Detailed 1/24th Huey

Mac,

Thanks for the exact location.  The guy that helps out the owner of our Web Page lives in Hoschton, Ga.  I visited him for a few hours on my way to North Carolina and had wanted to visit the Army Aviation Heritage Foundation but didn't have enough time.  I know I was close.  The wife was only tolerant of limited visiting of my "war' buddies and aviation museums on these cross country trips. 

Melgyver wrote:

....I think there is a "flying" Museum outside of Atlanta that has a couple Hueys and other Army aircraft.  Also hear a guy in northern Alabama has one.

Mel, the flying museum is the Army Aviation Heritage Foundation based in Hampton, GA.  I don't know about rides but it is a great place to visit and see some fine aircraft that are not only restored to flying condition but actually flying.

Mac

Thanks Lerch!

Where did you find those?  I know I have all that on disc somewhere.

I did what I could with that thing.....but 1/24 is TOO BIG for helo kits....I like 1/32 for Loaches and Hueys.  I saw one built at a model show once and challanged myself that I could build one that will not look like a toy.  YIKES!

I think that 1/48 will be just right for a HOOK!

I will take some 'fresh' pics tomorrow if I have the time.....I gotta dust it off first.....get it  DUST IT OFF! DUST OFF!!! 

ok ok back to my cage.....I know.

Modle is looking good.

Mel, I'm lucky in a way, guy here in Phoenix(former Nam Warrent) bought an old H model from the boneyard and restored it, get to see and hear him flying around on occasion

Looks like someone was "smart" and saved some pictures!   I guess if you want a really "big" Huey this is the only game in town, but for the detail and price you can't beat the 1/35th MRC/Academy UH-1C.  If you really want to detail it like Andy is doing it's a great place to start.  The Cobra Company can help you out some more in 1/35th scale. 

Best of luck in your build of a classic helicopter! 

John,

I sure does bring back memories!  Wouldn't it be great to strap in a Huey and take it around the pattern a couple times, better yet an NOE flight in a hilly area!  Thought I smelled a whiff of JP-4 and heard some blades popping for second or two!  I'm starting to feel like that forlorned Huey I posted pictures of.   

Here are the pictures of the left and right pilot's collective levers for the UH-1 series.  Not to include the N model.  The right side has all the switches and controls for the landing light, search light, and the Flight Idle soleniod to shut the engine down.  You can also see it has the throttle friction knurled ring on the top of twist grip.  It has the identical started trigger underneath but not visible in the picture.  RPM "Beep" switch is on far left.  The left side only has the RPM "Beep" switch and starter trigger. 

OH WOW!  Yup... thats my Huey.....memorieeeees

The dials and gauges were taken from a few car decal films and after market 1/24 car film transparencies with white backgrounds - some were hand drawn to match Huey designs. clear plastic was cut into shape and installed over those. Each bezel was cut out of thin sheet styrene, I then drilled small holes and added the bezel fasteners and trim knobs. The upper radio and relay panel switches were small gauge wires, the insulation was cut back a bit then the exposesd wire 'is the switch' and what was left of the carefully trimed insulation was used as the base of the switch......I was seeing three tharapist during that portion of the project

The Floor of the 1/24 Huey is not even close....so I cut sheet aluminum from a cheap store type baking tin and pressed it over a pattern I thought that would give it that slight diamond patern....left some meat on the edges so I could fill in the gaps in the doorways after the fusalage was put togther.

I scratch built the collective pitch control unit, the instrument shroud was custom built as well.  I wanted to light it all up but changed my maind after the project sat half done for almost two years under the bed till I finished it.

Gee....that would be cool if Cobra Co would do a UP DATE kit for that big baby!...it's a real chore to keep it from looking like a toy. 

Looks like the instrument panel is a decal so that would require a complete scratch build too.  I'm afraid to make this bird close to being right will require a lot of work! 

Shank,

I don't think anyone has any "resin update" kits for the 1/24th Monogram UH-1B.  The best bet is getting as much reference material you can and start scratch building.  I have a couple of those kits in my stash, I'll check out the instrument panel and see what it looks like.  You will have scratch build the pilot seats for sure.  I had a buddy that was a TC on M551's in Nam in late 71 in the Chu Lai area.  He found me through the internet about a year and half ago.  Great E-mailing him now! 

Good luck!  Keep us posted! 

Howdy Shank,

You may be talking about my 1/24 Huey....mine did not have rockets or guns....it was just a slick with loads of interior detail.....I am no longer a member at the site where I had all those pics ....I need to go through some discs and floppies when I get home later to see if I can find those images.

Otherwise thanks for the kind words :-)