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MH-53E Sea Dragon Academy 1:48
Maxymilian
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England - West Midlands, United Kingdom
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Posted: Wednesday, February 16, 2011 - 10:49 AM UTC
Hello everybody

This is my next project:


I build straight OOb as i am planning to concentrate on clean build process.
There might be some small additions, but nothing major.


Silantra
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Putrajaya, Malaysia
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Posted: Wednesday, February 16, 2011 - 12:17 PM UTC
i have this kit lying somewhere in the stash... this is my first time watching a wip of this build... will watch this thread close... good luck mate!
HeavyArty
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Posted: Wednesday, February 16, 2011 - 03:01 PM UTC
Looking good so far. I'll be watching this one as well. I will be starting the 1/48 CH-53E soon myself.
vonHengest
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Posted: Wednesday, February 16, 2011 - 05:58 PM UTC
I love this family of heavy helicopters. I have the CH-53E in my stash as well, but won't be building it for a while. It will be great to see this one built Adam. Are you going to creat a base that represents part of the deck as you did on your last build?
Maxymilian
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England - West Midlands, United Kingdom
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Posted: Wednesday, February 16, 2011 - 08:30 PM UTC

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I love this family of heavy helicopters. I have the CH-53E in my stash as well, but won't be building it for a while. It will be great to see this one built Adam. Are you going to creat a base that represents part of the deck as you did on your last build?


Yes, i am thinking about re-creating that picture, 2 edges will be end of aircraft deck, and 2 other like a cut-out with some pipes etc.
This time i will try to get smaller chains so they will be more "in scale" than previuos one.
SGTJKJ
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Kobenhavn, Denmark
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Posted: Wednesday, February 16, 2011 - 11:32 PM UTC
Very nice project, Adam. I do not know the Academy kit, so it will be interesting to follow.

Looking forward to see more
drabslab
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European Union
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Posted: Thursday, February 17, 2011 - 03:49 AM UTC
having one of those in my stack as well, i am looking forward to following this thread
vonHengest
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Posted: Thursday, February 17, 2011 - 08:55 AM UTC
Awesome Adam, glad to hear it and looking forward to another excellent display piece.
entlim
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England - North West, United Kingdom
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Posted: Thursday, February 17, 2011 - 09:18 AM UTC
watching this!
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Posted: Friday, February 18, 2011 - 06:57 AM UTC
I will be watching this also. Great choice of subject Adam.
All the best.
tim
Maxymilian
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Posted: Monday, February 21, 2011 - 09:27 AM UTC
Hello lads
I hope i want disappoint anybody with this project.
As i want to leave few things open this time, i started work on interior. I am not exactly happy with it, but it should be fine.




Maxymilian
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England - West Midlands, United Kingdom
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Posted: Tuesday, March 08, 2011 - 09:35 AM UTC
Welcome and hello
Smal progress, not much time lately.
I decided to open few hatches for avionics, so a bit of cutting and scratchbuilding was necessary.
I must say that so far this build is quite easy, all the parts are fitting together and only a bit of putty and sanding is need it:

mother
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Posted: Tuesday, March 08, 2011 - 06:34 PM UTC
Three words Adam..."don't touch it". The interior look great, especially the affect on how you wore down the paint in the cargo area…very realistic. Looking forward to your next progress posting.

Happy Modeling,
Joe
vonHengest
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Posted: Saturday, March 12, 2011 - 07:11 PM UTC
Man she's looking good! I'm glad there haven't been any real fit issues on this one..
Littorio
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Posted: Sunday, March 13, 2011 - 11:03 AM UTC
Great going Adam, this is one of those kits that been on my to get list for some time now it may move to the top of the list.

I'll follow with interest.
Maxymilian
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Posted: Sunday, March 13, 2011 - 11:09 AM UTC

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Great going Adam, this is one of those kits that been on my to get list for some time now it may move to the top of the list.

I'll follow with interest.


Thanks for interest lads, yes it is a very good kit, I love the box-art and i must say that is one the main reasons why i bought. Other reason over Super Stallion is those big sponson.
So far i am working on engines and tail. I decided to remove molding from ventylation holes and scratchbuild rear rotor transmision. A lot of cutting and drilling but it think it will be worth it, only think is that i am not quite sure yet how to replicate the mesh that is covering those holes.

Some pictures soon.
Maxymilian
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England - West Midlands, United Kingdom
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Posted: Sunday, March 20, 2011 - 06:38 AM UTC
Hello and welcome again
Progress is slow, i have tried to replace molded mesh from shaft cover on tail with something of my own and result is not worth the effort i put on it. I will recommend to buy PE parts for this section as it will give better result.

Anyway i have to repeat what i said earlier that quality of this model is very good, and for a more experienced modellers it can be a good base for a very detailed model. Not for me as my luck of patience will kill it.




entlim
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Posted: Sunday, March 20, 2011 - 07:04 AM UTC
Point taken , but still looks good, nonetheless
Maxymilian
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Posted: Monday, March 28, 2011 - 11:15 AM UTC
Hello
few more details added and i made some progress, so next step will be main rotor.
Still haven't figure it out which colour use to paint it:





vonHengest
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Posted: Monday, March 28, 2011 - 03:49 PM UTC
Your mesh on the tail actually looks pretty good, but I will probably be going with the PE myself simply because it is easier and will probably look better than my home brewed efforts would. I'm also going to be building mine with the tail and rotors folded simply to save space as this kit is pretty darn big. They look the business either way
flyboy92187
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Posted: Thursday, March 31, 2011 - 10:46 AM UTC
Looking sharp! I actually have the same kit on my bench right now. I had to debate whether or not to have the tail rotor folded back or not, as the fit isnt that great when you have it in the flight position. Happy modeling, and looking forward to seeing your finished build.
Maxymilian
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England - West Midlands, United Kingdom
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Posted: Thursday, April 28, 2011 - 11:47 AM UTC
Hello
Small progress, however build is now 99% complete.
Next update will be with painting:


Maxymilian
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Posted: Thursday, May 12, 2011 - 10:49 AM UTC
Hello everybody

I finally got some time so i started painting. Base colour is XF-63 German Grey than highlights with XF-77 IJN grey and finally XF-54 Dark Sea grey.
I am planning to make a bit faded one, i know that general they are being kept in good condition, but somehow i like it that way.

Fading and highlights are bit irregular but later after varnish and wash etc everything should blend in nicely:


vonHengest
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Posted: Thursday, May 12, 2011 - 11:35 AM UTC
I really like the worn look too, it tends to really emphasize the badassery of these heavy birds. How are you doing with keeping the paint thin? I'm still struggling with it myself.
Maxymilian
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Posted: Thursday, May 12, 2011 - 11:55 AM UTC

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I really like the worn look too, it tends to really emphasize the badassery of these heavy birds. How are you doing with keeping the paint thin? I'm still struggling with it myself.


I tried few things, but only one works for me, Tamiya paints thinned with tamiya thinner in 50:50 ratio (more or less) and good primer, as acrylics without primer have tendencies to "slide off" on plastic.
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