EH-101 Merlin

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Center line is way too thick!
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Center line erased with toothbrush-sanding-maschine.
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Clear part after sanding and future.
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Starting with the troopseats.
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Testfitting troopseats.
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Adding pe to the console.
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Relining the sideparts with aluminum.
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Adding more pe-parts.
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Console is ready.
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Adding pe-parts to the cockpit.
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Most interior is ready
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Drilled out the duct behind the grill.
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More aluminum behind the side-parts.
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Added some details to the cockpit-walls.
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Sidewalls equipped with soundproofing...
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...on both sides.
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Sun-blinds added over the cockpit-seats.
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Overhead-console ready.
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Testfitting the clear-part.
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Tinted the overhead-windows.
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First layer of Extracrylix Medium Sea Grey.
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Nose is done in Dark Sea Grey.
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Extracrylix Medium Sea Grey.
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First decals applied.
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Decals went on easily.
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Decals all applied.
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Testfitting tail folded.
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Testfitting tail unfolded.
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Closeup right sponson.
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Painting exhausts.
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Exhaust done with Revell Aquacolour.
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Gears and covers fitted.
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Windowframes painted with edding.
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Round covers made from aluminum-foil.
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Flat covers are Eduard pe-parts.
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Added some details to the folding hinge.
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Folding hinge painted.
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Center line on windshield still missing.
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Masked the center line.
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Voilà!
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Side doors fitted in open position.
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Tail fitted in folded position.
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Rotor blades fitted.
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Rearview-mirrors made of kit-parts and wire.
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Added details to the winch.
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Added some cables to the rotorhead.
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Making waterbombs from scratch.
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Rings are made from aluminum.
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Fins were made from polistyrol.
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Torpedos and waterbombs are ready for mounting.
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Torpedos and waterbombs in place.
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Harpoon added.
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Sadly not much to see.
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Printed out a carrier deck.
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Used these items for the carrier deck.
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Masked and painted the white lines.
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Masked and painted the numbers.
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Comparing the selfmade (left) deck with the printed one.
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Finding the right parking-position.
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Added the yellow line.
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Added tie downs.
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Masked and painted the tie downs.
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Deck is ready.
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Testfitting pe-lashing.
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Only one lashing per sponson.
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Coloured lashing
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Gave them a wash.
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Painted figures.
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6 14 February 2012, 22:32

Tim Vereecke
top! still love it 🙂

15 February 2012, 07:08

Holger Kranich
Wow, extrem wonderful work! I´m watching with pleasure and patience, just the way you made it!

15 February 2012, 07:23

Dirk Heyer
Hi Ice, the figures are from wich manufacture? I like all those little details. Now the Merlin looks very busy! Fine job!

15 February 2012, 08:07

ice 著者
Thank you Tim and Holger! I'm glad you like ist.
@Dirk: Thank you too! I used the Royal Navy Deck Crew (SS-72701) from the Aviation Workshop.

15 February 2012, 10:23

Dave Flitton
Inspirational!!! It makes me want to pull partial build out and finish it.

15 February 2012, 18:01

babak chalangi
truly amazing

15 February 2012, 18:47

Aghis Barberopoulos
Quite impressive result!

15 February 2012, 19:16

ice 著者
Thank you all! It lot's of "first times" in this build. First time to use photoetched parts, first time using figures, first time filtering, first time building a base, first time canopy-polish and so on.

18 February 2012, 12:53

Daan Baars
Amazing work!

14 April 2017, 22:59

Łukasz Gliński
Great build and dio

15 April 2017, 18:31

Spanjaard
excellent build, lovely scratchbuild details, great paint, fantastic job on the base. you have a master piece here. really well done

15 April 2017, 21:05

Alec K
Wow! Very well done. With all these "firsts", can't wait for your next project 👍

15 April 2017, 22:43

Marcelo Paiva
Great build! Well done

15 April 2017, 23:58

Christian Bruer
Excellent work and finish 👍

16 April 2017, 07:54

Patrick Hagelstein
I thought it was a great build and dio but after looking at all the WIP pictures I'm really amazed about it! Well done!

16 April 2017, 08:55

Thomas Bischoff
Very well done! Nice display and worth to go for all the "firsts"

16 April 2017, 09:25

Stephan Ryll
Excellent work and dio 👍

16 April 2017, 12:07

Ferry Dierckxsens
Wow what an exellent build and very inspiring. Great to see the WIP pictures. Very nice base with lots of details build in. And one of my favorite helicopters too. Great!

16 April 2017, 12:53

ice 著者
Mates, thank you all so much for your kind words. I read every single comment with great pleasure. 🙂

16 April 2017, 13:39