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The fourth week of the Academy 1/48 Academy CH-46A/D project

The fourth week of the CH-46A/D project was spent detailing the starboard wall. I used the same items that were used on the port side. I modified this side for the fuselage formation light as well. I performed a light check on the cargo lights. The view from the rear looks very good when compared to the reference photos.

I then started on the roof. Using some 2.5mm sheet styrene I made four housings and made clear lenses. I then mounted Pico sized warm white LED's for each of the lights. I spaced the light housings and modified the roof for them to fit between the ribs. I did some light checks and it looks like they are spaced to illuminate the cargo area correctly. I still need to paint the light housings so just the round lens shows. I am now working on detailing the roof and should be starting the cockpit soon.

You can see this build from the start in the build log at: https://davidsscalemodels.com/build-log/1-48-ch-46a-d-helicopter/

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<blockquote data-quote="DavidsScaleModels" data-source="post: 228142" data-attributes="member: 20569">The fourth week of the Academy 1/48 Academy CH-46A/D project The fourth week of the CH-46A/D project was spent detailing the starboard wall. I used the same items that were used on the port side. I modified this side for the fuselage formation light as well. I performed a light check on the cargo lights. The view from the rear looks very good when compared to the reference photos. I then started on the roof. Using some 2.5mm sheet styrene I made four housings and made clear lenses. I then mounted Pico sized warm white LED&#039;s for each of the lights. I spaced the light housings and modified the roof for them to fit between the ribs. I did some light checks and it looks like they are spaced to illuminate the cargo area correctly. I still need to paint the light housings so just the round lens shows. I am now working on detailing the roof and should be starting the cockpit soon.You can see this build from the start in the build log at: <a href="https://davidsscalemodels.com/build-log/1-48-ch-46a-d-helicopter/" target="_blank">https://davidsscalemodels.com/build-log/1-48-ch-46a-d-helicopter/</a>[ATTACH=full]114790[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]114791[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]114792[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]114793[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]114794[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]114795[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]114796[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]114797[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]114798[/ATTACH]</blockquote>

[QUOTE="DavidsScaleModels, post: 228142, member: 20569"] The fourth week of the Academy 1/48 Academy CH-46A/D project The fourth week of the CH-46A/D project was spent detailing the starboard wall. I used the same items that were used on the port side. I modified this side for the fuselage formation light as well. I performed a light check on the cargo lights. The view from the rear looks very good when compared to the reference photos. I then started on the roof. Using some 2.5mm sheet styrene I made four housings and made clear lenses. I then mounted Pico sized warm white LED's for each of the lights. I spaced the light housings and modified the roof for them to fit between the ribs. I did some light checks and it looks like they are spaced to illuminate the cargo area correctly. I still need to paint the light housings so just the round lens shows. I am now working on detailing the roof and should be starting the cockpit soon. You can see this build from the start in the build log at: [URL]https://davidsscalemodels.com/build-log/1-48-ch-46a-d-helicopter/[/URL] [ATTACH=full]114790[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]114791[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]114792[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]114793[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]114794[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]114795[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]114796[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]114797[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]114798[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]

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