Rotorman Posted October 22, 2016 Share Posted October 22, 2016 this is working for me.. looking real sharp. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
zaktwist Posted October 23, 2016 Author Share Posted October 23, 2016 Thanks dude Quote Link to post Share on other sites
salvador001 Posted October 24, 2016 Share Posted October 24, 2016 Oh man, you are doing one FINE job, i love it. Keep it on! Rod. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
zaktwist Posted October 26, 2016 Author Share Posted October 26, 2016 On 24/10/2016 at 6:17 AM, salvador001 said: Oh man, you are doing one FINE job, i love it. Keep it on! Rod. Thanks Rod! Ive hit abit of a modelling rut but should hopefully be back on it soon Zak Quote Link to post Share on other sites
zaktwist Posted October 31, 2016 Author Share Posted October 31, 2016 Continued work on the belly eduard, scratched elements and added panel lines. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
usmcski6502 Posted October 31, 2016 Share Posted October 31, 2016 Ooooh, man, this just gets better and better! Looking great, keep 'em coming. Semper Fi, Ski Quote Link to post Share on other sites
zaktwist Posted November 5, 2016 Author Share Posted November 5, 2016 Hi chaps. More work on the belly. Aerials are from the spares box, added x2 aber hex nuts on nose Remade all of the steps as kit ones are to shortKit aerial was reshaped and attached with epoxy glue. Additional inspection panels added to the boomAttached skids but removed them shortly afterwards as the didn't sit correctly. Think they'll need rebuilding from scratch....buggerCheers folksZak Quote Link to post Share on other sites
salvador001 Posted November 5, 2016 Share Posted November 5, 2016 Wow. Where did you get the photoetch from? Is it eduard? Looking great. Rod. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
zaktwist Posted November 5, 2016 Author Share Posted November 5, 2016 On 31/10/2016 at 4:33 PM, usmcski6502 said: Ooooh, man, this just gets better and better! Looking great, keep 'em coming. Semper Fi, Ski Thanks dude! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
zaktwist Posted November 5, 2016 Author Share Posted November 5, 2016 35 minutes ago, salvador001 said: Wow. Where did you get the photoetch from? Is it eduard? Looking great. Rod. Thanks Rod. the vast majority of the brass on the belly i made from brass shim ( the rectangular and circular panels). a few parts are from the eduard exterior set but they have chopped up and reshaped as the eduard set is incorrect in some areas Zak Quote Link to post Share on other sites
zaktwist Posted November 18, 2016 Author Share Posted November 18, 2016 Hey chaps hope all are well.Not much to show at the minute. Much of my modelling time has been spent on rebuilding a few elements (3-4 times...) The nts unit is being scratched again as my first (or 5th...who knows) effort was quite abit out, same with the skids.Also have a few goodies on order as well which will hopefully add a few nice touches to the finished kit but I'll reveal those at a later date.Added extratech PE washers to the belly drainage pipes, pipes made from aluminium tubingDetailed the nose drainage pipes with telescoped aluminium tube Built the m197 cannon. This took a good couple of hours mainly to get it lined up correctly but well worth the effort when completed. Really need to grow another pair of hands....Found some spare eduard PE hinges which look much better than beforeMore soon folks, thanks for looking and commenting guys!Zak Quote Link to post Share on other sites
salvador001 Posted November 18, 2016 Share Posted November 18, 2016 Looking so damn fine, wonderful job. Are you going to use the fireball ALQ-144 jammer? The one this kit brings is not that good. Rod. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
zaktwist Posted November 18, 2016 Author Share Posted November 18, 2016 58 minutes ago, salvador001 said: Looking so damn fine, wonderful job. Are you going to use the fireball ALQ-144 jammer? The one this kit brings is not that good. Rod. Thank Rod. Yes I'm using the fireball ALQ, it's pretty darn nice. Zak Quote Link to post Share on other sites
usmcski6502 Posted November 18, 2016 Share Posted November 18, 2016 No doubt, by the time you're done you're going to have the most accurate Whiskey out there. Watching with great interest, keep up the good work! I used to work on 'em, so if you need any ref pics, let me know. Semper, Ski Quote Link to post Share on other sites
zaktwist Posted November 23, 2016 Author Share Posted November 23, 2016 On 18/11/2016 at 5:26 PM, usmcski6502 said: No doubt, by the time you're done you're going to have the most accurate Whiskey out there. Watching with great interest, keep up the good work! I used to work on 'em, so if you need any ref pics, let me know. Semper, Ski Thanks for the kind words dude, really appreciate it, hope I can continue to do it justice! R.e ref pics, I'm still undecided on what scheme I want, I'm thinking I may get some custom made mask/decals so any ref pics of whiskeys serial numbers, markings etc that you've worked on would go towards helping me decide. Also any pics of the main rotor would be good, specifically the blade tips as I think the academy kits blades are incorrectly shaped Cheers Zak Quote Link to post Share on other sites
usmcski6502 Posted January 3, 2017 Share Posted January 3, 2017 I had a specific airframe in mind for my UH-1N build, and had some custom-made vinyl and kabuki masks made through Maketar. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
usmcski6502 Posted January 3, 2017 Share Posted January 3, 2017 Outdoor shot: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
zaktwist Posted January 11, 2017 Author Share Posted January 11, 2017 On 03/01/2017 at 11:02 PM, usmcski6502 said: Outdoor shot: Wow that is one nice model! Yea I think I'm going to have some custom made, still unsure of what airframe tho.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
zaktwist Posted January 11, 2017 Author Share Posted January 11, 2017 Hi folks Just a small update, lost my mojo over the Xmas period so slow progress. The nts unit..... Version 15 or 16 who knows... It's starting to resemble the real deal now, pics are a little crappy but hopefully you can see the adjustments I've made. Also sourced some mirror paper (the same stuff used on two way mirrors) to use on the left side camera glass, will post pics shortly. Began riveting the tail and boom, looks a little messy at the minute as I'm using humbrol's decal fix. This leaves a gluey residue but has a much stronger bond than microfix/sol. I'm using a two different sizes of archers rivets and Micromarks rivets for the larger rivets. Also scratched the tie down thing on the centre of the boom More soon Zak Quote Link to post Share on other sites
usmcski6502 Posted January 11, 2017 Share Posted January 11, 2017 Freakin' amazing. Just great, keep it up! BTW, if you need ref photos of a specific area, hit me up, I've got quite a bit of reference on all USMC Cobras. Semper, Ski Quote Link to post Share on other sites
salvador001 Posted January 12, 2017 Share Posted January 12, 2017 Hey Zak, that looks tremendously awesome. Love all the detail you are adding. The rivets looks great. What are the size of rivets you are using? Thanks. Rod. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CharlieUH-1H Posted January 12, 2017 Share Posted January 12, 2017 This looks impresive great! What do you use to make the rivets? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
zaktwist Posted January 18, 2017 Author Share Posted January 18, 2017 On 12/01/2017 at 2:58 PM, salvador001 said: Hey Zak, that looks tremendously awesome. Love all the detail you are adding. The rivets looks great. What are the size of rivets you are using? Thanks. Rod. Thanks rod. The archers rivets- I used some from their 'n' scale and some from the 0.4mm sheet. The microscale rivets are larger but don't have a specific scale. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
zaktwist Posted January 18, 2017 Author Share Posted January 18, 2017 On 12/01/2017 at 8:33 PM, Chhuey said: This looks impresive great! What do you use to make the rivets? The rivets are all water slide decals from microscale and archers, good products, check them out Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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