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Rick's Huey uh-1b work in progress ( FINISHED)

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  • From: Valrico, FL
Posted by HeavyArty on Monday, December 16, 2013 7:18 PM

Yes, I would keep polishing them with sucessively finer grits of wet/dry paper.  They I would move to plastic polish and finish by coating them in Future.  They should be crystal clear.

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Posted by infofrog on Monday, December 16, 2013 7:33 PM

thanks . heavyarty

I really wished I could finish it before Christmas , just   not  possible .

Rick

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Posted by mustang1989 on Tuesday, December 17, 2013 4:13 PM

How tha hek did I miss this????? This is awesome!!!!YesYesYesYesYesBig Smile

                   

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Posted by midnightprowler on Tuesday, December 17, 2013 6:37 PM

Just wondering why they look cloudy?

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Posted by infofrog on Tuesday, December 17, 2013 7:44 PM

The bottom glass section was not formed good . I  sanded the glass for a better fit . I'm working on re polishing them . They are still cloudy

rick g

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Posted by infofrog on Tuesday, December 17, 2013 7:45 PM

Thank you  mustang1989

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Posted by midnightprowler on Wednesday, December 18, 2013 5:11 PM

Try dipping them in Future.

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Posted by mustang1989 on Wednesday, December 18, 2013 5:19 PM

infofrog

Thank you  mustang1989

No problem buddy! I was a Huey crewchief for 8-1/2 years and love these things!!

                   

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Posted by infofrog on Wednesday, December 18, 2013 6:11 PM

I been polishing those glass parts out .Some  progress .Not much 

I am kind of upset at myself  for not finishing this project before Christmas . Just no way.Im going give/ loan him the cockpit for Christmas days .Then work on the body

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Posted by infofrog on Wednesday, December 18, 2013 6:11 PM

thank you . I'm not sure . You all think they ready for future ?

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Posted by infofrog on Wednesday, December 18, 2013 6:13 PM

I have the cockpit all weathered and sealed . I used MM acrylic Flat clear

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Posted by infofrog on Wednesday, December 18, 2013 6:14 PM

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Posted by infofrog on Wednesday, December 18, 2013 6:14 PM

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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, December 18, 2013 7:01 PM

before you close it in,   did you know that the air craft c/b panel was on the roof between the 2 drivers seats...

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Posted by infofrog on Wednesday, December 18, 2013 7:29 PM

  I did not get a good picture ,is this what you are talking about .AP ME

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Posted by infofrog on Sunday, December 22, 2013 8:49 AM

I took some photos of the bottom and side door glass after Polishing from 320 to 12000 wet sand , then switch to toothpaste to rub out any micro scratches . Last step used one coat of future .

It came came out looking good 

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Posted by infofrog on Sunday, December 22, 2013 8:50 AM

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Posted by infofrog on Sunday, December 22, 2013 8:53 AM

Also started the side vents. I'm cutting them out , will be nstalling screen .

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Posted by infofrog on Sunday, December 22, 2013 8:55 AM

May be slowing down for the week . I hope everyone Happy Christmas

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Posted by HeavyArty on Sunday, December 22, 2013 10:42 AM

Looking good.  The glass looks really nice.  Good job on it.  I'm looking forward to seeing how the screen comes out.

Merry Christmas.

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Posted by midnightprowler on Sunday, December 22, 2013 3:46 PM

Looking good.

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Posted by infofrog on Sunday, January 12, 2014 2:59 PM

I hope everyone had good Holidays . I sure did

I'm back on my project . I started by cutting out the engine vent and installing screen .

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Posted by infofrog on Tuesday, January 21, 2014 6:40 PM

I reworked  one side engine vent .I really did not like the looks before

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Posted by HeavyArty on Tuesday, January 21, 2014 9:06 PM

It looks much better.  Great job.

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Posted by infofrog on Saturday, January 25, 2014 4:07 PM

here couple more pictures . What the  engine vents look like .

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Posted by infofrog on Saturday, January 25, 2014 4:08 PM

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Posted by midnightprowler on Saturday, January 25, 2014 5:58 PM

The screens look great. Is it me or does the rotor mast seem a bit tall?

Hi, I am Lee, I am a plastiholic.

Co. A, 682 Engineers, Ltchfield, MN, 1980-1986

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Posted by infofrog on Saturday, January 25, 2014 7:00 PM

The screens look great. Is it me or does the rotor mast seem a bit tall?

Im not sure . Its the way it came out  . I can tell this , its a big model .

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Posted by infofrog on Monday, January 27, 2014 7:24 PM

I finished  painting the engine vents ,i think they came out nice .

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Posted by infofrog on Monday, January 27, 2014 7:24 PM

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