CharlieUH-1H Posted February 6, 2018 Share Posted February 6, 2018 6 hours ago, 82Whitey51 said: Yes sir...I apologize, been slacking on keeping things posted. I went with the particle separator intake, mainly because I wanted to do aircraft 416 with the "Minute Man" motif on the nose. Here she is ready for paint. I kept any "preshading" to a minimum, and under a coat of USMC Green is likely not going to show much regardless. As the photos show, these helos were kept rather pristine (as heloes go...), and appear to be a semi gloss finish, which is exactly how the Model Master Acryl went down. I typically don't shoot MM Acryl, so I didn't have any of the MM thinner on hand. I used Mr. Color Leveling thinner and it shot very nice. I've heard good and bad about MM Acryl but the only negative thing I can say is that it only required a little extra effort cleaning my airbrush, 91% alcohol tended to make it a bit gummy in there, so I used the leveling thinner as a cleaning agent too. I painted the yellow warning area with Chrome Yellow (Gunze Mr. Color), prior to the green. Let it dry a day or two, masked and shot the green; I shot a light coat of Testors Gloss lacquer over the green prior to decaling; ...and on to decals. I'm using Micro Scale letters and numbers to create the tail codes, BuNo, etc. Each cut individually! Good thing I don't mind decaling. I got a modeling buddy sending me a sheet from the Hobyboss UH-1C to provide all the white stenciling. GREAT! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
82Whitey51 Posted February 25, 2018 Author Share Posted February 25, 2018 I finally finished this up. The decals took some time, all from the spares box or from individual letter/number sheets. The "Minute Man" on the nose I made, and printed onto white decal paper and trimmed out. I'll post a few more pics in "The Display Case". Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Collin Posted February 25, 2018 Share Posted February 25, 2018 Clark Dangerous say "Well Done" Whitey. If you were at the Richmond show yesterday, you may get the name reference. Cheers Collin Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rotorman Posted February 25, 2018 Share Posted February 25, 2018 thats pretty. i like it. Very nice paint job and great model Oliver Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CharlieUH-1H Posted February 26, 2018 Share Posted February 26, 2018 AMAZINGLY!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
82Whitey51 Posted February 26, 2018 Author Share Posted February 26, 2018 5 hours ago, Collin said: Clark Dangerous say "Well Done" Whitey. If you were at the Richmond show yesterday, you may get the name reference. Cheers Collin Haaa...I was there, but missed the reference?? I missed running into you also apparently. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hooker169 Posted February 26, 2018 Share Posted February 26, 2018 Looks awesome, Whitey! Nice job on the markings! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
zerosystem Posted February 27, 2018 Share Posted February 27, 2018 And it has a low vis option too... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wafu Posted February 27, 2018 Share Posted February 27, 2018 Looks very nice in its early era markings, well done sir. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Drifterdon Posted February 27, 2018 Share Posted February 27, 2018 Superb build Whitey. Came out very clean considering what you had to start with. Not the best fitting kit out there. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
82Whitey51 Posted February 28, 2018 Author Share Posted February 28, 2018 On 2/26/2018 at 7:53 PM, zerosystem said: And it has a low vis option too... Whoa...cool! I've never seen any "E"s in low viz. They did operate "N" models for a short time and they were low viz. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
82Whitey51 Posted February 28, 2018 Author Share Posted February 28, 2018 13 hours ago, Drifterdon said: Superb build Whitey. Came out very clean considering what you had to start with. Not the best fitting kit out there. Thanks Don. Yeah, the fit is a real PItA. Glue a little, clamp it, leave it alone, come back in a few days... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
zerosystem Posted March 1, 2018 Share Posted March 1, 2018 On 2/28/2018 at 8:09 AM, 82Whitey51 said: Whoa...cool! I've never seen any "E"s in low viz. They did operate "N" models for a short time and they were low viz. There were a few of the -Ns that flew with the lizzard paint job too, I'll dig through the photos and get one up in the next day or so. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
thegoodsgt Posted March 2, 2018 Share Posted March 2, 2018 Another UH-1E in low-viz markings, presumably upon deliver to AMARC. Linkage Steven Brown Scale Model Soup Quote Link to post Share on other sites
usmcski6502 Posted March 3, 2018 Share Posted March 3, 2018 Here's another low-vis UH-1E for ya... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tank Posted March 3, 2018 Share Posted March 3, 2018 Very nice. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rotorman Posted March 11, 2018 Share Posted March 11, 2018 great looking model. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ALEXANDRE REZENDE Posted March 26, 2018 Share Posted March 26, 2018 Branco AF, You got a very good result on this kit! Congratulations! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jabow Posted March 27, 2018 Share Posted March 27, 2018 Whoa!!! Now that's one GREAT looking Huey!! All your efforts REALLY paid off with this gem!! Clear right? Clear left? CLEAR!! Bo Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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