Hi everyone , well I finally finished my kitbashed UH-1P Huey Gunship . I’m happy how everything worked out , It’s not perfect but it’s the best I can do . The discrepancy where the UH-1D tail boom joins monograms just forward of the elevators , looks okay [hard to spot at first glance] , the exhaust turn-around worked out alright as well ; Perhaps the exhaust screen should protrude out a little more ; But I think it’s okay for a first attempt . I’m also going to have to go back to using Future for the clear coats , as Gunze Sangyo H-30 clear seems to be causing me some grief , as it appears to give a very slight grainy finish . I did lightly sand after the first three coats had dried but it’s difficult to properly smooth the clear coats over raised and rivet detail . Anyway there she is , after starting numerous helicopter builds these past three month’s , it’s nice to have one finished [:)] Kind regards John
Nice job of a neglected Huey Gun Ship. Thanks for sharing, good pictures!
I just got back from the 174th AHC Reunion, Sharks, Dolphins, and Witch Doctors. There were several nice Shark models, MRC 1/35, that Charlie Johnson built he donated for our auction. He also built a one off black camo UH-1D for Wally Nunn who was gunner on it. Too bad there wasn’t a 1/35 kit of the UH-1P.
I greatly appreciate all the kind words guy’s . My UH-1B [Bravo] and 1D/H [Delta/H…] “what do you call the H version” ; are coming along nicely . I’ve also started airbrushing the insides of a UH-1C ‘Seawolves’ fuselage , rear wall ,floor and roof pieces , so I can glue the fuselage halves together . I’m attempting to have three more Huey’s finished by the end of the month .
Thank’s Ray , I really should Know the basic abbreviated terms for helicopters . I’ve been building kits for nearly twenty years . I almost typed in H for Hector… ‘that would’ve been embarrassing’ [%-)] . John
I think the letters are just the military phonetic alphabet, not sure if that is just a US thing or not. I know law enforcement has their own version, Adam, Boy, Charlie, David etc vs Alpha, Bravo, Charlie, Delta etc, so it wouldn’t surprise me if other nations also had their own.
Nevermind, wikipedia to the rescue, that is the NATO phoenetic alphabet. Kind of neat entry as they give earlier nation specific alphabets in addition to the current NATO version, also several other varieties.
In WW2 the British would have called your HUEY the pip, in WW1 it would have been a pudding [:)] .
