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Build of Gulf war Lynx AH.1GT
The build of Airfix Lynx in 1:48.
Not so easy, as you need Eduard PE parts for AH.7 version and a set from Rotor Craft RC48-02.
Parts from the kit you DO NOT use:
seats - 64D, 65D, 59D, 58D
middle cabin seats - 6D, 7D
instrument panel - 7A
nose tip - 83B, 84B
various antennas - 15B, 16B
exhaust tubes - 16D, 17D, 18D, 19D
upper deck parts - 29B, 35D, 21D, 22D, 81B, 82B, 60D
IR jammer - 42D, 45D, 12C
door gun + mounts - 53B, 57B, 18B, 55B, 71B, 23B, 64B, 65B, 21B, 72B
roof window without TOW sight option - 14A
RWRs - 39B, 38B, 12B, 36B, 37B, 11B
short horizontal stabilisator - 66D
folded blades attachements - 12D, 14D, 11D, 13D
Now step by step. Steps are from the Airfix instructions:
Step 1 - use no parts
Step 2 - subassembly 2b, Lynxes AH.1GT used armored seats in Gulf + Eduard PE parts
Step 3 - subassembly 3b + Eduard PE parts
Step 4 - subassembly 4b + Eduard PE parts
Step 5 - subassembly 5b + Eduard PE parts
Step 6 - use part 76B - ovládáni TOW + Eduard PE parts
Step 7 - use armored seats
Step 8 - as it is + Eduard PE parts
Step 9 - use part 6A and remove the bump on the upper right side
Step 10 - as it is + Eduard PE parts
Step 11 - as it is + Eduard PE parts
Step 12 - as it is
Step 13 + 14 - skip
Step 15 + 16 - as it is
Step 17 + 18 - drill holes for parts 66B/67B (RWR Marconi Sky Guardian 2000) from Step 40 and drill holes for parts 31B/32B from Step 71 + 72
Step 19 + 20 + 21 + 22 - as it is + Eduard PE parts
Step 23 + 24 - as it is
Step 25b to 25n - as it is + Eduard PE parts
Step 26b to 26j - skip
Step 27 + 28 + 29 - as it is + Eduard PE parts
Step 30 - choose part, which is not in the instructions. It has only small RWR bits for Marconi Sky Guardian 2000 - it is next to the part 83B
Step 31 - as it is + Eduard PE parts
Step 32 - cut the notch in the door, it is for cables for the TOW launchers
Step 33 - as it is + Eduard PE parts
Step 34 - cut the notch in the door, it is for cables for the TOW launchers
Step 35 - sand off/putty the cover from the part 12A + Eduard PE parts
Step 36 - as it is
Step 37 - as it is
Step 38a/b - skip
Step 39 - as it is + Eduard PE parts
Step 40 - do not use parts 15B/16B, use the rest
Step 41 till 51 - as it is + Eduard PE parts. Note: it is not clear how many TOWs were carried on missions
Step 52 till 60 - skip
Step 61 + 62 + 63 + 64 - as it is + Eduard PE parts
Step 65 - use parts 13A, 59B, 42B, 52B, 49B + Eduard PE parts
Step 66 - as it is + Eduard PE parts
Step 67 až 70 - skip
Step 71 + 72 + 73 - as it is
Step 74 + 75 - skip
Step 76 to 78 - as it is + Eduard PE parts
Step 79 to 92 - Lynxes had the old, metal blades in Gulf war. Adjust the kit parts according to instructions from RC48-02 set. Everything else - as it is + Eduard PE parts
Step 93 to 98 - as it is + Eduard PE parts
Step 99 to 101 - as it is