Well, thank you for the offer, but as you'll see in a sec, I no longer require these wings :)
I have been chipping slowly away at this but since the wife and child have returned, my build time has dramatically dropped. This isn't to say I've done nothing - it just feels like it
I have re-done the com's panel on the back wall and added small things like fire extinguisher etc. You'll notice that the co-pilot's seat is missing that's because I had to remake another one and it's currently drying the paint on it now.
Now for the fun part. I was going to buy a set of cobra wings, then that turned to crap, and I very nearly took up Lemon Jellos kind offer to buy them for me, but I decided I'd have a go at making my own winglets, and I am pretty happy with how they've turned out. I even went so far as to add rivets - although as you can see, it was my first time ever using the rivet tool and they're a little wonky. Good thing the wings are black - you can really see them. The rocket pods have been attached as have the GAU mountings. Ignore the slightly wonky one on the left there - I've straightened it out since taking these shots
The tail section has been completed and is ready to attach to the main body. 10 bucks says I'll break off one of those aerials before the tail is added
And lastly, the main rotor blades have been assembled and ready to attach to the shaft as dry fitted below:
Looking at these pics, I am free to admit that it's not my best work ever, especially when you compare it to say someone like Oliver (AKA Shark64 on Britmodeller) who has this stupidly amazing talent when it comes to helos. This is the first chopper I've built in a long time. The last one was a 1/48 CH-53 and that ended up in the bin.
I reckon that at the proper viewing distance (15 ft) this might look OK..... :)
Like most of us, I am my own worst critique - especially with painting.
Anyways, it's back to your regularly scheduled broadcast and I'll be back with another update soon
Thanks for looking
MH