Seaking Mk 41 (Marine 89+51)
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The colours of the German Seaking: 7009 grüngrau, 7012 basaltgrau, 7023 betongrau.
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First ideas for detailing the rotor.
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Folding mechanics for blue blade with "only" 🙂 13 connection points for wiring. The original thing has about two dozens of them (in my opinion impossible to realize in a model).
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Blue blade and his folding mechanism (about 2,5 hours and approx. 40 parts later).
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Unfortunately I have never seen a German Seaking close. Because of that I'm interested to hear opinions if the colors (7009, 7012 and 7023) and the overall impression are correct.
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Caps made from thin aluminium-sheet via punching.
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The door is approx. 1,3 mm thick! (too thick) and should be reworked.
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Unfortunately the windows are "surrounded" in black... A lot of work to mask them.
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Black frame (rubber) around the windows. Observation window (right) self made via vacuum-forming (not optimal yet🙁
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For comparison: bulged observation window from kit (right fuselage half - unfortunately to small).
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Holes for winch-struts filled: too large bacause the struts are too thick. Right under the window: reworked mounting-points for the sponson.
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A lot of components are visible through the lower windows, unfortunately...
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4 rounds were necessary to hit the correct colour and quality of the blue on the windows! Fortunately it is possible to remove the clear paints from Tamiya with thinner from Gunze Sangyo.
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I'm stunned that Future was able to fill a aprox. 0,3mm big gap between the kit window and the framing (right). I thinned the part carefully with a mini tool. The other opening was too large and I had to fit a another self made bulged window.
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I did not pay attention: complete but unfortunately wrong in two places🙁. Wrong shape and bare matal area to wide: arghh.
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The blades from kit need a correction.
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Corrected blades with correct narrow bare metal leading edges.
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Poor fit: CA-glue and temporary plastic stripes for holding the parts together until glue dries.
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Average fit and partial gaps: "alternate-combo" with CA & ethylacetate.
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Plastic strip for holding together the two halves. Will remain.
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First half: good fit= ethylacetate. Second half: average fit = CA-glue.
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Bad fit and partial gaps: CA - glue.
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Good fit: ethylacetate.
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The small window on the left will be replaced. Saturday evening it was obviously too late-🙂
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Small hole in the mesh = gearbox oil stand instrument.
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The blades corrected 4 times: complete? Unfortunately not yet!!! (Grrrrr). The edges are not rounded but have sharp edges in yellow and a static discharger. The 5 mpixel-pictures from Burkhard are merciless...
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This was easier than I feared: thanks CA-glue and ethylacetate I was in few than one hour ready (gluing, sanding & restoring of any panel lines).
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Replaced window from cold-bended PVC because the kit part is to small.
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I checked the sponson struts four times before airbrushing and the are still wrong🙂
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Winch support from 0,5 mm brass tube, nearly only half so thick as in the kit and still too thick!!!
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