UH-1 WIP.

firebomber8

The Unwashed
May 12, 2012
5
0
0
Hey man I love this thing I really do. ive flown one before (not in the military) andf am huge fan of Hueys. I have three myself. Just wanted to say I think you need to mount mini-guns above those Tows.
 

K-Tiger

All solutions are final.
Founder
Mar 14, 2011
31,266
190
63
If I could fabricate I probably would do a set of Emerson mounts with M134s on them.


Maybe if I can get a TOW sight fabricated it'll give me the confidence to try those.
 

Rick

Enlisted
Founder
Mar 14, 2011
3,250
81
48
Looking really sweet KT. Hope to see it in a dio. A mini would set this off though.
 

K-Tiger

All solutions are final.
Founder
Mar 14, 2011
31,266
190
63
Thanks, WildBill.

Which reminds me, I should look into doing a WB custom to left seat in this thing.
 

K-Tiger

All solutions are final.
Founder
Mar 14, 2011
31,266
190
63
No. All I'm familiar with are the Osprey books, but those are absurdly expensive for what you get, especially with the internet these days.



I was thinking of turning Cross Country into a helo pilot, but I think I'll put him on a fireteam and just do some nameless green shirt as the "peter pilot".
 

K-Tiger

All solutions are final.
Founder
Mar 14, 2011
31,266
190
63
Not happening, though I have a Super Cobra that can get SA-15ed.
 

K-Tiger

All solutions are final.
Founder
Mar 14, 2011
31,266
190
63
Nah, I don't acknoledge any Stall sibling that isn't the one with breasts. Besides, he's not even a rotary-wing pilot and if I'm gonna shoe-horn an established character into that roll it'll be Cross Country.
 

K-Tiger

All solutions are final.
Founder
Mar 14, 2011
31,266
190
63


There's the gun mocked up. I've done it so I can switch out the TOW pod + mount at will. I'm thinking it needs a bracing rod, which seemed to be used for high torque guns systems on the Hueys. Yo Joe, bitches!
 

K-Tiger

All solutions are final.
Founder
Mar 14, 2011
31,266
190
63
No, or I would have posted them, wouldn't I? ;)


 
Last edited:

K-Tiger

All solutions are final.
Founder
Mar 14, 2011
31,266
190
63
I got to figure out how to feed it. The ammo drum is fine, but the feed chute is short , angled oddly and fairly inflexible.

In reality a beast like that would be fed straight down, through a hole in the fuselage. I'm not up for hacking holes in this thing.

I kind of want to put low-vis G.I. Joe markings on it, now. ;)
 

K-Tiger

All solutions are final.
Founder
Mar 14, 2011
31,266
190
63
Run a G.I Joe logo right down the tail boom where the United States Army would go. Make them black, then green where they sit over the tiger stripes. Though with the antennas in place it would be a bitch to do.

I intend it to kinda to be a Joe vehicle, though the bright white tail number kinda throws it off.
 

K-Tiger

All solutions are final.
Founder
Mar 14, 2011
31,266
190
63
Could do that, though the helo technically belongs to the crewchief.


It occurs to me that the muzzle blast on this thing would probably blow the peter pilot's windows out, but don't think a blast shield would look gnarly cool.
 

K-Tiger

All solutions are final.
Founder
Mar 14, 2011
31,266
190
63
Too bad I'd have to buy a Warthog to get another for the port side.
 

K-Tiger

All solutions are final.
Founder
Mar 14, 2011
31,266
190
63
So while I'm waiting for sagami mounts I figured I'd also get ready for the incoming TOW sight I have coming.



I don't know how the hell I'm gonna pull off that rather large section of chin bubble glass, but we'll see how it develops.

 

Midget

Resident Jarhead
Mar 14, 2011
4,837
4
0
41
Old Dominion
What about some thin clear plastic card? I got some in a resin WH40K kit not too long ago for the windshield. It's flexible and you should be able to glue it in place. It's thinner than credit card plastic, but thicker and more substantial than clear cellophane
 

K-Tiger

All solutions are final.
Founder
Mar 14, 2011
31,266
190
63
I was thinking of using figure card bubble.

The big issue is that this has to be swappable with the chin bubble. I might have bitten off more than I can chew. :D
 

The Ewokhunter

Crazyass Cracker
Mar 14, 2011
10,569
6
38
50
thingsatwistedewokwouldsay.blogspot.com
go to wally world and look at the laundry supplies, they have caps on the crystals bottle that could work after trimming them down.



Just look for clear ones. I have a bunch of different ones, even have several blue ones that will work great as Destroyer droid bubbles.