John1 Posted February 21, 2022 Share Posted February 21, 2022 14 hours ago, shark64 said: wow. X 2 matt_1185 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt_1185 Posted April 14, 2022 Author Share Posted April 14, 2022 Also small update on the chinook after starting fuel boom I figured I need to try and just convert whole thing to MH-47 ! so I got started on the nose. This is just a rough draft but now I know it’s “ doable“ lol made from air dry clay! It was easy to shape and it dried rock hard and sanded like a dream! that’s all for now on this bird themongoose, panzerrob, Youngtiger1 and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt_1185 Posted May 5, 2022 Author Share Posted May 5, 2022 Little up date on the D model chinook. I got all the rotor flipped around to give it an in flight look, rather than the static blade sag. As this one will be an in flight diorama Below you can see the front is how rotors came out of box and rear after I flipped them. themongoose, Landrotten Highlander, Fanes and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt_1185 Posted July 19, 2022 Author Share Posted July 19, 2022 Hello guys back with more helicopter stuff lol, while I wait for OH-58 paint to be delivered, I put the ch-47D back on the bench! I’ll probably just turn it into a CH-47F model as the MH47 idea not gonna happen ( can’t scratch build the sharper nose and larger fuel tanks) So a 47F is much more doable.. well here’s a few fun “dryfit” pics to get me going again. this will still be an inflight build to be continued.. Hartmann352, panzerrob, Landrotten Highlander and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panzerwomble Posted July 19, 2022 Share Posted July 19, 2022 The OCU for UK wokkas is just 3 miles from my house. Watching them fly over the house is a mixture of awe ...and ........also .........."you realise he is on Learner Plates with his 10 tonne helicopter at 300 feet " Last winter one had problems and landed in a field in an emergency a few miles away .. the story continues here . ...I'm sure he failed the conversion course .... matt_1185 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt_1185 Posted July 19, 2022 Author Share Posted July 19, 2022 Starting off with red fox studios 3d instrument panels to update the trumpeter kit. Rockie Yarwood, Fanes, themongoose and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt_1185 Posted July 24, 2022 Author Share Posted July 24, 2022 Ok for my other chinook kit I’ll be doing a replica of Rotak helicopter services chinook in honor of the pilots Thomas “Tommy” Hayes, 41 of Post Falls, Idaho, and Jared Bird, 36 of Anchorage, Alaska, died when the chopper went down while assisting with the moose wild fire. here what iv got done so far. Not gonna be crazy detailed on the inside but will do my best on the exterior. as well I know the Rotak chinook is a D model and the kit I’ll be using is an A model but I’m sure it won’t look to bad to be continued.. Landrotten Highlander, Rockie Yarwood, blackbetty and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neo Posted July 24, 2022 Share Posted July 24, 2022 Thats a cool paint scheme matt_1185 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt_1185 Posted August 8, 2022 Author Share Posted August 8, 2022 Moving along with the Rotak memorial build. all masked and primed…. Took a lot of primer lol color on… Wife made me some custom vinyl decal stencils for me to air brush the logo and numbers on then Added the stripe… Next was on to the rotors.. and man that was a lot of masking lol….. I then went ahead and sprayed flat clear on and removed all masking. Didn’t do much weathering as the chinook was “new” to the Rotak unit. now need to do exhausts, open up rear ramp and trying to decide if I want to attempt at making some rotor blade tie downs like in the picture of the real Rotak chinook… what do y’all think? to be continued…… Landrotten Highlander, blackbetty, Fanes and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockie Yarwood Posted August 8, 2022 Share Posted August 8, 2022 Coming along really well. You and the wife are doing a great job! matt_1185 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt_1185 Posted August 8, 2022 Author Share Posted August 8, 2022 8 hours ago, Rockie Yarwood said: Coming along really well. You and the wife are doing a great job! thank you I couldn’t have pulled this one off with out the help of the wife! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt_1185 Posted August 9, 2022 Author Share Posted August 9, 2022 Took some outside shots still few little things left todo. blackbetty, Landrotten Highlander, patricksparks and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
themongoose Posted August 9, 2022 Share Posted August 9, 2022 Oh yeah looking really sharp matt_1185 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt_1185 Posted October 10, 2022 Author Share Posted October 10, 2022 Forgot to post the base I built for the Rotak chinook this model will be sent to Alaska to be displayed at Rotaks headquarters as a gift to honor the two pilots who past away in the crash.. Rockie Yarwood, Jim Barry, mc65 and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt_1185 Posted October 10, 2022 Author Share Posted October 10, 2022 Back to the ch47F build getting the pilots knocked out These are black ops models pilots. Same pilots I used on my UH1N gunship Base coat and highlights uniform green splotches Dark brown splotches light brown splotches light green splotches white and black splotches reference picture, pre wash on uniform will move to boots, vest and other stuff before applying wash.. Rockie Yarwood, LSP_Kevin, Fanes and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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