Bobo1953 Posted July 4, 2017 Share Posted July 4, 2017 (edited) hello everybody. once again i do a little trasgression and post my models straight to the topic page instead of the dedicated "display case". after a little while i've been a member of arc, i got the impression that the latter one is less popular, and if one wants to "show off" his works it's bettter to go to the dedicated topic. this time, choppers. first came the beloved cayuse, a low budget italeri 1/72 kit that had full decals only for one side so far as nose art is concerned. strange omission by italeri indeed. then i built the classic huey c model and last, the d. it wasn't really a piece of cake, as first out, the helicopters in 1/72 are goddamn small. then,the "c" unexpectedly is a tail sitter, so as it was tooo late for anything else, i had to put a small bit of blue tac below one skid to have it straight. when i did the "d" i had to use my ingenuity to install some ballast in the very litttle space below the fore cockpit floor. also, in all three italeri's kits the fitting of the pilot's doors is rather poor as well as the clear parts in them. i remember that the skid of the "c" was a sort of a nightmare as it didn't have precise fittings on the fuselage and to glue the skid assembly to it was a real fight. bythe way, i used those russky print scale decals, and i was hottified when i noticed the misspelling in the tail rotor warning where "keep away" became "keep awEy". but i had no other choice but use what i had. good thing with small scale is that these sins go often unnoticed... talked enough. here are the googlephoto links: -oh-6: https://goo.gl/photos/bkLSmm4dj6V6Stno7 -uh-1c: https://goo.gl/photos/MXc8EhfRW9Za8Z7SA -uh-1d: https://goo.gl/photos/1THhxxi6pP4FtcEB8 thanks for watching. hope you enjoy. ciao and...happy modeling! bobo. Edited July 4, 2017 by Bobo1953 add-on Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Loach Driver Posted July 6, 2017 Share Posted July 6, 2017 Nice builds on all three. LD. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bobo1953 Posted July 6, 2017 Author Share Posted July 6, 2017 thank you l.d. coming from someone whose nickname's loach driver (are/were you indeed?) makes your appreciation even more valuable. you living in ireland? again, thanks. ciao. bobo. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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