Author Topic: Work in progress Apocalypse Now. (Read 6516 times)

Mick_in_Switzerland · « **Reply #30 on:** March 24, 2020, 04:19:15 PM »

Very nice - you should have entered that into the build something contest.

Sparrow · « **Reply #31 on:** March 24, 2020, 05:00:52 PM »

Nice !

steders · « **Reply #32 on:** March 25, 2020, 08:22:07 AM »

Quote from: Paul @ Empress Miniatures on March 16, 2020, 10:19:24 AM

The stands are a base, mainly old CD's (the stuff you really never listen to anymore.) Glue some heavy stones and then use tile grout. This weights them down.

Perspex rod from Ebay.

Put a metal pin in the top. Gut a small plate to support the model at the back. Drill o hole in the underneath of the model. Try and get a close to the centre of gravity as you can then the jobs done.

I used Pieces of wood, perspex rod and magnets. Works really well.
This is our apocalypse now game from a few years ago, havent got any great pictures of it unfortunately because it was at the 'Derby' show with the horrendous lighting
Edit: I've taken the photos down, not trying to steal your thread

Paul @ Empress Miniatures · « **Reply #33 on:** March 25, 2020, 08:51:10 AM »

Quote from: steders on March 25, 2020, 08:22:07 AM

I used Pieces of wood, perspex rod and magnets. Works really well.
This is our apocalypse now game from a few years ago, havent got any great pictures of it unfortunately because it was at the 'Derby' show with the horrendous lighting
Edit: I've taken the photos down, not trying to steal your thread

No its fine post them. This seems to have become the home of Vietnam helicopters so please post away.

tomrommel1 · « **Reply #34 on:** March 26, 2020, 10:18:21 AM »

Very nice crashed Huey!!

tomrommel1 · « **Reply #35 on:** March 26, 2020, 10:21:14 AM »

I use a car antenna and strong magnets to fix the chopper on top. So you can have different flying altitudes.

Paul @ Empress Miniatures · « **Reply #36 on:** May 09, 2020, 04:23:11 PM »

Another crash dummy.

commanderkaiser · « **Reply #37 on:** May 09, 2020, 04:58:11 PM »

Nice, really love these crashed hueys. Was planning on grabbing a HobbyBoss one at some point for my Nam stuff.

Ash · « **Reply #38 on:** May 09, 2020, 06:43:52 PM »

That looks great. Really nice collection of scenery.

Sparrow · « **Reply #39 on:** May 09, 2020, 09:52:03 PM »

Looking good!

tomrommel1 · « **Reply #40 on:** May 11, 2020, 01:52:00 PM »

Nice addition

Shahbahraz · « **Reply #41 on:** May 13, 2020, 11:31:51 AM »

Quote from: carlos marighela on March 21, 2020, 04:04:12 AM

...The Revell kit has appalling fit, tons of flash (the moulds are forty odd years old) and some very iffy accuracy. That said it’s an excellent source of spares and bits. I intend to get another HB Huey and by cutting off the tail, bolting on the Revell one and making a few cosmetic changes, build an RAAF UH-1B. Fortunately I knew about all the issues with the Revell kit before purchasing it as a spares donor.

What am I missing? 9th RAAF flew UH 1D as far as I know, with some converted to gunships, according to a mate of mine who flew with 9th Sqd in 1971? In which case you are looking at the much pricier (but much nicer!) Kitty Hawk model.

carlos marighela · « **Reply #42 on:** May 13, 2020, 12:34:36 PM »

You’re missing the fact that 9 Squadron deployed to Vietnam with UH-1Bs, eight of them initially. Later, in 1968, they replaced these with UH-1H models (mostly D model Hueys, re-engined and upgraded to the H model not factory built H models) and the numbers increased. There were a couple of UH-1Ds deployed earlier on as replacements for lost B models.

The Bushranger came into service in 1969 and during the Vietnam deployment there were only four kits.

So if you want a 9 Squadron Huey pre 1968, you want a B model.

There’s a good summary of all this and more detail than you probably ever want to know about the Bushranger version here:

https://www.radschool.org.au/Books/Bushranger2.pdf

Oh and no need to buy the Kitty Hawk kit, nice as it is. The Italeri version is quite serviceable, comes with RAAF decals and externally the D and the H are practically identical, the H being a D with a new donk. The Italeri version is also half the price of the Kitty Hawk model.

Shahbahraz · « **Reply #43 on:** May 13, 2020, 03:18:07 PM »

Thanks for that. I'm now wondering why I bought a Corgi Patton... when I could have saved the money for an Aussie M113

carlos marighela · « **Reply #44 on:** May 13, 2020, 03:53:58 PM »

Asking why we have spent good money on our toys is a road that leads to madness. Just enjoy the Corgi Patton.

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