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  • Опубликовано: 9 янв 2025

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  • @chrismyers5532
    @chrismyers5532 20 дней назад +8

    Fantastic build! Folded tail and rotors is a great way to save shelf space for storage as well - great that Airfix included that option. I wish Airfix would do a 1:48 Westland Wasp (RN, New Zealand and South African versions as options) to sit alongside that.

  • @wafudave6041
    @wafudave6041 20 дней назад +5

    Great build. I am undertaking building all the aircraft types I have worked on. This is among them. So thanks for sharing your build. Ok, the corner structure in the cabin, we called the broom cupboard, contained the engines computers and the control rods and pulleys etc that transferred the pilots flight control inputs to the control surfaces. The cannards, as you call them are called sponsons and the flotation devices fitted to them, are basically cans containing huge ball shaped bags. When the CO2 bottles are fired the gas rapidly inflates the bags and blows of the can lids. Oh and the shield in front of the engines is also a FOD shield. (Foreign Object Damage)

  • @tinglydingle
    @tinglydingle 19 дней назад +6

    To answer a couple of your questions:
    13:33 The larger "teardrop" sponsons were original to the Sikorsky design and housed retractable main gear for improved endurance in long ASW missions, but were deemed unnecessary for the HC.4 as it was primarily a troop transport where weight rather than drag was considered a greater factor. The landing gear was simplified (fixed in place) to this end, rendering the sponsons superfluous. The small cylindrical thing on the end is an explosive flotation device that deploys automatically in the event of a ditching.
    26:10 The primary purpose of this cover is to reduce FOD risk. Russian helicopters often have an anti-ice function to their FOD covers but it's not necessary for British Naval helicopters who rarely operate in icing conditions. A sand filter could be fitted in its place for desert operations, but this also worked in cold environments to protect the engines from larger chunks of ice.

    • @tinglydingle
      @tinglydingle 19 дней назад +1

      Forgot to add, you've done a great job with this model. I've sent this video to my godfather who flew these for 20 years.

    • @kitbag9033
      @kitbag9033 19 дней назад +2

      Not disputing your comments, but don't the marines have an arctic capability? Were there no changes made for that?

    • @cerperalpurpose
      @cerperalpurpose 19 дней назад +2

      ​​@@kitbag9033HC4 was retrofitted with anti-icing sometime in the 80s IIRC. Merlin and Wildcat have it as standard, with the windscreen being blasted with hot air to prevent ice buildup as well

    • @kitbag9033
      @kitbag9033 16 дней назад

      ​@@cerperalpurposeThanks for that extra info.

  • @danwilliams1686
    @danwilliams1686 19 дней назад +5

    A wonderful build, again! I really wish Airfix would do a 1/48 Hampton.

  • @JB-ud6vm
    @JB-ud6vm 19 дней назад +1

    amazing model and great great build, that tinted glass on the front is such a nice effect

  • @Bobfett2
    @Bobfett2 20 дней назад +11

    Hi, I was lucky enough to see you building this at Hannants a couple days ago, thank you so much for letting me try out an airbrush
    This model looks amazing!
    merry Christmas :)

  • @robertbate5790
    @robertbate5790 15 дней назад

    Looks like a beautiful build. Many years ago I built an original kit of the rescue version as used by US Navy to pick up Apollo crews. The centre shaft of the rotor was used as the winch for the rescue basket, or a sonar bouy for anti-sub missions. My pride and joy for a number of years playing with my younger brothers. 👍👍👍

  • @Kronoxa_
    @Kronoxa_ 19 дней назад +3

    I love the paint things in the top right corner, very useful

    • @the.just.able.biker67
      @the.just.able.biker67 17 дней назад +1

      Yeah, same here. I get fed up pausing and rewinding videos just to try and catch an all too brief glimpse of what paints are being used.

  • @marceloquiroga7221
    @marceloquiroga7221 19 дней назад +1

    Wow, what a wonderful way for assembling this kit, You gave to it an excelent finish, i gotta Buy this kit.

  • @paulcorrigan649
    @paulcorrigan649 19 дней назад +1

    Superb job again Luke. If you need to attach canopies temporarily for painting, try using liquitape. I use it all the time and it's great

  • @Henrywinswars
    @Henrywinswars 19 дней назад +2

    Absolutely stellar as usual 🤩! I’ve learned a lot from this.

  • @harry_1409
    @harry_1409 19 дней назад +1

    Another outstanding build mate! I've just picked mine up and few other model kits from Hannants it was thanks to you i found one of the best model shops.

  • @Bastel_Opa_1965
    @Bastel_Opa_1965 19 дней назад +2

    I declare U to my top favorite Modell Builder. Absolut great and over the top

  • @themajesticmagnificent386
    @themajesticmagnificent386 19 дней назад +1

    Outstanding work there..Really enjoyed your video and how you edit and narrate through the build..Have a great Christmas and all the best

  • @ModelMinutes
    @ModelMinutes 18 дней назад +2

    Absolutely nailed it! Another fantastic build! I have the original release of the Sea King to do at some point and I would doubt that I would be able to make mine look as good as yours :P

  • @willdyer3371
    @willdyer3371 19 дней назад +1

    The hs5 was one of my absolute favorite builds. Thoroughly enjoyed all aspects of the build. Great build!

  • @stuff31
    @stuff31 19 дней назад +3

    Absolutely smashing work, man! Your builds always turn out absolutely stunning. Keep it up!

  • @TheInnerNerd
    @TheInnerNerd 19 дней назад +2

    Nice video Luke. This Sea King kit looks better than Airfix's first release and you did a great job picking out all of those rivets with the wash. All the best, Matt

  • @septiccalling8341
    @septiccalling8341 19 дней назад +1

    Excellent Junglie! Really nicely done. The quality of your work, always good, just keeps getting better 👍🏻👏🏻👌🏻

  • @vfr-andy3133
    @vfr-andy3133 19 дней назад +1

    Been looking forward to you making this. Cannot wait to start mine after Crimbo. Top job this looks amazing !!!!!

  • @markfleming1605
    @markfleming1605 19 дней назад +1

    Beautifully built Sea King HC.4

  • @eddywells5689
    @eddywells5689 20 дней назад +1

    Great build and painting. 💞🎁💪👍🍺

  • @ladyknieval
    @ladyknieval 19 дней назад +1

    Very awesome build! I didn't realize how similar this helo was to the American CH-53E, would be a great alternative to the venerable and very expensive to find Academy version of the "Echo". I paid a fortune for mine, and now I will seriously consider this kit, because I love foldy naval aircraft, fixed and rotary!

  • @SupraGuy1722
    @SupraGuy1722 20 дней назад +2

    Beautifully built, I was wondering if you could make a F-111 model as it is one of my favourite aircraft😁

  • @AlanWitton
    @AlanWitton 16 дней назад

    Great build! Looks like a decent kit! I may invest in one

  • @joseluiscastanorestrepo
    @joseluiscastanorestrepo 19 дней назад +1

    Magnificent work.

  • @anthonydebski5814
    @anthonydebski5814 18 дней назад +2

    STILL love Airfix's Box ARTWORK!....wish they'd DO a 1/32nd (or 1/24th) Jaguar!!

  • @Ajx2o1oyt
    @Ajx2o1oyt 15 дней назад +1

    Another great video mate

  • @5EyesIsntWatching
    @5EyesIsntWatching 19 дней назад +1

    Lol want to test your Sea King weathering skills, build a RCN/RCAF Sea King. Amazing build as always

  • @MarkOSullivan-v6w
    @MarkOSullivan-v6w 20 дней назад +2

    Good job

  • @mickturner9201
    @mickturner9201 20 дней назад +2

    Very Nice !!

  • @TheGreywulff
    @TheGreywulff 18 дней назад

    Outstanding worknanship !!! 👍👍👍

  • @scottrogers511
    @scottrogers511 18 дней назад

    Great video mate. Nice build too. I have this in my collection and have just bumped it up to “next build”.

  • @Falcon16-h1v
    @Falcon16-h1v 19 дней назад +1

    I had the same problem with the last sar variant of the sea king from Airfix.
    Your bulid is beautiful 🤩
    I´m sitting on the takom apache D and i will use some techniques from your video.
    I wish you a merry Christmas and a happy new year of scale modelling!

  • @Paul_Allaker8450
    @Paul_Allaker8450 18 дней назад

    A fantastic build, Luke. I've always found helicopters far more fiddly and frustrating to build vs aeroplanes, but hey, that's just me🤷🏻‍♂️. The end product of this build is simply stunning! Up there with your best work, IMO. 👌🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

  • @goodtips8973
    @goodtips8973 19 дней назад

    Awesome. Show off your collection someday. Cheers.

  • @tail_lamp7538
    @tail_lamp7538 19 дней назад +1

    Top work as usual 👍

  • @andy-bowden
    @andy-bowden 18 дней назад

    Another nice build buddy. Well done and Merry Christmas.

  • @staffnurse007
    @staffnurse007 8 дней назад

    Impressive modelling having worked on the mk 2 Royal Navy at prestwick I recall having to take up the round plates on the deck and climbing head first into the fuel tanks not good if you can’t do enclosed spaces and the relying on your mates to pull you out legs first also the seat pan should have a yellow box inserted as it hold the single seat life raft and the beige cover is sheep skin which would get rather grubby

  • @darthhokum
    @darthhokum 15 дней назад

    Perfect work 🔥🔥🔥

  • @mazinman3
    @mazinman3 19 дней назад

    Beautiful job!

  • @AB-mw8oz
    @AB-mw8oz 19 дней назад +1

    Hopefully more and more airfix kits get rivets, they massively improve the surface detail

  • @Paul_Allaker8450
    @Paul_Allaker8450 18 дней назад

    Would love for you to Build the Lockhead Blackbird SR71 in a large scale. That would be a stunning model. 😍

  • @PCDan
    @PCDan 19 дней назад

    Your work is amazing, congrats! Especially cause the kit doesn’t help much!

  • @ChristianSchroter-ok4sk
    @ChristianSchroter-ok4sk 19 дней назад +1

    Hello mr.mach!nice job of building that badass helo icon.thank you for delivering fun excitenes and Inspiration and knowledge. Also I truly appreciate ur efforts.of course you deserve a thumb up.and I givehim to you with a pure consience.I was deliciously Entertained.i love your comment.keep enjoying and keep that mojo. Nice 2 watch ur workflow.thank u4sharing.merry xmas!with best regards and sticky greetings from sandy Brandenburg germany.faithfully yours.your modellmate.christian.

  • @paulallibone4177
    @paulallibone4177 13 дней назад +1

    Great build mate but defo needs seat belts like you said 😊

  • @StuartMcCandlish-Hill
    @StuartMcCandlish-Hill 17 дней назад

    Super video

  • @captainmagenta899
    @captainmagenta899 13 дней назад +1

    A thumbs up for "gubbins" 👍

  • @mr.g4tero781
    @mr.g4tero781 19 дней назад +2

    Gracias por activar las pistas de audio en varios idiomas

  • @kiwifruitpoo
    @kiwifruitpoo 19 дней назад +2

    I’ve been with this channel since very near the beginning and I never miss a video.
    You are genuinely an excellent modeller, building the kits I do with the materials I use. You’re a terrific benchmark to show what’s possible. Well done. 👍

  • @MarkCollins-ke5vz
    @MarkCollins-ke5vz 17 дней назад

    Nice I got one today in taunton

  • @soldierboybbq
    @soldierboybbq 20 дней назад +1

    Ridiculously good. I just wanna know how you know what paint colours to choose and what pin wash colours to use it all seems so easy when you do it 😂

  • @mh53j
    @mh53j 19 дней назад +3

    Falklands HC-4s did not have the airflow strake on the port tail boom. They were present on the HAR 3s sent down during the fall of '82.

  • @RMillerism
    @RMillerism 20 дней назад +16

    I have found that Airfix kits can tend to be over-engineered, introducing complexity where just a little simplification will result in a cleaner result.

    • @jamesrutherford9643
      @jamesrutherford9643 19 дней назад +1

      If you think an airfix kit is over engineered then I suggest you keep away from gecko, miniart & rfm kits . Airfix kits are one of the most simplest & enjoyable brand to build

    • @downedmushroom9659
      @downedmushroom9659 18 дней назад

      ​@@jamesrutherford9643 RFM's Abrams... the 7.62mm MG had more parts than the entire breech assembly

    • @mh53j
      @mh53j 18 дней назад

      I pre-ordered one of these from Airfix US; I really like the HC-4 (and especially the HAR 3) version, but after seeing this it looks like there are going to be a lot of fit issues and seams that need filling. I'm not crazy about "blanking plates" used to fill areas not found on this particular version; the one on the starboard side behind the door to cover the window opening found on other versions is really noticeable. It doesn't look like that on the real aircraft. I know Airfix are trying to get the most out of the same molds, but maybe new fuselage halves would have been in order? From what I can tell, it is the same if you don't use the airflow strake on the port side tail... blanking plates to fill in the mounting holes. Trying to get them to blend in is going to be a real challenge.
      Maybe I should just wait for an HAR 3 where these won't be an issue.

    • @First_Shot_Clays
      @First_Shot_Clays 11 дней назад

      Sordid kits are defiantly more harder now than years ago, approx 1998 I built a 1/72 mosquito. I’m building one right now and it’s far more complex

  • @lesthiele4921
    @lesthiele4921 19 дней назад +1

    This was a truly excellent build and paint finish have a Very Merry Christmas and a safe and Happy New Year, best regards from a Kiwi living in Australia, Les

  • @jamesvarnell9917
    @jamesvarnell9917 11 дней назад

    Great job on the SEA KING, really appreciate the work involved in making it, however I have one bit of criticism for you, in making your videos keep in mind that you might have younger kids watch the build process and shooting the "bird" to the bird is giving the not so appropriate suggestion that it's ok, just food for thought. Again, fantastic job and you absolutely nailed the olive drab with the right amount of weather shades.

  • @Blowinshiddup
    @Blowinshiddup 16 дней назад

    I picked up the other 1/48 Sea King back in the summer, to build into a Canadian version... there was a TON of modification required, more than with the Hasegawa kit. The details in the Airfix kits ARE nicer though, so I muscled through.

  • @Benjamin-jb2nh
    @Benjamin-jb2nh 19 дней назад +1

    Impressive work as always! How can you build so fast? Any tips to share?

  • @stl-aviation
    @stl-aviation 19 дней назад +1

    Not even two weeks and we got another video, Christmas came early!

  • @KGmodels
    @KGmodels 20 дней назад +2

    Looks absolutely amazing! The interior does look quite plain, but I feel like it allows for the viewer to see your techniques much better. The green also looks great, and it would also work really well on armour kits, probably American subjects mainly. I am actually considering getting a new airbrush, and I am thinking of the Procon Boy. Do you know how much it costs it Hannants, as it is £90 on Amazon, so I am wondering where to buy it from if I was to get one. Merry Christmas to you, and I am unsure on whether I will be able to go to Hannants in 2024 still, so if not, then I hope to see this next year. Great job once again Luke :)

    • @machmodels
      @machmodels  20 дней назад +2

      Thank you very much! Procon down at Hannants is £150. The main selling point of getting it there is that if anything goes wrong we will help you out and fix in house if need be, if you get it online we can’t help you out. I personally like to tell people to think about the extra cost as an almost warranty. It’s up to you at the end of the day. Merry Christmas!

    • @KGmodels
      @KGmodels 19 дней назад +1

      @machmodels Honestly, I think a guarantee by people who are more experienced with it than I am is better than just getting a 'Supposed guarantee' online. Also, Amazon parcels could decide to...get lost, but I guess you can never lose something you physically bought and have on yourself. Great to hear, and a trip to Hannants is probably inevitable in the near future (As I said, probably 2025), and I hope you will have a great rest of your weekend.

    • @madmemesbro
      @madmemesbro 19 дней назад +3

      @@KGmodels All that isn't worth £70 difference though. Not a chance. Hannants are RRP lovers with 10% max off. Only worth it if there's something you need that isn't in stock cheaper anywhere else. Also, @machmodels , offering a product of service that doesn't exist to justify an almost double price point from another market place is treading a fine line on the patch of legality of warranties. Trust me, I've worked with FCA regulated products before and that's not a route you want to go down and I'd suggest you don't justify a higher price as a pseudo warranty product.

  • @philipsharpe6905
    @philipsharpe6905 19 дней назад

    Beautiful build! Are there no windscreen wipers on this version?

  • @theeaselrider4032
    @theeaselrider4032 17 дней назад

    That looks like one I think I need to have.
    Do you know if there is a version with RCN markings, instead of RN ones?
    It looks brilliant, although I think my own will have to be props out and in full flight, hanging from the ceiling.

  • @MarkCollins-ke5vz
    @MarkCollins-ke5vz 17 дней назад

    I may ring yesterday as its only down the road to me

  • @kg2995
    @kg2995 19 дней назад +2

    That's right give silvering the finger! It's worse than getting shit on the inside of the canopy.

  • @brianquinlan8891
    @brianquinlan8891 16 дней назад

    Hey Luke, do you think you'll be building the Eurofighter Typhoon airfix is supposedly releasing in the next few months? Would love to see your take on it :) Hope you have a great Christmas!

  • @elven11pm
    @elven11pm 19 дней назад +1

    Great video! What is CA glue and why do you use it?

    • @kahumike
      @kahumike 19 дней назад +1

      CA is Cyanoacrylate glue, aka Superglue. It's used for bonding dissimilar materials together (e.g photoetc or resin to plastic), but it also creates a strong bond and is fast setting.

  • @staffnurse007
    @staffnurse007 8 дней назад

    With the folded blades number one blade would sit along the spine whilst the two outer blades would droop and strike the floor once the hydraulic pressure bled off all folded seaking models should come with a forth road bridge kit?

  • @jeno7998
    @jeno7998 19 дней назад +1

    two videos in a month?? we eating good tonight lads

  • @davidcole333
    @davidcole333 18 дней назад

    I haven't built this particular kit, but I have built several helicopter kits and each one had at least 1 or more fiddly areas. My thoughts on this particular kit are that it is over-engineered and poorly detailed with poor fit. Regardless of the drawbacks, you did a beautiful job with it. You 've got a beautiful way of painting that I've been trying my best to emulate, but my airbrush skills and my airbrush are not up to par yet.

    • @mh53j
      @mh53j 18 дней назад

      The over engineering concerns me as well. Having an interior capsule and a multi part exterior fuselage increases the chances of everything not fitting together when everything "comes together." If parts aren't perfectly aligned, the entire thing will be thrown off. Constant dry fitting and trimming will be necessary.

  • @Bones_Jr.
    @Bones_Jr. 19 дней назад +1

    When I saw the thumbnail, I thought “Westland Commando!” Are the HC.4 and the Commando one and the same?

    • @mh53j
      @mh53j 19 дней назад +1

      Yes

  • @TesiosWTF
    @TesiosWTF 20 дней назад +2

    First

  • @staffnurse007
    @staffnurse007 8 дней назад

    It’s a shame that they have not added the overhead console which includes rotor brake and fire bottle handles this is prominent on a seaking

  • @negativeimage2445
    @negativeimage2445 19 дней назад +1

    Looks pukka. Flory wash comes off effortlessly with water

  • @mazzmo77
    @mazzmo77 14 дней назад

    I think airfix models lack quality & are far too expensive compared to other names.

    • @harrygrant6805
      @harrygrant6805 13 дней назад

      Yeah but tbh they do subject like the blackburn buc fairy gannet and the sea king which no one else does

  • @VigneswarChandra-l6v
    @VigneswarChandra-l6v 18 дней назад

    You seem a little rushed on this build, not your usual standard. A bit disappointed as I am fan of your work.