Academy UH-60L "Umbrella"

[TBadger]

Feeling the burn and workin hard on getting what I can done so I can complete the full interior and set it aside so I can dedicate my efforts to a beaten and battered exterior

Painstakingly painted around the belts to make the gunners seats a matte red


Decided to make this a rogue unit chopper that didn't have the resources for cleaning and maintenance, so it's mighty rusty and grimy


Decided to not use the fuel bladder and mount some weapons to the rear wall and perhaps make a shelf unit to take some floor space

The ceiling is done, just need to drybrush the controls at the front


I figure another 2-3 hours of work and all the pieces will come together this evening before bed too hot in my loft area for building right now though

 

[TBadger]

Interior unit completed.... My goal for the long weekend is achieved . Not perfect and there's some finger smudges, but it's about completion. 3/4 of this unit won't be seen or will be obscured by windows





Now some rest and paper planning for the exterior

 

[TRM]

Some shart work there Badge!!! Get the rest, you earned it!!

 

[TBadger]

Shart

Indeed, my work is of the quality of moist emergency farts ! ;D ;D

 

[TRM]

LOL!! - moist emergency farts


I don't think so!!!!


"please insert the letter M" I must have missed that episode of Sesame Street!!! :

 

[andrei383]

the interior looks great TBadger! if the work is this good inside, the exterior will look amazing when finished!

 

[TBadger]

Got the motor set in

Test fitting the fuselage and now the ordeal of picking out the damage and planning my steel patch plates plus aluminum can parts to simulate dents and such

 

[TRM]

Looking very nice!!! Making some good progress Badge!

 

[Leighbo]

Coming on nicely, cant wait to see some paint on it

 

[Fork Virus]

Thank for showing this build and your insights. Those academy or MRC kits are top notch with the Eduard upgrades. I appreciate the pics because it helps me to decide to buy one in the future.

 

[Grendels]

I just can't comment on the M. E. F.'s.

Excellent work on this. Gonna look good.

 

[TBadger]

Thank you all for the encouragement I'm mapping out where patch plates are going to be riveted and where tears have happened, plus getting one of the door rigged on a hinge. Furthermore, researching exactly how to weather this beast

 

[TBadger]

Quick update: mated up the fuselage and glue it in place as well as removed the "drivers side" door so it can be hinged. All I can say is that I have a ton of filling and sanding to get this seam under control...once the seam is cleaned I have just around 200 pieces of PE to lay...battle damage to add and then it's to paint

 

[TBadger]

Hoping to have the exterior complete and primed within a week...then the masking and hairspray and rusting ....blahhhhh

 

[adampolo13]

Looking great! Can't wait for more updates!!!

 

[TRM]

All coming together now!! ;D ;D ;D

 

[TBadger]

It's been sanded down....that was tough to get smooth and flat....lots of Squadron Putty

 

[adampolo13]

Looks great man!!!

 

[TBadger]

Put in some work tonight fellas.....

you can see some of the claw marked battled damage and bullet dents I put in with a Dremel

These new Xurons have been a godsend....they cut so much more easily and cleanly

This is my idea for a quick "ventilation" mod that had to be employed because of the debris getting packed in....or just a plain, Hey the engine blew and we installed a new one.

Looking for some more input on damages and such before this Pig goes to Primer

 

[TRM]

LOL...Now we talking!! Cut cut cut!!! ;D I can hear the compressor now!!!