Helicopter Group Build 2009

allright...I am kinda back to it!  It has been a crazy past few weeks...

I gotta take some pics, but I recieved my side gunners and USMC soldiers from Propaganda Kompany, for the Hog, and have begun assembly, but havent gotten much accomplished...

Can't wait to see some progress pics of the Hog! If the Hind doesn't beat me to death and I decide to build another helicopter in the future, I would like to try the Revell/Monogram 1/48 Huey... I'll be watching ya

Does anyone happen to know what these three items are on the bottom of the Hind tail boom and is this what they really look like? After sorting through many Hind pics I came up with nothing. A Google search for "round things under helicopter" didn't prove to be very fruitful!   

Any and all help greatly appreciated... thanks!

jmabx wrote:

Can't wait to see some progress pics of the Hog! If the Hind doesn't beat me to death and I decide to build another helicopter in the future, I would like to try the Revell/Monogram 1/48 Huey... I'll be watching ya Does anyone happen to know what these three items are on the bottom of the Hind tail boom and is this what they really look like? After sorting through many Hind pics I came up with nothing. A Google search for "round things under helicopter" didn't prove to be very fruitful!    Any and all help greatly appreciated... thanks!

Jeremy,

I've got a pic of those on page 2 of my Hind photos.  Have no clue what they are.  May have a clue tomorrow though.  Have no clue about the two raised areas on the bottom of the boom though.

jeaton01 wrote:

Not inside knowledge, Bill.  The Luscombe could be confused maybe with a Cessna 140 with as little as is showing, but the 8A had a windshield with a unique shape where it fairs with the wing, and the landing gear strut is visible just above the wheel which could only be Luscombe.

I'm building an Italeri 1/48 AH-1T with Cobra Company pit and ODS three tone cam and I've come up against a bit of a blocker. The fit and detail on some of the Italeri parts is highly questionable and the level of detail goes from ok to rank. It is one of the detail issues that is getting to me, it's the attachment point from the wing to the quad TOW launcher. Does anybody have a decent pic of this area they are willing to share as I need to do some scratch building but need something more that the box art to go on.

Thanks

Darren,

  This is a AH-1W, but the attachment points should be similar.  I hope these help.

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Thanks Buddy! Don't know how I missed that one, could be the fact that they look nothing alike!

Guess I've got my work cut out for me trying to make it look right! 

I'm afraid my pilot is too tall, thus causing the canopy to not close all the way.  I'll have to work on that. 

lewbud wrote:

jmabx wrote: Can't wait to see some progress pics of the Hog! If the Hind doesn't beat me to death and I decide to build another helicopter in the future, I would like to try the Revell/Monogram 1/48 Huey... I'll be watching ya Does anyone happen to know what these three items are on the bottom of the Hind tail boom and is this what they really look like? After sorting through many Hind pics I came up with nothing. A Google search for "round things under helicopter" didn't prove to be very fruitful!    Any and all help greatly appreciated... thanks! Jeremy, I've got a pic of those on page 2 of my Hind photos.  Have no clue what they are.  May have a clue tomorrow though.  Have no clue about the two raised areas on the bottom of the boom though.

Jeremy,

Drove out to the Cold War Air Museum and talked to the guys out there about the Hind.  The circles in the fairing are the transmitter and receiver for a radar ground altimeter.  Was a good trip, got some pics of a Mi-2 and got to see a Mig-21 and 23 in pieces.

Hey Buddy, thanks for the info! Glad to hear you had a good time at the museum also! I borrowed one of your pictures for reference... hope it's okay. If not, let me know and it will go away.

So, here's what Revell has molded into the underside of the tail boom of the Hind...

...here is the real deal courtesy of lewbud.

I decided to clean up the area and give myself a flat surface to work with.

I scoured the house trying to find something to use for the radar domes. After giving up, I sat down at the bench and stared out the window to think (somebody smell smoke?). That's when it hit me! The rods that you twist to open and close mini-blinds have a small cap that pushes into the bottom end to hide the hole in the center. BINGO!

Please don't tell my wife about this or it will be curtains for me!

I cut off the ends, sanded them to a smaller size and PRESTO... instant radar ground altimeter!

Still gotta sand down some super glue and make everything smooth but it's starting to look like it should!

Thanks again Buddy for your help on this one!

*EDIT*

BTW... this is why I like to sit at the bench and stare out the window. Took this picture yesterday. Pretty, but they eat everthing in sight... they're goats I think!

jmabx wrote:

Hey Buddy, thanks for the info! Glad to hear you had a good time at the museum also! I borrowed one of your pictures for reference... hope it's okay. If not, let me know and it will go away. So, here's what Revell has molded into the underside of the tail boom of the Hind... ...here is the real deal courtesy of lewbud. I decided to clean up the area and give myself a flat surface to work with. I scoured the house trying to find something to use for the radar domes. After giving up, I sat down at the bench and stared out the window to think (somebody smell smoke?). That's when it hit me! The rods that you twist to open and close mini-blinds have a small cap that pushes into the bottom end to hide the hole in the center. BINGO! Please don't tell my wife about this or it will be curtains for me! I cut off the ends, sanded them to a smaller size and PRESTO... instant radar ground altimeter! Still gotta sand down some super glue and make everything smooth but it's starting to look like it should! Thanks again Buddy for your help on this one! *EDIT* BTW... this is why I like to sit at the bench and stare out the window. Took this picture yesterday. Pretty, but they eat everthing in sight... they're goats I think!

Jeremy,

No problem with you using the pic, just give credit where credit's due.  That area's lookng good, what are you going to use for the vertical fence between the two?  By the way, you should get out of the city more often or at least get to your local zoo.  Those are deer, not goats.

lewbud wrote:

Jeremy, No problem with you using the pic, just give credit where credit's due.  That area's lookng good, what are you going to use for the vertical fence between the two?  By the way, you should get out of the city more often or at least get to your local zoo.  Those are deer, not goats.

I figured that I would use some thin styrene sheet between them. Once I clean up that area I'll install it then. I plan on leaving the domes off until after the helicopter is painted because they look to be a different color and I don't want to attempt to mask them.

I don't know what this whole deer business is, but around here we call 'em food!

This is the first time I've seen babies in my back yard. They still have their spots and are very small... notice the wood pile behind them, that's all wood too small to split (size reference). No mother in site (Bambie?). Since I've lived here, the deer come through twice a day and eat everything... I mean everything! Like I said... goats!

Darren,

  Your welcome. Glad they were useful.

Cavtanker,

  You can never have too many snakes! thanks for posting her.

 Jeremy,

  The Hind is looking great!  I can't wait for another updat.

As for myself, I have a question.  I actually just built a helo over the last few days.  Could I enter it into the GB or did I need to declare it ahead of time?  It's no problem eitehr way.  It is a 1/144 DML UH-60A kit that I built as an IDF Yanshuf.  Mostly OOB, but i did make a lead foil cover for the ALQ 144. here are a few pics.