A Maddog Manufacturing Update....Updated 7/26

Nice to see you turning the Maddog factory on some proper aircraft.

That Mi-1 looks interesting, not something you see much of.

You definitively have something going on: lots of interesting subjects!

Thanks guys! Yeah Aaron, I realized that it has been awhile since Maddog Manufacturing's Rotary Wing dept had done anything so I figured it was time to open that dept. up again.

 

I appreciate the compliments gents, I'll post more later. Thanks again!

A small update:

On the 1/72 scale Italeri CH-53 helicopter, I assembled the fuselage, trapping the two ramp doors and the main rotor shaft in place. I have it clamped and taped so that it dries as closed as I can get it:

That's all so far. I'll keep you posted on more progress. 

Hello all!

Here is my latest progress on my helicopters. The Hoplite now has the entire canopy closed up. This one is almost ready for final assembly:

That Hoplite canopy in three parts was a real BEAR to put together! I am happy with it though. 

Next I got the final assembly done on my CH-46 Sea Knight. Except for the wheels, rotors, the canopy and some detail parts, this one is ready for paint:






Finally, I also got some progress done on my CH-53 Jolly Green Giant. I added some extra parts to this, and later I'll be sanding it down smoother:







All these helicopters are almost ready for paint. Hopefully soon I can get started on them.

Speaking of paint, the instructions on the Sea Knight say to paint it an overall dark grey. What color is best? Any Marines wanna chime in and let me know?

 

That's all I have for these so far. Thanks all for looking, comments are welcome. 

 

For those interested, I also made progress on some ships and an artillery piece. Feel free to check out the Armor and Ships forums to see what else I was working on.

For those still following this Thread, here is the latest done on  my Helicopters.

I only really got some progress on two of the helicopters I'm working on. There was a lot of filling and sanding that still needs to be done to the CH-53. So, I went ahead and worked more on the other two helicopters.

First is my Mi-1 Hoplite. It's up on it's wheels, all the detail parts are installed, and it has it's basecoat on:



The windows show a lot of glare because I'm still trying to buff out the scratches that happened when I tried to sand the seams on this front canopy. A little more and it should look good enough with a coat of Future on it.

On the Sea Knight, I added the last few detail parts and then gave it a basecoat. The instructions said to use an 'engine gray'. Well, I pulled out my engine gray and it was dried up. So, I compared it to all my other grays to see what the closest color match was. It was Polly Scale Grimy Black!

So that is what the basecoat on this model is:





If this color ain't right, I expect some Marines to set me straight. This bird is going to my Marine Corps.

That's all I have done on my helicopters. Feel free to check out my pther progress on my armor and ships in their respective Forums if you are interested.

 

Thanks all for looking, comments are welcome.

For those who may be watching this Thread, I'm moving right along here. I have six models at the clearcoat and decal stage, two of which are helicopters. Here are the pics showing my latest progress.

This is my MI-1 Hoplite all ready for clearcoat and decals:



All I have to do is fix the main rotor again and add it to this model afterward. Then I'll be able to call this one done.

My Ch-46 Sea Knight is also ready for clearcoat and decals:



After that, there are a couple of small detail parts to add and this one will be finished as well. Also, the main canopy is still dry fit on. That's why there is a seam there.

On my CH-53 I got the basecoat on. Next is the camo pattern:



It's coming along a little slower but I expect to have it done almost at the same time as the others.

That's all I was able to get done so far. Maybe this weekend I can get some of these completed. I'll keep you posted.

Meanwhile, thanks for looking in and comments are welcome.

They look great Mark! I presume they will be done in time for August's meeting?

Thanks Carlos. Yeah, I expect they will have been on the shelf for a couple weeks before the August meeting. I was hoping to see you at the june meeting and missed you. I don't blame you for missing July, although it was a very good meeting.

 

See you in August!

 

I hit both AMPS, but had too much going for the June IPMS. The car "cruise night" thing is not my interest, so I passed on July. I will be there in Augaust (and of ocurse AMPS)

Cool. I tried to get to AMPS a couple of times but was unable to make it. Maybe next month. Looking forward to seeing you at IPMS. I have 14 models I'm bringing.... so far. I may have more done by that time.

I'm almost done with two of these helicopters, for anyone that is interested. I know I don't build them that well compared to most of the helicopter builders here, so if anyone wishes to give some pointers, I'd love to hear them.

 

Meanwhile, here's the couple of helicopters that I got decals on.

This is my Mi-1 Hoplite:





I realized when I was putting on the decals that I needed to still paint the underside a light sky blue. I'll do that after the decals dry overnight. Then all I have to do is fix the main rotor, add it to the model and this bird is done!

This is my Marine Corps CH-46 Sea Knight:



I was really loving these decals! They went on so well and stayed on! This was actually fun to decal! All that's left on this is a little bit of touchup paint, adding the last few detail parts and placing the rotors on and it'll be finished. 

I also got two guns and six other armor models almost finshed as well so feel free to check them out in the Armor Forum if you're interested...

 

Thanks all for looking. Comments are welcome.

 

 No, really, they really are welcome.