**** DONE: 1/48 Sea King Mk 50 – Home Country Modern Aircraft/Spitfire Marks GB

[Airframes]

Nice work there Vic, and that monitor screen looks much better.

 

[Crimea_River]

Damn Vic, that panel looks great my man!

.... and we don't have a full crew compliment for here either

Apparently no-one dumb enough to go on one of these anymore.

 

[ccheese]

Apparently no-one dumb enough to go on one of these anymore.

I've been aboard a British sub, a Russian sub and an Italian sub. Trust me, I would not go to sea on an Italian sub !

We will now return to our regularly scheduled thread topic...

Charles

 

[meatloaf109]

Agreed, the monitor looks right now.

 

[Vic Balshaw]

Many thanks folks. Been a slow day today spent most of it chasing round looking for abrasive pads for the sander and ended up having to get them on line. Now I've a huge deck to sand back which could take a week or more, weather permitting.

 

[Wayne Little]

Nicely done on that Cockpit Vic!

 

[fubar57]

Outstanding job on the helo innards Vic. (Continues watching in awe)

Geo

 

[Airframes]

Deck to sand? You building bl**dy ships now Vic?!!! (much easier to 'bin' the decking, and get a block-paved or slab patio - no sanding then!!)

 

[Crimea_River]

Better than holystoning.

 

[Vic Balshaw]

Deck to sand? You building bl**dy ships now Vic?!!!

Got to land the Sea King somewhere mate!!!

 

[Wayne Little]

 

[ccheese]

Charles

 

[Vic Balshaw]

Have been banned from working on the deck today (Sunday), give the neighbours a rest from the noise of the sander and it's Mothers Day, so lots of gatherings in the neighbourhood.

With the short reprieve decided to start on the innards of this machine. With so many gaping holes it's only right I should fill the belly. So stated with the PE detail just inside the front door.

Also wanted to add a cabin and consol for the radar operator. Scratch built and at the moment being test fitted.

The green on the floor of the cabin is just paper, being used to add a bit of texture to the floor and the foil on the walls also to achieve the same effect.

 

[Airframes]

Nice Vic! I do like aircraft which have 'cabins' - can really make it interesting and full of depth. Thinking of doing the Revell 1/48th scale Wessex, with some scratch-built interior detail - you got me wanting to do a chopper.

 

[Vic Balshaw]

Nice Vic! I do like aircraft which have 'cabins' - can really make it interesting and full of depth. Thinking of doing the Revell 1/48th scale Wessex, with some scratch-built interior detail - you got me wanting to do a chopper.

Thanks Terry and converting you to the helicopter brigade, can't be bad.

 

[ccheese]

Looks real good, Vic. Nice work on your part...

Charles

 

[rochie]

looks great Vic.

 

[Aaron Brooks Wolters]

I'm going to have to step it up. Stupendous work Vic!!! She's lookin very sharp.

 

[N4521U]

Interesting interior Vic, nothing like where I worked.
Doin it justice mate.

 

[A4K]

Great work Vic!

Wanted to do a chopper myself...Hungarian Mi 24V. Learned to my dismay they were retired a few years ago.