NHI NH90 E.I. - Revell 1/72

[Guest]

Hi flyjoe,

Thanks for your reply, I will post more once back from vacation: I already completed the jump seat and cabin lights and started passenger seats.

In next posts I will also try to describe a little bit more the process, so to make more interesting.

Francesco

P.S. Actually the plan was to start a Bell 212 during vacation so I brought with me kit, tools and colors but I forgot the primer which i cant buy here.

[Guest]

Hi flyjoe,

Thanks for your reply, I will post more once back from vacation: I already completed the jump seat and cabin lights and started passenger seats.

In next posts I will also try to describe a little bit more the process, so to make more interesting.

Francesco

P.S. Actually the plan was to start a Bell 212 during vacation so I brought with me kit, tools and colors but I forgot the primer which i cant buy here.

[Guest]

Hi All,

The NHI NH90 is most advanced European helicopter. Available in two versions, TTH and NFH, is already part of army of many countries around the world with Germany and Italy among first adopters. It's the first fly-by-wire helicopter and mostly built with composite materials.

This Revell kit is from 2009 and provides marking for German, Italian and Finnish versions. At that time the first NH90 was already delivered to the Italian army in 2007 and marked E.I.200.

Even if I've not been able to find any picture to fully confirm this, I have the feeling that the model is based upon a mockup/pre-series machine. Also no picture of the interior of this machine is available.

For this reason I decided to represent the E.I. 205 of the Esercito Italiano, ID 81522, construction number 1025/gita06, based in Rimini with the 7° Reggimento AVES "Vega". Heli can be seen here: http://www.fiammeblu.it/thumbnails.php?album=2564

Major visible differences between the E.I.200 and the E.I.205 are:

- The color on the no step area on the sponson and color around the windows that us black only instead of yellow/black.

- Chaff/fare dispensers are mounted on the side.

- Different configuration for passengers seats.

So here's a list of things that should be modified to represent this model (and mostly of the others).

Pilots office:

Dashboard shape is incorrect on the sides.

The trackball on the center console is missing.

The two small panels on the side of the center console are missing.

The center console is totally wrong.

Cable cover on the back wall of the cabin are missing.

The fuse panel on the back wall of the cabin has a different shape.

The jump seat is missing.

The overhead is missing.

Seats have wrong cushions and arm rest are missing.

Opening on the floor close to the lower windows is missing.

Load area:

Front wall is incorrect.

Side walls are missing.

Seats have a different design (ei205).

Ceiling is missing.

Back door is missing the slope panel.

Frame ribs and other details are missing.

Curtain separating from cockpit is missing.

Exterior:

Fuel dumping pipe.

Tail rotor shaft has a different shape.

Deicing pipes to blades are missing.

(Still looking here).

Additional things I'm going to do:

Replacing grids covering on the tail.

Reading lamp on cockpit.

Air vent on cockpit.

Doors interior (if I find enough info)

Things I'd like to do:

Open pilot door (if I feel confident in cutting the transparent plastic).

Turbine and APU (if I find better pictures).

[Guest]

Hi,

Slowly moving on here.

Interior ...

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Primer on, will have to retouch a little then paint.

... And tail.

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Regardless the paint used was coming good, then I noticed few mistakes and had to putty/sand/repaint which almost ruined the piece. Hopefully i will still be able to do a nice washing. Must take more care for the main body.

Bye

Francesco

[flyjoe180]

Nice to see some progress on this Francesco. You have a lot of work if you are to complete that list of missing things.

[Guest]

Nice to see some progress on this Francesco. You have a lot of work if you are to complete that list of missing things.

Well,

Many of them are already done, still missing to redo the seats.

Looking at the picture of the internal wall I think I should spend more time on it to make it perfect (some more sanding needed, especially on the recessed part between the ribs). However most of it will be hidden by the seats (and scale), what would you guys do?

Francesco

[Alan 45]

It's going well I have this in the stash it will be good to see one finished , I had never heard of it before untill my daughter got it me for farthers day.

[Guest]

It's going well I have this in the stash it will be good to see one finished , I had never heard of it before untill my daughter got it me for farthers day.

Well, don't need to wait for mine then.

Here's one from Roman (Vajled):

http://www.scale-models.co.uk/index.php?threads/NH-90-German-AF-%28Revell%2C-1-72%29.17449/#post-146674

Francesco

[Alan 45]

Well, don't need to wait for mine then.Here's one from Roman (Vajled):

http://www.scale-models.co.uk/index.php?threads/NH-90-German-AF-(Revell,-1-72).17449/#post-146674

Francesco

Thanks for that it looks a decent kit when you see it finished , to be honest I had little interest in in the kit but that one from roman has perked an interest , still be looking to see yours though I have plenty to go on with at the moment

[Guest]

Tail almost complete with some washing:

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I just added the two grids at the top and base of the fin. Still have to retouch around the bottom grid as the aluminum sheet is not holding the paint. Even the primer I used detached in micro parts and covered the whole tail (that was a mess to remove). If you have any suggestions on how to do this please let me know.

All in all I'm quite satisfied with the results (I said quite, not fully but as first model I can't really complain.

Comments anyone?

Francesco

[flyjoe180]

Looks good. Unsure how to get paint to stick to the aluminium sheet. Enamels perhaps might adhere better than acrylics to such a surface?

[Guest]

Thanks Joe.

Will try on a spare with enamels and or sanding the alu before. Still have three more to do!

In the meanwhile I finished the tail:

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Francesco

[yak face]

great work francesco, loving the scratchbuilt grilles , cheers tony

[Guest]

Thank you all for the nice comments.

So, guess what I'm doing now?

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Luckily enough this is not a CH47 or an airliner so I need only 15.

Francesco

[flyjoe180]

Seats, yay!