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A customer to the
shop I work in asked if it were possible to make an air ambulance model for a
friend of theirs who used to work on them. I chose the Virgin-sponsored Dauphin
365N, based in London, England, which I subsequently found out was replaced by
another type altogether, but as I had already commenced the build, I ploughed on
regardless.
There was an opportunity
to do a little scratch-building (which I am tentatively getting
into) as the interior of the kit is not designed to be used as an ambulance, I
could little, if any, reference on-line for the interior of this machine, except
for the information that came with the WhirlyBird decals which I had purchased
on-line. So, having found some images of the Coast Guard HH-65A Dolphin, I went
with what I thought might be best, cutting up the interior seats to make the
required three in their respective positions, an open bulkhead at the rear of
the cabin with a curtain and a stretcher.
Imagine my horror to
find that none of it can be seen, not really. Bah! Hulk SMASH!
The decals were a
nightmare to put on as they shattered into a billion pieces. I got them on as
best I could and sealed them, then painted over them with white paint and sealed
that too.
And to top it all,
the customer never came back!!! Why if I ever...........
However, she looks
good (and the Dauphin wasn't that bad either) and it was a challenge
(for me) that I think I dealt with ok!! But never again with those decals!
Thanks to all those
who helped and advised me (Hi Gerald and Clive!)
Liam
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