ElboogiE Posted June 21, 2015 Author Share Posted June 21, 2015 So I am on my wife's computer. I did some work on the Kiowa. I have added the collectives to the helicopter and rudder petals. Then I added the middle console to the helicopter and painted the rudder petals. Then I added the seats to the helicopter. Richard Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ElboogiE Posted June 21, 2015 Author Share Posted June 21, 2015 Then I wanted to see how the cabin area would fit inside of the fuselage area: Then the front windshield and the glare shield: And while looking at the kit wit the cabin inside of the fuselage, something told me it was a tail sitter so I added some weight to the front area to the only place that I could find: More updates later: Richard Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HOLMES Posted June 21, 2015 Share Posted June 21, 2015 Richard, EXCELLENT workmanship.... Loving it. :jaw-dropping: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rotorwash Posted June 21, 2015 Share Posted June 21, 2015 Great work, Richard! Good idea to add the weight. Greg, I have quite a few 47 pics, both of that bird and a TH-13 in storage. Send me a PM with your e-mail and I'll get them to you. Ray Quote Link to post Share on other sites
infofrog Posted June 21, 2015 Share Posted June 21, 2015 Richard the bird looks super great . Is this the ez line here .. http://www.ebay.com/itm/2-EZ-Line-Charcoal-003-Sample-Packs-6-/181181115787?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2a2f3c6d8b Thanks Rick Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Eastern Posted June 21, 2015 Share Posted June 21, 2015 Hi Richard, So fast progress and so cool! The interior looks great. Cheers and happy modeling! Alexander Quote Link to post Share on other sites
midnightprowler Posted June 21, 2015 Share Posted June 21, 2015 Awesome work! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ElboogiE Posted June 21, 2015 Author Share Posted June 21, 2015 Richard the bird looks super great . Is this the ez line here .. http://www.ebay.com/itm/2-EZ-Line-Charcoal-003-Sample-Packs-6-/181181115787?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2a2f3c6d8b Thanks Rick Yep thats it. But dont choose the sample pack. Get the full spool, that is usually arund 12 or 13 dollars. Richard Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ElboogiE Posted June 21, 2015 Author Share Posted June 21, 2015 Hi Richard, So fast progress and so cool! The interior looks great. Cheers and happy modeling! Alexander Thanks Alexander Richard Quote Link to post Share on other sites
infofrog Posted June 21, 2015 Share Posted June 21, 2015 Yep thats it. But dont choose the sample pack. Get the full spool, that is usually arund 12 or 13 dollars. Richard Thank you Rick Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ElboogiE Posted June 23, 2015 Author Share Posted June 23, 2015 No problem Rick. So I went thru some surgery today. Not on me but the Kiowa......lol I removed the fairing above the cockpit and got it ready for the new fairing. One of the things that I did not purchase was the Kiowa exterior kit from Floyd. It was not because I did not want it, but right now I cannot afford it until the end of next month. I made a promise to my wife that I would save money so we can purchase cruise tickets to Alaska. And you know the saying.....happy wife equals happy life, and the most important thing.......peace and quiet!!!!!!......lol Now even though I cannot stand when a kit has me remove anything from the model (look at my black hawk and you will see), this time I used a scriber and scribe it down to the point where everything just feel off. Now one of the things that was included with the kit, it gave me new resin doors to replace the kit doors that was the avionics doors, BUT I will never understand this. The resin doors that was included with the kit, it comes in two pieces: Is there a reason why they made it two parts? Now I have to glue the parts together and because they are never the right shape, when I glue them together, I will have to add filler to cover up the gaps between the two pieces, and then sand them and lose some of the rivet details that are on them. They couldn't have made it one piece? That is the reason why I will always love Tamiya kits, In Tamiya kits, they would have matched up perfectly. Oh well, what is a modeller to do except to push on.......lol. Now I have done the roof to the cabin area which is also the engine department. So I just wanted to see how the new fairing would match up to the roof area when everything has been painted, and it came out looking good. I used yellow zinc chromate to the engine department and the other side that you cannot see, I used flat black. Now I have to add a Black wash to the engine department to make it looked used. Then I painted my engine and all the parts to the engine in Alclad gloss black and then used Alclad White aluminum over the gloss black. The only thing I did was painted them. I still have to add more color to the engine and wash the engine parts with black. Now this is interesting. First time that I dealt with skids.....so I cut the 3 parts from the sprue and then sanded them and glued them together. When I put the skids on the desk, they were all wobbled. because I use Model Master liquid cement, it gave me time to take the skids apart and them glue them so when I put the skids down on my desk, they were all together and not wobbly. But I still have a lot of work to do on the skids. I have to remove the seams on the skids and put some filler on the skids where I glued them together so they will look like one piece instead of two. I hope that I am explaining this correct. The last thing I did tonight was attached the grill to the roof fairing......did I tell you guys how much I hate PE parts? ......lol That is all for tonight, I will work some more on the engine tomorrow. On my computer that died were my reference pictures that I had collected on the Kiowa, so I put them in drop box but I have not put them on my spare computer (my wife's laptop, it is a Alienware laptop that she uses to run her SIms) so I have to ask her permission. But I don't blame her because she spent over $4000 on her laptop.....and no one is allowed to touch it......lol More updates tomorrow.....if I can get to her laptop......lol Richard Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HeavyArty Posted June 23, 2015 Share Posted June 23, 2015 (edited) Now one of the things that was included with the kit, it gave me new resin doors to replace the kit doors that was the avionics doors, BUT I will never understand this. The resin doors that was included with the kit, it comes in two pieces: Is there a reason why they made it two parts? Now I have to glue the parts together and because they are never the right shape, when I glue them together, I will have to add filler to cover up the gaps between the two pieces, and then sand them and lose some of the rivet details that are on them. They couldn't have made it one piece? That is the reason why I will always love Tamiya kits, In Tamiya kits, they would have matched up perfectly. Oh well, what is a modeller to do except to push on.......lol. The doors are in two parts because that's how they are on the actual aircraft and if you want to show it open, that is how it should be. They are this way so the door clears the weapons pylon when opened. The smaller part is bolted to the fuselage and the larger part is the movable door. You can see it well on the OH-58D trainer below. The main, movable door is orange and the smaller, stationary part is fuselage color. Edited June 23, 2015 by HeavyArty Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rotorman Posted June 23, 2015 Share Posted June 23, 2015 Thats some serious surgery. Looks good from here rich. oliver Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ElboogiE Posted June 24, 2015 Author Share Posted June 24, 2015 The doors are in two parts because that's how they are on the actual aircraft and if you want to show it open, that is how it should be. They are this way so the door clears the weapons pylon when opened. The smaller part is bolted to the fuselage and the larger part is the movable door. You can see it well on the OH-58D trainer below. The main, movable door is orange and the smaller, stationary part is fuselage color. Thanks Gino for the info, I did not know that. Richard Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ElboogiE Posted June 24, 2015 Author Share Posted June 24, 2015 Thats some serious surgery. Looks good from here rich. oliver I hate cutting my models...lol. Richard Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rotorman Posted June 24, 2015 Share Posted June 24, 2015 I hate cutting my models...lol. Richard I do too. measure twice cut once is my motto. Oliver Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ElboogiE Posted June 24, 2015 Author Share Posted June 24, 2015 I do too. measure twice cut once is my motto. Oliver Good motto Oliver, i will always keep that in mind. Richard Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lindsay1963 Posted June 24, 2015 Share Posted June 24, 2015 Your a brave man Richard , ive been debating to remove the doors on my Blackhawk, even picked up the knife a few time then put it down lol. Lindsay Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ElboogiE Posted June 24, 2015 Author Share Posted June 24, 2015 Your a brave man Richard , ive been debating to remove the doors on my Blackhawk, even picked up the knife a few time then put it down lol. Lindsay If you do remove the doors, i would scribe the doors down before I would cut it. I didnt do that ony black hawk and I almost made a mistake. Just my thoughts. Richard Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lyash Igor Posted June 25, 2015 Share Posted June 25, 2015 Great! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ElboogiE Posted June 25, 2015 Author Share Posted June 25, 2015 I need some help. Does anybody has reference pictures of a kiowa going thru maintenance? What I am looking for is the ladders that maintenance people use to get to the engines during maintenance. And also the extra boxes that they will use. It is for my diorama. Any help would be grateful. Richard Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ElboogiE Posted June 25, 2015 Author Share Posted June 25, 2015 I think I am going to start the engine and the engine dept all over again. I have to add some more detail to the engine by scratch if I want to open the engine doors when the model is done. And i made some mistakes painting the engine dept. Richard Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rotorman Posted June 25, 2015 Share Posted June 25, 2015 I was looking at the engine photo that Ray posted at the beginning of your thread. I can relate about wanting to repaint parts...I am the first one to do it when the painting doesn't look right. Looking at the engine(if you decide to repaint) you have to take it apart then paint the various sections. The grey looking part in the photo that looks like a rectangle should get cut and painted separately then reglued . a lot can be done with engine. MRC did a good job on it. Let me put you at ease, I have an extra engine here and if you were to damage your i can send you mine.. good luck Oliver Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ElboogiE Posted June 25, 2015 Author Share Posted June 25, 2015 I was looking at the engine photo that Ray posted at the beginning of your thread. I can relate about wanting to repaint parts...I am the first one to do it when the painting doesn't look right. Looking at the engine(if you decide to repaint) you have to take it apart then paint the various sections. The grey looking part in the photo that looks like a rectangle should get cut and painted separately then reglued . a lot can be done with engine. MRC did a good job on it. Let me put you at ease, I have an extra engine here and if you were to damage your i can send you mine.. good luck Oliver Thanks Oliver. I will see what I can do with mine and see how it turns out. I am thinking about repainting the yellow chromate. On alexanders build, he used interior green instead of the yellow chromate, like the kit instructed me to. We will see. But I definitely have to do the engine again....lol. it sucks that I dont have my computer. But I plan on getting a better computer in about two weeks. Richard Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HeavyArty Posted June 25, 2015 Share Posted June 25, 2015 Unless you want to depict it in a hanger undergoing major overhaul, they don't really use ladders or scaffolding to stand on. The maintainers just climb all over the tiny helo. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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