UH-1N Ice Pirates
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3 4 June 2019, 00:01
Nathan DempseyHey Clifford! Welcome my friend.
I did this all today while waiting for washes to dry on the Vampire build. First helicopter I've done in very long time. May end up being a dual build if my other UH-1 kit arrives quick enough.
4 June 2019, 00:12
Clifford KeeslerCool. I have a whole Air Force of Helio"s to build. Maybe I will tackle a couple after the Viggen. The last one I built was the Sea Dragon.
4 June 2019, 00:16
Nathan DempseyAhh welcome too Donald! You must have responded while I was typing 🙂
4 June 2019, 00:17
Donald Dickson IINo problem sir. 🙂 Certainly add another in the mix! The more the better with Hueys! LOL
I am kind of itching to do my Kitty Hawk Little Bird. That is an incredible looking kit. Like Clifford, I have a LOT of helos to get to.
4 June 2019, 00:51
Clifford KeeslerI have a 160th S.O.A.R. OH-58, and UH-60L D.A.P. Plus a couple of UH-60L's in 1/35 scale and a couple of 1/32 Hueys. One of which I plan on doing in the Canadian Fire Service scheme. So the fun will be trying to pick which one to do. Plus all the 1/48 scale ones.
4 June 2019, 01:55
Donald Dickson IIOooooo, that sounds like an idea! Perfect excuse to tear into that kit.
4 June 2019, 02:06
Dustin GilpinMan just got the newer boxing of this kit in the mail...seeing yours started makes me want to crack it open and start on it...lol!!!
4 June 2019, 02:14
Nathan DempseyYes Chris! I picked the decal for the Antarctic unit known as the Ice Pirates because I remember this:
Youtube Video
4 June 2019, 02:24
Chris GreathouseThis needs a Mystery Science Theater 3000 remake!!! That would be killer!!
4 June 2019, 02:42
Donald Dickson IIThese are my choices...
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Nathan, you need to do more work quickly so we dont keep hijacking the post. 😉
4 June 2019, 03:40
Chris Greathouse<thread jack> I vote the chinook DD2!! I hear those bad boys fly over our house... such an awesome unique bassy sound to them. </thread jack>
4 June 2019, 03:45
Nathan DempseyChris: It is awesome, especially the jokes about Jesse the Body Ventura.
Donald: The little bird!! No worries about the hijack I have another photo to add tomorrow.
4 June 2019, 03:49
Nathan DempseyAdded a pic of the engine housing. Had to remove the navigation light to smooth out the top join and then rescribed most of the panel lines as they were all very shallow.
4 June 2019, 12:32
Clifford KeeslerLooking great. We can all try to come up with a date for the Heilo build. I am flexiable.
4 June 2019, 22:50
Donald Dickson IIAnd I did say somewhere in there great start didnt I???😉 LOL
The Chinook is not a bad idea, but the Little Bird is calling me. And the figures that come with it are exquisite. So I think that is what i shall do. I also am fairly open as to when to do it. Just has to go a couple months at least. LOL
5 June 2019, 00:01
Nathan DempseyThanks mates!
I think we're contemplating a helo group build. I'm ready anytime seeing as I'm already there LOL. I've still got the decals on order from Draw for this and my N.C. Forestry UH-1.
5 June 2019, 00:25
Michael PhillipsOff to a nice start Nathan!
Hmmm, group builds... Not just for Helos this time (too bad I just finished a Helo LOL), but that would be cool if we started doing some group or theme builds on scalemates. I wonder if it is possible to implement some kind of organized structure for this on the site... Paging Tim!
5 June 2019, 13:29
Nathan DempseyThanks Michael! Hopefully I'll somehow pull off the application of gloss orange.
Group Build: I think we would accept an Osprey as a whirleybird...
5 June 2019, 16:27
Clifford KeeslerBut it still acts like a Heilo, so I would not have a problem with it. I have a 1/35 AH-1W Cobra with a resin cockpit, I could do that one. I need a good excuse to do it. LOL.
5 June 2019, 23:23
Nathan DempseyAdded the rear seats and some dirt on the floor. Next is a bunch of etch seatbelts...
7 June 2019, 20:05
Nathan DempseyThanks Clifford! These seatbelts are insane. I dunno if I'll make putting on the little clip for every set. My brain hurts from just 2... added an image to show if you can see it.
7 June 2019, 22:22
Donald Dickson III HATE it when they do that. Just make it one piece for Gods sake. LOL
8 June 2019, 01:39
Nathan DempseyI mean they already painted them, they could have done that too. LOL
8 June 2019, 03:02
Nathan DempseyI hope so Chris!
Thanks Holger! I hope I can keep it up through the build.
8 June 2019, 13:48
Nathan DempseySeatbelts installed for the pilots. Still working on the passenger (meat cargo) area.
9 June 2019, 02:08
Nathan DempseyThanks Donald, James & Konrad! 🙂 Did more seat-belts today. About halfway there.
9 June 2019, 18:53
Clifford KeeslerNice interior work, yes seatbelts will fry your brain and make you go cross eyed. LOL.
10 June 2019, 02:39
Slavo HazuchaOfftopic - I know it´s going to be a completely different finish, but looking through the pics, I had to think of this...:
Youtube Video
Now I can´t get the tune out of my head 😄 - maybe it will help you getting the seatbelts done. Interior starting to look great, looking forward to see the arctic scheme on the outside!
10 June 2019, 14:09
Nathan DempseyHa! Arnold doesn't need seat-belts, he has an iron grip. I do have the tune in my head now too.
10 June 2019, 15:48
Nathan DempseyOh no I may have to put a boom box in my choppa:
giant.gfycat.com/BrightAmpleBat.webm
10 June 2019, 20:36
Nathan DempseyThanks Bryn! Seat-belts for the meat-cargo have been installed. To think I want to do this when I build a CH-47. Pure insanity!
11 June 2019, 01:27
Nathan DempseyOh Thanks Chris! You beat me on the ol typin. I guess I should use more than one finger.
11 June 2019, 01:29
Chris GreathouseI type 60ish wpm with 1 hand... get yur act 2gether 😛 joking, much love! (but I do type 60)
11 June 2019, 01:42
Clifford KeeslerIf you build a Chinook, do it with the cabin seats up in the stowed position. I speak from experience with the real thing. LOL.
11 June 2019, 03:04
Nathan DempseyThanks Donald!
Clifford: I was thinking of a stowed ATV in there, so at least some of the seats would be stowed. 🙂
11 June 2019, 03:25
Nathan DempseyThanks Stephan! Doing some fuselage work today. There's some optional parts on the tail boom and the fit isn't exactly perfect.
11 June 2019, 14:18
Nathan DempseyMore parts primed to prepare for the insertion of the interior and to start work on the rotor head.
11 June 2019, 23:35
Clifford KeeslerIt sure is looking good. If we weren't hauling troops we usually flew with only 3 seats down in the rear. One on the aft right side{for the Flight Engineer, me) one aft of the forward cabin door, (for the crew chief) and one next to the fwd left window. This was the standard setup when carrying cargo. Sorry to highjack your thread agin.
11 June 2019, 23:42
Nathan DempseyNo worries Clifford. Its useful information for sure! The other fuselage you see is the N Carolina Forestry bird which is kinda on hold until I get another seat-belt set.
12 June 2019, 00:09
Clifford KeeslerCool, a double Huey whammy. When you get the other sealtbelts that is. I was looking at your album last night, and thought to myself, I need to get a Huey. I was digging in the closet today to put some PE in my SU-7BMK box, and lo and behold I found 5 Huey's 1 1/35, 1 1/32 and 3 1/48. DUUUUUHHHH! LOL.
12 June 2019, 00:19
Nathan DempseyHuey time! I've still got the UH-1Y too. Maybe I should do a triple build LOL!
12 June 2019, 00:35
Clifford KeeslerYou know you are getting old when you can't remember what you have. I think I will have to do a Heilo or two after I finish the Viggen.
12 June 2019, 15:13
Nathan DempseyI actually just found a Belcher 1:48 Lynx while digging for my UH-1Y. Had to add it to my Scalemates stash. I wonder how many other ones are hiding in there?
12 June 2019, 15:31
Erik LeijdensGreat work so far Nathan. Always liked the Huey! One day I want to build a Dutch AB-412 in SAR livery.
12 June 2019, 16:21
Nathan DempseyThanks Erik! I've always loved them. My great uncle flew them in Vietnam. My father told me one time he had a pair of them land in our back field to simulate downed aircraft and had his squadron search for them. Meanwhile he and his fellow pilots had a home cooked meal while awaiting "rescue". I think by the time they were found there were like 5 Hueys in the field. I've got to see if he has any pictures...
12 June 2019, 23:41
Clifford KeeslerLooking forward to the SAR bird. I flew Huey's before going to the CH-47 Chinook. They used to say skids were for kids, so I graduated to training wheels. LOL.
13 June 2019, 02:00
Bob HallWe had Huey's at Fort Hood, The range Control had 2, on a huge base full of AH-64's And SHITHOOKS and Blackhawks, NOTHING sounds like a Huey ! Can't wait to see this one done ! *gitty*
13 June 2019, 02:28
Donald Dickson IIDad was a flight mech on Hueys along with the H-3 and 53. They are awesome indeed. 🙂
Looking great sir!
13 June 2019, 11:27
JensI really like it, my dream model will be the Kitty Hawk Venom, I hope I can finish it only half as well
13 June 2019, 11:44
Nathan DempseyThank you very much for the kind words mates 🙂 The fuselage halves went together fairly well with only the front needing some help. The instrument panel also had some fit issues since the instructions show it fitting at an odd angle, so I decided to install it after putting the halves together instead of before.
13 June 2019, 16:12
Nathan DempseyPainted the upper windows clear green and after completely drying was dipped in Future. The weather has been extremely wet this week so any kind if painting is hit or miss. Also, the Future turned completely cloudy which was a big scare. Thankfully it transitioned to it's normal clear state after bringing inside to the air conditioned hobby room.
13 June 2019, 23:03
Nathan DempseyThanks Clifford!
Upper windows installed even though I feel like they are a bit on the dark side. The AK Real Clear Green performed well again though!
Wow I almost stalled out on this build, but thanks to a little tap from Slavo on another build, I'm back in business! I slowed a bit due to 2 factors. I was awaiting another Eduard seat-belt set for the N Carolina Forestry Huey build. I was REALLY wanting to dual build these, but since the seat-belts appear lost in the mail this just isn't going to be possible. The second reason was just simple burnout from the frantic building and touch ups during the week leading up to the recent PAMSCON contest. I now have settled back down and am ready to continue.
Slavo, you'll probably get to see the Orange used as the main color on this one get laid down on the little Constellation build first so I can gauge how it will behave.
25 June 2019, 23:49
Nathan DempseyThank you sir. Just a little work today. I blacked out the inside of the engine area before attaching it to the fuselage.
29 June 2019, 17:56
Bryn CrandellLooks great so far. The green really isn't too much. Brand new glass looked like that. They somehow faded a little with age.
1 July 2019, 01:47
Nathan DempseyThanks Bryn & Slavo! Painted the instrument panel to get ready for install. I was test fitting the front glass and realized I hadn't installed it!
1 July 2019, 17:54
Slavo HazuchaI am quite sure the Ice Pirates would manage without a dash, but I agree the model will look better having it IN😉
1 July 2019, 18:39
Nathan DempseyThanks Chris!
Slavo & Clifford: Yes I would have been a bit unhappy having to pry the front windscreen off!
1 July 2019, 23:12
Nathan DempseyInstrument panel, front windscreen & engine cover installed. Still needs a small amount of filler around the seams...
3 July 2019, 00:19
Nathan DempseyThanks Jim & Clifford! Now on to the side doors so I can seal this bird up and start on masking and priming...
3 July 2019, 11:58
Slavo HazuchaWindscreen up nice & clear - take your time - the Orange finish has a lot of potential!
3 July 2019, 12:10
Clifford KeeslerOrange Heilo's are cool. My HH-60 Jayhawk was a pain to paint, but boy did it look cool when done.
3 July 2019, 22:51
Nathan DempseyThanks Slavo! To quote the Beastie Boys: Low & slow that is the tempo...
Clifford: Those Jayhawks are nearly impossible to find these days too.
3 July 2019, 23:31
Clifford KeeslerAre they? I believe it was done by Skunk Workd models, was it not. I also have built Trumpeter's Dauphin U.S. Coast Guard, again it is all orange. And I have another in the stash. I soon will be doing a H-34 which will be done in the Navy Artic scheme. All orange also. So you go to town with that orange sir. My next Huey will be a yellow and Red Canadian Forrest service bird, in 1/32 scale.
4 July 2019, 18:02
Nathan DempseyStill working on smoothing out and rescribing the engine cover. This seems to be the only poor fitting part on the kit...
9 July 2019, 18:43
Nathan DempseyThanks Clifford and Stephan!
Small update. Added more parts to the tail. The rescribe is complete on the engine cover too.
13 July 2019, 18:35
Nathan DempseyThanks Carsten! I kinda slowed a bit due to rearranging the hobby area. Trying to get back on track!
13 July 2019, 18:50
Bob HallComing together so grandly, I can almost hear "Fortunate Son" playing in the back ground ! LOL !!!!!!
13 July 2019, 22:00
Nathan DempseyThanks mates! Here's the pic of one side. I've gone back on the other side to do more work because I wasn't pleased with the result.
17 July 2019, 23:23
Slavo HazuchaWell this one certainly looks good enough 👍 Eager to see the orange job😉
18 July 2019, 18:24
Nathan DempseyThanks Stephan & Slavo! Some small progress. The rotor blades and skids are complete. The skids on my example had a large mold seam and took some care to get evened out.
25 July 2019, 12:30
Nathan DempseyRight now the weather down here is really slowing me down. I may have to resort to painting in the laundry room!
26 July 2019, 01:53
Slavo HazuchaNice & clean - hope the windows fit & quality will be good to get that even surface look on the outside!
29 July 2019, 13:13
