Rick’s 1/72 Airfix Chinook HC1 - Bravo November - a dream sheet build

[A_J_Rimmer]

Missing the pedals out seems a big omission from Airfix. Grand job in rectifying their error.

Seems to be par for the course for most Helo kits.

Superb detailing work on that interior!

[rickoshea52]

Fuselage and interior all joined up. The transmission tunnel panels hide the join but before that some holes need to be drilled using the jig provided. It’s easy to use with idiot proof locating lugs to aid positioning. The lugs also aid with fitting the tunnel covers.

[rickoshea52]

Thanks for all the positive comments and likes etc. so far. Happy to know this build is attracting some interest.

[Guest]

I like that they provide a jig to drill holes — though I do kind of wonder why they didn’t just mould indentations in the underside. Regardless, more manufacturers could take a cue from this example and provide jigs for tasks like this, or for bending photoetched parts into precise shapes.

[A_J_Rimmer]

Thanks for all the positive comments and likes etc. so far. Happy to know this build is attracting some interest.

Very much so - it's such an iconic aircraft and it's great to see a decent kit and build of it. You're interior detailing was a great addition.

I love that jig idea - it'd be great to see some more of this kind of thing. Airfix gets a lot of stick from some circles, but I do thin they're genuinely trying to up their game.

[rickoshea52]

Another omission from the kit are the two strakes along the lower rear fuselage. How these were missed is a mystery but to be fair to Airfix, the Revell Chinook kit also misses them.
So out with the plastic strip, scalpel and ruler. Using reference photos as a guide the strakes run from the middle of a panel under the bubble window to the rear landing gear bay and along the fuselage side to underside panel. I measure this to me 37mm long. Plastruct 0.5x1.0mm strip was cut to length with the ends trimmed with an angle.
Glued on with thin cement using a steel rule to ensure straightness and the correct flare outwards this was a simple detail addition.

[Andy T]

Loving the extra work you're putting into this.

The jigs are a great idea, my Airfix Gannet had something similar

[A_J_Rimmer]

Interesting that that was missed, A great bit of correction work though.

[rickoshea52]

Now with paint. The grey/green is on, in this photo there is some masking tape applied where a touch up is required. Next step is to mask a wavy line for the black underside.

[HAWKERHUNTER]

Coming on nicely Rick and a very detailed and informative build thread. Classic helicopter.

[Mark1]

Looking good with some colour on :thumb2:

[flyjoe180]

Enjoying catching up on your Chinook Rick

[rickoshea52]

Back to the bench after holiday and business travel and I’ve applied the black underside and rotors with Tamiya XF-69 NATO black. The rotors got a slapdash application of XF-1 flat black for a bit of a weather beaten effect.
The first coat of varnish applied (Mig paint is soooo fragile). A second will go on before decals go on.

[rickoshea52]

Deathship decals applied.
All the aircraft serials, roundels and sqn decals done. Al of the RH side stencils and most of the walkways are applied. Only the LH side, engine and blade decals to do. I hope to have this done for the IPMS Stoke show next weekend.
A point to note: the fin flashes need to be applied before the VOR-D aerials as I discovered too late.

[boatman]

VERY nice build Rick
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