INTERMEDIATE BUILD
AS565 PANTHERINTERMEDIATE BUILD
AS565 PANTHER38 Airfi x Model WorldReferences
Helicopters of the French Fleet
Air Arm (www.ffaa.net)
Military Helicopters (www.airbus.com)
AS565 Panther
(www.naval-technology.com)
AS565 Panther in Service Records
(www.helis.com)Line Wash Black Night, which
proved ideal to accent the fine
moulded surface detail, and added
interest to the otherwise subtle
two-tone grey paint scheme.
Although the chosen Mr. Hobby
paint dries with a satin finish,
Vallejo 26.518 Acrylic Matt
Varnish (www.creativemodels.
co.uk), diluted with the firm’s
Acrylic Thinner Medium (70.524)
was then applied. This reduced
the somewhat unnatural ‘sheen’
associated with the untreated
paint finish – reducing it with
thinners allowed for multiple
thin layers to added until the
desired predominantly matt
finish was achieved.Into the hangar
Despite the noted potential
inaccuracies and kit anomalies,
Trumpeter is really the only
option for a 1/35 AS565 Panther,
or the civilian AS365 variant, andthis 2015 offering can still be built
into a solid representation of the
type straight from the box. With
planning and good references,
the kit does provide potential
for a super-detailing project, but
regardless of this, it looks like
a Panther and perhaps that’s
what matters most. Coupled to
Trumpeter’s renowned fit and
excellent moulding, it makes
a positive contribution to any
rotary-wing collection...just
look out for those windows!38 Airfi x Model WorldReferences
Helicopters of the French Fleet
Air Arm (www.ffaa.net)
Military Helicopters (www.airbus.com)
AS565 Panther
(www.naval-technology.com)
AS565 Panther in Service Records
(www.helis.com)thin layers to added until the
desired predominantly matt
finish was achieved.Into the hangar
Despite the noted potential
inaccuracies and kit anomalies,
Trumpeter is really the only
option for a 1/35 AS565 Panther,
or the civilian AS365 variant, and Just as with the engines, Trumpeter supplied a detailed radar unit, yet offered no option
for this to be displayed. Curvature of the starboard fuselage half needed a degree of encouragement to join
cleanly with the port side; note the issue may have also caused the fit issues with the
starboard windscreen.
After a matt black pre-shade along key panel lines, which would add tonal variation to
the two-tone grey camouflage, painting and decaling proceeded without incident.
“White Tack
‘worms’ were
used to set
the camouflage
pattern”