discussion UH-34 in the Padi

[scottie3158]

Richard,
Excellent work as always mate.

 

[Steve Jones]

A wonderful feature. Looking forward to reading the next instalment

 

[wotan]

Richard

very skillfully done and a major improvement to the basic kit. I will continue to learn and look for ideas to steal.

John

 

[rtfoe]

Thanks gentlemen...

Ian, I hope the next will be nice for you too. :smiling4:
Jim, that's why the engine was pretty spartan...just enought o see contours through the mesh. Canopies are a make or break of an aircraft build so I put a lot of attention to it.
Scottie, always appreciate your encouragement.
Steve, ever the ready anticipator...hope not to disappoint.
John B, glad you like whats been done to this kit. You're welcome to steal if there're any. :smiling6:

Cheers,
Richard

 

[rtfoe]

Above the interior of the canopy there is a console. The kit clear part just had a rectangular emboss with no detail. I scratched one out by making a thicker box with switches and dials...

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Then added wire which I twisted around a dowel and pull away. This would look like intercom wires hanging from the console just for visual sake.

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The after it was soaked in Future and left on a piece of tissue to soak up excess...

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I painted the console in situ and also touched up the frames with interior grey after shaving off the back flush which would free the sliding motion for the side windows.

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More later...

Cheers,
Richard

 

[rtfoe]

I don't know if anyone had noticed but the Italeri kits cyclic rear rotor blades are in the wrong direction. I don't know if they are supposed to be this way or are reversible in flight I just don't know but looking at all references they face the other way.
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At first I thought it was going to be a major job and after studying the assembly I came up with a solution with a simple remedy to slice of the attachement pin and relocate it to the other side.

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Then just glue the stabilisers onto the other side....solved.

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Cheers,
Richard

 

[papa 695]

Really liking the updates Richard, your putting some great work into this.

 

[Jim R]

Hi Richard
Always interesting and informative reading through your builds. I love the little control box in the canopy.
Jim

 

[rtfoe]

Thanks Ian and Jim, always looking for interesting detail to improve the kit. It's even better when the kit is so easy to build and fits like a glove.

Cheers,
Richard

 

[Guest]

Wonderful work Richard the scene is fantastic love the way the wind blows the plants away! Hats off to you sir! Best regards Danny

 

[rtfoe]

Hey Daniel, there are paddy fields not far away from my house in Sekincan, about an hour and a half drive so reference for it was real. Except it's grown in industrial size fields. Here's a video of the fields...

Cheers,
Richard

 

[Steve Jones]

That console is beautiful. Wonderful work as always mate:thumb2:

 

[rtfoe]

Thank you Steve...I hope you like the following...

Firstly strips were added as bracings for the top portion of the mesh. I did it this way rather than trying to leaving the original strips on and to sand and thin them to accept the mesh. Gluing and final puttying tiny gaps to the canopy with Gunze liquid putty aided with a brush.

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The hoisting winch just looked naked and uninteresting without some straps and cable wires. Reference helped with the attachment points

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The picture on the right shows how effective the dangling wire is in the cockpit.

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Again the picture on the right shows why all the effort was put into getting the window to slide open. It makes the kit scale larger than it actually is.

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There will be more...

Cheers,
Richard

 

[rtfoe]

Ok I get it, :smiling2: winches arent that exciting so on to the next... how about handles and windshield wipers?

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These were all brass wire bent with tweazers...seriously, attached with drops of Cyano.....10 of them.

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The wiper was attached to a hole carefully drilled on the raised canopy frame.

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Cheers,
Richard

 

[scottie3158]

Top notch work as always

 

[Jim R]

Hi Richard
Superb attention to detail. Not only do you do the research to see what detail is missing but you have the modelling skills to scratch what is needed.
Jim

 

[rtfoe]

Hi Scottie and Jim, thanks for the kind comments. The UH-34 was central to the diorama I was doing and upfront that any details added would help it along. I was going to spend time doing the paddy that somehow triggered my mojo to go all the way. Normally I would have just concentrated on surface detail.

Masking of canopy and mesh, priming and pre-shading gets underway...

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Cheers,
Richard

 

[scottie3158]

Richard, what size needle do you use for your preshading?

 

[Mickc1440]

Another catch up and well worth it, some great work on this one Richard.

 

[Guest]

Hey Daniel, there are paddy fields not far away from my house in Sekincan, about an hour and a half drive so reference for it was real. Except it's grown in industrial size fields. Here's a video of the fields...

Cheers,
Richard

Thanks for that video Richard, never realised it was harvested in that manor, and not a tree in sight ! Always assumed you had thick luxurious woodland.
The bird looks fantastic, fancy the manufactures getting the blades wrong. Great detail as we have come to expect.
John.