rickoshea52
SMF Supporter
More bits added and the problem of the nick on the RH engine exhaust cowl. I gently eased the part away enough to get a half round file in to smooth it out.
The engine bay fire wall area has all been added. Maybe this area could be super detailed with scratch or AM resin engines in future.
The dog kennel roof is a nice fit but needs a bit of technique to insert into position. I should have taken pictures to demonstrate this but forgot. Basically, the roof part is inserted at an angle with the round section in the lead until it is in the dog kennel (the slang name for the main rotor gear box fairing). It’s then tilted so that the round section fits into the inside and the top curved roof drops into the aft part.
The keel is a good fit and clips into position. I had a little gap to squeeze together. The paint you can see was a trial to see what shade would look right.
And some additions to the tail with the tail rotor driveshaft tunnel fairings and radome base. One of the tunnel covers needs the GPS fairing filed off - PITA.
The engine bay fire wall area has all been added. Maybe this area could be super detailed with scratch or AM resin engines in future.
The dog kennel roof is a nice fit but needs a bit of technique to insert into position. I should have taken pictures to demonstrate this but forgot. Basically, the roof part is inserted at an angle with the round section in the lead until it is in the dog kennel (the slang name for the main rotor gear box fairing). It’s then tilted so that the round section fits into the inside and the top curved roof drops into the aft part.
The keel is a good fit and clips into position. I had a little gap to squeeze together. The paint you can see was a trial to see what shade would look right.
And some additions to the tail with the tail rotor driveshaft tunnel fairings and radome base. One of the tunnel covers needs the GPS fairing filed off - PITA.