UH-1Mad

looking great!

Springs for the back of the pilot seats were made by spiralling small gauge wire around a suitable size dill bit. Still some final touching up and weathering to do of the pilots seats and they will be in place.

I have been tinkering away with the new Trumpeter 1/35 UH-1B. Not 100% decided on livery yet but at this stage Vietnam Navy HA(L)-3 bird. This is a really great kit in terms of detail and accuracy especially the interior. There are numerous issues/frustrations however with injection marks in really silly places but that is all a part of modelling sometimes. I am enjoying it so far. Going to be mostly out of box build but have I have had a Quinta IP panel/seat belts detail set for the Academy C model in my possession for a while and thought I'd modify it for this kit.

very nice as always.

Does anybody have a set they are willing to part with? I have a brand new set in 1/24 I can trade or happy to pay for them. Thank you guys

I have to agree with everything you said Floyd. I recently got this kit also (thanks Floyd for the Sprue brothers tip!) and it really is a nice beautiful looking kit. Most impressive for me is some of the little, interior details. Inner panels/handles for the pilots doors. Detail on the insides of the Cargo doors and engine cowlings. Overhead roof and panel are really nice and correct. Accurate B pillars and rear cargo wall looks nice too. Map case. Nicely detailed and accurate centre console (even with air vents!) and IP area. IP shroud is really nice and fits (dry fir

1/35 UH-1D/H seriously how long do we have to wait... (plus a whole new tool Huey family would be nice) 1/35 OH-58 Kiowa (high skid option) 1/35 OH-6A 1/35 Black Hawks (UH-60/MH-60 series) 1/35 ARH Tiger 1/35 MRH90

I am surprised (or maybe not...) that Hollywood hasn't jumped on the Vietnam helicopter war, there are literally tons of amazing, heroic stories to tell which would look amazing on film if depicted correctly and accurately. There seems to be countless and endless WWII portrayals in film but Vietnam has been very under-represented in that regard for a long time..

some sprue shots..not sure what is going on with one of those rotor blades, looks a bit short!

I hope ICM is listening - we need a decent 1/35 Huey series!!

agreed.. They are advertising a UH-1B 'gunship' next but the box art is a D/H. Will be interesting to see what it turns out to be. My guess another B model with gunship weapons and still no D/H hits the market. I was hoping ICM would have done a D/H by now..

no - this is a new tool from the KittyHawk moulds

About to drop; While I can see some issues in these test shots (skid arms/ canopy fit / frustratingly recessed rivets..) overall it looks promising. Hopefully a D/H is next! http://www.trumpeter-china.com/index.php?g=home&m=product&a=show&id=4020&l=en

looking great!