Simon's Sikorsky CH53 GS/G Revell 1/48

[simontie]

Hi All well i have found a bit more umph this week and progress below, just slow going but I’m on it.
Have also had some good improvement in my eyes peripheral vision is quite good with only two blind spots in the lower left side of both eye’s and with this improvement I am now confident it will all return….finger legs crossed

Simon

 

[Airborne01]

Hi All well i have found a bit more umph this week and progress below, just slow going but I’m on it.
Have also had some good improvement in my eyes peripheral vision is quite good with only two blind spots in the lower left side of both eye’s and with this improvement I am now confident it will all return….finger legs crossed

Simon

Glad to hear it mate; model's looking good too!

 

[boatman]

HI Simon could you please put on full size pics as i cant see them very well
chris b

 

[simontie]

HI Simon could you please put on full size pics as i cant see them very well
chris b

 

[boatman]

CHEERS Simon now i can see them properly an have a study of the build an it looks good very good to me just hope i can get my seaking all togeather like you have done as i know i can be very awkward at times but im goin to try an fit mine togeather in stages an see how i get on as that wireing is normally a bugger as its stiff wireing an keeps stickin out of whereever it can
atb chrisb

 

[simontie]

CHEERS Simon now i can see them properly an have a study of the build an it looks good very good to me just hope i can get my seaking all togeather like you have done as i know i can be very awkward at times but im goin to try an fit mine togeather in stages an see how i get on as that wireing is normally a bugger as its stiff wireing an keeps stickin out of whereever it can
atb chrisb

Thanks chris still no rush to finish but some challenges on the build and assembly as like you i want the main parts assembled before painting that has a few challenges to get the sequence right (that will be a first too)
Simon

 

[simontie]

Hi everyone, small up date managed tostick all the small external parts on, no idea what most of them are and primed all the big bits today, slow but i’am getting there !! Eyes are almost back to normal had my DVLA eye test yesterday so fingers crossed that goes well.

 

[The Smythe Meister]

Nice to see you`ve been able to progress on this Si,
Be interesting to reveal the success of the masking.
Good luck for your test results,
Cheers,
Andy

 

[adt70hk]

Simon

Sincerest apologies on two counts.....

Firstly for completely missing so many updates and the progress on the build and far more importantly for not realising what you've been going through health wise.

Good to hear that so far you seem to be making a reasonably good recovery. It is very weird the different ways strokes can effect people - a colleague's father lost the ability to read even though he could still write.....

Keep up the great work on the kit.

Andrew

 

[simontie]

Nice to see you`ve been able to progress on this Si,
Be interesting to reveal the success of the masking.
Good luck for your test results,
Cheers,
Andy

Yes the masking is a challange but hopefully it will do its job

 

[JMARC]

CCCCCCCCCCCCool just stumble on your post and looking forward to see your next move ....Keep it up !...

 

[simontie]

Well no pictures primed the fuselage rotor head and blades yippee and the great thing about primer is it shows up all your blemishes mainly around the cockpit so i will try and illuminate these with some putty and when its good looking ill pop up a picture or 2
still on track to finish this one and feeling much better eyes and mind, a lot on at work and home but i haven't forgot this build
simon

 

[The Smythe Meister]

Hello Si,
Good to hear that you've managed to get to do a little progress mate
I hope your recovery is going to plan,
Andy

 

[simontie]

Hello Si,
Good to hear that you've managed to get to do a little progress mate
I hope your recovery is going to plan,
Andy

Yes doing well almost all my vision is back cant tell you how much a relife that is still a couple of small blind spots but i could live with those, fingers crossed ill get it back in time but much better than i hoped for
simon

 

[Tim Marlow]

Best news of the day mate.

 

[simontie]

Hi all sorry for the delay but iam making progress really slow progress…well I have managed to get some paint on but its a tad dark looked ok when i applied but dark none the less i have a cunning plan involving the cammo but this will be a first for me too fingers crossed it works out ok, rotors look fine but the rotor head has me scratching mine, lots of detail but instruction and most pictures iv seen its all one colour seems a waste of detail but ill see how it go’s
surprised at how much filler i have had to use on seams and bumps on the fuselage but most of it has turned out ok not great but i’ll live with it and learn from it!!!
so here‘s where i am. hope to progress as much as possible this weekend and next week after that im off to sunny shores for a brake if i can make it through the airports….
will keep you posted with progress of the build
simon

 

[simontie]

Hi getting there not sure about the camo but times running out and im off to sunny climbs saturday morning so heres where i am…..
as a fill in i pieced the jeep and howizer together at least thats what i think it is
not my best work but heading to wards a finish (of some sortsj
simon

 

[Mark1]

Taking shape nicely

 

[minitnkr]

Looks great.

 

[Code no 10]

This is fantastic airbrush work of the camo!