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| 1/72 scale HH-53C; Vietnam Super Jolly Green Giant | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: Dec 13 2015, 10:23 PM (725 Views) | |
| RJ Tucker | Dec 13 2015, 10:23 PM Post #1 |
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Patrolling the MMM frontier
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I'm building a Vietnam Jolly Green Giant using the Italeri kit. I have an MPC kit which is , frankly, a better rendition of the Stallion. But, the clear pieces were so badly cast they made the kit unusable, and , sob, whine, snivel, the clear parts from the Italeri kit don't fit. Go figure. So, the the MPC kit gets to be the details donor. The kit: ![]() First order of business it fill in the interior bulkheads where the sponsons are molded into the fuselage. ![]() Added the framing, overhead & some details to cockpit bulkhead. Green pieces are from the MPC kit. The Italeri kit just has a hole for the main rotor, so I spliced in the MPC part to mount the rotor. I'll fair it in when the fuselage is closed. ![]() ![]() The framing isn't precise; I'm aiming to suggest more detail than is actually going to be in there. Here's the preview of how it will look. ![]() Interior details are next. |
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| Olde Farte | Dec 14 2015, 09:04 AM Post #2 |
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Lt. Derek 'Smurfy' Reeve
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A nice start RJ. |
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| Nikon User | Dec 14 2015, 10:04 AM Post #3 |
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"BEAVER"
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One of my favourite helicopter types! In the Germany of the 70's we used to call this the "Growler" long before the F-18 came along. If you've ever heard a CH-53 going at full speed, you'll know why. I'll be following this build! |
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| Olde Farte | Dec 14 2015, 11:27 AM Post #4 |
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Lt. Derek 'Smurfy' Reeve
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Many, many moons ago we, as a club, visited Lakenheath or maybe Bentwaters can't remember now and had a guided tour of one, did you know that they leak like a sieve when it rains? A-10s were also there. |
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| Disorder | Dec 14 2015, 05:12 PM Post #5 |
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Lt Paddy 'Chancer' Boyle
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Nice interior work. |
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| RJ Tucker | Jan 10 2016, 11:27 AM Post #6 |
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![]() The interior details are finished. They are: * 2 stretchers: made from plastic angle stock & floral wire. The fabric is a paper towel sprayed with wood sealer then painted with MM enamel. The belts are painted foil from a wine bottle. * Crew bench: Same as the stretchers. Back webbing is painted foil cut into strips & glued together. * Jungle canopy penetrator: Made from plastic rod and square stock. * Ammo boxes: made for plastic sheet & strip; filed to shape. * Mini-guns & mounts: kit mini-guns in a scratch built mounting made from (ancient) parts out of the old Revell USS Constitution kit & plastic stock. Handles are painted wire. The spent-brass collection bags are painted paper towel like the stretchers. The aft mini-gun doesn’t have a bag; it has a chute to direct the casings over the cargo ramp. The brass chute is wire insulation. I’ll cut it to length after I’ve installed the aft gun mount. * Ammo fed tracks: made out of nylon cable ties painted metallic grey with the teeth painted brass. A black wash over the teeth provides depth. Next step is add these details to the helo interior and the cockpit details. Then I can close her up! Edited by RJ Tucker, Jan 10 2016, 11:41 AM.
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| Mark M | Jan 10 2016, 11:32 AM Post #7 |
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Hawk T1
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photo link isnt working mate |
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| Olde Farte | Jan 10 2016, 12:00 PM Post #8 |
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Lt. Derek 'Smurfy' Reeve
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Photo is there for me and I must say RJ that is one excellent start. |
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| snapper655 | Jan 10 2016, 12:04 PM Post #9 |
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Gun Monkey
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Whereabouts did they carry the lego bricks, . looking good built an italleri stallion a couple of years back, cracking little kit.
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| RJ Tucker | Jan 10 2016, 12:06 PM Post #10 |
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Mark was right; I fixed the link. Thanks for the comments, guys! |
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| Mark M | Jan 10 2016, 12:12 PM Post #11 |
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Hawk T1
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that detail is fab mate |
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| Simon G | Jan 10 2016, 12:16 PM Post #12 |
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heavy weatherer
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Looking very nice. |
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| Jonesy113 | Jan 10 2016, 03:07 PM Post #13 |
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Nick 'Token' Jones
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Looks excellent, great interior detail. |
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| RJ Tucker | Feb 7 2016, 01:31 AM Post #14 |
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Patrolling the MMM frontier
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Had to rework the ammo belts. Used a smaller width. It took a while to get the cable ties to work. I had to fold and clamp them to hold the shape. They want to straighten out putting tension on the gun mounts. The mounts were too fragile to take the tension. I kept bending & clamping the ties until they “remembered” the proper shape. As a consequence, they’re too short. There should be a long catenary in the ammo feed. Still, I think they look pretty convincing. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Details glued in place & cockpit is done. Seatbelts are leftover F-4 photo etch. ![]() ![]() Next steps are to close the fuselage, fair in the rotor housing, & assemble & detail the rotors.
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| Olde Farte | Feb 7 2016, 09:08 AM Post #15 |
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Lt. Derek 'Smurfy' Reeve
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That Ammo feed belt is a brilliant idea for cable ties and the rest just looks so good. |
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. looking good built an italleri stallion a couple of years back, cracking little kit.







2:45 PM Jul 11