Well ; Sadly and quite embarrassingly , after more than 12 months , I'm still yet to complete a single Aircraft or Helicopter in use with "Air America".
I did build and airbrush two Bell 204B's but I wasn't happy with the acrylic silver on both Helo's and they ended up in the spares box !
Here's where I am currently at...
The shrink wrap is still on the DHC-4 Caribou and the C-47 along with a H-34 with a resin S-58T nose , under that are the incomplete Air America Builds .
Here's a close up of the UH-1D, almost ready for masking ; Only completed some preliminary interior airbrushing on a 204 Huey ; The S-58T is ready to remask for a few more coats of white and then the blue fuselage stripes for a official Air America S-58T ...
It's interesting about the porter having cockpit doors . I wasn't going to worry about adding the clear windows but after reading what you said Mike , I might just add them after all . The UH-34D is about half way along .
Only a little work on the C-46 completed , I have started two of these beasts one as a Air America bird and the other for the Korean War era ; I've cut both fuselage doors open , the windows are ready to glue in next.
I'm really happy with the start on the Mach 2 C-123B Provider , although it's been quite a bit of work cleaning up the parts after I cut [sawed] them from the sprue ....
I've cut open the crew entry door and the rear loading ramp , I also cut the wing flaps to pose them in the drop position . I'll spray the interior fuselage halves silver with Tamiya's Bare Metal Silver rattle can spray next , I'll also use the Tamiya rattle cans for the silver finish on the outside of all the Transport Aircraft .
That's all I have done so far , It's quite sad I haven't finished anything as yet
I just need to roll up my sleeve's and get stuck-in ; Maybe by the end of November I may have some finished builds ???
John .