FINISHED: SOA Chinook/my first helicoptor

I found it, but I wont be able to participlate I've just got so much to do.

Do you think you'll be able to finish a model in two days? I sure wouldn't be able too!

look it up in the GB section. Its being held this weekend, but exceptions can be made if schedules conflict.

When's it start? 

I might join, I probably won't finish but… why not! I've got a hobby boss P-40N in the stash.

I'll be following your build!

the real red baron

This is turning out great! I might have to give a heli a go sometime. I do like the Sikorsky MH-53.

Keep the great work up! What are you building for the weekend madness?

Thanks RRB

Im building a little bf-109

really nice job on this, a lot of effort being put into it.

This is turning out great! I might have to give a heli a go sometime. I do like the Sikorsky MH-53.

Keep the great work up! What are you building for the weekend madness?

those pics are great, Pawel!

I've gotten a bit more scratch building done in the ramp area. Thanks to Pawel, I'll be adding more in the rear rotor tower, Here's where Im at now:

I was also able to finish up the seats. The frame work is straightened paperclip, the "fabric" is red-colored paper, and the legs are copper wire. Looks pretty good to me, and it adds a nice splash of color to the otherwise drab Helo. Here's me test fitting/seeing how it looks:

the Chinook has been scooted aside for now, to allow me room to work on my "Weekend Madness" kit.

OWL

Glad I could help. By the way, maybe I could help some more - here are four pics I secured off the internet some time ago - see I want to build the Chinook some day too. Hope the won't give you too much of AMS. here we go:

That'd be it for now - good luck with your build, have a nice day

Paweł

Pawel

Hello Owl, Looks like a great start towards the next very nice model.I'd like to point out one area for you - it's like the insides of the rear rotor pylon. When the ramp is open you can look up, like inside of the pylon, and there you should see lots of machinery, most importantly the APU (Auxiliary Power Unit). It could be good to use some gizmology there, as the Italeri model is pretty empty in this area. Hope it helps, good luck with your project

Paweł

oooh! thanks for the tip. None of the walk-around photos I've found actually showed that area, so I was just gonna box it off.

Hello Owl, Looks like a great start towards the next very nice model.I'd like to point out one area for you - it's like the insides of the rear rotor pylon. When the ramp is open you can look up, like inside of the pylon, and there you should see lots of machinery, most importantly the APU (Auxiliary Power Unit). It could be good to use some gizmology there, as the Italeri model is pretty empty in this area. Hope it helps, good luck with your project

Paweł

Great subject Owl

I finished the gunship version 3 years ago, the base kit is the same and really good kit was.

You start really good

Following the wip

We use the ANVIS 6's, if you need any photos for the build let me know, I have some on my computer.  They are of the D model but alot of the components are the same. Unfortunately I can't provide any G model pics (the regiment forbids it.)

Night Vision Goggles- dont ask me for the nomenclature of the ones the aviators use, but having looked thru them I can tell you that they give a far higher resolution and depth of field than the PVS-7s and PVS-14s I got to use. Fantastic devices! The black cockpit interior removes reflections from the cockpit interior that can interfere with the pilots use of NVGs under conditions that those are used.

yes, ramp. That's the word I was looking for, Thank you! 

I was planning to use a napkin or paper towel for the quilting. What are NVGs?

Nice improvisation for the netting. Once everything is sealed up as some one is looking up the open ramp, it should look just fine. Just a thought, since I have not rode in a 47 for several years now, but IIRC, the area between the ribs behind the seats is covered with a soundproof quilting. If you are interested in trying to replicate that feature. and most of the interior is standard USDark Gull Gray. The cockpit interior should be all Flat Black for use with NVGs.

Nice improvisation for the netting. Once everything is sealed up as some one is looking up the open ramp, it should look just fine. Just a thought, since I have not rode in a 47 for several years now, but IIRC, the area between the ribs behind the seats is covered with a soundproof quilting. If you are interested in trying to replicate that feature. and most of the interior is standard US Dark Gull Gray. The cockpit interior should be all Flat Black for use with NVGs.

thanks for the comments guys!

Trucking along, I began to make the seats for the interior. The seats have this red mesh backing, so thats what I started on first. Strips of paper colored red (on both sides) cut into strips and glued together:

the top rail is sections of paperclip.I made more mesh than I needed for the area, but I guess thats better than making too little! You can see a bit of the interior bulkheads I'm scratch-building in the uh...tail?...unloading?...back hatch?....area. The ribs were made from an old gift card, cut to shape. I wanted to leave the hatch open to see the interior, so adding detail to that area is a must!

Wonderfull work, as per usual.

Ive thought about heli's mysf but never got one, I might in the future.

Keep the good work up, good luck!

Owl, I just picked this kit up as well .... I can't do too much building on it at the moment, but I'm very interested to see what you do with it.... Good luck!