1/32 Revell MBB BO-105CB-4

 "United Nations" 

by Thomas Neuss

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Again I want to show you one of my helicopter models and again it is a United Nations Helicopter.  This time it is a BO-105CB-4 of the Koninklijke Landmacht – the Dutch Army- as it was deployed to Bosnia for UNPROFOR. The kit is a Revell Germany BO-105 PAH (anti tank helicopter) I 1/32 scale and was modified to represent the Dutch version of this type. I also wanted to show my BO-105 with open hatches and for this reason I cut them out and replaced them with self-made parts.

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I also had to make the whole interior of the engine bay, rotor mechanic and the cargo compartment by scratchbuilding, using plastic sheet, brass wire, and plastic stripes and rods in different sizes.  The cockpit was also modified, adding some detail and scratching the rear seat.  I also had to modify the clear parts to add the sliding windows and a new wiper arrangement as the Dutch BO-105 differ from the German version.  Detailing the outer part of the hull was no problem and with detailing the rotor blades and rotor head the building was complete.

Painting was done with my airbrush and Gunze colors, using pastel chalks and artist oil paint for the weathering.  All in all it took some time to do all the extra work, but I think it makes a nice replica of this  small helicopter.  

Hope, you like it 

Thomas 

Any comments, just mail to: thomas.neuss@t-online.de

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Photos and text © by Thomas Neuss