NEW!! ...1/35 Chinook photo UPDATE!

HeavyArty wrote:

Looking good.  Want more pics!!  Keep us posted.

Lookin good!  They've got em over at the PX, but they're $149.  I may have to cave in one of these days, especially after the bird I saw today as I was coming in to Cairns.  Not 100% positive, but I'm pretty sure it was a brand new CH-47F.  It was the cleanest, most pristine Hook I've ever seen...

... and it was desert tan!

Thanks guys! 

I have finished the avionincs and cabin heater assemlies and have painted the cargo floor and all soundproofing aeas.

and loving every minute of it!!!!

Thanks Snake!

Funny thing is..... its not my norm at all.....I'm known in our local club as a 'one year guy'

Right now I'm painting the exterior of the Hook so masking over doors and windows later will be easir.

Hey Troy!!

Looking good!!

Did you get my email with the pix I sent you last night???

Mark

Thanks Mark!

I sure did Pal.....worked late today so I'm posting them right now.

LT, that was an F model.  The Army & Boieng are trying out some new color combinations because dark helo drab really stands out in the desert.  A guy from my unit took some pics of a desert camo -47 that was helping out in New Orleans.  This one had medium brown sides with tan upper surfaces. 

Chris Ish, 15UF30 TI 

Chris,

Yep!  I was riding shotgun when we came into Cairns today, so I got a good look at it.  It was CH-47F 98-0002.  Saw a couple interesting Hawks as well. 

I sure would like to see some pix of those F model tan Hooks!!

Mark

Here are two more pics!....would have been more but i'm low on batteries...RATS!

The gun is just placed for the pic nothing is glued yet except the avionics and cockpit assy. I used an M60 with hand unit cuz the 50 cal I have has the wrong barrel....to long and wrong jacket.

A simple and much needed detail item that the kit 'should' have provided ....if at least that! ...I will add the hydraulic unit for the ramp later.

Forgive me if I do not respond in a timely manor...I'm out in the field working on my residential Journeymans card...no PC .....but it feels great to be doing REAL work and NO woman! no more walking on glass, watching what you say, who you say it to, how you say it!.....I'm free!!!!! free at last!

Thanks!  I too am waiting for the 1/48 Hook as well.....it will probably be more detailed then the 1/35 Hook anyways....I would like to compare the 1/35 HOOK to the Russian 1/35 helo that Trumpeter released a while back.....If memory serves me right I thought it was fully loaded with all kinds of STUFF?

If Trumpeters 1/35 Hook was indeed the old MRC/Panda 'hand me down' then it looks like thats all they did was a rush job .....just to get it out on the streets :-(

Papa-Echo-64 wrote:

Thanks!  I too am waiting for the 1/48 Hook as well.....it will probably be more detailed then the 1/35 Hook anyways....I would like to compare the 1/35 HOOK to the Russian 1/35 helo that Trumpeter released a while back.....If memory serves me right I thought it was fully loaded with all kinds of STUFF? If Trumpeters 1/35 Hook was indeed the old MRC/Panda 'hand me down' then it looks like thats all they did was a rush job .....just to get it out on the streets :-(

Which Trump 1/35 Russian Helo kit are you refering to??  The Hind,Hip are Hound??  All of them I have BTW and they have light detail too but it is nothing a lil research  skill and  a good detail set can't fix.

I'm loving my Hook regardless.

Mark 

I'm just saying that I have paid less for more detailed kits.....I don't expect all the wires and cables but this kit lacks even some BASIC and EASY details that could have made this an awesome package, but not even the BENCH seats or basic weapons

Don't get me wrong....I like the kit and its great to have it in this scale........but for the price and size.....a bit more detail would have been nice.

NICE BIRD!!!

You gotta make it to the contest at Galaxy!.....You can enter all kinds of helos!

Unknownpharoah wrote:

I didnt notice no bench seats. That is lame. What weapons would you have liked to see? I do agree it lacks some detail. Then again so does the panda kit and look at this beauty!

Thanks for posting the UH-1H Dust-Off I am working on for a customer.  Yup, with enough TLC and elbow grease, you can polish any turd enough to look great. 

Gino..That helo is just amazing!

Josh,  For weapons on the 1/35 Hook it would have been cool to get at least the basic two door & window guns, mounts, amo cans etc. 

Still.....a cool kit to have and the parts fit has been very nice so far. 

NOTE:

 The brass screens at the top of the rear pylon halves need to be cut into two sections to fit properly. I also had to add some plastic to the upper canopy areas because there was gaps between the glass and the upper cockpit structure.

Hey Troy!!

I see what you are saying and I do agree with you.  For the Scale and the slightly hefty price tag they could have encluded the troop seating and the M60D's especialy sence they have the markings for one of the birds that served in Nam.   Thank goodness for the after market industry Right??

Mark

Yep!  I'm sure that the Chief is working as we speak on sum swell stuff for the Trump HOOK.

What a year for helo kits!

SO SAY WE ALL!

Here she is so far!  All she needs now is some minor seam filler, remove the three 'improper' antenna mounts and next is the landing gear. I removed the three anti collision lamps and the funky FM antenna bump thing on the left side.

The kits screens fit very well and to make it more proper for an A model I filled the foward screen hole on the engine cover. I also filled the antenna holes on the canopy.

Looking Good Troy!!!!!!!!

I haven't gotten that for yet but thats becouse I am makeing this bird as detailed as I can make it.

I'm getting a camera very soon and I will be sending pix of it to you to post on here for all to see.

I Ordered me a second one yesterday!!  Should be here Monday.  Found them on sale at Sprue Bros. Get 10% off the regular price of $108.99 untill Mar,29!!!   I jumped on that deal!!   I'm doing it as the high viz test bird!!   I know it has the duals on the rear!!

Mark

PS  In the words of McDonalds  ( I'm lovin it!!!)

Mark

Hey Mark,

Thanks Pal.....I wuz up till 3:30am Last night.....working on the seams and filling fine gaps with Magic Sculpt etc. 

Mark,  I'm running out of space on my site to post pics.....if you can send me pics...then what you can do is find a FREE photo hosting site....simply up load your pics there and after that you can simply just cut and past the sites address here on a post or copy the photos web address/internet info and post it in your posts here by typing it like this.....  [img]bla bla blee bleeHook4.jpg[foward slash/img]

If you need help later with all this just e-mail me and I will walk you through it.