EH-101 AEW Petrel

[kitnut617]

I would bet the screens work

[Brian da Basher]

I would bet the screens work

Not only do they work, but I bet they can get HD-TV too!

That's some astounding detail work Robert! My hat's off to you!

Brian da Basher

[kitnut617]

Just a small update today, been a bit busy lately as work has picked up and on top of that we have managed to buy a new place to live.

Not much got done except I have worked on the u/c bays.  I've sorted out how they will look and actually got it to sit on all four corners.

I had to change the main u/c legs from single wheels to twin wheels (this is something Italeri got wrong with the Cormorant and the Marine One kit)
I cut the single axle stub off and drilled a small hole in it's place to take a bit of wire which will be the new axle.  I was going to use the front wheels which came in the kit but it looks a bit odd like that, so I've changed them for some Aeroclub 6mm wheels I had in the spares box.

[kitnut617]

another pic:

[John Howling Mouse]

Wow, suddenly looks very serious/all business.  Good call on the u/c, IMHO.

[kitnut617]

Thanks JHM, I should make a correction though , the original front wheels are 6mm, these Aeroclub ones are actually 8mm which are just a tad smaller than the rear wheels which are 8.5mm

[Mossie]

This looks better with every post Robert, it looks very convincing!

[Captain Canada]

Nice to see her 'up on all fours'

[kitnut617]

Thanks guys ----- I hope to have her 'walking' very soon Todd     At least I want to complete all the build and painting before I move at the end of the month, 

I've talked with Bill at CanMilAir about some declas for it, I'm going with a variation of his Cormorant sheet only have all the colours in low-vis greys (yes it's going to be Canadian     the backstory will explain once I've developed it a bit further)

Question for anyone who might know or suggest,  I need a colour/colours for the radome and the mass of aerials and other 'lumps & bumps'  keeping in mind this has developed more into an AWAC.

[nev]

Well radomes these days tend to be the same colour or just a different shade of the grey.

Nice work on the wheels - its the little touches like that that elevate a whiff.

[kitnut617]

Sorry guys, nothing to report, got busy with work and I'm in the middle of a house move too so all model building is now on hold until we've settled in..  We've finally found our little piece of Alberta to call our own. 

[John Howling Mouse]

Good luck on the move and the new digs, Robert.  Don't forget you need a display case/area big enough to house a 1:72 An-225 (I'm sure you'll end up finding one, somewhere!)   

[kitnut617]

Good luck on the move and the new digs, Robert.  Don't forget you need a display case/area big enough to house a 1:72 An-225 (I'm sure you'll end up finding one, somewhere!)   

Thanks Barry.

[Howard of Effingham]

good luck with the move robert. 

[kitnut617]

  buddy