I started Sunday night…man with acrylics you can paint like a wild man! and they DRY FAST! and I WILL finish it by the 7th of April ‘06’ for a local Contest on the 8th.
It’s out of the box and so far the kit is going together very well. After this pic was taken I weathed ( for lack of better words ) the cockpit floor to bring out the panel lines and details. I washed all the sound proofing with a water / black chaulk dust mix…it really brought out the diamond pattern!
The kit really does need a PE consol…the thickness of the clear consol pretty much hides the film gauges and such.
Enjoy! and yes I know that some of the tones or wrong…I’m just having fun with this one!
Lookin good! They’ve got em over at the PX, but they’re $149. I may have to cave in one of these days, especially after the bird I saw today as I was coming in to Cairns. Not 100% positive, but I’m pretty sure it was a brand new CH-47F. It was the cleanest, most pristine Hook I’ve ever seen…
Looking good Papa, keep us posted. You’ll most likely be the first member here on the FSM forum to finish the new Hook.
Finishing this monster by April 8th is a huge undertaking…I wish I could complete any project that quickly, haha.
LT, that was an F model. The Army & Boieng are trying out some new color combinations because dark helo drab really stands out in the desert. A guy from my unit took some pics of a desert camo -47 that was helping out in New Orleans. This one had medium brown sides with tan upper surfaces.
Here are two more pics!..would have been more but i’m low on batteries…RATS!
The gun is just placed for the pic nothing is glued yet except the avionics and cockpit assy. I used an M60 with hand unit cuz the 50 cal I have has the wrong barrel…to long and wrong jacket.
A simple and much needed detail item that the kit ‘should’ have provided …if at least that! …I will add the hydraulic unit for the ramp later.
Forgive me if I do not respond in a timely manor…I’m out in the field working on my residential Journeymans card…no PC …but it feels great to be doing REAL work and NO woman! no more walking on glass, watching what you say, who you say it to, how you say it!..I’m free!!! free at last!
Looking real good! Like the others have said, keep those updates rolling in. I think I’ll settle for the new 1/48 Hook, but these 1/35 monsters are going to be impressive, to say the least.
Thanks! I too am waiting for the 1/48 Hook as well…it will probably be more detailed then the 1/35 Hook anyways…I would like to compare the 1/35 HOOK to the Russian 1/35 helo that Trumpeter released a while back…If memory serves me right I thought it was fully loaded with all kinds of STUFF?
If Trumpeters 1/35 Hook was indeed the old MRC/Panda ‘hand me down’ then it looks like thats all they did was a rush job …just to get it out on the streets
Which Trump 1/35 Russian Helo kit are you refering to?? The Hind,Hip are Hound?? All of them I have BTW and they have light detail too but it is nothing a lil research skill and a good detail set can’t fix.[;)]
I have to agree with Mark. I think unless you are or were a crewchief on the actual subject the quality of this kit is good for what it represents. Remember the Chinook is not a “flashy” ship with neat little missles and fancy gizmo’s all over the place. To tell you the truth after spending time flying around in the Ch-47 its pretty simplistic and boring inside. Not much to look at, not much real “detail” to speak of if the sound proofing is all intact. Not much to really do or see unless you are watching the CC go down his inflight checks. I guess after waiting for so long for this kit in this scale and taking a look at what I got and having the experiance of being in and around the aircraft for a few years(newer models of course) aside from the tail end not being exactly the correct shape I cant complain. To me its worth the 98.00 I paid. I suppose I could have paid more for a more detailed kit. but why? All you need is some materials, ability and paitence. Isnt that what this hobby is all about?
I’m just saying that I have paid less for more detailed kits…I don’t expect all the wires and cables but this kit lacks even some BASIC and EASY details that could have made this an awesome package, but not even the BENCH seats or basic weapons [:(]
Don’t get me wrong…I like the kit and its great to have it in this scale…but for the price and size…a bit more detail would have been nice.
