From: "Steve Bamford ARC" To: References: <190.2aa80456.2df7b263@aol.com> Subject: Re: Huey Diorama. Date: Wed, 21 Jul 2004 10:30:16 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0021_01C46F0D.B8235DC0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Unsent: 1 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1409 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0021_01C46F0D.B8235DC0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi Darren, I just wanted to let you know your article went on ARC today. Thanks = for sending it in. This diorama is amazing!!! Steve Bamford Aircraft Resource Center http://www.aircraftresourcecenter.com =20 Live like there is no tomorrow; Love like you've never been hurt. Work like you don't need the money. Dance like nobody's watching. Sing like nobody's listening. Live like it's Heaven on Earth. =20 ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Darrenmcguinness@aol.com=20 To: sheb@telus.net=20 Sent: Tuesday, June 08, 2004 5:22 PM Subject: Huey Diorama. Hi Steve, yes, it's the kit-bashing brit again! I'm not sure this one is "good = enough" for the gallery, so if you don't like it I won't be offended. = This was a bit of fun with an old kit I picked up at a show and I = decided to try something different for a change. You can certainly see it's different! ,if not a little lacking in = quality, anyhoo it was fun to build and I thought I'd share it with you. = When you get a chance, let me know what you thought. take care, Darren. Gallery Template #08 "1/32 Revell UH-1H Huey Gunship"=20 by "Darren Mcguinness" -------------------- Steve Bamford will insert full sized version of photo 01.jpg here=20 Hello everybody, this is a 1/35th Revell UH-1H Huey "slightly modified" by my good = self! I have always wanted to create a helicopter diorama and this is my = first. It came about when I picked up the Revell kit at a model show = last year. When I opened the box I was disapointed with the quality of = the kit and wondered how I could improve it. As I'm not the greatest = modeller in the world, I decided to keep things simple. I thought a = diorama depicting troops being inserted to a forward area would make = things more interesting. This paticular Huey was used for just that. She's the "Good widow = Jones" flown by the Soc-Trang Tigers in 1971. Steve Bamford will insert a click-able smaller version of photo 03.jpg = here. Clicking on that photo will bring up the full sized version of = photo 03.jpg=20 Steve Bamford will insert a click-able smaller version of photo = 04.jpg here. Clicking on that photo will bring up the full sized = version of photo 04.jpg=20 Steve Bamford will insert a click-able smaller version of photo = 05.jpg here. Clicking on that photo will bring up the full sized = version of photo 05.jpg=20 Construction started with the cockpit and cargo areas, this is where I = started stratch-building for the very first time! First task, was to = fabricate the amour for the front seats using plasti-card. To get it = right, I had to build the inside of the Huey OOB and build up the extra = detail around it. Once the front armour was in, I needed a crew, for = this I used the 1/35th Dragon Heli-crew set. The two scales are so = close, the difference isn't obvious. I used both pilots and gunners. = When I put the pilots in, the peddles were too far away from the crews = feet, so I had to make an adjustment there, apart from that the figures = fitted quite nicely. They were detailed with seat belts and radio mikes = made from etched brass. The rear of the cabin was a lot more fun! Both cargo doors were = completely removed(usual practice on "slicks" in Vietnam) and troop = seats were installed. The frame for the seats was made from 4mm plastic = rod and the material for the seats was made out of kitchen foil cut to = size. This also made the material easy to manlipulate to shape. Once the = cabin was finished it was fitted into the fuselage and doors windows = were added. This kit does not go together well and many hours of sanding were = required-I would'nt mind, but I'm still not happy with it! Anyway, it = eventually went together and the whole thing was painted O/D Green. The = decals went on after this stage and all I'll say about that is they were = the worst I've ever had. They silvered not matter what I did. Next, came the armanent. Dragon only provides one M60 on a proper = mount, so the other one had to be Scratched from my spares box, I think = I did a reasonable job and promptly added gunners to the cabin with = comms from headgear to radios the wire being fuse wire from my tool box. = Once the airframe was complete, I had to put it suitable surroundings. =20 Steve Bamford will insert full sized version of photo 02.jpg here=20 I used a large MDF display base and smothered it with foliage! A metal = pipe from the base into the helicopters drive shaft keeps the model = aloft for my make-shift slither of jungle. To further enhance the = illusion of flight, I patted-down the foliage in rotor wash direction, = and added some a scratch-built mix of special force figures to complete = the scene. Hopefully it looks like these guys are being "jumped" into a = hot LZ. I had a lot of fun building this, I hope you enjoy it too. Darren.=20 Click on images below to see larger images Steve Bamford will insert a click-able smaller version of photo 06.jpg = here. Clicking on that photo will bring up the full sized version of = photo 06.jpg=20 Steve Bamford will insert a click-able smaller version of photo = 07.jpg here. Clicking on that photo will bring up the full sized = version of photo 07.jpg=20 Steve Bamford will insert a click-able smaller version of photo = 08.jpg here. Clicking on that photo will bring up the full sized = version of photo 08.jpg=20 Photos and text =A9 2004 by "Darren McGuinness" ------=_NextPart_000_0021_01C46F0D.B8235DC0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
 
Hi Darren,
I just wanted to let you know your article went on = ARC=20 today.  Thanks for sending it in.   This diorama is=20 amazing!!!
 
Steve Bamford
Aircraft Resource Center
http://www.aircraftresourc= ecenter.com
 
Live=20 like there is no tomorrow;
Love like you've never been hurt.
Work = like you=20 don't need the money.
Dance like nobody's watching.
Sing like = nobody's=20 listening.
Live like it's Heaven on Earth.
 
 
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 Darrenmcguinness@aol.com =
To: sheb@telus.net
Sent: Tuesday, June 08, 2004 = 5:22=20 PM
Subject: Huey Diorama.

Hi Steve,
yes, it's the kit-bashing = brit again!=20 I'm not sure this one is "good enough" for the gallery, so if you = don't like=20 it I won't be offended. This was a bit of fun with an old kit I picked = up at a=20 show and I decided to try something different for a change.
You can = certainly see it's different! ,if not a little lacking in quality, = anyhoo it=20 was fun to build and I thought I'd share it with you. When you get a = chance,=20 let me know what you thought.

take = care,

Darren.

Gallery = Template=20 #08

"1/32 Revell UH-1H Huey = Gunship" 

by "Darren Mcguinness"
--------------------
Steve = Bamford will insert=20 full sized version of photo 01.jpg here



Hello everybody,

this is a 1/35th Revell = UH-1H Huey=20 "slightly modified" by my good self!
I have always wanted to create = a=20 helicopter diorama and this is my first. It came about when I picked = up the=20 Revell kit at a model show last year. When I opened the box I was = disapointed=20 with the quality of the kit and wondered how I could improve it. As = I'm not=20 the greatest modeller in the world, I decided to keep things simple. I = thought=20 a diorama depicting troops being inserted to a forward area would make = things=20 more interesting.
This paticular Huey was used for just that. She's = the=20 "Good widow Jones" flown by the Soc-Trang Tigers in 1971.

Steve = Bamford=20 will insert a click-able smaller version of photo 03.jpg here.  Clicking on = that photo=20 will bring up the full sized version of photo 03.jpg=20

      Steve Bamford will insert a click-able = smaller=20 version of photo 04.jpg here.  Clicking on that photo will bring up = the full=20 sized version of photo 04.jpg

     Steve Bamford will = insert a=20 click-able smaller version of photo 05.jpg here.  Clicking on that photo will bring up = the full=20 sized version of photo 05.jpg




Construction started = with the cockpit=20 and cargo areas, this is where I started stratch-building for the very = first=20 time! First task, was to fabricate the amour for the front seats using = plasti-card. To get it right, I had to build the inside of the Huey = OOB and=20 build up the extra detail around it. Once the front armour was in, I = needed a=20 crew, for this I used the 1/35th Dragon Heli-crew set. The two scales = are so=20 close, the difference isn't obvious. I used both pilots and gunners. = When I=20 put the pilots in, the peddles were too far away from the crews feet, = so I had=20 to make an adjustment there, apart from that the figures fitted quite = nicely.=20 They were detailed with seat belts and radio mikes made from etched=20 brass.
The rear of the cabin was a lot more fun! Both cargo doors = were=20 completely removed(usual practice on "slicks" in Vietnam) and troop = seats were=20 installed. The frame for the seats was made from 4mm plastic rod and = the=20 material for the seats was made out of kitchen foil cut to size. This = also=20 made the material easy to manlipulate to shape. Once the cabin was = finished it=20 was fitted into the fuselage and doors windows were added.
This kit = does=20 not go together well and many hours of sanding were required-I = would'nt mind,=20 but I'm still not happy with it! Anyway, it eventually went together = and the=20 whole thing was painted O/D Green. The decals went on after this stage = and all=20 I'll say about that is they were the worst I've ever had. They = silvered not=20 matter what I did.

Next, came the armanent. Dragon only = provides one=20 M60 on a proper mount, so the other one had to be Scratched from my = spares=20 box, I think I did a reasonable job and promptly added gunners to the = cabin=20 with comms from headgear to radios the wire being fuse wire from my = tool box.=20 Once the airframe was complete, I had to put it suitable=20 surroundings.
 
Steve Bamford will insert full sized version of = photo=20 02.jpg here


I used a large MDF display base and smothered it = with=20 foliage! A metal pipe from the base into the helicopters drive shaft = keeps the=20 model aloft for my make-shift slither of jungle. To further enhance = the=20 illusion of flight, I patted-down the foliage in rotor wash direction, = and=20 added some a scratch-built mix of special force figures to complete = the scene.=20 Hopefully it looks like these guys are being "jumped" into a hot = LZ.
I had=20 a lot of fun building this, I hope you enjoy it too.

Darren.=20
Click on images below to see larger = images

Steve = Bamford will=20 insert a click-able smaller version of photo 06.jpg here.  Clicking on = that photo=20 will bring up the full sized version of photo 06.jpg=20

     Steve Bamford will = insert a=20 click-able smaller version of photo 07.jpg here.  Clicking on that photo will bring up = the full=20 sized version of photo 07.jpg

     Steve Bamford will = insert a=20 click-able smaller version of photo 08.jpg here.  Clicking on that photo will bring up = the full=20 sized version of photo 08.jpg




Photos and text =A9 2004 = by "Darren=20 McGuinness"
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