Bell 47 J, G-ASLR

As warm up I thinned the fuselage in the area of the engine (openings).  

 

The kit offers two etched parts but unfortunate the grid is not fine enough. I’m not sure which of the several options I will choose.  

 

 

You can clearly see that the engine is well visible through the mesh. 

Kit part for the controlstick and collective pitch stick are too thick so I scratched them new.  

 

 

 

Instrument Panel - column completed.  

 

 

New research results: on each side should be one opening for the exhaust tube.  

Cockpit painted. Anyz knobs in place.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

Several pieces of 0,8 x 0,3 mm plastic strips as filler for the step between clear part and fuselage.  

Approximately 1 hour later: CA is hardened and seam sanded smooth.  

 

New hinges for the doors (kits molded on removed during sanding the clear part). 

 

It seemed to me hardly possible or impossible to install the engine framing corresponding to the construction sheet. Therefore I decided to make it completely new from rod.  

The remaining V-shaped strut I will install after installation of the engine.  

 

 

 

 

It was the correct decision to use narrow yellow decal stripes instead of airbrushing. 🙂 

 

Carburetor intake and V-shaped strut in place.  

Engine installed without trouble and without mess.  

Very last piece of both exhaust stacks will be installed from outside.  

The shaft to the tail rotor is well visible.  

It was easier to bend the bow from wire than clean the plastic part.  

Both fuel tanks in place.  

Skid and several wires and cables installed.  

 

Unfortunately the parts for the main rotor are molded with a lot of flash. So I decided to use only few parts and make the missing rest from scratch.