Blade Ranger to the rescue.... :)

[will69]

To complete Jule`s nice Plane`s serie I will begin with Blade Ranger, the helicopter from Planes 2.

I have built Dusty and Dipper Before, so this going to be fun.

/ Wilhelm

[will69]

Here is some progress inbetween real Life interference....

[will69]

This is how i make ( and made on Dipper ) the landinggears for Blade Ranger. First i roll a piece of paper around the toothpick, for the vertical and then i roll an extra piece of paper for the horizontal. The horizontal piece is scratch by me because it is missing. Then i cut a slit in the horizontal piece, put the toothpick thru it and glue it together. When it is dry i cut the excess and glue the wheels on. Tadah a complete frontwheel.....

[Don Boose]

Good technique.

Don

[will69]

Yesterday I had some time to continue om Blade Ranger. This time the main wheels and som other detail.

The landinggear got the same treatment as the frontwheel, some scratchbuilding...

/ Wilhelm

[will69]

some more done on Blade Ranger...

the weak parts are laminated with card.
The rotorblades are reenforced with toothpicks. (Toothpicks are my friends... )

He is slowly coming together..

[will69]

Dryfiting the rotoblades and othet details...
/Wilhelm

[will69]

Blade Ranger in all his glory..

Conclusion: nice model to build, need attention and dryfitting. I did some scratchbuilding for sturdiness (toothpicks in the wheels, rotorblades, reenforcement on some details), weight in the nose. I have learned a lot building Dusty, Dipper and Blade Ranger.

/Wilhelm