Build Photos: XH-26 Jet Jeep

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July 16, 2021
Starting the build!
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July 18, 2021
Cyclic painted and glued 90 degrees to lengthwise piece
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July 18, 2021
Glued to cockpit bottom plate (don't worry about visible glue; it will get covered by the seat soon.
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July 19, 2021
Collective painted, positioned, and glued down with Tamiya Extra Thin cement
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July 19, 2021
Blue tape holds the small pieces to be painted
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July 19, 2021
Interior of body painted with windows masked. Canopies show the included masks. There are masks for the large windows but I just made my own. And yes. That's a 1 inch grid. This thing is tiny!
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July 19, 2021
Fitting front and back windows required a lot of sanding and cutting. There is a gap in the roof that I hope I can seal up with some cement when the halves come together.
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July 20, 2021
Photo etched legs added to seat
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July 20, 2021
Seat added to cockpit
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July 20, 2021
Cyclic and collective handle painted for added realism (not in instructions)
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July 20, 2021
Control panel assembly in process...
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July 20, 2021
Landing gear being prepared...
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July 20, 2021
Gluing a leg onto the landing gear. The handle of the pliers is the jig. See a completed one in the foreground.
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July 21, 2021
Wheels glued and drying
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July 21, 2021
Tiny pieces glued vertically onto stabilizer (itself glued)
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July 21, 2021
Gluing the front landing gear (creating space with a toothpick)
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July 25, 2021
Body assembled and glued with back window installed (view 1)
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July 25, 2021
Body assembled and glued with back window installed (view 2). Note gap to be filled with putty.
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July 25, 2021
All windows installed
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July 27, 2021
Puttying to fill gaps and smooth edges. Frustrating that the model wasn't produced correctly for an easy fitting.
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July 30, 2021
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July 30, 2021
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July 30, 2021
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August 2, 2021

27 16 July 2021, 15:28

David R. Meizoso
Wow, this is a funny machine! You're right about the small pieces, maybe using a photoetch saw will help separating some of them from the sprue. I found this tutorial to be really helpful for beginners:

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16 July 2021, 17:25

Robert Podkoński
Watching with interest! 🙂

16 July 2021, 17:42

Florian H.
Count me in, have this kit twice in stash, for both versions, tell us how it is to assemble 🙂

16 July 2021, 18:47

Robert Podkoński
That's exactly my point, too 😉

16 July 2021, 19:48

Robert Podkoński
Looks very demanding... Good work!

20 July 2021, 16:57

Peter G
Thanks for the support, all! I'm posting extra photos for you all.

21 July 2021, 02:31

Robert Podkoński
Good work so far, Peter! (it is a pity - and strange - that there are such flaws in the mouldings... for me it is always surprising that no one on the side of producer checked that when preparing the kit...)

25 July 2021, 12:44

Robin (WhiteGlint)
Cute little chopper. Nice work, Peter! 👍

30 July 2021, 16:58

Robert Podkoński
Awesome! You're a wizard, Peter. Chapeau bas!

30 July 2021, 17:24

Florian H.
Good Job

31 July 2021, 05:15

Michael Kohl
I am building a Fa330 Bachstelze (sandpiper), so I think I have an idea of what you have gone through 😉 . Nice result of the little bugger.

1 February 2022, 15:13

Lochsa River
very cool...i tried to make this once and gave up...you did it!

1 February 2022, 19:14

Peter G
Thanks, all. It was a challenge and I learned a lot. I haven't made many models in my life so this was very much akin to being thrown into the deep end. Luckily any mistakes can be passed off as "weathering" 😉

1 February 2022, 19:26