Helicopter GB

Can you guys mind-read?
Yesterday I was looking through the GBs and thinking "It would be nice to have another Heli-GB".

This being said I'M SO IN!
As soon as we have a time frame I'll pick the model to build.

Finally got my UH-34 done this weekend.  I did this in the markings I found in a photo of an Army UH-34 in Italy.  I went to maintenance school on the UH-34 in 1966 at Ft. Eustis, so it has a soft spot in my heart.  After going to school on the 34 they sent me back to my Cal ARNG unit to work on CH-37's.  It's the Army. 

I thought it was a nice kit.  I fit the windows a bit different so they would lie flush with the outside skin, added a top cabin bulkhead, a door in the aft bulkhead (why did they mold the bulkhead without the door?), and added a brass tube in the fuselage top and a carbon fiber block in the tail for attaching the rotors so they can be removed.  The color is Tamiya Olive Drab overcoated with Future, my memory tells me it could have been a bit darker but it looks close to me.  I did the ARMY and S/N markings in Corel Draw and printed them on my ALPS printer.  Still trying to get a deeper yellow for the S/N, a bit light, call it faded.  I put a wash of Model Master Oily Black and Flat Black on the engine and transmission screens to get a bit of contrast.

There are a few more build pictures on my web site:

http://yolo.net/~jeaton/mymodels/ch34/1ch34/1ch34.htm

That RAH-66 is looking sweet, Aaron

Here's some progress photos of the Bell-212.  I've closed up the canopy and assembled the engine compartment, but I have yet to permanently bond the latter.  I will be working on the engine compartment interior before I bond it in place.

Ok, here is the Comanche so far.

Getting close, the main painting is done, just a little detail work and decals. After today I have 5 days off to finish up.

I'll try to get some current pics up tonight.

BTW if anyone is interested in more rotary wing fun I'm trying to get an aerial rescue GB going, not a pure helicopter GB as fixed wing are allowed but we all know what kind of aircraft rules the rescue world these days. There are posts in the helicopter and aircraft forums if you want to throw your name in.

Ok, here is where I'm at, I have most assembly done, just needs some paint and decals.

I'm still making slow but steady progress on the Bell-212. 

She's almost fully assembled: I'm about to start the external putty-work / profile sanding.

Hellcat man wrote:

Jeaton i dont mind handing out any extensions

Thank you.  I'll do the UH-34.

ok,it looks like the finished model on page 2 is going to be my only entry.

i went to spray a gloss coat onto the 2nd heli i was going to enter and it totally ruined the topcoat to the point where its not useable.......ever!

humbrol enamels with a humbrol gloss topcoat,you'd think it would be fine but it totally destroyed it. the colour coat had been on for at least 2 weeks so it was totally dry.

c'est la vie 

paul

More progress pics.  Almost done with the interior (finally! )

we've all got till the 20th of december to finish our heli's-only 5 weeks to go!

my second OH-13 is well on its way to being completed,so i'll make the finish date.

paul

I've just been in a modeling funk, but I've got some ideas for the Comanche that should help perk me up, just need to keep my fingers crossed that I stay motivated on my days off.  

The Comanche is a pretty simple build so I'm hoping a day or so of real motivation should get me close to done.