marcopreto Posted July 10, 2018 Share Posted July 10, 2018 Here are a few photos of the early stages of construction of the model presently at the modeling bench. It's a Sea King, produced by Sweet Model, in their usual 1:144 scale. It is a very nice model, but the winch is not that great (compared with the rest of the model). So with that in mind I also decided to detail some other bits! The fuselage was glued together with little problem. The exhausts were drilled out and a brass tube was glued in an angle. The tail rotor was detailed using the blades from the 6bladed rotor (also included in the kit) and a scratch built hub (using brass rod and pe leftovers). You can see the original kit's part on the right. I hope to post more soon. Cheers Marco Pretohttp://mpminiatures.wordpress.com Quote Link to post Share on other sites
marcopreto Posted July 13, 2018 Author Share Posted July 13, 2018 Here's a quick update! The main landing gear is being upgraded. The photo shows the original kit part on the right and the improved version on the left. The gear structure was mostly built from plastic rod and thin plastic card. The wheels are the kit parts after being cut from the original part and turned in order to make them circular and concentric with the wheel hub. I'll try to post a step-by-step of this process in my blog, during this next weekend. Cheers Marco Preto http://mpminiatures.wordpress.com Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Thommo Posted July 13, 2018 Share Posted July 13, 2018 1/144 scale, nice work. I'm never going that small though. The old eyes draw the line @ 1/72....and even then i use glasses under an optivisor. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
marcopreto Posted July 23, 2018 Author Share Posted July 23, 2018 Well, I could not get away from the idea of opening the fuselage windows! They were marked with a pencil and carved out, replacing them by items cut from 0.5mm clear plastic. Primer was applied to check for imperfections and cover the clear parts (from inside they will show black color. The radar/sensor on the cockpit front was turned from brass rod. The winch is also being scratchbuilt (I still need to build the support). The photo shows the comparison between the kit's part and the part I've turned and machined from brass rod. I will make a post (in a couple of weeks, if I manage) on my blog detailing the winch construction. I hope to post more soon. Cheers Marco Pretohttp://mpminiatures.wordpress.com Quote Link to post Share on other sites
marcopreto Posted November 5, 2018 Author Share Posted November 5, 2018 After a few months away from this model (I needed to complete another model), here are a few photos of the small progress done this last weekend. The winch was completed, using plastic card and copper wire (besides the main turned brass part I have previously shown). The main rotor was also detailed, scratch building the rotor hub. And here is a photo of the model with the wheels, tail and main rotor dry fitted. I hope to post more soon. Cheers Marco Preto http://mpminiatures.wordpress.com Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Speedy Posted November 5, 2018 Share Posted November 5, 2018 Admire the skills you have for such a delicate scale to build in. Reminds me of train modelling I did in H0, 1/87 comparing to 1/32 I need a microscope for the first, glasses already need extra scope doing 1/32. But I see it as a challenge to pickup one of those 1/144 kits. See how it works for me. Keep up the good modelling! Kind regards, Robert Jan Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Major Walt Posted November 10, 2018 Share Posted November 10, 2018 Such intricate detail on so small a scale. Truly amazing! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CaptainObvious Posted November 10, 2018 Share Posted November 10, 2018 That's a big ruler! Awesome job Marco. -co Quote Link to post Share on other sites
A-10 LOADER Posted November 10, 2018 Share Posted November 10, 2018 Crazy good stuff at this scale, WOW !! Steve Quote Link to post Share on other sites
marcopreto Posted November 11, 2018 Author Share Posted November 11, 2018 Thank you for all your kind comments. Here's a quick update: after a few coats of white, all decals went on perfectly. Sweet decals and Mr Decal Softener are a perfect combination. I hope to post more soon. Cheers Marco Pretohttp://mpminiatures.wordpress.com Quote Link to post Share on other sites
A-10 LOADER Posted November 14, 2018 Share Posted November 14, 2018 Nice choice of markings, this is going to look really nice when finished up. Again, at this scale, your skills are amazing. Steve Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Major Walt Posted November 15, 2018 Share Posted November 15, 2018 Astounding!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Basman Posted November 18, 2018 Share Posted November 18, 2018 On 11/15/2018 at 6:50 AM, Major Walt said: Astounding!!! Amen! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gambler Posted November 18, 2018 Share Posted November 18, 2018 Beautiful work Marco! That is some of the best work in that scale I have ever seen, ...amazing. Cheer's, Jeff. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
marcopreto Posted January 21, 2019 Author Share Posted January 21, 2019 After a while away from the workbench, this little model was finally completed this last weekend: I hope you like it. Cheers Marco Preto http://mpminiatures.wordpress.com Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jgrease Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 Really impressive work for 1/144 scale! Bravo! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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