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Wetland Heliliner with photos

Started by McColm, March 13, 2022, 10:19:31 AM

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McColm

A kitbash of the Airfix Fairey Rotodyne and the Westland EH-101.


The Rat

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McColm

Quote from: The Rat on March 13, 2022, 10:20:42 AM
Excellent idea!  :thumbsup:
Thanks The Rat. I think that I have the parts to finish the build.

McColm

With no orders placed the Fairey Rotodyne became the basis of a medium to long-range helicopter. This suited the military and commercial airlines.
Westland would use the HeliDyne as a testbed for the EH-101, which would be improved for the next generation of HeliDynes.

McColm

#4
A little bit more work and the Westland  HeliDyne is taking shape. The rotors are held on with Blue-Tac.
Head-on view



Side view shows the landing gear.



Rear view shows the triple tail fins.



Overhead view

McColm

#5
I have been working on this over the last few days and made a few changes. It's had a coat of acrylic grey primer and white paint to highlight the parts that I missed when I was sanding and holes that need to be filled in. The landing gear is from the BAe Arctic Fox - parts donated to the Do-24 flying boat concept as I have used some parts for the Me-321b flying boat Air-Car-Ferry build.
The main rotor is now a three bladed type from the Kamov Stealth Helicopter, the shaft being raised to clear the triple fins at the rear. A pair of turbojets from a Fairchild C-119 adorn both sides of the fuselage.
I have found some decals from the Airfix Fairey Rotodyne,but they are a slightly lighter colour than the ones on the original model and don't match the ones from the Revell kit. I might come up with my own colour scheme or have a rummage in the stash for something suitable.





Even upside down they still look different!

Tophe

[the word "realistic" hurts my heart...]

McColm

A slight change from three down to two to power the rotor blades.

ericr


Captain Canada

That's really wild ! Nice work Steven !
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McColm


McColm

Changed again into a USARMY demonstration helicopter with a familiar stablemate which has got  updated main rotors .