roadhawg Posted November 3, 2012 Share Posted November 3, 2012 Chuck Aaron is the only pilot in the United States that is licensed to do areobatic stunts in a helicopter. He flies a modified MBB BO-105 CBS, and if you've never seen him you can go to YouTube and watch him do things that a helicopter isn't supposed to do....back flips, barrel rolls, etc....just search "Red Bull Helicopter".... I've been wanting to build a model of this for some time now, but there is no kit of the CBS version of the 105....the CBS is the "lifeflight" version and has a slightly longer fuselage. I finally decided to use two 1/32 Italeri BO 105s "spliced" together to create my own 105 CBS. I added collectives and masking tape seat belts to the interior, and added steps to the runners. I also designed my own decals. Everthing else is from the kit. The hardest part was masking for paint, but I'm pleased with the way it came out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted November 3, 2012 Share Posted November 3, 2012 You did a great job on that build, it really looks great ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doggie427 Posted November 4, 2012 Share Posted November 4, 2012 Looks great, very nice build ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agent G Posted November 4, 2012 Share Posted November 4, 2012 Fantastic! G Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roadhawg Posted November 4, 2012 Author Share Posted November 4, 2012 Thanks, guys! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lunajammer Posted November 7, 2012 Share Posted November 7, 2012 Looks pretty good all the way around. Beautiful work. Our local Life Flight just switched to these and boy do they sound aggressive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sixties Sam Posted November 7, 2012 Share Posted November 7, 2012 Very nice build. The paint job is killer! It must have been a lot of meticulous masking. Nice work! Sam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 8, 2012 Share Posted November 8, 2012 She's a beauty Tommy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roadhawg Posted November 9, 2012 Author Share Posted November 9, 2012 Thanks again, and Sam, the paint was really a pain, but not just the taping....my first effort had the blue wrinkle up over the white, so I had to strip it, retape it, and shoot it all over again. Lets just say that I'm glad it's finished, lol! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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