Stef (#6) Posted May 18, 2014 Share Posted May 18, 2014 Hello all, Being on hollidays, and given by a friend, a 1/48 Hobby Boss UH-1C, I wanted to check wether, as it's written on the box, if it was an esay assembly - and yes, it is. You will see where I am, after just 4 hours work. Just a few words aboutt the kit : sure enough, a nice basis for the experienced modeller, and a kit bashing with old Monogram would certainly produce a neat result. Now, if you want to begin with Helos or do a nice quick built for your young nephew to hang in his bedroom, that's your kit. I will go for a straight out of the box bild. The selected scheme is the Marines one, eventhough is an E model. On with the picies : Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Stef (#6) Posted May 18, 2014 Author Share Posted May 18, 2014 Hello again, Some good progress along the week on the Huey. First, the final decoration will be "EasyRider", a UH-1C of the 174th HAC Sharks, in Vietnam. I first intended to go for the Marines scheme offered in the box, but this scheme is for an "E" model, which has a fair deal of differences with a "C" (like a whinch on roof, "zigzag" UHF aerial on both sides of fuselage, and so on). Hence, the choice of the army decoration - more, a Huey is Vietnam and that's all . :)/> Easy rider is supposed to be a gunship, but the kit doesn't offer any kind of weaponry - that would have been interesting, as some side weapons set-up, for instance, you need to have open doors - an option the kit is not offering. On with the pics (lotsa !) Turbine exhaust in place. It certainly does stand a tad too much. First painted black, then Alclad Pale Gold. Panel lines are very sharp and fine. Working the windshield ... Rotor head is quite simplified but from 3 feet away will certainly look cool. Testing the clear part assembly. One of the best to date. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Stef (#6) Posted May 18, 2014 Author Share Posted May 18, 2014 And a few more ... Fuselage closed, on for the putty. Nothing very important, just smoothing things. And the canopy is set : almost no seams at all. Close-up view -the horns are to be removed, not installed on Easy Rider. Some black to really avoid any transparency and for the anti-glare panel in front of the windshield. And some Olive Drab. Fisrt layer is with Gunze Acrylics #78, a colour intended for US Tanks. It is darker than aircraft OD, which will come at the next step. Well, that's all for now, if you have any comment feel free ! :)/> Stef (#6) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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