Author Topic: 1/32 EC-135 Gunship  (Read 21127 times)

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Re: 1/32 EC-135 Gunship
« Reply #50 on: July 09, 2015, 07:22:58 PM »
I love it!   :-* But...where is front wiper? :)
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Re: 1/32 EC-135 Gunship
« Reply #51 on: July 09, 2015, 07:28:15 PM »
LOL!! I was hoping no one would notice my missing wiper blade that's sitting on the bench waiting patiently to be attached  :-[
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Re: 1/32 EC-135 Gunship
« Reply #52 on: July 09, 2015, 07:36:20 PM »
LOL!! I was hoping no one would notice my missing wiper blade that's sitting on the bench waiting patiently to be attached  :-[

Heh, I thought that you're planning to mount something different there :)
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Re: 1/32 EC-135 Gunship
« Reply #53 on: July 09, 2015, 08:12:58 PM »
The good - Well, everything, really. From concept to final paint, this is one sexy beast.

The bad - It's not on my shelf.


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Re: 1/32 EC-135 Gunship
« Reply #54 on: July 10, 2015, 12:08:05 AM »
I really like this, but it needs wire strike cutters.
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Re: 1/32 EC-135 Gunship
« Reply #55 on: July 10, 2015, 02:48:35 AM »
Nice work.
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Re: 1/32 EC-135 Gunship
« Reply #56 on: July 10, 2015, 04:56:52 AM »
This came out great. The winglets look good and the ammo belt looks and bends realistically. I like how the panel shading looks subdued and almost invisible in the longer shots but visible and believably shaded in the closet shots.

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Re: 1/32 EC-135 Gunship
« Reply #57 on: July 10, 2015, 05:21:22 AM »
Well, that's it for this one. I have made a start on my next project - the 1/32 Trumpeter SU-27!

I'm waiting for it :)
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Re: 1/32 EC-135 Gunship
« Reply #58 on: July 10, 2015, 07:50:39 AM »
Thanks very much guys, I'm glad you appreciate it. It didn't get so many comments on another forum I frequent but that's life.
I'll do a WIP thread here on the SU-27 if anyone's interested? It'll be real world though, but I also have a T-50 that I intend to do as a WHIF so maybe that'll be more interesting.
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Re: 1/32 EC-135 Gunship
« Reply #59 on: July 10, 2015, 11:00:45 AM »
Beautifully done and quite wicked looking.  I will agree, though, that wire strike cutters are needed.

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Re: 1/32 EC-135 Gunship
« Reply #60 on: July 10, 2015, 11:54:11 AM »
Well worth waiting for.

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Re: 1/32 EC-135 Gunship
« Reply #61 on: July 10, 2015, 12:39:27 PM »
Wire strike cutters - I'd never heard of them until now. OK, I'll look into it more :)
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Re: 1/32 EC-135 Gunship
« Reply #62 on: July 10, 2015, 03:22:10 PM »
I'll do a WIP thread here on the SU-27 if anyone's interested? It'll be real world though, but I also have a T-50 that I intend to do as a WHIF so maybe that'll be more interesting.

I'm very interested about your build of both of them :)
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Re: 1/32 EC-135 Gunship
« Reply #63 on: July 10, 2015, 05:45:25 PM »
I'll do a WIP thread here on the SU-27 if anyone's interested? It'll be real world though, but I also have a T-50 that I intend to do as a WHIF so maybe that'll be more interesting.

I'm very interested about your build of both of them :)
+1 here  :)

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Re: 1/32 EC-135 Gunship
« Reply #64 on: July 10, 2015, 08:05:21 PM »
Wire strike cutters - I'd never heard of them until now. OK, I'll look into it more :)

They're also known as bird slicers, I believe - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wire_strike_protection_system

They look like blade antennas mounted above and below the nose of the aircraft.

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Re: 1/32 EC-135 Gunship
« Reply #65 on: July 10, 2015, 09:06:54 PM »
The wire strike protection feature is also located on other parts of the helicopter.  One example that is easy to find is the many variations of the USAF and US Army H-60 Blackhawk.  Other rotary wing aircraft may have a variation on the basic wire strike protection system fitted in areas other than the nose of the aircraft.  Some rotary wing aircraft will have this feature installed near the landing gear or skids in addition to just ahead of the rotor mast. 

In the case of the Army and Air Force H-60 aircraft the wire strike devices located on the landing gear wheel struts are much smaller and harder to see unless you are close to the aircraft. 
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Re: 1/32 EC-135 Gunship
« Reply #66 on: July 11, 2015, 04:20:22 AM »
In the case of the EC-135:




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