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

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Posted by infofrog on Monday, January 27, 2014 7:25 PM

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Posted by infofrog on Friday, January 31, 2014 2:00 PM

Will I'm finally starting to join the two half's together . Started on the bottom . i guess , I will let this set tell tonight and start the top .

I am using ambroid pro-weld to fuse the bodies together .

Took only 3 Months  to get here .

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Posted by infofrog on Friday, January 31, 2014 2:03 PM

As you can see on this picture , No glue on the top section .

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Posted by infofrog on Friday, January 31, 2014 2:04 PM

This is one big bird ........

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Posted by HeavyArty on Friday, January 31, 2014 4:22 PM

I would not tape along the glue joints.  The liquid glue will seep under the tape and craze the plastic.  It could make for a real mess.  I would remove the tape and just brush the glue straight onto the plastic.  As long as you don't touch it with your fingers while soft, it will not harm nor mar the surrounding plastic.  I would remove the front windows and reinstall them after gluing the fuselage halves together too.

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Posted by infofrog on Friday, January 31, 2014 5:24 PM

thank you

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Posted by infofrog on Saturday, February 1, 2014 5:47 PM

I got the two half's glued last night .Started sanding little today . No work tomorrow. Super bowl day .

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Posted by infofrog on Saturday, February 1, 2014 5:48 PM

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Posted by infofrog on Wednesday, February 5, 2014 3:45 PM

  i guess its time to start on the bottom .

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Posted by infofrog on Saturday, February 15, 2014 2:51 PM

I been working a lot lately . I did get some work done in the last couple days .

I add the top vents ,pilot tube ,antenna tail antenna, engine covers and rear elevators

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Posted by infofrog on Saturday, February 15, 2014 2:52 PM

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Posted by infofrog on Saturday, February 15, 2014 2:52 PM

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Posted by Tal Afar Dave on Saturday, February 15, 2014 4:49 PM

Coming along nicely!  Keep up the great work!!

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Posted by infofrog on Saturday, February 15, 2014 6:25 PM

thanks Tal

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Posted by HeavyArty on Saturday, February 15, 2014 6:57 PM

Coming along nicely.  Keep at it.

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Posted by infofrog on Saturday, February 15, 2014 8:51 PM

thank you

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Posted by infofrog on Wednesday, February 26, 2014 1:35 PM

Today , I started cutting the door handes  from the tree. The cutters snap the tree .Two of the handles went flying . , i dont know where they went  . Can't find them .

I made a request to revell for two new handles . I hope they can supply them .

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  • From: East Bethel, MN
Posted by midnightprowler on Wednesday, February 26, 2014 4:52 PM

Revell has great customer service. I am sure they will send them if they have them. How old is the kit?

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Posted by infofrog on Wednesday, February 26, 2014 5:07 PM

Im not sure .  1:24 Revell USA Bell Huey Gunship - RM5633

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Posted by rotorwash on Wednesday, February 26, 2014 7:40 PM

PM me if you can't get the parts.  I have several extras you are welcome to.

   Ray

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Posted by infofrog on Thursday, February 27, 2014 6:16 AM

thank you

Those handles are so small . Im going see if I get an email from them

Again thank you

Rick

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Posted by rotorwash on Thursday, February 27, 2014 7:05 AM

No problem.  I hope they respond to your inquiry.

 Ray

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Posted by plasticjunkie on Thursday, February 27, 2014 7:20 AM

That has happened to me multiple times with other kits no matter how careful you are taking the parts out. Sometimes it just happens! I have wound up many times stretching sprue and carving to make a replacement for the part that flew into oblivion

BTW,  I'm doing the same Huey and noticed that a couple of the windows fit like a glove, and a couple other don't. Everything else has a very nice fit and the details are quite nice OOB even though it's a 1969 mold. I'm just about to put paint on mime.

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Posted by midnightprowler on Thursday, February 27, 2014 4:39 PM

They won't email until the parts ship.

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Posted by plasticjunkie on Thursday, February 27, 2014 6:01 PM

midnightprowler

They won't email until the parts ship.


 
I requested a canopy and only got an email confirming my request. About 3 weeks later my canopy was in the mailbox.

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Posted by midnightprowler on Friday, February 28, 2014 3:45 AM

You are correct sir.

Hi, I am Lee, I am a plastiholic.

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

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Posted by Raven Morpheus on Friday, February 28, 2014 9:43 AM

I'll attest to the good customer service Revell have.  They sent me replacement roof windows for the 1/48 Huey Hog I've got and also the older monogram version decals, no questions asked, didn't even ask for any money for the decals or proof I own the kit.

Although I think it depends on which Revell you deal with, because I think Revell USA is better for having parts in stock than RoG, or the other way around.  I know I made an enquiry about the decals (the ones with the normal marines markings, not the ones for the red tailed Huey Hog) and one or the other told me to contact the other, probably RoG told me to contact Revell USA as they own what used to be Monogram (at least that's how I understand it).

Revell customer service seems way better than Italeri, I tried to blag some replacement 1/48 UH-1 roof windows for the ESCI kit I built (this was before I found out Fairy Power Spray works a treat for removing Tamiya clear green), and couldn't get anywhere with them, language barriers and the fact they wouldn't  take anything other than a credit card payment were the main issues.

Airfix UK are slightly better than Italeri, but not as good as Revell imo.  I wanted to get the RAF SAR decals from their Sea King kit (the yellow one) and whilst they supplied them they wanted a cheque for £5 or for me to call them and give my card details (presumably credit, not debit card) over the phone.  Talk about operating in the stone age!!

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Posted by infofrog on Friday, February 28, 2014 5:01 PM

Thanks for the replies .

I do have 2 handles. I need 2 more . I can still get moving on . I hope to have so pictures posted this weekend or next week

Thank you all again

Rick

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Posted by infofrog on Sunday, March 2, 2014 12:13 PM

Updated photos .Seams are all finished .

Don't look at the mess .HEHEHE

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Posted by infofrog on Sunday, March 2, 2014 12:15 PM

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