Westland Lynx,HMA8,Airfix 1/48 'Black Cat'

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I know what you guys are going to say......."Another CeeBee build that'll end up on the shelf"......But what the hey,I'll start this anyway! ;D
The Lynx has been in service,in various guises,since the mid '70's,and the one I'm hoping to bring you,is the latest? Navy version.
First off,the box art

Then sprue shots




As with all the new releases from Airfix nowadays,the detail is as good as any,with very little flash,just some over heavy sprue attachments.


1 clear sprue

And finally a choice of 3 aircraft

Danish Navy

German Navy,and finally,Royal Navy

I hope you'll join me in trying to put this together!!! ;D

[TRM]

Count me in CB!! Always up for the show! And look, a wingy thing with no wings!! ;D

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Cheers for joining up Todd ;D,I forgot to mention the decals,which are printed by Cartograf,so I know they should be good!!

[robbo]

Well CB a rotory thing, I better stay tuned

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Found this in my LHS on Saturday and was very tempted... but as I'm very short on build time presently I left it... so I'm up for tagging along with yours Chris
Cheers
Steve

[Thom]

CB count me in mate, should be a good ride.

Cheers,
Thom

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Hey Robbo,Steve,and Thom,thanks for joining the good ship,HMS Somerset,Chaps!

[`Boots`]

Ooooh a wirlyroundythingy...................nice one CB, i do still wanna stick an Apache in the stash for future use as well.......watching this one mucka ;D

[406 Silverado]

ohyeah, good to see this get blogged CB. Nice sprue shots too.

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Boots,good to have you aboard mate,and yeh,you gotta get an Apache sometime!
Boss....after your comment in SUWYG earlier,who am I to refuse?? ;D
Anyway,I've been a bit of a busy bunny today,and this is where we are at.


Started in the cockpit,and then added the main cabin.CP is assembled,but the back wall,and roof are dry fitted.
I then carried on and tidied up the fuselage halves,drilling holes,hopefully in the right places,for the RN variant,and came up with this,again dry fitted to test...






The eagle eyed amongst you,will see I test fitted the glass as well.
Thats all folks.....ACW as per the norm.....

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oooo.. that's a nice kit.
The big 'A' is getting better and better
Cheers
Steve

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You've got that right Steve.....Even the re release of the Frightning is an improvement on the ole tat I've got in the loft!!!! ;D

[robbo]

Nice start my good man

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Robbo,and Chris...Cheers guys! ;D
Hey,Dicky..thanks for joining in,and in answer to your question,yes,it does,which is how I'll be doing it.The RN version,also has the fold away tail,which the other 2 versions don't have.

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I reckon you'd make a nice job of one of these mate.As for the washes,yeh I saw them somewhere the other day,but I've got enough of the Flory washes to keep me going for a while!!

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Hi Chris,

One of the best rides i've ever had was in one of these,All be it the army version. Nice to see it being built.

I've never got my head round what order to do a helo so i'll be watching this one.

mack

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Mack,you definitely don't wanna be watching me build this,I go out of sequence all the time,just to postpone the dreaded paint((LOL)) ;D,But if you want to stick around and see the mess I make of this,you're more than welcome!

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Right your on, i will. Who reads instructions any ways??

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Cheers Ian....,glad you came aboard ;D....Now just wait for the mess ups!!

[Thom]

CB Great start on the build

Cheers,
Thom

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Hi Mark,thanks for looking in.....the IP is comprised 2 Cartograf decs,with a few more to go,when I fit it to the centre console mate.I still have to detail,the observers panel,when I can get refs.(ie the one on the left!

[406 Silverado]

WIP pics already CB. Nice start buddy. That dash, instrument thingie looks very cool. Makes you want to push some buttons. LOL

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Thom....my apologies for not seeing you post,but ta for sitting in..
Chris 67......YOU FOOL!!!!.....Fancy betting on me finishing anything!!! ,You'd have been better off bribing me with $20...
Hey Boss,good to see you dropping by,and the technical name for the 'dash',as you called it,is Instrument Panel ,as if you didn't know...
Sean...great to see you back here commenting,mate....even if it is only now and again!! ...and cheers for the look in! ;D

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According to what little digging I've done so far,the Kriegsmarine use it primarily for ASR,and anti piracy,so the main weapon is the .50cal in the door.I haven't found out yet,if they use it for ASW,or anti surface.The RN ASW version carries either Torps,Sea Skuas,or depthcharges,I assume in any combination,as pairs on each side...

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Oh yeh,sorry mate forgot to say,didn't I!!! Numpty!!

[rm6239.]

ChrisB, just caught up mate, this is looking very sweet, another thing to add to the wish list.

cheers
Rossco

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Mark...they are Cartograf decs,hence the quality ,and Rossco....good to see you here mate!

[jackh.]

A fine subject Chris, count me in mate .

[multicam]

Looking good CB! Nice work and like all the others I think the instrument panel looks awesome with those decs.

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Jack,Eth,and Nate....cheers for poking your noses in,with the positive comments ;D ,much appreciated!.....Hopefully I'll get some more done on this,and a couple other things this weekend.No show to go to!!