SA.365F Dauphin II (completed)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Parts A7 and A8: the seams must be sanded and filled because there is no separate panel on the original heli.  

 

For closed panel configuration I recommend gluing of F31, B14/15, F17 and F32, B12/13, F16 to the panels (A7 and A8) and not to the fuselage bulkhead. 

Puzzle: 21 of 29 pieces in place.  

 

 

 

Sanding & cleaning of the seam with a Flexipad (2400 grid) = best way to manage this task. 

 

 

 

Today morning I solved the FOD (made of mesh in original) problem 

 

Source: Airlinersnet 

Source: Airlinersnet 

Source: Airlinersnet 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Decals completed except roundels (out of register and unusable) 

No fogging despite gluing with CA.  

Sanding dust on the inside blowing away using needle instead airbrush 

Douphin: very cute shape.  

Large windows has a black rim (rubber sealing) on the inside. The other two with rounded edges has the rubber lip on the outside. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Panels (housing of emergency floating bags) a little bit lighter plus washing ("Pfützing") with base color.  

Wire antenna (0,5 mm plastic) in place. Stabilisators in place installed without glue (1 mm brass wire). 

 

Before last airbrush session: metal/coroguard for leading edges. 

Ready for decaling and rotor assembly.