jonbryon Posted September 15, 2020 Share Posted September 15, 2020 Hello all, This is my latest finished model, AMP's HUK-1 Huskie in 1/48. It's the most fun I've had building a model in a long time. There's no aftermarket and I only made some small changes to better reflect this particular airframe. Paint is Mr Color 365 and the decals are from the kit (although I replaced the national insignia). It's a tiny model (excluding the rotors, about the size of a 1/72 WWII fighter) with lots and lots of parts. The close-ups show a much rougher finish than I would like, although in real life it looks pretty smooth. Comments welcome and a full build article is at https://jonbryon.com/amp-1-48-kaman-huk-1-huskie/ Jon Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bounce Posted September 15, 2020 Share Posted September 15, 2020 great looking Pedro! the decal work is exquisite. please tell me what your procedure was for them (decal set, overcoat? etc...) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jonbryon Posted September 15, 2020 Author Share Posted September 15, 2020 9 minutes ago, Bounce said: great looking Pedro! the decal work is exquisite. please tell me what your procedure was for them (decal set, overcoat? etc...) Thanks! It's all written here: https://jonbryon.com/amp-1-48-kaman-huk-1-huskie/ Jon Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bounce Posted September 15, 2020 Share Posted September 15, 2020 puddles! got it. thanks! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ikar Posted September 29, 2020 Share Posted September 29, 2020 That looks pretty good. I can see a lot of similarities between this and the H-43. I didn't know this was also called a Huskie but I wouldn't go sa far as to call it a Pedro. That name didn't come out until Vietnam. The name Pedro was taken from a flight mission name assigned to one of the rescue squadrons aand was in use back in 1971 when I took my first recon ride at out base. From the looks of the HUK the similarities are apparent and I can see the improvements they made. The engine was changed and mounted just below the pylons that were also changed. The engine must have been a bear in that location , let alone its size. The vertical stabes changed a lot too. As much of a pain as the H=43 could be to go up in, it still ranks as my favorite copter. Do they make a model of the H-43 B or F yet? Once again, good job Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jonbryon Posted September 30, 2020 Author Share Posted September 30, 2020 8 hours ago, ikar said: That looks pretty good. I can see a lot of similarities between this and the H-43. I didn't know this was also called a Huskie but I wouldn't go sa far as to call it a Pedro. That name didn't come out until Vietnam. The name Pedro was taken from a flight mission name assigned to one of the rescue squadrons aand was in use back in 1971 when I took my first recon ride at out base. From the looks of the HUK the similarities are apparent and I can see the improvements they made. The engine was changed and mounted just below the pylons that were also changed. The engine must have been a bear in that location , let alone its size. The vertical stabes changed a lot too. As much of a pain as the H=43 could be to go up in, it still ranks as my favorite copter. Do they make a model of the H-43 B or F yet? Once again, good job Thanks for your comments! I don't know anything about the 'Pedro' designation, but the HUK-1 became the UH-43C in 1962, right around the time the model is from. As far as I can tell, the HH-43B/F had a different engine, tail, tail booms, rotor mast housings and fuselage. I don't k know if AMP plan on doing that kit, but I think it would require almost an entirely new tool. Cheers Jon Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SERNAK Posted September 30, 2020 Share Posted September 30, 2020 What's the interior's colour? Great job, by the way! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jonbryon Posted October 1, 2020 Author Share Posted October 1, 2020 9 hours ago, SERNAK said: What's the interior's colour? Great job, by the way! Thanks! I went with a combination of interior green and black as suggested by the instructions. However, US Marine HOK-1s that are in museums tend to show a grey interior. I couldn't find a single colour image of a Navy HUK-1 in the gloss sea blue scheme, so I had to guess. Jon Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SERNAK Posted October 1, 2020 Share Posted October 1, 2020 Many thanks for your reply Jon. That's exactly why I have asked you about it. because in all the photos from various museum exhibits I have seen over the years (e.g., HO3S-1) the interior is painted grey (some kind of grey!) instead of interior green. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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