Tag: Bell Model 47

• Bell Model 47 – Part Three – The Bubble

  

  Well, that was a surprise. I opened the Italeri box one morning at the modelling club and the helicopter landed, finished, on my studio table at 4:30 PM next day. And there was time in between working on it to put the camouflage colours on the CH-147 Chinook. I’ve no idea what this indicates in…

  Dick Stein

  February 17, 2019

  1:72 scale, Canadian aircraft, Colour Schemes, helicopter, Lacquer, Model Airplane, Model building club, Painting, Scale Models, Uncategorized

  Bell Model 47, helicopter, perspex

• Bell Model 47 – Part Two – Nothing Looks Like An Airplane

  

  Upon opening the Italeri Bell Model 47 box and sliding out the two sprues I was struck by the fact that nothing on them looked like it could end up being an airplane. A collection of random boxy shapes interspersed with spindly framework. Frighteningly delicate parts. And when you come to think of it, wasn’t…

  Dick Stein

  February 17, 2019

  1:72 scale, Canadian aircraft, helicopter, Model Airplane, Scale Models, subassembly

  Bell Model 47, helicopter, Italeri