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UH-72 A Lakota
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Finally finished, glad to be done with the "fiddly bits" stage for sure.
Project: Eurocopter UH-72A Lakota
50 13 May 2024, 18:02

Thanks bughunter! I should also add the molded on seatbelts Revell provided are not the best, but I got a case of the lazies and didn't replace them all with tape. To be fair,there are nine seats.
14 May 2024, 02:50

Totally missed this one until now. Really great build, paintwork and weathering ๐๐ป๐๐ผ
7 July 2024, 20:20

Yes, nice result! At least the four rotor blade markings are colorful 😉
19 July 2024, 17:26

Looking great! I'm still struggeling with the paint on mine. Verry good job!
19 July 2024, 18:19

Jup, I will try to use a white primer instead of a light grey. I also want all doors open and dont know how to protect the interiour
20 July 2024, 07:18

@Qwertzel You can try to put in a layer of foam, e.g. the one Eduard used for safely pack accessories. Cut it little big bigger then the door and squeeze the foam into the door cut out. And/or use moistened pieces of paper handkerchiefs. This is more helpful around smaller openings - I use this for example to mask the engine for painting the cowling. After it dried it gets "stable" and can easily removed after the paint job.
20 July 2024, 10:57

Qwertzel, bughunter has it exactly right, that is what I did. Worked perfectly. For the rear doors, I masked the roof and floor parts with tape, then used the foam. Side doors, just a square piece of foam a little oversize as bughunter suggests. For the yellow, white primer can work but believe it or not, pink is also a good color for priming yellow areas.
20 July 2024, 12:39