MH-53e, HC-4 Sigonella - Italeri 1/72

[Guest]

Thank you again, I still have a lot to learn.

Washing and matt clear done, next step is drybrush ing. Few more pictures here:

Left and right

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Top and bottom

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Front and back (there's no back )

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All together (with tape)

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Francesco

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[Guest]

Great paint job !!

[Guest]

did you photo shop your fingers in?looks really good Fransesco,and if thats what you see when looking through the window,will be a fantastic bonus

[eddiesolo]

Spectacular scratch building on that interior, enhances it no end. Superb Francesco.

Si

[Guest]

Thank you guys.

I took some pictures of the open cabin, best one below

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However i'm looking and looking to the pics and the result doesn't convince me: it isn't clean as I wished and there are a couple of things that I could have done better. Yep, the macro is magnifying imprecisions but I know many could have been avoided.

Now I can try to repair (but I know I will make a mess) or close the fuselage as it is (and not be satisfied).

Mmhh, need some time to think.

Francesco

[flyjoe180]

Well, I for one see no imperfections that can't be hidden away, it is after all 1/72 and you have added so many details to an otherwise bland interior. But you have to be happy yourself with it, so onwards and upwards as they say.

[Guest]

Thanks Joe for the nice words.

I took some time to think, then slowly restarted to work on the model.

No work on the interior waiting for a decision beside attaching the structure on the roof (had to use epoxy glue as, due to the PE weight, cyanoacrylate was too weak) and cut windows from an acetate sheet (tried to recover the ones from the kit but even after a good sanding images were distorted). Then I cut the tail because the opening between the two parts is simply represented by a huge and ugly groove and the hinges in the kit are damaged (hope so) as you can see in the picture below.

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However, opening the area between the two tail parts would have partially shown the interior and some work was needed.

So I took a piece of placard, shaped it to the tail section, added the needed ribs, hinges, locks and levers, trimmed it for optimal fit and primed it. Few pics to describe the process.

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Thanks for looking.

Goodnight,

Francesco

[Guest]

Francesco this is one hell of a good build I like it a lot

[The Migrant]

Agree with Terry, that is some excellent work.

[Guest]

Thank you guys, I'm trying my best here.

Francesco

[Guest]

Excellent work

[yak face]

Excellent scratchbuilding Francesco , enjoying watching this , cheers tony

[flyjoe180]

Nice work Francesco

[Guest]

Thanks Graham, Tony and Joe, really appreciate.

Francesco

[tr1ckey66]

Absolutely fabulous work Francesco, this Sea Dragon helicopter is certainly getting the super detail treatment!

Keep up the great work

Paul