When you first open this fuselage, it is extremely well packed with styrofoam parts and peanuts are added to protect the components. After unpacking the parts you start to realize just
how large the main cabin is and how much work has already been done. Major openings, windshield, and small windows in the cabin are already cutout. The clear windshield and side clear windows will need to be trimmed.
The fiberglass has excellent surface finish and the parts are lightweight but reinforced in areas that will open or moved frequently.
Fiberglass Components:
Main Body, Tail Boom, Tail Boom Gearbox Cap, Horizontal Tail Stabilizers, Vertical Tail Stabilizers, Rear Upper Hatch, Front Upper Hatch & Upper Tapered Cover and Pilot & Side Doors.
Clear Components:
Windshield halves are vaccum formed and the flat clear window material is included to make the door and cabin windows.
Woodwork:
Wood formers are diecut in 3 sheets for the mechanics mount, landing gear and the tail boom.
Documentation:
Each fuselage includes detailed color prints of the fuselage and illustrations to build the various wooden structures.
The following photo selection shows exactly what you receive with the fuselage. Click on a photo to see the larger image.
EC145 Components
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1. An overall view of main cabin for the EC145 with cutouts. | |
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2. All major openings are precut, notice the recess for the pilot & side doors. |
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3. Right side view of the cabin. | |
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4. Right side rear view showing the overlap joint for the tailboom. |
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5. The rear cabin windows are precut, notice the scale engine exhaust. | |
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6. Front and rear main mast hatches with scale front cover at turbine intakes. |
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7. The pilot and side doors can be openable with the optional hinge hardware. | |
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8. The one piece tailboom includes a removeable hatch to access an angled tail gear box. |
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9. The vacuum formed windshield is molded in two halves. | |
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10. Clear flat material is provided for pilot, cabin door & side windows. |
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11. Main cabin and nose formers on precision cut plywood. | |
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12. Cabin, reinforcement gussets and landing gear mounts. |
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13. Second sheet of cabin and landing gear formers. | |
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14. Scale heavy duty landing gear is provided with mounting hardware. |
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15. Airfoil shaped horizontal and large vertical fins. | |
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