Dukie99 Posted September 11, 2018 Author Share Posted September 11, 2018 On 9/8/2018 at 9:44 PM, monthebiff said: Man that is nice, super cool work David. Regards. Andy 15 hours ago, Uncarina said: David, I’m just getting caught up and this is amazing! Cheers, Tom Thanks Guys, I am glad you like it, I am trying to do a little bit every night after the kids have gone to bed, it is slow going but I am enjoying this build a lot. It took me a very long time to get my hands on this conversion but I am glad I did. Little progress for tonight, I glued the radar pod on the side of the fuselage. Before glueing the pod, I painted the portion of the port which would be hard to reach or mask after. Like for the fuel cells, the pods is pinned to the fuselage with metal rods and then glued with epoxy. the other side Cheers, David Gazzas, Alain Gadbois, MikeMaben and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dukie99 Posted September 13, 2018 Author Share Posted September 13, 2018 More progress. The load is getting heavier and more diverse... finished painting and weathering a special force soldier for one of the forward minigun position. The uniform are decals I then glued the cargo floor to the left fuselage and installed the SF soldier, very tight space and quite difficult to make minigun fit in the hands and on the gun support, but it looks acceptable. You actually don’t see much, it will be quite dark inside and I had to use the flash so you can see something. Inside: outside: i need to install the ammo belts, which will be a joy to fit... not perfect but good enough for me. Cheers, David Dragon, monthebiff, LSP_Kevin and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John1 Posted September 14, 2018 Share Posted September 14, 2018 Great work! Not to nitpick but would it not be very unlikely to have one of the grunts manning the mini gun? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monthebiff Posted September 14, 2018 Share Posted September 14, 2018 Very nice David. Really like the way you have painted the load and also the figure. I like the way you pin the resin parts wgerever possible which is just my approach with resin. Regards. Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozart Posted September 15, 2018 Share Posted September 15, 2018 It all looks rather wonderful David. I like your practical approach of having a vision for the model but also being realistic about what's achievable......"not perfect but good enough for me" is my mantra too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dukie99 Posted September 15, 2018 Author Share Posted September 15, 2018 On 9/14/2018 at 7:17 PM, John1 said: Great work! Not to nitpick but would it not be very unlikely to have one of the grunts manning the mini gun? Thanks John, you are probably right, the minigun are most likely to be manned by crew chiefs but as miniguns are installed on many SF ground vehicles, my guess is many SF soldiers are proficient at using miniguns so it could happen. 23 hours ago, monthebiff said: Very nice David. Really like the way you have painted the load and also the figure. I like the way you pin the resin parts wgerever possible which is just my approach with resin. Regards. Andy Thanks Andy. All this resin is massively heavy, so pinning the parts is I think essential. 7 hours ago, mozart said: It all looks rather wonderful David. I like your practical approach of having a vision for the model but also being realistic about what's achievable......"not perfect but good enough for me" is my mantra too! Thank you Max. Yes, I try my best but this is a hobby and I like moving forward so I try not to stall over minor booboos. Well today was a major milestone: I closed the fuselage. I finished first the cabin on both sides: then droped a large amount of epoxy at the level of the cargo floor and the carefully brought the two sides together. Thankfully the fit was not too bad and nothing broke inside except the sliding door on the right side. I should be able to reglue it later on but if not no biggie it is hardly visible. The top joint is near perfect. It helps that Trumpeter give you the spine of the bird as a separate piece which then completely hides the seam on top. on the bottom I have quite a large gap but nothing that putty cannot handle. This bird is just massive, super happy how it is turning out, the next challenge is fitting the cockpit and the nose and glass. Cheers, David mozart, LSP_Kevin, Out2gtcha and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragon Posted September 16, 2018 Share Posted September 16, 2018 Catching back up with your build, and all I can say is WOW! Fantastic scratch building and detailing! Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dukie99 Posted September 16, 2018 Author Share Posted September 16, 2018 Thank you Mike, glad you like it. I highly recommend this conversion, the base Trumpy kit is not bad at all, the fit is very good. DESTROYER is doing one OOB with also a good bit a scratch building and it looks great, but I am very partial to the G version. Today I have done a lot of sanding and prepping of the fuselage, puttying the seam underneath and installing masks over all the opening to avoid overspray in the cargo hull. Once this is done it will be time to fit the forward pylon and the nose which will be an interesting challenge. cheers, David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dukie99 Posted September 17, 2018 Author Share Posted September 17, 2018 This is my next challenge and it is pretty daunting: on the left the Trumpy nose and on the right the Werner’s Wings MH-47G conversion. The good news is that even though the bottom part of the fuselage is 1.5mm wider than intended, the Werner’s Wings nose fits almost perfectly to the bottom part of the fuselage. The bad news is that my copy is not a perfect cast. There is a deep divot at the tip of the nose and the clarity of the windows has a lot to be desired: When you compare the resin with the kit windows it is even more evident: I tried to polish the windows and use future to improve clarity but without success, the pictures you see are after my efforts. My plan is to remove the windows from the resin nose and then graft the kit windows to the resin, major potential for screw-ups but I feel it is the only way to get an acceptable result. Will keep you posted. Cheers, David LSP_Kevin and Out2gtcha 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted September 17, 2018 Share Posted September 17, 2018 I had the same clarity issues with the clear parts on my Montex Birdcage Corsair conversion set. I had to live with it in the end. Good luck with yours, David! Kev Out2gtcha 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kibber Posted September 17, 2018 Share Posted September 17, 2018 (edited) 25 minutes ago, Dukie99 said: This is my next challenge and it is pretty daunting: on the left the Trumpy nose and on the right the Werner’s Wings MH-47G conversion. The good news is that even though the bottom part of the fuselage is 1.5mm wider than intended, the Werner’s Wings nose fits almost perfectly to the bottom part of the fuselage. The bad news is that my copy is not a perfect cast. There is a deep divot at the tip of the nose and the clarity of the windows has a lot to be desired: When you compare the resin with the kit windows it is even more evident: I tried to polish the windows and use future to improve clarity but without success, the pictures you see are after my efforts. My plan is to remove the windows from the resin nose and then graft the kit windows to the resin, major potential for screw-ups but I feel it is the only way to get an acceptable result. Will keep you posted. Cheers, David Hey David, What about just using clear plastic sheets? Every time I buy a new monitor or television I save the screen protector they tape on the front. Other possible source is sheet protectors from an office supply store. Although I haven't yet tried the technique, I am sure there is some clear plastic film somewhere that can be gently heated to make it conform to the curves. A couple of experiments might show what works best. Maybe cling wrap from the kitchen coated with future? *Edit* - Sorry, just thought of something else. The airline industry uses a product called MicroMesh to polish up their windows. It's kind of expensive but it has a process using several gradually smaller abrasive particles. As a student taking aircraft mechanic classes I used the stuff on a class assignment to restore a plexiglas window - got an A on the assignment. Edited September 17, 2018 by kibber Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norbert Posted September 17, 2018 Share Posted September 17, 2018 Werner wings made a clear vac set of windows to insert in place in the resin nose, maybe he has some left Winnie 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dukie99 Posted September 18, 2018 Author Share Posted September 18, 2018 Thanks Guys for the tips. I actually sent a email to Werner’s Wings and was able to get a set of the vac form windows and a set of chinook stencils. As shipping to Switzerland is not cheap, I added a set of the new IRENE decals for a future Blackhawk Down project to make it worth it. It will probably take a week or so to arrive so I will shift gear and work on the rotors, engines and landing gear in the meantime and I have some more figures to paint. Cheers, David monthebiff and Out2gtcha 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn M Posted September 18, 2018 Share Posted September 18, 2018 bummer but at least you have a solution enroute Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winnie Posted September 18, 2018 Share Posted September 18, 2018 (edited) Oops, I replied with old news! Anyway, 2 Chinook builds going... Giving me some motivation to fire mine up again... Edited September 18, 2018 by Winnie Redundant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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