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Nothing like an entry result after the voting

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RotorheadTX

October 22, 2006, 10:25:12 AM
Well, she's way past deadline, but finally meets my standards of presentation....

Ladies and germs, the Britavia kit Westland Dragonfly.



Hobbes

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October 22, 2006, 10:55:44 AM
Very nice!

Brian da Basher

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October 22, 2006, 10:57:58 AM Last Edit: October 22, 2006, 01:07:08 PM by Brian da Basher
Woah that's one sweet chopper Rotorhead! It's even more amazing that this is a vac kit to boot! I am waaaaay impressed with your skill, sensei!

Brian da Basher

The Rat

#3
October 22, 2006, 11:45:05 AM
Luverly! As a lad growing up in the 50s and 60s, whenever I thought of a helicopter that was always the one my mind saw. You've done it justice!  :wub:  
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John Howling Mouse

#4
October 22, 2006, 07:47:27 PM
Wow, this would have completely overloaded my circuits if it had been entered by the final deadline.  "V-V-Vote???  For which...?!?!"

:wub:  :wub:  :wub:  
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K5054NZ

#5
October 22, 2006, 09:32:08 PM
Yowza! I think I might know which kit I would've voted for had you entered this!


Very very very nice dude! The Dragonfly is a killer chopper, I only wish I had an injection moulded kit of it.

lancer

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October 23, 2006, 02:21:28 AM
Damm, that is one seriously beautiful looking copter.  
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nev

#7
October 23, 2006, 02:36:11 AM
Outstanding piece of work!  :wub:

All that glazing..... *shudders*
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Mossie

#8
October 23, 2006, 03:16:43 AM
I like!  Another who'd have had a lot of trouble voting (I was already hung) had that Dragonfly been there!
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wolfik

#9
October 23, 2006, 04:15:23 AM
nice work!! dont knew this thing was powered by a radial engine!!!!!!
which scale?

RotorheadTX

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October 23, 2006, 05:58:57 PM
Quotenice work!! dont knew this thing was powered by a radial engine!!!!!!
which scale?
Thanks, all, for the kind complements!!!!

The kit's 1/72nd scale, made by another one of those lamentably defunct British vac-form works.

I would have made the deadline if I hadn't spent so much time fretting over how I was going to assemble the fuselage. In the end it turned out that CA/superglue was the best method, as it fused the halves together on contact, and I had NO issues with fogging - even down the nose seam between those six windows!!

Here's the original parts layout:


And here's the pic that sent me to play with madness and install the engine:
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