53 Marine Posted July 20, 2008 Author Share Posted July 20, 2008 Thank you for all the support and comments everyone. Will add more soon - having big welcome home BBQ for my son and his family tomorrow. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
doupnik Posted August 8, 2008 Share Posted August 8, 2008 That's one one long BBQ! Any progress? mason Quote Link to post Share on other sites
marine4 ever Posted August 8, 2008 Share Posted August 8, 2008 That's one one long BBQ! Any progress?mason Quote Link to post Share on other sites
53 Marine Posted August 10, 2008 Author Share Posted August 10, 2008 LOL - ya - I have been busy. Son is back in Iraq, my daughter in law and grand daughter left today to head back to Germany and I just got back from the IPMS Region 9 show in Fresno. So that BBQ is now officially over :) No pictures, but I was able to work on my IP and the cockpit area. Most recent addition are the insturment backs that will have all the wiring harnesses attached to. I will give you guys a photo update before the end of the weekend. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Battlehercdoc Posted August 10, 2008 Share Posted August 10, 2008 Good Lord, Looking at your build pics, makes me cry and think how much I got to fix mine. Going for a D model, got tons of pics of the things. Doc Loza Quote Link to post Share on other sites
53 Marine Posted September 2, 2008 Author Share Posted September 2, 2008 Ok everyone - I am back - had an out of town emergency that called me away for awhile. Dug out all of my stuff and set it up on the model table - updates coming very soon. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
doupnik Posted September 2, 2008 Share Posted September 2, 2008 (edited) Glad to have you back. Been thinking we should send a search party into the wilds north of Sacramento. Hope all is now well. Look forward to seeing pics. mason Edited September 2, 2008 by doupnik Quote Link to post Share on other sites
marine4 ever Posted September 2, 2008 Share Posted September 2, 2008 i want pics!!!!!!! semper fi Dan Quote Link to post Share on other sites
doupnik Posted September 8, 2008 Share Posted September 8, 2008 Where are the pics? mason Quote Link to post Share on other sites
53 Marine Posted September 8, 2008 Author Share Posted September 8, 2008 LOL - I was waiting for one of you guys to pipe up I will post some tomorrow - had to have my camera fixed so a friend is bring over thier camera to take some pics for me. (I know - sad excuse and everyone has one) One thing that I am having fits with though are the gears I need for the blade fold. I have been looking all around for some small ones, going to go to the watch repair guy tomorrow and see if I can order what I need through him. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
marine4 ever Posted September 8, 2008 Share Posted September 8, 2008 LOL - I was waiting for one of you guys to pipe up I will post some tomorrow - had to have my camera fixed so a friend is bring over thier camera to take some pics for me. (I know - sad excuse and everyone has one) One thing that I am having fits with though are the gears I need for the blade fold. I have been looking all around for some small ones, going to go to the watch repair guy tomorrow and see if I can order what I need through him. that's smart Harold i would never have thought of that!!! semper fi Dan Quote Link to post Share on other sites
53 Marine Posted September 9, 2008 Author Share Posted September 9, 2008 Well - I struck out at the watch shop. Now to the dreaded ebay to see what I can find in the way of gears. Here is a pic of the cockpit. I started to paint the basics, I enlarged the center console, added an extension to the end of it also for the landing gear lever box, and scratch built a HAC side circuit breaker box. Not seen is the IP which is waiting for the wiring (already have the rear insturments attached.) Also shown is the beginning of the paint process for the MRH. Not going to do much more on that until I can locate some gears for the fold. I also found a few pics that had been scanned from a loooong time ago. The first one was taken when I first started to crew and the second one was taken years later over PI. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Anthony in NZ Posted September 9, 2008 Share Posted September 9, 2008 Great photo's Harold I have been coming back here regularly to check the progress on this great build, beautiful work again as usual. Nice to put a face to the name too....! Cheers Anthony Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Avus Posted September 9, 2008 Share Posted September 9, 2008 Promising progress. Keep them coming. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
doupnik Posted September 9, 2008 Share Posted September 9, 2008 FINALLY! :P Great work, your rotor head is awesome, and nice pics, which squadron were you in? I see 361 in the first pic. What kind of gears are you looking for, sizewise? I think there is a watch repair place on my way to work, I can check it out, if it would help. mason Quote Link to post Share on other sites
doupnik Posted September 9, 2008 Share Posted September 9, 2008 OK, it turns out my wife had purchased a grab bag of assorted watch pieces from here, LINK, be careful, it is a scrapbooking related link. I will take a pic tomorrow of the pieces, if you like. I have taken the grab bag for my bits stash, lots of neat stuff, but only after dropping it all over the floor :P mason Quote Link to post Share on other sites
53 Marine Posted September 9, 2008 Author Share Posted September 9, 2008 Thanks for the commentary. Yes - I was in 361. Also did time in 462, 465, HMX-1 and HMT-301 I am looking for really small gears - 2-3mm wide. I am looking for a pic that I have mispalced that shows the gearing really well on the folded head. I need 6 identical ones - might get by with fewer - depending on how easy they are to cut up. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
marine4 ever Posted September 9, 2008 Share Posted September 9, 2008 nice pit work Harold. that rotor head turned out sweet! those where the days, now i'll have to dig out some old photo's of my time in the corps. semper fi Dan Quote Link to post Share on other sites
doupnik Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 Thanks for the commentary. Yes - I was in 361. Also did time in 462, 465, HMX-1 and HMT-301I am looking for really small gears - 2-3mm wide. I am looking for a pic that I have mispalced that shows the gearing really well on the folded head. I need 6 identical ones - might get by with fewer - depending on how easy they are to cut up. I have a couple gears that might work, two or three, but not six, and the watch repair place is now gone, sorry. mason Quote Link to post Share on other sites
53 Marine Posted September 10, 2008 Author Share Posted September 10, 2008 I have a couple gears that might work, two or three, but not six, and the watch repair place is now gone, sorry.mason That would be great Mason. I will PM you my address - just let me know what I owe you. Thanks. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
marine4 ever Posted October 8, 2008 Share Posted October 8, 2008 and you sir...........when will we get some updates??? semper fi Dan Quote Link to post Share on other sites
marine4 ever Posted November 13, 2008 Share Posted November 13, 2008 Harold!!!! Front and center! we need updates!!! semper fi Dan Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tank Posted November 13, 2008 Share Posted November 13, 2008 Harold!!!! Front and center! we need updates!!!semper fi Dan IIRC he is on leave. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
53 Marine Posted December 18, 2008 Author Share Posted December 18, 2008 Hi Guys (hangs head in shame) Sorry, but life has gotten in the way. My mom's health took a turn for the worse and that has occupied ALOT of time. My building has been on a standstill, but it looks like I may be returing to the build soon. She has gotten alot better and finally returned to work this week. Not going to bore with details. I am going to try and jam through this since I also have to get ready for my trip to Europe. My son made it back to Germany safe and sound from his Iraq deployment so his mom and I are flying over to see them in Germany on January 20th. I will be in Germany/Europe until the April 6th. (So if anyone wants me to pickup something for them, let me know - we can make arrangements. - OR, I suppose if there are some of you European guys over there that want me to bring something over for you when I head out - let me know) As to the update - cockpit is done, interior ribbing and wiring is complete. Just adding a few final touched and the seating then I am closing her up. I will update more within the week along with links to pics since it seems some changes have been made to pic posting since I was last online. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
marine4 ever Posted December 18, 2008 Share Posted December 18, 2008 yippie! ;) i was this close to sending a SAR helo from china lake after you. hope to see some pics soon. semper fi Dan Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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