Hi,
This
is my Academy -1/35 scale Huey- UH-1C “HEAVY HOG”. This is my first
Helicopter and only the third kit I’ve built since returning to modelling
after 25 years.
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The
kit was built straight from the box, except for some ‘com’ cords in the
cockpit. I broke the Crew Chiefs seat during construction, so I managed to
obtain a Blackhawk crew seat from a friends spares box. Not ideal I know,
apologies.
I
also put a 50 Cal in the door to make it look a bit meaner, a bit of artistic
licensing really. I used two Humbrol enamels on the finish, Olive Drab for the
overall model and matt black for the nose. I also used Humbrol enamel lacquer to
seal in the decals.
The
base was MDF with a sheet of PSP plating and the Huey then placed on that. I
then applied Mig productions Vietnam Earth pigments. The figure came with the
kit, but I added some different arms from a Dragon set. This was also painted
using Humbrol Enamels.
The
jeep is the Italeri 1/35 scale1/4 ton 4x4 Utility Truck, also painted in Olive
Drab. Like I say, this is my first proper kit so I apologise in advance for any
mistakes.
I
hope you enjoy and any feed back would be much appreciated.
Jason
Lee
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