50th Anniversary Vietnam War Group Build

Yep Matt looks like you will be the first one done, lookin good too. Pawel that A-4 is coming along nicely. I just discovered I have that same kit in my stash. I am thinking about building it.

As for the Huey, she is pretty much dead in the water till mid September. I got a bunch of other projects going on for the IPMS chapter here, plus other things going on. I can hear the huey in the corner asking to be worked on :(

Hello Matt-Joachim! Looks like you will be the first to complete a build here - congratulations! Too bad you didn't post more WIP (Work-in-progress) photos.

I also have worked on a gear bay. In my model the front gear bay is one piece with the cockpit. Here's what the gear bay looks like:

I also finished the cockpit. First I had to repair the damage - the steering yoke was broken. Here's my fix:

After I repaired the yoke it turned out it doesn't fit - the middle tunnel that goes between thee pedals doesn't have enough place - so I cut the pedals apart and glued them separately. I also fitted a piece of styrene to the back of the instrument panels to move the pedals further forward.

I also had to repair the seat's ejection handle, I made it from a piece of copper wire. It was painted yellow and black. The cockpit now looks like this:

An also the instrument panel:

Last thing I did was to prepare the intake tunnels. I painted their insides white, with a red stripe that was added before the intakes were glued together. The seams were to form a panel line, but it turned out a little too wide for me, so I slapped on some Surfacer 500:

You can also see the compressor turbine in the picture. The next thing to do would be to close up the hull - the nose weight is an important detail to remember here!

Thanks for reading and good luck with your projects, have a nice day

Paweł

Detailing the gear bays was quite difficult, even with my collection of hog brushed.

UGH I thought the deadline was today instead of next year. I had to rush to get this thing done SIGH it could have looked a lot better. Im at about 90% complete.

B_one fixer - nice work on the Huey! How about cutting out the hell hole? IMO that would make the model look better! Good luck with your build and have a nice day

Paweł

Your Hog is coming along very nicely!

Got some work on the hog done today,

Started to remove the probes that were on the nose.

Much better

starting to resemble a huey

There are still a bunch of low spots on the bottom that need filling and sanding.

Another "shelf queen/no more excuses GB"? LOL! I know that I have a couple dozen or more candidates to enter. And then on today's bike ride I was thinking of future GB subjects... Fabulous 50's... Swinging 60's... Super 70's.... Those are pretty widespread for subject matter.

Nice work so far guys. I hope to kick off my build soon.

TarnShip

Rex (needs a Group Build for Anne's pickup truck, lol,,,,,,,one project, one large Group of people)

Hello!

Well, I usually build too slow for a group build... But this group build was too good to miss!

Awright, I just painted the compressor for my scooter - it peeps quite nicely from the intakes after the hull is closed up:

Thanks for looking, good luck with your builds and have a nice day

Paweł

Shrug,,,,,,,,,at least that way I might get something done, Josiah.

A "stuff that doesn't fit in other group builds" Group Build might really work, though, all kidding aside.

Rex (needs a Group Build for Anne's pickup truck, lol,,,,,,,one project, one large Group of people)

ygmodeler4

Sounds like somebody should make a new group build...the "not another group build, GB"

Don't start giving people ideas

Sounds like somebody should make a new group build...the "not another group build, GB"

There is strength in numbers Bish

stikpusher

You and me both my freind. Then another GB always enters the picture to tempt me into another build..

O yes. Just when I think I am going to be able to build for myself rather than a GB, some swine comes along with another one that's to good to miss.

You and me both my freind. Then another GB always enters the picture to tempt me into another build..

stikpusher

Nice progress so far guys! I have got to get my butt back to my work bench in the next day or so... I just have not had much motivation to do so since Saturday. More a case of me oogling kits out of my stash and mulling what to do for future projects.

LOL, glad I ain't the only one. I often go into the shed and look at the kits thinking what I would like to build. I just have to remind myself I already have plenty in the pipeline to keep me going.

Nice progress so far guys! I have got to get my butt back to my work bench in the next day or so... I just have not had much motivation to do so since Saturday. More a case of me oogling kits out of my stash and mulling what to do for future projects.

The builds are looking good, I especially like the AC-47.  I am working on a pair of these, one in 1/350 and one in 1/72 scales not attached to any GB.

I feel like a slacker as I have been working on an LVTP7 for the Orphaned Armor GB and the mentioned AC-47s and haven't started on my B-52D for this GB.  Although tomorrow is the first day of class I am already behind on my reading assignments so the future is not looking good for much dedicated hobby time.

Not a whole lot to show, but the Centurion is fighting a bit.  I figured the turret would go pretty quickly and easily, but it has eaten up a lot of time working with fiddly bits, odd molding decisions by AFV club and other odds and ends.  Update here:

http://cs.finescale.com/fsm/modeling_subjects/f/3/p/161419/1759585.aspx#1759585

Brian

Looks like you have made a great start. The Huey is a tough build. Built one a long time ago and was never happy with the way it turned out. Maybe that is why I avoid them like the plague now.

Well a little progress with the huey today

Got the engine mounted

Fuselage glued together and roof taped on to check the fit. There is going to be alot of work having to be done to get this kit to finish up good.

The worst part is the wicked step on the bottom. If I tried to get the bottom to line up without the step, the the top had no chance of lining up. So I rather deal with this.

alot of work still to go to make this warped kit presentable,

Looking great guys. A little more progress on the gear bay and doors. Also the canopy in the background. It all just needs a little touching up.

Good luck with your A7, Matt.  I have one of those kits too.  Not the greatest, but a good basic kit.  Not sure how I'll finish mine.....

Matt-Joachim

I'm going to try my best to salvage my a-7a to keep it out of the boneyard, but here's where I'm at so far...
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Pawel

Thanks for the picture, Dave!

I just thought - maybe it would help to touch up the instruments with some black pen and after the ink dries try to scratch the white markings out?

Good luck with that Spooky Gunship!

MPaweł

Any time, Pawel....Quick Draw Stick beat me to posting the other one......MKelley, your Spooky is looking great, nice job on the interior.  It looks great!

TAD

Thanks for the picture, Dave!

I just thought - maybe it would help to touch up the instruments with some black pen and after the ink dries try to scratch the white markings out?

Good luck with that Spooky Gunship!

Paweł

Maybe this time??

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Pawel

Ain't that a classic!

By the way: should the instrument dials be white?

Thanks for sharing, have a nice day

Paweł

Here's a picture of a restored nose section of an AC-47 "Spooky" from the local Vietnam War Foundation collection.

Pawel, Stik, the instrument panel is a decal from the kit. I tried the usual paint the panel white then black. Scrape off the black to show the white. The detail was so thin that I was not able to get it to work. That is when I put the decal in there.

Pawel

By the way: should the instrument dials be white?

Very nice work so far on Puff!

Here is a shot of the IP,, black dials with white markings