Sikorsky S-61A Seaking JMSDF - completed
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June 7, 2019The first idea: does it work?2
June 7, 2019It works very well! Flexible upholstery for the inner side of the Seaking3
June 7, 2019It's very flexible!4
June 10, 2019Additional instrument panel represents very good the japanese version.5
June 10, 2019Hood should be moved 0,5 mm afterwards, the middle console should be moved 1 mm forward to match the length of the plotting screen.6
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June 19, 2019Photoetched parts by Eduard are designed very well, but.... in my opinion not usable. I tried to bend them to correct shape without success. The usual technology helped me to manage this task.16
June 19, 2019Inner side thinned and covered with several pieces of mesh.17
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June 23, 2019Reworked/corrected attachments points for the sponsons.19
June 23, 2019Left sponson corrected: rectangular panel removed and 4th cap added.20
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June 23, 2019Corrected attachment points and cable connection panel for the winch.22
June 28, 2019Weapon rack - attachment points.23
June 28, 2019JMSDF intakes, the edge should be round. Inner side reworked.24
June 28, 2019Attachment point for the strut has two overlapping sheets as cover.25
June 29, 2019Support for the “bench” of 0,9 mm round rod.26
June 29, 2019Cushion/fabric made of thick, selfadhesive alu foil.27
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June 29, 2019Kit seat (pilot seats are the same as used in the cabin)29
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July 5, 2019Hasegawas Seaking has no cabin roof.37
July 5, 2019Roof made of 0,5 mm plate and 3x4 mm rectangular rod.38
July 5, 2019Attachment with 2 wire pieces.39
July 5, 2019Length and wide matching to the cabin& fuselage shape.40
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July 9, 2019Gaps filled and sanded smooth. Ribs restored and added rivets. Wires and cables coming soon (after painting).42
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July 11, 2019MV Products (lenses) and Tesa (transparent cover)44
July 11, 2019Walkway area in light grey (unusual in comparison with other walkways). Unthinned Humbrol sprayed with low pressure on decal film.45
July 11, 2019The original has an rope, the kit unfortunately nope 🙂. Fine thread partially glued with CA and any small pieces of thin plastic were the solution.46
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July 11, 2019ResKit wheels are very much better than in the kit. Each wheel has a separate wheel hub (better for painting).48
July 13, 2019My usual technic for clean installation of windows: paint the surface first and install the windows at last.49
July 13, 2019The door window need a little bit work for flush fit with the fuselage.50
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July 16, 2019All windows protected.57
July 16, 2019Gaps between engine area an cabin sealed with Humbrol maskol and foam (sanding dust protection)58
July 16, 2019Restored reinforcing sheet stripe on the edge.59
July 26, 2019Japanese version has two small side roof panels. Unfortunately I have no exact informations about the size.60
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July 26, 2019As usual I intend to install the switches (made of silver wire) after the painting. The holes are well visible.63
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August 4, 2019Lower edge of the fuselage should be get a 0,3 mm stripe to prevent the gap.73
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August 8, 2019Triangle shaped main attachment points and two auxiliary mounting brackets for lower mirror boom.75
August 8, 20193 mounting points (additional metal sheet on the original heli) for the upper mirrors.76
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August 8, 2019Grips with triangle shaped reinforcement and mounting plate for the large pitot tube.78
August 8, 2019Windscreen wipers axles (2 x 2).79
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August 11, 2019Next painting step: nose and upper fuselage light grey.83
August 11, 2019Lower side of the bow (and part of tail) are painted a bit lighter orange than the rest of the lower fuselage.84
August 13, 2019Reworked/new axle with unlock bar: ready for light grey.85
August 13, 2019Middle section of the hinges are “part” of the foldable tail.86
August 14, 2019Mr. Color 68 (red madder) is more orange than red and should be lighter than the red of the insygnia. The other color should be a little bit lighter than orange and is not a fluorescent paint (despite the offect original photos).87
August 14, 2019I decided to use a fine brush for painting the intakes dark grey.88
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August 19, 2019Winch support unit in place.100
August 19, 2019Modified winch unit (left). Search light (right).101
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August 22, 2019Forgotten diagonal strut and wiring added. Mirror booms; the first attempt of round plastic failed so I made the booms a second time from brass rod.103
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August 22, 2019Main landing gears completed with tie down rings and brake line.105
August 22, 2019Eduards etched oleo scissors are nicely designed but to thinn. Because of that I reworked the kit parts.106
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August 24, 2019Remaining 2x4 wires added. Ready for installation in the wheel well.110
August 24, 2019Wheel well prepared for gear installation.111
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August 26, 2019Winch in place.119
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August 26, 2019Searchlight121
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August 26, 2019Left antenna wire completed minus painting the booms orange and isolators white and black124
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August 27, 2019Right antenna is a bit shorter than the left because the large door.126
August 27, 2019Isolators (cotton swab heated over a candle and “pulled” thinn) in place.127
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August 29, 2019Eduards etched wippers are too fine designed so I decided to make them from scratch.129
August 29, 2019Upper mirrors in place. The mirror surface is made of bare metal foil.130
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August 29, 2019Pitot tubes of two different brass tubes and a piece of fine wire.132
August 29, 2019Fuel dump tube. Stripes are decal.133
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August 30, 20190,4 mm brass tube as support struts.135
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August 30, 2019Painting completed.137
August 31, 2019Blades separated for easier cleaning and detailing.138
September 1, 2019Painting completed minus dry brushing.139
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September 1, 2019Tail rotor completed and in place.142
September 2, 2019Blades as warm up for the rotor head. Right: kit. Middle: modified kit blade & Helo Stuff hinge. Left: completed blade.143
September 2, 2019Remember: each 2 blades folds in different direction. “Red” blade is fixed.144
September 5, 2019Kitpart (2 halves) + 55 additional parts. Will be continued.145
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September 8, 2019Blades completed: 34 parts per each blade (kit part, connection plate of Helo Stuff and 32 additional parts).147
September 8, 2019Actually rotor status quo (ARSQ): 227 parts.148
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September 8, 2019Each blade has an vibration damper. In the kit it’s no really represented. ARSQ: 277 p.150
September 9, 20194 blades have a hydraulic engine for turn the blade when folded. ARSQ: 313 p.151
September 9, 2019All 4 foldable blades have a hydraulic distributor/boss. Because of complex shape I had to simplify this parts (beige block). ARSQ: 341 p.152
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September 11, 2019Rotorhead-side of the hinges. 2x left folded and 2x right folded. Lower side and outer side completed.154
September 11, 2019Upper side coming soon. ARSQ: 441 p.155
September 11, 2019Top side hydraulic distributor, wires and blade links not yet in place. ARSQ: 469 p. Will be continued...156
September 13, 2019Main electrical cables in place. Different small parts here and there... ARSQ: 510 p.157
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September 13, 201924 wires and hydraulic lines later. ARSQ: 534 p. Will be continued.159
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September 15, 2019Cable laying completed. ARSQ approx. 580 p. Blade pitch links come at next.161
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September 15, 2019(Forgotten) Main hydraulic lines added and nearly completed. ARSQ: 585 p.166
September 15, 2019“Taumelscheibe” (swash plate) and blade pitch links completed. ARSQ: 632 p.167
September 16, 2019Last fixed parts of the rotor head: “Taumelscheibe” - scissors. ARSQ: 644 p.168
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September 20, 2019Leading edge in steel & yellow stripes at next.178
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September 21, 2019Last parts for the rotor: 5 x axis and 10 x locking bolt. ARSQ finished: 674 p.181
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