Literally UH-34 in the Paddy

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Hi,

I am currently doing a build blog of this Marine workhorse in the Dio in construction section because it was slated for the dio. Anyway this was completed years ago along with the dio and I thought I'd show it here. The props are not drooped as it is supposed to be in flight. The kit is a 1/72 Italeri kit.

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You can just see through the mesh...

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You'll be wondering why the crew chief is showing his thumbs up...well he was doing this for a year before i added the grunts on the ground who were waving up to him.:smiling2:

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Hope you guys like helicopters.

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Richard
 

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Hi Richard
Very nice indeed. All the improvements and extra details were worth all the effort.
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Thanks Jim,

Hop over to the build blog as I just posted images of the body paint being applied.

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Well, good to see a helicopter for a change. Nice finish mate.

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Thanks Wouter...this is only my second helicopter. They're nice but them rotor blades just use up lotsa space.

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I can hear you. Normally I'm going to do one in a month or two because I was stupid enough to take up the challenge :D This one sure will be used as motivation!

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Wouter, I'll definitely keep you company when you start on a heli.

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Great to see it on its own Richard.:thumb2:
Really nice pre shading work.
Crewchief with thumbs up can also be a sight at an airshow.:tongue-out3:
 

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Thanks Fernando...yup probably giving the thumbs up at all the pretty girls on the tarmac. :tears-of-joy:

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Richard.
I've been following on the other blog, thought this was another !:smiling2:
Anyway great modelling, def like the crew chief suggestion .
John.
 

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Richard.
I've been following on the other blog, thought this was another !:smiling2:
Anyway great modelling, def like the crew chief suggestion .
John.

Hi John, just following the rules here on separate postings for specific genres as this is a finished helicopter just waiting to be installed into a dio. Unfortunately nearly 50% of the beginning of the dio blog is the preparation of the helicopter. It is now only starting to touch on the base of the dio.

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Hi John, just following the rules here on separate postings for specific genres as this is a finished helicopter just waiting to be installed into a dio. Unfortunately nearly 50% of the beginning of the dio blog is the preparation of the helicopter. It is now only starting to touch on the base of the dio.

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Richard
Oh dear well I went wrong on mine then ! Just
posted when I started on my Sturm and let it go. Will remember next time,
thanks.
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Thanks Ian, glad you like it.

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