huey uh-1

[fluggy]

Hello all,

I have decided to take the plunge into this SiG with my 1/24 revell uh-1 huey,

after having a vicious fight with a revell 1/32 spitfire mk22 and losing.
it is possible i am mad for going near another revell kit. Only time will tell.


now just have to have a first read through the instructions and panic.

It will be a straight out of the box build(i use the term build very loosely).










well that's all for now

john

[Novorus]

Will be watching this one, got this in my stash, so no pressure

[Skullfish]

wow, good luck with that huey. Iconic Chopper.
J

[MarkVerploeg]

Looks intresting
I have seen the kit before but i was a bit curious if it was good or not
So i will be following this to see how it builds
And maybe i will spot some ideas for my own Huey
Good luck with the build

[fluggy]

having now perused the instruction manual and taken the sprues out of their respective bags, the horror of the coming build was revealed.

I should have checked more closely when the package containing this kit was delivered as it had taken damage. I had noted in the what has postman delivered today thread (link here->) http://www.intscalemodeller.com/viewtop ... 51#p185451 that my parcel was a little worse for wears.

most sprues have received damage mainly consisting of sprue gates being torn from parts and some parts showing signs of being bent. but i have decided to look at it as a challenge to improve my skills, one of the pilots had lost both legs.

after that i have noticed some flash also quite a few ejector pin marks and and sink marks.

so with filler and sanding sticks in hand the battle shall commence.

photo's and updates soon

have fun all

john

[Twokidsnosleep]

Remember this kit from the 2014 Vietnam GB
Watch for fit issues of the roof/front window section, drove someone mad if I recall and they bailed on it
I made 1/72 Tamiya and Hasegawa UH-1s which were fine

Ahh found the thread, it was my buddy Mikey, he did a hog and a cobra
Hope that helps a bit for your build

[fluggy]

thanks for the heads-up on the fit front fit issues. still trying to re-assemble the crew.

i think this is going to be a nice slow build, as i see much filler being used and copious amounts of ungentlemanly language.

have fun all

john

[Twokidsnosleep]

Always better to have a bit of a heads up on a kit's issues
The links didn't post last time, sorry

http://www.intscalemodeller.com/viewtop ... 761#p35761
http://www.intscalemodeller.com/viewtop ... evell+huey

[MikeyKb]

Remember this kit from the 2014 Vietnam GB
Watch for fit issues of the roof/front window section, drove someone mad if I recall and they bailed on it
I made 1/72 Tamiya and Hasegawa UH-1s which were fine

Ahh found the thread, it was my buddy Mikey, he did a hog and a cobra
Hope that helps a bit for your build

Hey there. different Huey all together - I can't speak for the 1/24 kit, but the old school 1/48, in my opinion, is AWFUL! It was a Revel kit, as well.
HTH