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                        Finished 1/48 UH-1P Huey Gunship

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                        Helo H-34
                        • Member since
                          September 2003
                        • From: Australia
                        Finished 1/48 UH-1P Huey Gunship
                        Posted by Helo H-34 on Thursday, May 8, 2008 11:31 PM

                        Hi everyone , well I finally finished my kitbashed UH-1P Huey Gunship . I'm happy how everything worked out , It's not perfect but it's the best I can do . The discrepancy where the UH-1D tail boom joins monograms just forward of the elevators , looks okay [hard to spot at first glance] , the exhaust turn-around worked out alright as well ; Perhaps the exhaust screen should protrude out a little more ; But I think it's okay for a first attempt . I'm also going to have to go back to using Future for the clear coats , as Gunze Sangyo H-30 clear seems to be causing me some grief , as it appears to give a very slight grainy finish . I did lightly sand after the first three coats had dried but it's difficult to properly smooth the clear coats over raised and rivet detail . Anyway there she is , after starting numerous helicopter builds these past three month's , it's nice to have one finished Smile [:)] Kind regards John

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                        Helo H-34
                        • Member since
                          September 2003
                        • From: Australia
                        Posted by Helo H-34 on Friday, May 9, 2008 5:46 AM

                        Here's a couple more views from the rear . Kind regards John .

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                        Melgyver
                        • Member since
                          March 2003
                        • From: Lafayette, LA
                        Posted by Melgyver on Friday, May 9, 2008 7:28 AM

                        John,

                         Nice job of a neglected Huey Gun Ship.   Thanks for sharing, good pictures!

                         I just got back from the 174th AHC Reunion, Sharks, Dolphins, and Witch Doctors.  There were several nice Shark models, MRC 1/35, that Charlie Johnson built he donated for our auction.  He also built a one off black camo UH-1D for Wally Nunn who was gunner on it.  Too bad there wasn't a 1/35 kit of the UH-1P. 

                         

                        Clear Left!

                        Mel

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                        richgb
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        • From: Southport, North West UK
                        Posted by richgb on Friday, May 9, 2008 9:16 AM

                        John,

                        Wow mate. I'm very impressed. Excellent work and great cammo scheme. I think she's turned out pretty amazing.Bow [bow]

                        Rich

                        ...this is it folks...over the top!
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                        empeter
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        • From: Houston, Texas
                        Posted by empeter on Friday, May 9, 2008 11:21 AM
                        Great Job!
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                        Heloguy
                        • Member since
                          January 2005
                        • From: California
                        Posted by Heloguy on Friday, May 9, 2008 1:57 PM
                        Cool job!  My hat's off to you for scratchbuilding that exhaust, nice work.
                        "You scratched my anchor!"
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                        rotorwash
                        • Member since
                          January 2007
                        • From: Auburn, Alabama
                        Posted by rotorwash on Friday, May 9, 2008 6:27 PM

                        John,

                            Great job man!  It should go nicely with the rest of your Hueys. Thanks for posting the build pics.

                             Ray

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                        Aaronw
                        • Member since
                          September 2015
                        • From: The Redwood Empire
                        Posted by Aaronw on Friday, May 9, 2008 11:57 PM

                        That came out very nice, its hard to believe the exhaust started out as a UH-34 nose.

                        Very odd variation of the huey, and you are now probably one of the only people around who has a 1/48 version of it.

                          

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                        Helo H-34
                        • Member since
                          September 2003
                        • From: Australia
                        Posted by Helo H-34 on Saturday, May 10, 2008 4:31 PM

                        I greatly appreciate all the kind words guy's . My UH-1B [Bravo] and 1D/H [Delta/H......] "what do you call the H version" ; are coming along nicely . I've also started airbrushing the insides of a UH-1C 'Seawolves' fuselage , rear wall ,floor and roof pieces , so I can glue the fuselage halves together . I'm attempting to have three more Huey's finished by the end of the month .

                         Thank's again everyone . Kind regards John .

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                        rotorwash
                        • Member since
                          January 2007
                        • From: Auburn, Alabama
                        Posted by rotorwash on Saturday, May 10, 2008 8:00 PM

                        John,

                          Your a Huey buildin machine, man!  The H stands for "HOTEL." 

                              Ray
                         

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                        Helo H-34
                        • Member since
                          September 2003
                        • From: Australia
                        Posted by Helo H-34 on Monday, May 12, 2008 5:38 PM
                        Thank's Ray , I really should Know the basic abbreviated terms for helicopters . I've been building kits for nearly twenty years . I almost typed in H for Hector....... 'that would've been embarrassing' Confused [%-)] . John

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                        Aaronw
                        • Member since
                          September 2015
                        • From: The Redwood Empire
                        Posted by Aaronw on Monday, May 12, 2008 8:38 PM

                        I think the letters are just the military phonetic alphabet, not sure if that is just a US thing or not. I know law enforcement has their own version, Adam, Boy, Charlie, David etc vs Alpha, Bravo, Charlie, Delta etc, so it wouldn't surprise me if other nations also had their own.

                         

                        Nevermind, wikipedia to the rescue, that is the NATO phoenetic alphabet. Kind of neat entry as they give earlier nation specific alphabets in addition to the current NATO version, also several other varieties.

                        In WW2 the British would have called your HUEY the pip, in WW1 it would have been a pudding Smile [:)] .

                        http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NATO_phonetic_alphabet

                         

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