AREA 88: SA 341 Gazelle

What a great little box. I love older kits. 

Yep. Not much in the way of sprues. 

The main fuselage went together easily, but there's some work to be done on the seam.  

XF-19 Sky Gray cockpit? Why not? 

Hiding some lead in the centre console. Not much, but just enough to keep it from tail sitting. 

Using some wire for the control sticks. 

Tape seatbelts, wire joysticks and scratchbuilt pedals... oh, my! 

Not much detail on the control console, but enough to make it look like something's going on there I hope. 

Main bubble attached... for now. Used glue very sparingly in an attempt to not damage the clear parts, but not quite enough to hold it all together given the sketchy fit. 

Some careful masking. 

XF-19 Sky Gray again? Why not? 

Some tape cut up for camouflage masking. A bit tricky around the gun mounts. 

Showing off the better side. 😉 

All the rest of the bits attached, now for a bit of Future and some weathering.