AB 212 ASW - Italian anti submarine Helicopter - From the Dragon kit in 1:35 scale

[al49]

Hello everybody,
besides my Mig 21 still waiting to be completed, I was fascinated by a very different subject, this Helicopter

so I purchased the Dragon kit for the UH-1N

Major issues are that there are many differences between the two, so a lot of scratch building is necessary.
The list includes:
- The big radar dome
- New doors
- The sonar bell and several search and control instruments
- Emergency inflatable floats
- External winch
- And, eventually, two A244/S torpedos
Next post will show some w.i.p.
Hope you will like them
Alberto

 

[al49]

So let start with some pictures.

 

[Wurger]

Oh the Agusta-Bell 212 ....

 

[fubar57]

Good start Alberto. Nice looking innards

 

[N4521U]

Ho;y crap.
That is an undertaking....
Insides look really nice.

 

[Airframes]

Nice work Alberto.

 

[Crimea_River]

Nice details Alberto.

 

[Gnomey]

Good work so far!

 

[al49]

A little follow-up: left front separated via plastic surgery and both front doors detailed.

Now working on safety belts, some pictures to follow.
Alberto

 

[Wurger]

 

[Gnomey]

Nice work so far!

 

[fubar57]

NIce

 

[al49]

Some more work done on this project: opened the aperture on the belly, modified the radar dome in order to get a better correspondence with the drawing, added a new item in the cockpit and the first seat with belts and produced a first scratch-built prototype of the A244/S torpedo.

 

[Wurger]

 

[fubar57]

Nice work Alberto

 

[Airframes]

I agree.

 

[Gnomey]

Good work so far!

 

[al49]

HI everybody, due to the Coronavirus threatening everybody, we stay almost all time at home, so I have more time to dedicate to modelling, therefore this project is progressing, some pictures here following, starting with the office now complete. 9th picture shows the area where the internal winch and some other equipment are located, but will be not visible because rear left door is normally in shut position.
Hope you will like them.
Alberto

 

[Wurger]

 

[Airframes]

Very nice work Alberto.