Our new EC130!

[Heli-kiwi]

I think there are a couple of stars too many.......

[VfrpilotPB/2]

Helidriver,

I think there will be more bits in the EC130, needing a bigger kitchen to build it in, a little like the Airfix kits , ie tea tray for the Spitfire, kitchen table for the Lancaster

Peter R-B
Vfr

[Hughesy]

Agree!

For sure Te_Kahu
Be much better with a few less star's!!

[Capt Hollywood]

Paint work finished today, looks outstanding. Two weeks to go.

[aberdeenpilot]

thats a sweet looking chopper!!

[Bravo73]

Originally Posted by aberdeenpilot

thats a sweet looking copper!!

'Ello, 'ello, 'ello.

[aberdeenpilot]

soz bravo73 never noticed the spelling lol

[Brilliant Stuff]

Beautiful!

[DoinTime]

I think the tail looks awesome!!!! but the plain black is just that...plain.

Are they doing anything else with the body or just leaving it black??

[Bravo73]

Dointime,

From post #25 of this thread:


Should look something like this when finished.

[ScrumpyLuvver]

CH

If it's possible, you just made me even more of a wannabe than I was before.

yours jealously

SL

PS.. Being a wannabe I can ask dumb questions and it won't be the last... Black cabin black trim... Does it come with aircon? or are you planning to boil alive?

[Floppy Link]

CH
Apologies for the hijack...

Our new 135



Paint scheme not as good as yours though....

[MB27]

This thread is fantastic. Really nice to see this coming along. Any chance of getting the first flight on tape?

[22clipper]

airworthiness

Mate, you can't fly it with those crinkles in the tail fin surely?!

[Capt Hollywood]

Doin time - Trust me, it looks better in the flesh, there's actually a blue pearl in the black which shows up nicely in the sun. The idea that I sold to the boss is the ability to adapt the side of the aircraft to suit the occasion, as we own a V8 Supercar team here in Aus and also a Champ Car team in the US these we can apply some decals to suit the event.



As you can see in the previous photos we also had a lot of the screws polished which break the black up a bit.

Scrumpyluvver - I'm sure it will get a little warm but then a few minutes with the a/c on fixes that. Our last one had a lot of black on it and it was fine with the a/c on.

Floppy Link - I got the exhaust tip polished which should turn a nice golden colour once we fire it up.

[estepo]

Here's what you can expect from the exhaust.

The first photo is just after they've fitted it new, and the second, after a few days use.





Enjoy the EC130. It looks amazing.

[500e]

We are now getting to the bottom of the design team of the 88.
Looks great like the polished flue

[ChopperFAN]

OMG That looks so good... Cant wait to see it in the air, you gotta let me know when your in SA next...

Simon

[Capt Hollywood]

I should be in Adelaide in March next year.

[O/S and BLEEDS]

Update!!

Well Capt H, what's the latest??