Sounds excellent for inspiration! Steam punk submersible helicopter-- I don't think anyone else in the group build is making one of those.
Finishing my Great Build-Off Vampire now, but itching to get started here next. Did I mention that some of those spare parts have been waiting over 30 years for this campaign to come along?
-Sean H.

Well this is mine...
And very old UH-1H from Esci/Italeri and I will use some details from the sets from Eduard and CMK for the UH-1B

A quick update.

Time to work on the interior. I don't have the hands anymore for the fine painting for instruments, so I did what I could. I added a dark wash to bring out the interior details. I'm glad I broke from the kit's overall black scheme because so much detail would be lost.


Weapons mount and rear bulkhead. A dark wash was added to bring out detail.


Interior and fuselage halves come together. The cockpit placement was a bit vague and it was made more complicated by the ill-fit and a bit of warp-age with the fuselage.


And without the clamps. There's still some alignment issues, but I can fix them as panels are added.


That's it for now. I'm playing around with some paint scheme ideas. I'm thinking of going with an aircraft in service with law enforcement, sort of a reference of the militarization of the US police departments.

I've finally got around to starting the Merlin! Not a lot to show you right now, as this will be a very slow and steady paced build. I got the kit off Evil Bay for a pretty cheap price, and I was suprised when I opened the box, and there was £30 worth of Eduard photoetch sets!

Since the campaign started, I have acquired an additional resin upgrade set from Heritage Aviation Models Ltd.


This set includes parts for the RAF HC.3 and the Danish Army version.

Some progress on the cockpit:

Well I founded in the stash and old kit of the DML 1/35 Huey wich I glue two pieces........, if Jessie give me the OK I changed the model...

There's always room for a Huey

@Jessica,
Thanks Jessica, I will start today!!!

Update.

Added miscellaneous fins and aeros...at least the ones that I was least likely to knock off during assembly and paint. A lot of the locator holes for these require being drilled out. Dragon didn't even flash over many of them so you'll need to get the metric ruler out and work out their placements. And, it's easy to overlook some of these.


Jumped ahead and assembled the rotor assembly.


Added the landing skids and the engine cowling.


I took advantage of the nice weather and got some painting done. I decided to go with a tan color for the exterior. Masked the canopy and covered the open doors.


Canopy mounted. Now to start on the weapons spar. I had waited until later in assembly to do this to make painting easier.


Now I have to get the miniguns and rocket pods ready. I'm dreading the ammo chutes the most. They are molded straight and flat and each will require some bending to get them to work. I have to try to get that done without breaking them. This would be a great application for DS. I'll try to get that done by the weekend or next week.

@Alex: Nice....

I start with my Iroquis...

Hi,

From my side I will participate with Italeri 1:72 Ka-50 kit.

For a good begginig small in-box (actually I bought it without a box, but nevermind )

Woeps...

I just concluded that I have been buidling like a maniac for two weeks and not posted any progress picture.

This unacceptable shortcoming needs rectification soon

By the way, nice builds here, i particularly love that Loach

Update on my tan Little Bird.

The instructions would have you set the weapons spar before the fuselage is done, but I had to be Mr. Contrarian. I wrestled the ammo chutes into place and added the ammo box. I then added the rocket pod and minigun to one side of the spar. I slid it through and added the second set of weapons to the other side. And yes, it was a pain and much profanity was spewed. The ammo belts are undersized in terms of thickness and are a real pain to form the needed curves and bends to feed them through to the guns. A candidate for DS replacement versions.


Whalla!


Added rotors...yes I painted the yellow safety tips. Added the remaining aero-fins and panels.


Added decals from the spares...kit doesn't come with any markings. Added a touch of tan to the rotor center cover cap. And here she basically is.








She still has a few details that need to be addressed but I think she's just about done. If I can find some Police decals I like she might become a police vehicle...they take a hardline approach to traffic patrol. I might add a light wash and drybrushing to bring out some of the detail. I don't want a lot of weathering because there really shouldn't be a lot on this vehicle...it's not like it's WW2 Jeep.

The kit had its moments but looks quite nice. Whether it's a Loach or a Little Bird, it really is a great looking, sporty chopper. It'll look nice on my whirly-bird shelf next to my Hueys and Cobras. Still have room for a Kiowa and Blackhawk.

I decided to add a light wash to try to bring out some of the chopper's detail.











With that, I'm declaring this one done. I went ahead and uploaded two pictures in to the campaign gallery. Thanks for the campaign.

@Alex,
The little Bird is Nice!!!!!!!!!

A little progress,

Ditto! Well done!
-Sean H

Thanks guys.

I'm really liking the cockpit detail Lee and Jose have done.

Thanks for your comment Alex and Sean!!!!

A little update...

Nice builds everybody Im going in with a AH-1W Super Cobra

@Gonzalo:
Nice!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hi there

Sorry for the lousy quality photo, but I snapped a quick shot of my Fire Scout before I head off to work to show I haven't been entirely idle.



All the best

Rowan

I am not part of the Cross-Over Campaign because I did not join the KitMaker network until the very end of February.
I started this model in the beginning of January and I just thought I would share the finished product.
This is Revell's 1/48 SH-60B Seahawk with Eduard Interior and exterior PE sets.
This is my first Chopper

Nice helo Jeff-D