Littlebird and Dragon Vietnam Helo Crew sighting.

HeavyArty

Member since
December 2002
From: Valrico, FL

Littlebird and Dragon Vietnam Helo Crew sighting.

Posted by HeavyArty on Saturday, April 29, 2006 11:45 PM

Both kits on eBay right now. Get them while they are hot!!!

Not mine, just thought I would let everyone know.

Littlebird

Vietnam Helo Crew

Good Hunting!!!

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AH1Wsnake

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December 2002
From: Modeling anything with "MARINES" on the side.

Posted by AH1Wsnake on Thursday, May 4, 2006 10:39 PM

Wow. And after seeing this walkaround at Prime Portal, http://www.primeportal.net/hangar/isaac_gershman/md-500/, I sure wish that Dragon would re-release their Israeli MD-500 kit as well. Someday......I hope.......

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m1garand

Member since
November 2005
From: Somewhere over the rainbow

Posted by m1garand on Wednesday, May 24, 2006 8:15 AM

HeavyArty wrote:

Both kits on eBay right now. Get them while they are hot!!!

Not mine, just thought I would let everyone know.

Good Hunting!!!

Gino, Thanks to you I ended up buying the Little Bird. Now you owe me to find some nice helicopter crew for this little booger Smile [:)] . What's your suggestion? I know you have posted up helicopter crew pictures by each manufacturer. I'm planning to do a scene from Somalia (Black Hawk Down) some time in near future.

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HeavyArty

Member since
December 2002
From: Valrico, FL

Posted by HeavyArty on Wednesday, May 24, 2006 9:11 AM

Good deal, glad you got it. If you are doing it as an AH model, the DML helo crew (slightly modified) or Academy's OH-58D guys will look great for pilots. The Nemrod crew is really nice too, but pretty pricey. If you are looking for operators to put on the planks of an MH version, there's not really anything out there. You have to pretty much custom make guys for that, as I did on my MH-6J model.

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AirMedical

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October 2005
From: Cardinal USA

Posted by AirMedical on Wednesday, May 24, 2006 10:01 AM

WHAM-A-DOODLE!!!! What!? You made those?!!!! My eyeballs just went AWOOOOGA!!!!

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HeavyArty

Member since
December 2002
From: Valrico, FL

Posted by HeavyArty on Wednesday, May 24, 2006 10:34 AM

Yup, with the help from a friend who copied some seated legs, heads with MITCH helmets, Dragon Delta Force torsos, and various arms, weapons, and accessories. I love the way they came out.

Gino P. Quintiliani - Field Artillery - The KING of BATTLE!!!

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AirMedical

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October 2005
From: Cardinal USA

Posted by AirMedical on Wednesday, May 24, 2006 10:43 AM

Impressive! I must say you are truely the master hobbiest Master Gino.
Bow [bow]

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Avus

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June 2003
From: Caput Mundi

Posted by Avus on Wednesday, May 24, 2006 10:47 AM

HeavyArty wrote:
Yup, with the help from a friend ...

Hey, that's me you're talking about!

In fact if you compare our Littlebirds the D-Boys look very simliar. As HeavyArty said I made resin copies of legs heads and torsos, he came up with arms and weapons.

Here's the link to ARC's article:
http://www.aircraftresourcecenter.com/Gal4/3201-3300/Gal3296_MH-6_Pagano/gal3296.htm

Klaus

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AirMedical

Member since
October 2005
From: Cardinal USA

Posted by AirMedical on Wednesday, May 24, 2006 11:12 AM

Another Master!!!
Bow [bow]

That's why I make my models more like display models.
I just can't do that! I can't!!! Dunce [D)]

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Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, May 24, 2006 12:11 PM

I have nothing more to add, just I WISH...

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HeavyArty

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December 2002
From: Valrico, FL

Posted by HeavyArty on Wednesday, May 24, 2006 12:31 PM

Avus wrote:

HeavyArty wrote:
Yup, with the help from a friend ...

Hey, that's me you're talking about!

In fact if you compare our Littlebirds the D-Boys look very simliar. As HeavyArty said I made resin copies of legs heads and torsos, he came up with arms and weapons.

Here's the link to ARC's article:
http://www.aircraftresourcecenter.com/Gal4/3201-3300/Gal3296_MH-6_Pagano/gal3296.htm

Yup, it was Klaus. Wasn't sure if he wanted to go public with his figures. They are great-looking. He is a master caster. Hope it drums up some more business for you now that your secret is out.

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AirMedical

Member since
October 2005
From: Cardinal USA

Posted by AirMedical on Wednesday, May 24, 2006 12:45 PM

I will say that casting your own parts can come in handy especially if you have duplicate kits and for some stupid reason Sign - With Stupid [#wstupid]

you lose a part from one...... like I did, you can make a mold and cast a part in a matter of 4-5 hours. Or, if you need to make a correct part like my tail fin for my EC-135, making interior accessories or interior conversions, etc. It sure beats sanding on balsa over and over and over and.......
It's fun and it's somewhat inexpensive, depending your resins. It's fun too help out a fellow modeler too.

Cheers,

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Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, May 24, 2006 12:52 PM

AirMedical wrote:
It's fun too help out a fellow modeler too.

Cheers,

Trully Cheers on that one Sir!

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AirMedical

Member since
October 2005
From: Cardinal USA

Posted by AirMedical on Wednesday, May 24, 2006 1:07 PM

Cheers!

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m1garand

Member since
November 2005
From: Somewhere over the rainbow

Posted by m1garand on Wednesday, May 24, 2006 7:35 PM

Man, I'm feeling lots of love in FSM forum. Smile,Wink, & Grin [swg]

Gino, AVUS

You guys are the true master modellers! Me not worthy, me not worthy! Bow [bow]

I don't think I'd be able to do what you and avus did, so I'll just have to settle for getting DML delta force kit and see if I can get a nice diorama out of it.

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Avus

Member since
June 2003
From: Caput Mundi

Posted by Avus on Thursday, May 25, 2006 8:07 AM

Thanks for the kind words, all of you.

Gino, it's OK keep them coming: I love to be adulated! Big Smile [:D]

Regarding helping friends ... that's what friend are for! Contact me via PM o mail if you are interested in some "help".

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LemonJello

Member since
February 2004
From: Green Lantern Corps HQ on Oa

Posted by LemonJello on Friday, May 26, 2006 6:14 AM

Those are two amazing Killer Eggs, that's a fact. I myself have two of these kits on the shelf, waiting for my attention.

Avus, HeavyArty, you did some awesome work on your "operators", how about ginning up some pilots and you'd have us all beating a path to your email inbox with requests for them...

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