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

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Simon just being having a catch up on your build, then got to the part about your eye !
Very frightening indeed, we take are vision as granted, but when you have the problem that you suffered it really brings it home .
Glad to read that it's improving so well .
Great work on the bird, love that camo, you managed that well . What's your depth of field like ?

I've found now with only using one eye it takes practice.
 

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Simon just being having a catch up on your build, then got to the part about your eye !
Very frightening indeed, we take are vision as granted, but when you have the problem that you suffered it really brings it home .
Glad to read that it's improving so well .
Great work on the bird, love that camo, you managed that well . What's your depth of field like ?

I've found now with only using one eye it takes practice.
Vision has stayed stable, still missing a small portion on both eyes bottom left and wearing my glasses all the time now
only issue is my feet!!! Because i cant see them periferally i keep tripping over stuff dog mainly but kerbs as well fingers crossed it all returns but with the initial blindness and the great improvments over the last 3 or 4 months i could live with it
i was told at the start that what i get back in the first 6month after a stroke is what your left with but time is a great healer
thank you for your kind words
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Ok tail end charley hoping to cross the finish line before the enddate …. but works mental. I knew this would be a challenge personally that is but Revell ain't helping kits complete apart from atouch up or 2 started the decal challenging or what tail rota decals are to short ok in hind sight i should have painted them but times running out. Some i cant even i dentify the position on the aircraft THANKS REVELL or is it me?
 

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Ok tail end charley hoping to cross the finish line before the enddate …. but works mental. I knew this would be a challenge personally that is but Revell ain't helping kits complete apart from atouch up or 2 started the decal challenging or what tail rota decals are to short ok in hind sight i should have painted them but times running out. Some i cant even i dentify the position on the aircraft THANKS REVELL or is it me?
Bummer dude...
 

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Hi Simon,
Bummer alright but joining the red and white stripes with paint won't be a problem for you. But for the rest of the decals...hmmm. You'll need to look at photo references I think.

Cheers,
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HI Si lookin forward to seeing this finished as i also got this kit off a c/b sale for 50 p so seeing yours will help me on an when i build mine
cheers an jen an i hope your eyes are now better
ATB
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HI Si lookin forward to seeing this finished as i also got this kit off a c/b sale for 50 p so seeing yours will help me on an when i build mine
cheers an jen an i hope your eyes are now better
ATB
chrisb mtb
Thanks not sure i can give you any build tips but if you need anything let me know, great buy though. thank you both, eyes are still the same just a small blind spot at the bottom but this radiates out in an arc so either side of my feet i can‘t see for about 2m above and straight ahead seems fine but rely more on my glassse than ever
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Hi Simon,
Bummer alright but joining the red and white stripes with paint won't be a problem for you. But for the rest of the decals...hmmm. You'll need to look at photo references I think.

Cheers,
Richard
Yea ill post the detail no idea where it is on the aircraft but my son said wing it Who will notice!!!
 

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Sorry to hear your news on the stroke. Good things are that you are now on their radar and that there are signs of repair underway.

I was interested to see this article as I have one in my stash - though I doubt I will make as good a job, as the images you have posted are stunning.

I hope you can return to modelling soon.

John
 

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Sorry to hear your news on the stroke. Good things are that you are now on their radar and that there are signs of repair underway.

I was interested to see this article as I have one in my stash - though I doubt I will make as good a job, as the images you have posted are stunning.

I hope you can return to modelling soon.

John
thanks flip that nice of you to say, still building just slower than normal!! cheers
 
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No idea common to all version’s?
 

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Goodness me, the decal stencilling is as bad as the Phantom Wild Weasel from Hasegawa.
I'd check and match the drawings against the paneling of the fuselage. It could be underneath.

Cheers,
Richard.
 

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Ok tail end charley hoping to cross the finish line before the enddate …. but works mental. I knew this would be a challenge personally that is but Revell ain't helping kits complete apart from atouch up or 2 started the decal challenging or what tail rota decals are to short ok in hind sight i should have painted them but times running out. Some i cant even i dentify the position on the aircraft THANKS REVELL or is it me?
I think I see where you may have gone wrong here. The leading edges should be a natural metal colour. The red/white stripes start at the transition from the leading edge, wrapping around the trailing edge to finish next to the leading edge on the opposite side of the blade.
See this photo for illustration - http://data3.primeportal.net/hangar/ulrich_wrede/ch-53gs/images/ch-53gs_13_of_37.jpg
 

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I hear you Simon.......been going through that myself lately. Glad you got it fixed up and it looks like you might make the deadline on completion. :thumb2: :thumb2: ;)
 

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No idea common to all version’s?
Simon,
I got my kit out again today and un-bagged all the sprues. I have gone over every piece-part and can find none that match the panellisation depiction in those cut-away views. I don't think I'm being thick - I just can find nothing that matches.
If it is of any comfort, there's at least two of us :smiling5:
Regards,
John
 

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Hi all 1 last moan winge call it what you want! Just about to decal the rota blades only to discover there's not enough of them!!. If you count the dashed lines and the solid lines part ref199 & 200 there should be 24 but only 12 in the pack? i checked double checked and then cleaned out my room definatly only 12, Flip you said you have this kit could you check for me if you have time. Same page as before unless i really am loosing it,and again (thanks Rick) these lead from the leading edge but much clearer on this detail
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