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Ayup..

Progress of TimJ's build will be reported here...
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TimJ · Posted: Fri 05 Dec 2008 13:21 pm Post subject:

Having looked at my options I have decided to go with a long-term stash resident Lynx HAS3 that I bought in 1991. I'm sure I saw the crew blink when I took the lid off the box.

This will be my first helicopter for a while so I'm looking forward to it.
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TimJ · Posted: Thu 11 Dec 2008 14:19 pm Post subject:

Thought I'd post some pics of the Lynx I'll be building.

Here are the box and decals,

instructions

and a view of the sprues.

Just over two months to go!
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TimJ · Posted: Thu 05 Mar 2009 12:40 pm Post subject:

I thought it was about time I posted some pics of my progress so far.

The interior has been completed apart from the crew and I've assembled and painted the main rotor.

I did a bit of a dry fit of the fuselage to show the rotor as it looked a bit lost in a pic of its own.
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TimJ · Posted: Sat 14 Mar 2009 14:19 pm Post subject:

The crew are on board, I've joined the fuselage halves together and fitted the nose.

Now it's time for a bit of filler and some rubbing down.
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TimJ · Posted: Wed 08 Apr 2009 15:48 pm Post subject:

A bit more progress to report. After filling and rubbing down I've added the cockpit sides and roof.

After a bit more filling and rubbing down I'll be ready for the paint.
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thomasweir · Posted: Wed 08 Apr 2009 17:13 pm Post subject:

Looking good Tim

TimJ · Posted: Thu 09 Apr 2009 15:41 pm Post subject:

TimJ · Posted: Wed 15 Apr 2009 15:47 pm Post subject:

Over the weekend there has been more filling & sanding. The windscreen had a large gap along the bottom which needed filling but has turned out quite well. I've applied the first coat of Medium Sea Grey and this is how it looks at the moment.

Another coat of MSG then on to the Klear and decals.
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TimJ · Posted: Thu 23 Apr 2009 15:45 pm Post subject:

After a couple of coats of Klear I spent part of yesterday evening applying the decals.

It should be finished soon, just rotors, aerials, wheels & torpedoes to go.
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Flash Flash · Silver Star Joined: 16 May 2006 Posts: 2938

very nice
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DH764 · Posted: Thu 23 Apr 2009 18:44 pm Post subject:

Great stuff

Andy
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Ratch · Posted: Thu 23 Apr 2009 20:35 pm Post subject:

Looking good Tim

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Badwolf · Posted: Thu 23 Apr 2009 21:10 pm Post subject:

That's coming along well.

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Bob(K) · Posted: Fri 24 Apr 2009 07:10 am Post subject:

Very neat work, looks excellent.

Bob(K)

TimJ · Posted: Fri 24 Apr 2009 16:12 pm Post subject:

Thanks for the comments. I should get some more work done on it over the weekend.
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TimJ · Posted: Tue 05 May 2009 16:35 pm Post subject:

A couple of weeks late, but here it is, my first helicopter since 1994.

I wasn't sure what colour to use for the windows in the cockpit roof so I gave them a couple of coats of clear green. The stripes on the tail rotor were painted by hand as I thought the decal might not fit too well.

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thomasweir · Posted: Tue 05 May 2009 17:55 pm Post subject:

Looks great Tim

I have one of these in the build pending pile

feanor · Posted: Tue 05 May 2009 18:43 pm Post subject:

Ayup Tim...

Very nice. well done.
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Ratch · Posted: Tue 05 May 2009 22:49 pm Post subject:

Cracking build Tim

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