EH-101 AEW Petrel

[Captain Canada]

That would depend on how much fuel the new mods require !

[BlackOps]

This is gonna be good! I love the additions.

[jcf]

A query - should it be Petrol or Petrel ?

Petrel is the sea bird.

Cheers,
Jon

[kitnut617]

A query - should it be Petrol or Petrel ?

Petrel is the sea bird.

Cheers,
Jon

Damn!  thanks Jon, that's what I wanted to call it.  Help! Moderator --- could you change the title to read Petrel please.

[Captain Canada]

Come on, Robert....think of all the sponsorship you could get from BP if you kept Petrol !

[B777LR]

Come on, Robert....think of all the sponsorship you could get from BP if you kept Petrol !

Introducing: The all new radial engined Merlin! First 3 engined piston powered helicopter!

[kitnut617]

I decided to stretch the fuselage, here's the port side done up to the tail gate section compared to the not done starboard side, doing this leaves a bit more area to work the sponsons into.

[Howard of Effingham]

very nice robert! you'll be giving the FAA ideas...... 

did you get the 'dome under the nose from that falcon EP-3 vacform conversion?

[cthulhu77]

  This looks better and better. Nice mods.

[nev]

Wow, this is one seriously cool kitbash 

Fuselage extension....sponsons....radome.....oh, and definately go with the IFR probe

I'd also think about adding some big ole lumps and bumps.  Satcom and the like


Todd, for your AEW version, how about something like the R-99 uses, only slung underneath, with a longer/retractable undercarriage?

[Captain Canada]

Looking good, Robert...but make sure you extend both sides of the fuselage !



I had thought about that, Nevster, but this idea is so cool I'm gonna steal it. Unless Robert is going to send me the kit once it's finished.

[kitnut617]

Trev - yes that's where it came from, I had picked up the Falcon kit as a second hand 'started' kit, all that was left on the sheet was the EP-3 parts but when I checked the bag I found enough parts to make two more radomes and there was also another dorsal canoe.  I've got these ear-marked for another project --- think about a redundant Trans Canada Air Ways Vanguard the RCAF got hold off and converted   

Nev - I was thinking about extra 'lumps & bumps' last night, do you have any pics I could use as reference ?  I am going to hang an air conditioner housing off the side, probably port side.  I've had this housing sitting in my spares box for ages which was something left over from the Hasegawa P-3 kit when I built it into a CP-140, I've no idea what it is but it has a rectangular opening at the front and then the boby progressively gets bigger to where the pylon is and then slims down again to the rear.  Anyway it looks just right to make into an air conditioner.

Cap - this will be a keeper when I'm done, it will go with my collection of Merlins and Cormorants (I think I've got five).   But go ahead and copy it, or make something like it, I've no problem with that.

Anyway now that I took the plunge and stretched the fuselage I'm going to go with a six blade main rotor and five blade tail rotor, I'll be making a drawing of it this weekend on the computer.  I'm also toying with the idea of giving it 'four' engines 'cause when I cut the donar kit' rotor pylon off so I could get to the other parts of the fuselage, I realised I had a extra pair of engine fairings...............

I'm wondering whether to give it the swinging tail connection though, what do you guys think?

[Captain Canada]

Five others ? Well, get the camera out, dammit !



And I'm pretty sure I'm gonna copy your idea outright....but it'll be hard to leave the hobby shop with another 101 if that LCAC is still sitting on the shelf !

[kitnut617]

Five others ? Well, get the camera out, dammit !



And I'm pretty sure I'm gonna copy your idea outright....but it'll be hard to leave the hobby shop with another 101 if that LCAC is still sitting on the shelf !

Hold on! Hold on! I should re-phrase that, I've got about five in the stash ......  this kitbash will be the first one I build.  I know what you mean about trying to leave a LMS with only what you plan to get when you go in there  LOL.

[Ian the Kiwi Herder]

Paying very close attention to this. Keep posting the pics........ or I'll get me mates around

Ian