al49
Tech Sergeant
The Guardia di Finanza is the Italian Customs Police. Their Helicopters have a very colourful livery that's very different from usual military crafts. The subject I intended to replicate is the following:
NH-500M Guardia di Finanza - From Hobby Craft kit in 1:32 scale
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al49
Tech Sergeant
Unfortunately, the only kit in 1:32 I found available on the market was the one from Hobby Craft, the quality of which is very poor, at least in my opinion. So in addition to the several modification needed to meet my goal, I had to deal with some refurbishing, the biggest of them was the main rotor.
Required modification were:
- Create space for larger rear door
- Almost completely scratch build new passenger area and new rear doors.
- Improve front seats and add seat belts to all of them.
- Scratch build a new dashboard
- Scratch build new higher and longer skids
So, let's go with some pictures.
First of all the new openings and the cut off portion including the small window to be used as master to mould resin doors.
Also the initial steps in building the passenger area.
More to follow
Alberto
Required modification were:
- Create space for larger rear door
- Almost completely scratch build new passenger area and new rear doors.
- Improve front seats and add seat belts to all of them.
- Scratch build a new dashboard
- Scratch build new higher and longer skids
So, let's go with some pictures.
First of all the new openings and the cut off portion including the small window to be used as master to mould resin doors.
Also the initial steps in building the passenger area.
More to follow
Alberto
Crimea_River
Marshal
Nice one Alberto. An ambitious project that I'll watch with interest.
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al49
Tech Sergeant
Some more pictures to show further steps.
- Some Milliput to add body and texture to front seats
-First attempt to make rear seats and of of them complete
- First additions to main rotor
- First attempt to obtain a "fumee" look on the front window.
- Some Milliput to add body and texture to front seats
-First attempt to make rear seats and of of them complete
- First additions to main rotor
- First attempt to obtain a "fumee" look on the front window.
fubar57
General
Good start
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Benevolens Magister
Great work so far Alberto, and a colourful and interesting subject, which I'm sure you'll finish to your usual high standard.
Nice work so far!
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al49
Tech Sergeant
Hello everybody, here following some wip pictures of this build assembled, masked and primed before painting.
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al49
Tech Sergeant
And here a couple of picture of the complete model. I hope you like them
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Benevolens Magister
Very nice Alberto, and an attractive model.
Crimea_River
Marshal
I agree. Nice paint work.
fubar57
General
Beauty
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al49
Tech Sergeant
Some close-up pictures.
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Oh that's a real eye-catcher! Great work.
at6
1st Sergeant
Nice model. While Hobbycraft isn't the best brand, it beats vacuformed models for ease in building.
Good work so far!
