The kit from Italeri
is not as good as I thought it would be, so a lot of scratchbuilding had to
overcome the shortcomings. I used Eduard PE's and a couple of Revell Merlin
stencils, as they are way better than Italeri's.
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A lot of time went
into scratchbuilding the main rotor head with its 173 parts. I
also made the cockpit like it is, too unreal without the shaders on the top
windows. The helicopter actually has the engines inside, visible through the
fire access holes in the engine cowlings. I went as far as mounting a ball
bearing in the main transmission to enable a smooth turning for the
rotor.
The rotor head was
worth every hour of effort put into it. I try to stick to "lots of
detail make a realistic appearance". Guess it worked for me on this one.
This model wouldn't
come true without the help and effort of one noble man, Dave a.k.a merlin101.
Hope you all like it!
Jure
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