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Dragon 1/35 Bell 412 Helitalia


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Nice job on your 412, really very impressive!

I have one question though, I too have the same kit and intend to build it as a PAF SAR Huey. From the box art and looking at the fuselage half I feel the nose is a bit flat and the windscreen too wide. I checked some line drawings of a UH-1N from Squadron/Signals Huey and its nose has a different profile. I don't know if I'm seeing things or is there some descripancies?

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Michael,

Excellent build! I have long admired the 412, and began a home made conversion of the old Revell 1/32 scale Huey kit. As I am not much of a sculptor, I had tried to carve the new cowling and transmission housing out of dense foam block. The project has been stalled for some time... Your work is an inspiration! I may try to pick up one of the Dragon kits, and work from there. Could you share with us the sources for your cowling, and tubing for the high skids? Thanks again, beautiful work.

Sincerely,

David

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A little update today:

In the last few days i coulored the rotorblades, which are made of resin:

Bell412-7.jpg

So there are only a few things left:

- scratching the mainrotorhead

- adding some antennas

- scratching the winch

Photos will follow

Greetings Michael

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A little update today:

I could nearly finish the main rotor, so i have only to build the four pitch links and add them to the main rotor head. I also added mesh to the cabin air inlet.

Bell412-8.jpg

Bell4121-7.jpg

So only a few things to do:

- scratching the pitch links with wire

- scratching the winch

- scratching the antennas

Greetings from Austria

Michael

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future projects:

- BK-117 in Helitalia livery with radar nose in 1:32 (D-HDNO)

- EC-145 in Helitalia livery in 1:32 (D-HDER)

- Bell 206L in Austrian Ministry of the Interior livery , used for EMS in the 1980`s (OE-BXF)

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A little update today:

I added the pitch links , scratched with wire, to the main rotor. I also scratched the missing antennas and glued them in place. So there is only one point left to do:

- scratching and wiring the winch

But now the photos of today:

Bell412-9.jpg

Bell4121-8.jpg

Bell4122-2.jpg

Hope you like it.

Greetings from Austria , Michael

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Hello !!

Today i could finish my Helitalia Bell 412.

I scratched the winch with plastic sheet and putty. Only the hook was taken from an EC-135 kit.

Bell412-10.jpg

Hope you like it.

Thanks for all your positive comments and more pictures can be seen in the finished section here in this forum.

Greetings from Austria

Michael

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That is absolutely stunning!!!!!

I am lost for words, you have done such an amazing job. Have you any master patterns for the blades or cowl??? I would dearly love to do one of those after my BK-117.

Thanks for sharing your wonderful work with us.

Cheers

Anthony

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