discussion Vietnam Jolly green giant

[BBdave]

Winner of the poll was the giant which surprised me, so here goes.

I am a heli fan and an even bigger Nam fan and I'm considering focusing my model making on vietnam era.

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[Alan 45]

I like it dave I love a whirlybird and nearly voted for it but you put a british plane on there so had to vote for that

 

[Guest]

Hi Dave, may I pull up a chair and follow this one mate

Cheers, Andrew

 

[Peej]

I voted for the Sopwith Camel, but I will watch you build this instead.

 

[flyjoe180]

Nice choice Dave. Will watch this with interest.

 

[BBdave]

I won't get going on this till Saturday as I've got to go all night fishing with mates tomorrow after work, i say fishing there is lots of cider and pasties packed.

Back to the heli.

I am hoping to have a go at spraying

this so hints and advice most welcome in how to tackle build order etc.

Dave

 

[papa 695]

I love the Jolly Green so I'm in on this one Dave

 

[Guest]

Nice one Dave, I'll be following this one.

Cheers

Patrick

 

[Guest]

I shall follow if I may never built a helicopter but would like to, so will follow your build and shamelessly pinch all the tips a dio hints you get (insert evil laugh ).

 

[Guest]

Yeah I voted for this, love this helicopter, nearly as much as the Merlin.

 

[peterairfix]

As i voted for this one so its flask,chair and popcorn at the ready i am here for the long run also it might inspire me to do my 1/48 one.

Pete t

 

[eddiesolo]

Nice, looking forward to this Dave.

Si

 

[monica]

looks like a nice build Dave,

 

[BBdave]

I made a start today the instructions show the rotor head being constructed first then added last but i can't understand having a large delicate piece built way before needed. so i have started the cockpit.

What is best to glue the windows in as liquid sometimes fogs the clear.

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[papa 695]

Nice start Dave. For the windows I use Gator grip or Micro Kristal Klear they are white in colour but dry clear.

 

[flyjoe180]

Nice work so far Dave. I'm really looking forward to this one developing.

 

[BBdave]

Got a little more done i think a little filler may be needed and some faering .

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[flyjoe180]

Good work so far Dave. Coming along nicely.

 

[papa 695]

Starting to look like a jolly green now nice work

 

[Guest]

Looking good Dave, I never realised how much filler you can go through untill I started building aircraft. Lol.