BsYamato on Tue Feb 05, 2019 10:44 am, edited 1 time in total.
Image
User avatar
speedgraflex
Moderator
Posts: 9759
Joined: Fri Feb 10, 2017 11:08 pm
Location: Santa Monica, California

Re: BsYamato's rotors

Post by speedgraflex »

Great job fitting nose together with canopy clear part! The join looks great. I like seeing also the added pieces of details! When you adjust and fill an area, do you need to polish before primer?

:hmm:
Bruce / SPEEDGRAFLEX
User avatar
BsYamato
Addicted Member
Posts: 1149
Joined: Mon Apr 07, 2014 3:20 pm

Re: BsYamato's rotors

Post by BsYamato »

Thanks Bruce :)
I'll clean all the exterior parts before to paint, even if no putty used, btw i'll paint it with humbrol enamels

PS
Actually not all antennasa are positionedm theres a lot to put again, but i prefere to put them after paint process is finished
Image
User avatar
Medicman71
Elite Member
Posts: 9729
Joined: Mon Apr 07, 2014 9:32 am
Location: Houston, Tx

Re: BsYamato's rotors

Post by Medicman71 »

Very nice! I have the same Sea King kit just a different boxing with US Navy markings.
Mike

Sponsored by Boeing, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, Saab, BAE, and Dassault
User avatar
BsYamato
Addicted Member
Posts: 1149
Joined: Mon Apr 07, 2014 3:20 pm

Re: BsYamato's rotors

Post by BsYamato »

Thanks medic :)

Heres two layers of dark blue grey to the Kaman, probably enough

Image

Image

The sea King is nea to primer (clear parts masked!!)
At the next with updates
Image
User avatar
Duke Maddog
Elite Member
Posts: 7091
Joined: Tue Jun 03, 2014 11:22 am
Location: Rowland Heights, CA

Re: BsYamato's rotors

Post by Duke Maddog »

Looks great so far. Nice paint work!
The Duke
Virtuoso of Miniatures

"Do you know what the chain of command is? It's the chain I get and beat you with 'till you understand who's in ruttin' command!"
-Jayne Cobb, Firefly Episode 2 "The Train Job"

We are modelers - the same in spirit, in hunger to insanely buy newly released kits, hustlers in hiding our stash from our better halves and experts in using garbage as replacements for after-market parts.
Post Reply

Return to “Whirlychopters”