kike_gt Posted August 6, 2019 Share Posted August 6, 2019 (edited) I'm currently working a helo for the first time, and so far I'm liking it! the model is really nice! I chose a nice colorfull scheme since the two tones gray has been widely built and very well built, and I like my models to have as much as color as possible! Since the scheme is kinda hard, at least for my skills, I started on the tail boom as a test and then moved forward I screwed up a but the stripes, but corrected it on time! I hope you like it Edited November 8, 2019 by kike_gt Shawn M, Lenny320, Uncarina and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kike_gt Posted August 7, 2019 Author Share Posted August 7, 2019 (edited) I ended up going all the way with the tail boom, then I moved to the PE which BTW fit really nice and was easy to put in place! Edited August 7, 2019 by kike_gt Fanes, Gazzas, mustang1989 and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted August 7, 2019 Share Posted August 7, 2019 Great work!! I'm always amazed by you guys who can paint before assembly......... I have yet to have any luck with that. Looking forward to more! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted August 7, 2019 Share Posted August 7, 2019 On 8/5/2019 at 10:03 PM, kike_gt said: Man, it looks like they wrapped that one for mailing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragon Posted August 7, 2019 Share Posted August 7, 2019 Fantastic work Kike! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USMC Herc Posted August 8, 2019 Share Posted August 8, 2019 Great looking USMC Helo. I have never seen em painted this bright. You are doing a great job with paint. And as said above I still do not understand how you guys paint before assembly and make it work, Jason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kike_gt Posted August 8, 2019 Author Share Posted August 8, 2019 21 hours ago, Out2gtcha said: Great work!! I'm always amazed by you guys who can paint before assembly......... I have yet to have any luck with that. Looking forward to more! This was possible cause the tail boom is separated from the body in a very logic place and no putty is needed to cure the joint! otherwise is not possible for me to do it separatly! this is a very rare case for me! so, me too I'm amazed by those who can do that on a regular basis Out2gtcha 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kike_gt Posted August 8, 2019 Author Share Posted August 8, 2019 Thnx for the props guys! the kit is a very good one and very nice to work with Decals are supplied in the kit but the detail is very nice and crisp so I preferred painting controls, I only used decals for the screens to give it a bit of life in there And I added a bit more weight in front to avoid having a tail seater, even though weight is supplied in the kit, you can never be too careful, and since I'm not opening panels I stuck more weight in there And added a bit of detail to the tourret ball And started giving it some color after fighting the cowlings to make them fit decently since they are sensed to be open! but after a bit of effort, it was ok in my book I hope you guys like it! Anthony in NZ, Gazzas, daveculp and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlbertD Posted August 8, 2019 Share Posted August 8, 2019 Looks great. Looks like a fun kit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kike_gt Posted August 9, 2019 Author Share Posted August 9, 2019 Regards mustang1989, daveculp and Anthony in NZ 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kike_gt Posted August 9, 2019 Author Share Posted August 9, 2019 On 8/6/2019 at 9:08 PM, Out2gtcha said: Great work!! I'm always amazed by you guys who can paint before assembly......... I have yet to have any luck with that. Looking forward to more! This is why I was able to build the tail boom separetly, it's not glued yet and I only neede to trim just a bit of the lip, but there's still lots of room for glue to make it a stron joint! or at least that's what I hope so! BTW what ever happened to your Tiger Cat? still working on it? mustang1989 and Out2gtcha 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squizzy 78 Posted August 9, 2019 Share Posted August 9, 2019 That paint scheme looks amazing, it really comes to life with the clear coat on, great work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kike_gt Posted August 9, 2019 Author Share Posted August 9, 2019 39 minutes ago, Squizzy said: That paint scheme looks amazing, it really comes to life with the clear coat on, great work! Thnx for you comment! I really like how this is comming along and hope you guys do too! USMC Herc 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kike_gt Posted November 8, 2019 Author Share Posted November 8, 2019 FINISHED! Ol' Scrapiron, Bravo52, Jeff T and 15 others 18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzas Posted November 8, 2019 Share Posted November 8, 2019 Just Brilliant! Love the colorful scheme! kike_gt 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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