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Post by tatocorvette on Jun 10, 2020 8:08:50 GMT -8
Hello, It is finally FINISHED!Thank you for accompanying me in this madness adventure. I am surprised on how much was added to this. Since the whole thing was molded in clear, not styrene, I was not able to get the main rotor blades to droop simulating weight. I even had them over a day upside down with a weight at the center but it springs back as if nothing. Main Details: Transparent windows masked so you can see thru Added external fuel tanks ( 6 parts each / turned out a bit narrower than required and fit at a slight angle instead of almost level on the 1:1) Scratchbuilt refueling boom Scratchbuilt sensor on the left side of the front opposite to fuel boom Added front landing gear protection plate Added main rotor swash plate, links Rotor blades tips modified as per 1:1 Added rear tail skid (4 parts) Added rear top antenna Added tail rotor pitch control links Added tail support Added sensors on top of external tanks Added nav lights (red and green) Added black surface decal on top of side pods Weathering as per references Without further ado, I present my 1/350 scale CH53E Super Stallion And the spoiler picture: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Your comments are always appreciated. Next: Did I see a 1/700 heli somewhere? Thanks, Ismael
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Post by vintagerpm on Jun 10, 2020 9:41:54 GMT -8
Wow! That is an amazing bit of work.
Mike
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Post by 2whl on Jun 10, 2020 9:49:02 GMT -8
It's simply amazing the amount of detail you put into something that small. But as the old saying goes......if you keep doing that, you're going to go blind.
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Post by Ben_B on Jun 10, 2020 12:38:26 GMT -8
Beautiful! If you keep going to smaller scales, you’re going to have to trade your magnifying glass for an electron microscope. Ben
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Post by afx on Jun 11, 2020 2:57:15 GMT -8
Impressive work Ismael.
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Post by Joel_W on Jun 11, 2020 7:51:23 GMT -8
Ismael, That's beyond words. Once again, you basically modeled the impossible, and proved that it can be done at a super high level.
Joel
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Post by mustang1989 on Jul 5, 2020 11:47:33 GMT -8
Blown...………tha freek……. away...……………….
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Post by Joel_W on Jul 6, 2020 5:54:04 GMT -8
Ismael, I'm just plain speechless. this is beyond what a normal modeler can accomplish. I've run across my fair share of Alien builders, but you sir certainly have attained that status for sure. And all this time I just thought that you were focused on Corvette CR cars.
joel
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Post by sam on Jul 6, 2020 7:45:45 GMT -8
That is just insane Ishmael...but according to your kids, you're insane as well.
Can I send you my 1/8 Corvette to build?
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