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Paula & Dan · Posted: Tue 07 Apr 2009 18:44 pm Post subject:

Two coats of Revell white airbrushed onto the helicopter and the two stretcher pods...

Dan
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hewman100 · Posted: Thu 09 Apr 2009 11:34 am Post subject:

The Pavla Roc is a gem Sarge, if a little tricky in the construction. Most of the turret fittings including guns need to be scratchbuilt. This was why mine ended up as a secondline aircraft!
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Sgt.Squarehead · Posted: Thu 09 Apr 2009 15:41 pm Post subject:

I get the impression that Pavla's stuff can be both a bit tricky and somewhat variable in quality. I was sorely tempted by this (For Squarehead's ever enlarging VVS):

http://www.modelsforsale.com/cata...oduct_info.php?products_id=204847

But the various reviews I found panned it!

For what it's worth & all the best
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Paula & Dan · Posted: Mon 13 Apr 2009 14:26 pm Post subject:

As one set of the two sheets of decals is missing - the one with the blue pinstripe on it - the Kamov has been masked up and I've applied three thin coats of H15 to it. Progress with this is a lot slower than I'd have liked!

Dan
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Paula & Dan · Posted: Sun 24 May 2009 12:13 pm Post subject:

I really hate it when real life gets in the way of modelling! That's been very much the case here, I'm afraid. However, I have been doing bits and pieces to it over time. The underside is the grey it needs to be (I used H165) and I've done a fair bit of touching and re-touching. Yesterday the fuselage had 2 coats of Klear and now looks like this (doesn't bare close scrutiny, I'm afraid!)

Yesterday I also put the two main rotors together and I hope to be able to actually put the whole thing together in the next day or so - but who knows!

Dan
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jhl1908 · Posted: Sun 24 May 2009 12:21 pm Post subject:

Nice looking chopper, Dan.

How is your overall impression on the kit?
I has been tempted to add the version with floats to my stash.

- Jesper.
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Paula & Dan · Posted: Sun 24 May 2009 13:13 pm Post subject:

In a word, Jesper... "horrific".

It's dreadful. The mouldings are awful, the fit is terrible and I had some decals missing. I've just put some of the dcals I do have onto the model and the broke up as soon as I took them out of the water.

I'd avoid it - unless you absolutely, positively, must have a Ka-15 - as there's no alternative!

Dan
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Sgt.Squarehead · Posted: Sun 24 May 2009 15:29 pm Post subject:

Paula & Dan · Posted: Sun 24 May 2009 17:07 pm Post subject:

It's not bad considering the size of the thing - I mean, that Landy 1 tonne ambulance I just finished dwarfs it!

Dan
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Sgt.Squarehead · Posted: Sun 24 May 2009 23:25 pm Post subject:

I have mostly been buying Yaks.....Of the smaller mid-WWII variety.

For what it's worth, all the best
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Paula & Dan · Posted: Mon 27 Jul 2009 14:01 pm Post subject:

Gosh, was it really May when I last did anything to this? Well, the thing has a lot more solid white above the blue stripe, a couple of coats of Klear and decals now - but I still haven't gathered the strength to build the rotor assembly

I think I'll have to take a deep breath and have a pop at it this weekend...

Dan
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Paula & Dan · Posted: Sat 01 Aug 2009 18:26 pm Post subject:

...as promised.

I've finally had the guts to assemble and (mostly) paint the rotor assembly:

Looks like we're off again!

Dan
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dinotramp · Posted: Sun 02 Aug 2009 10:01 am Post subject:

Looking good....
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Paula & Dan · Posted: Sun 02 Aug 2009 14:39 pm Post subject:

Thanks dinotramp...

I'm going to declare this thing finished - not one of my finest hours!

And now over to someone else - it's been mighty lonely in here for a number of months!

Dan
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jhl1908 · Posted: Sun 02 Aug 2009 16:40 pm Post subject:

It turned out quite good Dan despite your problems.

My Leduc 021 is put away at the moment, but I had nearly covered the whole airframe with metallic tape before I did.

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AFCBGeorge · Posted: Mon 17 Aug 2009 18:49 pm Post subject:

This is back on the go, for a group build on the UAMF

I resumed with the canopy masking, an absolute pig of a job, still needs minor corrections after 2 hours!

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Sgt.Squarehead · Posted: Mon 17 Aug 2009 18:54 pm Post subject:

Jesus.....It looks like a conservatory**!

Good luck with the remainder of the build.....You have made a very good start.

Great job on the Kamov Dan!

All the best
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Rik · Posted: Sat 03 Oct 2009 05:12 am Post subject:

You can't really go past the French for making ugly aircraft! If you say the Mirrage wasn't ugly try putting the plans over the Faiey FD2 and you will find that, other than the intakes it is a pretty good copy of the British design!