Andrew MacKay

How about this ? Lives an hour up the road from my place

Here's one of my favourites ... sorta appropriate for the session

They are being replaced with NH-90's early next year :(

Actually have heard these .... proof that Kiwi's can fly

Can you send some Ice this way 29 Degrees C ... feels like 40 in this airless office

WHAT !!!! this isn't done yet ..... Mate you really need to get motivated. Mine's been done since February. Cheers Andrew MacKay

@Oliver, Ta ... worked surprisingly well @David, OK might not be accurate, but given that I am not opening any doors you cannot see any real detail behind the cockpit.

A little more done... With all the talk about painting the green on the upperwindows I had a go with Tamiya clear green thinned with Tamiya Lacquer thinner, works a treat.

Oliver, try getting the Future / Green dye liquid hot before dipping the clear parts .... My brother is a Optical tech and this is how they tint glasses, around 70 - 90 degrees c Care required of-cause.

Like Joseph, I'm a fan of lead foil ... well maybe not lead, soft metal any way. I source mine from the seal on good Single Malt Scotch, and use fine copper wire for buckles. This works fine in 1:48 If I have time tonight I'll photograph the process

Given that Helo's require more scratch building for their interiors, then a pinned topic is a very good idea.

Email inbound .......

The one I have is the CH-46 A/D version ... I'll take them to work tomorrow and run the through the copier if it will help

Ta Curt ... now time for some delicate surgery.

Holy jet assist, Batman. now thats a cool looking beast

Ill havea look tonight

Curt or others .. How does the front window in the cockpit open ? I dropped my AC-130 and the overhead console has popped loose, I'm going to have to open a window to repair the damage.

Just watch how much windex (ammonia based window cleaner) you use as it is also the solvent for Future :)

The belts are scratch built from some fine copper wire and the foil from a bottle of Laphroaig <_< good excuse to buy a nice single Malt

Is this a bit better ? I won't be opening any of the doors so all I really need is a hint of some detail in the cabin, I will be filling the shelves with electronic gear and a couple of deflated life rafts to add a little color and interest in the cabin. Should have the half's to geather tomorrow. Andrew

Contact lens cleaning cases ....

The is the 1:48 scale Hasegawa offering. And NO PE so far it's all just kit parts.

Picked this up cheap and though I might as well make it up. Was going to do it straight out of the box but it realy needs a bunch done on the inside of the main cabin. Andrew MacKay

Flash Off Camera is the best bet .. I have a sheet of polystyrene foam setup above the background that I bounce the flash off. Tip the fron end down a little so that it lights the front of the model. Everything is run on manual, flash set to 1:4 power camera at 250th @ 16, never fails :) I'm using high end Canon gear so it's all wireless, with a bit of looking around you should be able to do this with a couple of old flashes and a sync cable. HTH Andrew MacKay

Thanks Dan, I might leave this until after xmas as I want the Eduard PE sets for it and really can't afford $100 NZ just at the moment. Cheers Andrew