Bell UH-1H - Brazilian Air Force

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June 17, 2022
Overview of the kit.
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June 17, 2022
I have already taken these parts from the sprue for a dry fit.
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June 17, 2022
Interior parts painted and washed.
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June 17, 2022
Original seats are lacking many detais. I am going to solve this doing some scratchbuilt.
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June 17, 2022
Cut some styrene to serve as the seat armour, present around the pilot and copilot seats.
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June 17, 2022
Armour painted and seat belts made from painted Tamiya masking tape.
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June 17, 2022
Armour painted and seat belts made from painted Tamiya masking tape.
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June 17, 2022
Armoured seats installed on the interior base.
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June 17, 2022
Panel and glareshield installed on the interior base.
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June 17, 2022
Interior with troop seats installed.
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June 17, 2022
Troop seats and top of the interior section installed.
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June 17, 2022
Interior installed in the helicopter fuselage half.
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June 17, 2022
Closing the fuselage.
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June 17, 2022
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.
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June 17, 2022
Scratchbuilt vertical skid step support already cut.
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June 20, 2022
Ready for priming.
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June 20, 2022
belly primed and OK for painting.
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June 20, 2022
Starting camouflage.
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June 20, 2022
Camouflaged with doors closed.
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June 20, 2022
Camouflaged with doors removed
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June 20, 2022
Belly color and camouflage. Notice the tip of horizontal stabilizer in yellow.
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June 22, 2022
Bright varnished coated, and on skis.
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June 23, 2022
Main and tail rotor installed.
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June 24, 2022
Custom made decals applied.
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June 24, 2022
Custom made decals applied.
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June 24, 2022
Custom made decals applied.
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June 28, 2022
Belly painting and decal
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June 28, 2022
Slide door open.
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June 28, 2022
Slide door closed.
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June 28, 2022
Right side detailed view.

Comments

13 17 June 2022, 12:32

Живко Джаков
I'm watching!

21 June 2022, 16:44

István Szücs
Cool, looking real good!

22 June 2022, 09:12

Łukasz Gliński
Me 3 🙂 Nice progress 👍

22 June 2022, 09:45

Gustavo Monasterio
Thanks 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

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