Bell UH-1H - Brazilian Air Force
Overview of the kit.
I have already taken these parts from the sprue for a dry fit.
Interior parts painted and washed.
Original seats are lacking many detais. I am going to solve this doing some scratchbuilt.
Cut some styrene to serve as the seat armour, present around the pilot and copilot seats.
Armour painted and seat belts made from painted Tamiya masking tape.
Armour painted and seat belts made from painted Tamiya masking tape.
Armoured seats installed on the interior base.
Panel and glareshield installed on the interior base.
Interior with troop seats installed.
Troop seats and top of the interior section installed.
Interior installed in the helicopter fuselage half.
Closing the fuselage.
Scratchbuild done on the front of the skids, which were originally a triangular piece of plastic. I made the step from styrene sheet and the support from telephone wire, all joined with super glue. The excess of the vertical skid step support will be cut after glue is cured.
Scratchbuilt vertical skid step support already cut.
Ready for priming.
belly primed and OK for painting.
Starting camouflage.
Camouflaged with doors closed.
Camouflaged with doors removed
Belly color and camouflage. Notice the tip of horizontal stabilizer in yellow.
Bright varnished coated, and on skis.
Main and tail rotor installed.
Custom made decals applied.
Custom made decals applied.
Custom made decals applied.
Belly painting and decal
Slide door open.
Slide door closed.
Right side detailed view.
Comments
13 17 June 2022, 12:32
Gustavo MonasterioThanks guys! I was really satisfied with this progress, mostly because I have flown this very same aircraft, FAB tail number 8666 when I served the Brazilian Air Force in the late 80's. This aircraft used to have a severe vibration problem, barely within limits always. No one can find why. That's why we nicknamed it the "Devil's Huey", as its registration has the "666", the number of the beast, according to the Revelations book in the Bible.
22 June 2022, 12:08
