Hey gents. Working on Trumpeter’s 1/35 AS365N2 Dolphin 2 helicopter.  The kit is fundamentally wrong.  The kit’s box art and decals are for a French Navy helicopter but the kit actually has parts for a civilian business helicopter.  Typical Trumpeter!

I am making a Dolphin in Spanish Civil Guardia configuration.   I opened up the rear wall of the kit’s rear bay and scratch built an aft compartment.  I used my handy shape definer tool to determine the shape of the rear compartment wall.   I will then move on to adding wiring for the area.

After that I will scratch build the crewman’s fold down seat (one side) and pilot’s storage area (other side).  Once done, the interior will be just about done and I can insert the cockpit/rear bay and put the fuselage together.   Updates to follow!

-Chris