Finally decided to build another UH-1D. So
I got hold of the old Revell UH-1D kit which is now as old as the hills but still a good kit to make despite its age.
Starting with the interior I trashed the old pilot seats and inserted the Cobra Company pilot seats with a
little bit of work fit very nice into the kit. Then it was onto the main cabin again trashing the old seats
I decided to make my own using plastic tubing and shaping to the right shape then adding kitchen alumnimum foil covered the frame and then painted
them in olive drab. I added bench seats door gunner seats and two jump type seats behind the pilots. Also added M-60 plus door mounts also from Cobra Company.
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Painting the model was easy using Model Masters Olive Drab for the overall finish
and painting the upper sides of the main blades olive drab also. I
painted flat black underneath the main rotor head old silver for the finish then sprayed model with Model master Dull Coat to tone down paint then put a coat of Gloss.
I then started to apply the decals which came from Fireball Model Works and needed a little work but go on very
nice (gives you a choice of 6 different Hueys from Vietnam). Once decals where in place
I added a touch of solverset and finally another coat of Dull Varnish to tone it all down again.
My Special Thanks to The Cobra Company for there 1/32nd scale after market products and to Joseph Osborn at Fireball Modelworks for the fine and precise decals.
Charles
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