1/72 Revell Hurricane & Airfix Gaxelle

[1275GT]

Just a couple of pics of what I've been up to over Xmas, actually got some model-making done !!!

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Made these as presents for a pair of brothers I look after ( before you panic, I'm a childminder, I'm allowed to !! ), hence the "Harry's Hurricane".

The Gazelle is straight out of the box, with a bit addded to the interior ( not that you can see much ), the Hurricane has had a bit done to it - just filled the interior with an Airfix pilot ( the poor Revell man looked like a Dr Who reject...), boxed in the radiator and made the landing / navigation lights. It was my first attempt at these and I'm quite happy with the results.

Happy modelling, cheers Neil

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[mobear]

really really good paint jobs on these,i`m very impressed too,hope the kids like them lol

mobear

 

[mossiepilot]

That's great work Neil, I bet Harry and his brother will be well pleased with them.

Tony.

 

[flyjoe180]

Nice work Neil, the kids will be stoked with those.

 

[yak face]

Great job neil , the kids are going to love those! The bases are a nice touch too , the heli one is very realistic , top work, cheers tony

 

[noble]

lovely job on both there Neil nice point work.

Scott

 

[1275GT]

Thanks for the comments I can't take any credit for the bases, as they were lifted off the internet - I didn't even have to re-size the helipad !!! They are just bits of paper stuck to a square of MDF.

They are ok from a couple of feet away, just don't get too close ! I used the humbrol paints with the Gazelle and it's a bit thick. They didn't like being thinned and I ended up using them neat. But no, they haven't turned out too bad. It's a pity the glazing isn't better on the Gazelle, theres scope to do a really nice interior. I wouldn't even bother trying with the Hurricane - there's a reason it's cheap !!!!

Cheers, Neil

 

[treyzx10r]

Great looking builds Neil !

 

[homechild]

Very nice Neil. I have the Gazelle in my "to do" pile and was surprised by how small it is, I recently finished a 2 seater attack heli (RAH-66 Comanche) and I thought the Gazelle would be quite a bit bigger but I'm pretty sure it's smaller!

Anyway, your builds look great, I'm sure the kids will be well chuffed with them.

 

[1275GT]

Yeah, it does come up quite small !! There is some scope for detailing the interior, but to be honest, not too much is going to be seen, especially through the side glazing. It's a pity that there isn't a practical way of opening the doors up - well, there may be, but I suspect it's beyond me at the moment !!! It's an old kit, so it needs a bit of persuasion here and there. If I were doing one again, I'd do a bit more work to the intake and see if I could make the rotor head a bit more accurate, and maybe have a crack at that section between the intake and engine (?).

Having said that, it ends up pretty much looking like a Gazelle, so it's not too bad !!

Cheers, Neil

 

[T. van Vuuren]

Well done with the builds Neil!

I am happy to see you have put the Gazelle's rotors the way they are supose to be during startup. If one blade it directly over the turbine's outlet the rising heat could damage it, hence they are the way you depict them so that it passes through the heat rather quickly once the clutch is engaged.

Where I painted an RV 7 a few months ago there were two Gazelles and for the first day the startups were cool, but after the 20th or so time it became "old" LOL!

Theuns

 

[colin m]

Nice job. I'm starting to develop a 'thing' for helicopters !

 

[1275GT]

Theuns, I wish I could say I'd positioned the rotors that way on purpose, but I can't !! Pure luck, I'm afraid.

I'm not sure I'm sold on the "chopper" thing, tbh. I think I've got it into my head that they take up too much room for what they are, unless you're able to fold the rotors, which to me looks a bit wrong unless it's in some sort of diorama.........but maybe I think too much !!!

A way out might be to do something 2-bladed ( Huey or Cobra-ish ), or just buy a bigger house and be done with ....:surrender:

Cheers, Neil

 

[T. van Vuuren]

Neil, once you have flown in the front seat of a helo you will understand what "special" things they are

There is nothing like the transition between forward flight and hover, it is just so cool.

Theuns

 

[1275GT]

Sorry, Theuns, I speaking only in terms of model making!! I haven't flown myself, but have seen enough to know what amazing craft they can be.

Cheers, Neil