anvil6 Posted November 29, 2016 Author Share Posted November 29, 2016 13 minutes ago, hawkwrench said: Ha! Whenever life calms down enough for me to model again. My wife and I did relocate my stuff to a room aka "man cave", but she don't look at it like that. Hopefully I get to work on it again soon. What about your C2 hawk? Tim its still on my bench, staring at me with extreme jealousy as I have been working on this Chinook. I admit part of my procrastination has been the fact that I have to scratch build the intermediate and tail rotor gear boxes before i can finally glue the fuselage halves together. Once I finish this tribute build, I will go right back to it. Maybe instead of tackling the gearbox problem right away i will build the troop seats from the comfort of my warm toasty living room until it gets warm enough to spend time in my garage again and i get more production momentum... -Ramon Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hawkwrench Posted November 30, 2016 Share Posted November 30, 2016 Procrastination due to us crew chiefs wanting everything just right is what has probably made my build longer than it should have been. When I built my first hawk years ago, I remember those troop seats being a pain in the butt. Good luck with them. If I get time, I'll post my hangar queen helo that has alot of hangar rash. Tim Quote Link to post Share on other sites
anvil6 Posted December 5, 2016 Author Share Posted December 5, 2016 So I got around to tweaking the rotor heads. Starting with the forward m/r head assy, I cut the blades off with a hobby knife at the pitch horn, one at a time. After cleaing up the newly exposed mating surfaces, I drilled a hole into the head and the blade, then inserted a piece of aluminum tubing for support when i glue the pieces back together. Using some CA glue, I glued the aluminum to the blade, then the blade to the head at a slightly droopy angle. Forward and aft rotor assemblies pictured for comparison. More to follow soon... Cheers! -Ramon Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hawkwrench Posted December 5, 2016 Share Posted December 5, 2016 Your model is off the "hook" dude. Looks good. Sorry, I couldn't resist the hook phrase, it just goes along with your build! Where's the droop stops at on this pig? Tim Quote Link to post Share on other sites
anvil6 Posted December 10, 2016 Author Share Posted December 10, 2016 On 12/5/2016 at 0:55 AM, hawkwrench said: Your model is off the "hook" dude. Looks good. Sorry, I couldn't resist the hook phrase, it just goes along with your build! Where's the droop stops at on this pig? Tim Ha ha! I don't think they have droop stops. Even a shorty like me could reach the main rotor blade when it was at the twelve o'clock position! -Ramon Quote Link to post Share on other sites
anvil6 Posted December 10, 2016 Author Share Posted December 10, 2016 So the finish line is in sight. I have the wheels painted and installed. The main rotor assemblies painted and installed. Started some of the detail painting underneath. Still need some time to speckle and mottle the finish then soon a can start attaching the cargo hooks, antennas and other detail bits... -Ramon Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hawkwrench Posted December 10, 2016 Share Posted December 10, 2016 Looking really good there chief! Your friend will love this gift! Tim Quote Link to post Share on other sites
anvil6 Posted December 20, 2016 Author Share Posted December 20, 2016 (edited) ok, a few teaser shots and a layout mock up... The cargo hook cover came with pegs with which to attach it to the fuselage... I made some hasty swing arms instead. Just need a coat of zinc... Italeri didn't even try to have any external lighting, but I managed to find some anti-smash lights in my spares box. So the base will have a thin layer of spackle on it, and that will be the flightline. Thanks for the wings idea, Tim, that actually looks really cool! I printed his name and info on clear decal paper. I am going to apply that to some stock plastic cut to size and painted and weathered with metalizers. Hopefully I can make that look cool as well. Delivery is scheduled for Friday. Next post will have all the glamour pics - wish me luck! -Ramon Edited December 20, 2016 by anvil6 photobucket sucks Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Loach Driver Posted December 23, 2016 Share Posted December 23, 2016 Great work on your 'hook. Looks the business. LD. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rotorman Posted December 23, 2016 Share Posted December 23, 2016 It's looking really sharp..great modeling going on here. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
anvil6 Posted December 24, 2016 Author Share Posted December 24, 2016 12 hours ago, Rotorman said: It's looking really sharp..great modeling going on here. 16 hours ago, Loach Driver said: Great work on your 'hook. Looks the business. LD. Thanks guys! :-D Quote Link to post Share on other sites
anvil6 Posted December 24, 2016 Author Share Posted December 24, 2016 FINISHED! Tonight was supposed to be delivery night, but game night has been postponed due to weather and its effects on the homefront. Anyways, here are some preliminary pics. If the rain lets up I might take better pics but for now... And the base... Delivery date rescheduled for next week. I got time to fix the plaque that I messed up because of crappy decal paper. Moral - you pay for cheap, you get cheap! Next post with pics will have the wings and plaque, and hopefully my pal the Hooker as well... Cheers! -Ramon Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hajo L. Posted December 24, 2016 Share Posted December 24, 2016 Excellent model! Really nice! HAJO Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hawkwrench Posted December 25, 2016 Share Posted December 25, 2016 You did an outstanding job on the hook crew dog!!! You're friend is gonna love it, I just know it! Tim Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rotorman Posted December 25, 2016 Share Posted December 25, 2016 A show stopper. Beautiful. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lifeline Posted December 25, 2016 Share Posted December 25, 2016 Beautiful.. I'm going bookmark your build as my future reference. The paint effect plus the weathering really spot-on (according to the pics I saw that is, never seen the real one by my own eye ).. Did you use pigments or desert wash for the weathering? Cheers, Mario Indonesia Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ishthe47guy Posted December 26, 2016 Share Posted December 26, 2016 I need to spend more time on the new forums. I missed all of this. Overall, very nice build. You added scratchbuilt details that I never thought to add, & I've spent half my life around these things. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
salvador001 Posted December 26, 2016 Share Posted December 26, 2016 What a beauty, wish it was mine, the owner is very lucky. One of the best Chinooks ive seen. Great work Ramon! Rod. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
anvil6 Posted December 28, 2016 Author Share Posted December 28, 2016 On 12/24/2016 at 1:40 PM, Hajo L. said: Excellent model! Really nice! HAJO On 12/24/2016 at 7:13 PM, hawkwrench said: You did an outstanding job on the hook crew dog!!! You're friend is gonna love it, I just know it! Tim On 12/24/2016 at 9:46 PM, Rotorman said: A show stopper. Beautiful. On 12/26/2016 at 6:27 AM, Ishthe47guy said: I need to spend more time on the new forums. I missed all of this. Overall, very nice build. You added scratchbuilt details that I never thought to add, & I've spent half my life around these things. On 12/26/2016 at 6:50 AM, salvador001 said: What a beauty, wish it was mine, the owner is very lucky. One of the best Chinooks ive seen. Great work Ramon! Rod. Thanks guys! I am my own worst critic, but your comments make me think it's not so bad! -Ramon Quote Link to post Share on other sites
anvil6 Posted December 28, 2016 Author Share Posted December 28, 2016 On 12/25/2016 at 1:14 AM, lifeline said: Beautiful.. I'm going bookmark your build as my future reference. The paint effect plus the weathering really spot-on (according to the pics I saw that is, never seen the real one by my own eye ).. Did you use pigments or desert wash for the weathering? Cheers, Mario Indonesia Thanks for the kind words Mario! For weathering, I started with some post-paint touch ups and highlights with Model Master enamel Army helo green, which is a greyer version of the acrylic version of that color. That was all on top of the pre-shading of black along the panel lines and random red, yellow and blue splotches. I also did some spot painting with Akan olive green using photos as a reference, and I finished that off with an oil paint wash of 50/50 burnt umber and paynes grey dusted of with desert sandy-colored powders. Hope this helps! -Ramon Quote Link to post Share on other sites
anvil6 Posted December 28, 2016 Author Share Posted December 28, 2016 A few more pics with outdoor lighting... -Ramon Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Loach Driver Posted December 28, 2016 Share Posted December 28, 2016 Nicely weathered. Not too much and not too little. LD. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AlienFrogModeller Posted December 28, 2016 Share Posted December 28, 2016 WOW, well done sir. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DonSS3 Posted December 28, 2016 Share Posted December 28, 2016 Wow! That sure is a beauty, Ramon! I'd be proud to have that on my shelf. I'm sure the person you've built it for will be amazed when he sees it! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
11bee Posted December 29, 2016 Share Posted December 29, 2016 (edited) What a wonderful job, your friend is a lucky guy. What's in the queue for upcoming projects? Edited December 29, 2016 by 11bee Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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