1/72 UH-1D (Italeri) WIP

docipaul

Member since
March 2003
From: United Kingdom

1/72 UH-1D (Italeri) WIP

Posted by docipaul on Tuesday, January 17, 2017 6:59 PM

This is my 1/72 Huey from Italeri. Cockpit and fuselage was build straight forward, no scratch building.

Hataka Helo Drab was used for the main fuselage colour.

Decals are printed by myself with a laser printer

Tried the kit's decals but it craked and won't stick to the model so I just sticked to my home printed decals.

Thanks for looking.

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Revenant

Member since
May 2016

Posted by Revenant on Tuesday, January 17, 2017 8:16 PM

Nice. Looks like Italeri does a pretty good 1/72 Huey...do they have the Vietnam Gunship version???

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Pawel

Member since
May 2009
From: Poland

Posted by Pawel on Wednesday, January 18, 2017 2:31 AM

Hello!

They even have two of them: UH-1B and UH-1C. In the UH-1C you'd probably want to replace the rotor, though, as it isn't the correct "wide blade" 540 type.

Have a nice day

Paweł

All comments and critique welcomed. Thanks for your honest opinions!

www.vietnam.net.pl

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HeavyArty

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December 2002
From: Valrico, FL

Posted by HeavyArty on Wednesday, January 18, 2017 7:36 AM

Looks like it is coming along nicely. One note though. In the configuration you have it; with the blade antenna and the pitot on the roof, it is an H model, not a D. Also, if you still have the "Danger" arrow for the tail, you can use some PVA (white school) glue to affix it with. The PVA dries clear and will not affect the decal. Keep up the good work.

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docipaul

Member since
March 2003
From: United Kingdom

Posted by docipaul on Wednesday, January 18, 2017 12:21 PM

HeavyArty

Looks like it is coming along nicely. One note though. In the configuration you have it; with the blade antenna and the pitot on the roof, it is an H model, not a D. Also, if you still have the "Danger" arrow for the tail, you can use some PVA (white school) glue to affix it with. The PVA dries clear and will not affect the decal. Keep up the good work.

thanks for the info, the ''D'' comes with the discription of the model from the maker but will change once the model is finish and presents in a different thread.