Hughes 538, rotorless (finished page2)

[Tophe]

I have ordered 2 weeks ago another aircraft model kit, as a hope in the future. And I received it today, so maybe this will be built:
from zenrat's great topic https://www.whatifmodellers.com/index.php?topic=49378.15 :

I have been inspired:

= link http://www.kristofmeunier.fr/hughes500TwBm_e.jpg
(If I ever build it, zenrat should receive at least 10% of the money I will spend for it, for performant advertisement!)

Actually the hope was too much, my 3rd and 4th cancers have been diagnosed last week, but probably I will leave hospital each evening these months to go back home. Doing model maybe a little.

[kerick]

Spend time with your family. That's more important. Drop us a line once and a while when you can.

[MiB]

Mmm....Hughes "Egg" seems like the Edgley Optica

[NARSES2]

Take care Tophe

[Tophe]

Thanks.

Here is the kit's content:

= link http://www.kristofmeunier.fr/IMG_5034_h538.jpg

[Tophe]

Here are the parts I plan to use (on the right, on the left will be support to putty):

= link http://www.kristofmeunier.fr/IMG_5037_h538.jpg
My problem is the lack of rear doors, forcing to build a presentable inside which I have not skills enough to do (I paint in black all canopies to hide the inside).
So I plan to cover these huge holes with putty, and to make that solid and not dissolving plastic, I am going to glue almost covering parts inside. Ahem.

[Tophe]

My problem is the lack of rear doors,
So I plan to cover these huge holes with putty, and to make that solid and not dissolving plastic, I am going to glue almost covering parts inside. Ahem.

It is not a great success but it works it seems, ready for a small amount of putty: 


= link http://www.kristofmeunier.fr/IMG_5038_h538.jpg
+ http://www.kristofmeunier.fr/IMG_5038_h539.jpg

[DogfighterZen]

Take care Tophe

I'll make Chris' words my own. Hang in there and keep the positive vibes flowing, Tophe.

[Tophe]

Thanks!

- I have removed the single boom (twin-boom there is much better, like on the Kamov 26/226)
- I have glued together the two rear fuselages
- there was then a hole where the single boom was, I glued parts inside to receive the putty later
- the 5 rotor blades have been removed from the rotor, either they will make like the initial project but biplane or else: a long span in front, short span for the tailplane
- yes two of the blades will become flat booms but this is not fantasy, just inspired by the Willoughby Delta F
- I notice there is no auxiliary rotor, this is a very modern H-500 NoTar, not mentioned on the kit box it seems: 

= link http://www.kristofmeunier.fr/201-03-h538.jpg

[Tophe]

2 layers of putty have been put on: 

= link http://www.kristofmeunier.fr/IMG_5042_h538.jpg
Uh, now is the problem: my workbench has been transferred in the bedroom and I have no sandpaper, no mask, no cleaning paper to discard dust properly (they are somewhere on another floor, I don't remember precisely, and moving my body with sciatic crisis is almost impossible). I will ask my wife.

[Tophe]

My wife did not find the sandpaper on the workbench floor but nicely she bought 2 other sheets for me to go on: 

= link http://www.kristofmeunier.fr/h500-09-03-45.jpg

[Tophe]

First sanding has been done, then putty again and it will be PSR several times:

= link http://www.kristofmeunier.fr/IMG_5052_h538.jpg

[zenrat]

 

[AndrewF]

Hang in there Tophe. Bon courage.

[Tophe]

Thanks to both of you.
Yes, PSR is not fun but after this little task (and again), the result will justify it (I hope).