Huey UH-1C Interior

Frank Krause
Hi all, just to confirm - we have a lift-off also on my Huey for the Vietnam group build. First parts left the sprues...

Augie
hey hey Frank, I'm considering building the UH-1C too..using the ace of spades decals.. what you think?

Frank Krause
Hi Augie, would be great. "Surfer Girl" and "Ace of Spades" - sister and brother together...😉

Augie
Cool, I might well re-stash the UH-1B... and focus on the UH-1C

Frank Krause
@Augie: Yepp, do so.

I'm having fun with the interior. The fit of the parts is really good so far. I had a fight with the choice of interior colour, because original photos show sometimes a pale grey, sometimes a blueish grey. So I made my choice as I always do - had a look at my Humbrolies, picked 2 and tried 'em out. I found my colour... Is it the original one? No idea, but it matches the photos I've got and I like it...😉

Augie
🙂 long as your happy with it frank then its good

Frank Krause
Slow progress is better than no progress.😉 Some more pictures added!

Mike Kryza
Hi Frank - don't hurry - even slow progress will come to an end. Will be surely an interesting projekt...

Markus Kutsch The Plastic Bench
Keep you in the eye , Mate!!
My Ontos is still waiting!

Dirk Heyer
Wish you a steady hand and endurance for this project! 🙂
Sadly scale 35 is not my passion wagon (I have not any kits in this scale), so I cannot participate here....
:/
Greetz Dirk

Markus Kutsch The Plastic Bench
@Dirk
Man,someone who can do such scratch and details like you do,dont need to apologise that he doesnt have a 1:35 kit! 🙂

Frank Krause
Only little progress on the interior. I started with a first layer of paint for the pilots' and gunner's seat and tried a bit on the instrument panels.

Difficult to find the right colour. As per instruction seats should be grey all over. I didn't like that and found original photos with some different colouring. Propably not the right ones for the heli I intend to build, but I don't care.

Wilfried Bogaerts
Keep goin' Frank, you rock ! 😉

Philip De Keyser
this is gone be a prommesing project, great start Frank, greetz Phil

Holger Kranich
Hey Frank, what an exeptional progress for an exeptional modeller😢! Your pix are the reason why im sitting at the bench, first time this weekend!🙂

Mike Kryza
I'm always fascinated in your progress using only brushes!

Frank Krause
@Wilfried, Philip: Thanks guys! I'll do my best not to disappoint you!
@Holger: Good to know that your project is also in progress. I'll enjoy NAVY CIS now until the paint has dried. Then the seat belts should receive some paint. May be I can assemble the seats tonight. No rush - still time till December...
@Mike: Thanks! As long as small parts are involved it's not a big deal, but when huge areas have to be painted, it becomes difficult to get a clean result. Ask Augie...! She knows about the difficulties and masters them very well!

Holger Kranich
Frank, one question please, are you still building at the bench, you posted at MV?
Enjoy tv with your beloved!🙂

Frank Krause
Commercial break - yes Holger, still the same bench...!

Mike Kryza
Frank - sometimes I believe I have forgotten how to use a brush. But painting large areas was easier with enamels than by acrylics.
Btw - your the "King Of The Brush" and Augie is the "Queen".

Frank Krause
@Mike: Don't tell my wife...😉

Holger Kranich
Haha lol!🙂

Mike Kryza
You're a "German King" and she is a "British Queen" - it's no problem at all 😉 🙂 :-D

Augie
LOL oh my god guys...
Frank, thank you for your comments on my brush work...comming from someone with your skill in brush painting... its a huge honour..

as for us being king and queen... Mike bad boy😉 you'll get him in toroube with his wife.. and my in trouble with my beloved..

Mike Kryza
This was not my intention! - Believe me (or not??) - 😉🙂:-D

Augie
heheh i know mike 🙂.. and I'm sure in modeling Frank can be the King of Brushing... I dont think i am fit as queen

Holger Kranich
King of brushing even means something else in german, as far as i know🙂🙂😢!

Frank Krause
@Holger:😉 I did not want to mention... Got to ask my wife...😉

Augie
LOL... shall we settle for Master of Brushing then?

Mike Kryza
I'm innocent - my second name is "The Saint" :-D
@Holger - You know the saying: Ein Schelm wer Böses dabei denkt.

Holger Kranich
Oh yeah, Mike! Ein Schelm...😎

Christian Meyerhoff
Hi Frank looking good so far. Started mine too.

Frank Krause
Thanks Christian! This will be fun modelling together... 🙂

Frank Krause
WIP - test fitting of interior like seats, instrument panel etc. I will have to cut off the location pins of the pilots' seats, because they don't fit exactly into the holes on the floor. The holes for the controlsticks must also be drilled out. They'e too small.

I will have to spend more time on painting the instrument panel, before I can assemble the inertior.

Wilfried Bogaerts
Nice work Frank, I'll drink to that, Kampai !

Frank Krause
Puuh, the scales and buttons of the instrument panel are quite difficult to paint... even with magnifying glasses... 🙁

Augie
i knoe you'll manage frank, just take time 🙂

Holger Kranich
Augie is right! You'll manage it!!!

Frank Krause
Worked a bit more on the instrument panel, control sticks and seats. The floor and the rear wall got a wash with dark grey, the engine bay way painted in interior green, even later noone will see it...

Augie
🙂 i'm likeing it so far frank

Philip De Keyser
Looks really great Frank, love your paintjob, the instrument panel looks awesome, greetz Phil

Steve Wilson
Great detail Frank, it's really taking shape nicely, very well done my friend🙂🙂🙂

Holger Kranich
Jawoll, Du alter Pinselschwinger! Its looking great!🙂

Dave Flitton
Awesome work so far!!

Markus Kutsch The Plastic Bench
Alter Pinselschwinger !! Buahhaaa 🙂
Wie darf man👎 das denn verstehen??

Frank Krause
@Markus: Ich habe keine Ährbrasch... Alles gepinselt...

Markus Kutsch The Plastic Bench
Weiss ,ich !
Nur in meiner phantasie kann man👎 nicht nur den Farb"pinsel" schwingen 😉

Frank Krause
Warte, bis Augie Deine Frage übersetzt hat und antwortet...😉

PS: Mit dem "groben" Pinsel gehe ich zumindest nicht an die Modelle...😉

Markus Kutsch The Plastic Bench
Jaaaa,das wird genau das richtige thema fur Augie sein.Da bin ich mir sicher 🙂
Deine ergebnisse würde ich gepinselt auf gar keinen Fall hinbekommen.
Seeeeeehrrrr gut!

Augie
Hehe Sooo glad for google translator..

Frank is fantasic with brush... far better than i

Markus Kutsch The Plastic Bench
And there she is...🙂
Yes ,Frank is an expert with his brush 😉

Augie
Yeap.. here i am, allways lurking around somewhere😉

He certainly is a expert

Frank Krause
Some small progress. The instrument panel is done so far. So is the overhead panel. I started with the assembly of the turbine. Altogether only 8 parts, but I had to fill some pin marks. Also the fit isn't perfect. I need to cut off the locator pins.

Christian Meyerhoff
Looks great so far! Any additional details on the turbine planned?

Frank Krause
Hi Christian, thanks! No additional details on the turbine planned. There are too many parts missing (see attached photo). It would take me ages to complete it. I will stick to OOTB.

The crew will be on board ready for action and the engine covers will be closed. I will use the turbine a testbed for my painting skills.

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Holger Kranich
Its coming nice together, Frank! Move on, you are doing great!😢

Frank Krause
Finally some small progress on the turbine. 2 pics added. The fit issue of the turbine halves took some time, so that I just painted the basic colours. Once the enamels are dried, I will add some shading and washing...

Thanks for the motivation to continue, Christian...😉

Philip De Keyser
Hi Frank, the cockpit looks great, nice details on the intruments and pannels, looking forward to the next pictures, greetz Phil

Markus Kutsch The Plastic Bench
I can only agree with ,Phil.Looking forward for more.

Christian Meyerhoff
It´s good to see that you continue this one. Will the engine bay be open or close? If you decide to close it no more work on the turbine will be necessary because You don`t see anything.

Holger Kranich
Good to see some progress. I have to say that i was very lazy, the last weeks but i´m going to work more on the groupbuild! Great work Frank, its coming nicely together!😢

Acki
Hi Frank, perfect job! May the brush be with you!

Christian Meyerhoff
Hi Holger! Any idea for the water your boat will swim in? I only ask cause I plan to do a beach dio with my huey and a patrol which looks for the ultimate proof that "Charlie" surfs too. 🙂

Holger Kranich
Yes Christian , i have some ideas in that direction but im still Not sure... Got myself the dio- water from Noch!

leslie vandiver
Thats detail my friend

Augie
I'm working on surfboards!!

Frank Krause
I've got to take this up again, once the JSU is finished. The parts are still on the workbench in the background, ready to continue.😉

Dirk Heyer
Nice to hear that the chopper will go on next time! 🙂 Looks promising.
Greetz
Dirk

Jose Miguel Rodriguez
Nice start Frank 😉

Frank Krause
Thanks, Jose!
@Dirk: I also have to think about that surfboard...😉

uncle chop chop
Beautiful its one of my faves this heli amd ur doing a good job at, cant wait to see the end result

Frank Krause
Huey is back! Parts for the pilots are cleaned up and the control stick for the pilot on the right is repainted. I also modified the gun sight a bit to come the original at least a little bit closer. Check out the last 2 pics of this album.

Holger Kranich
Wow Frank thats a very cool pit and sight!

Christian Meyerhoff
Na dann weiterhin frohes Schaffen! Bau die Rumpfhälften am besten zusammen wenn Du alleine bist. Dann hört dich niemand schreien 🙂

Frank Krause
@Christian: Danke für die Warnung! Das Trockenanpassen der Rumpfhälften hat mich schon auf den Spass vorbereitet. Was uns nicht killt, macht uns härter!😎

Holger Kranich
Als Gott die Steine erschuf, waren sie ihm nicht hart genug... Also erschuf er Frank Krause und seinen Huey...😢

Vorya hidaryan
looks excellent Frank.good work👍.

Christian Meyerhoff
@ Frank und Holger: Na klar, schlechte Bausätze gibt es ja gar nicht. Aber Modellbauer die vor Nichts zurückschrecken. Der Weg ist das Ziel. Frank, dat wat wat 🙂l

Frank Krause
👍 Christian! Volltreffer!

Manfred D.S.
JAAA.. mein Lieblingsheli. Ich mag den markanten Teppichklopfersound 🙂

Frank Krause
Liebt meine Frau auch - den Teppichklopfersound - leider nur den auf dem Teppich.. 🙁.

Frank Krause
Found a little helper in my sparebox. Cleaned up and with fress paint he'll fit perfectly into the Huey.

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Frank Krause
Tried to add some target lines on the gun sight glass, but... shakings hands spoiled the result. Without macro it looks ok.

Steve Wilson
Frank!!!
Great idea with the cross hairs.
Try scoring the glass with a straight edge and sharp implement, then go over the lines with a black marker pen or such, even a black paint and wipe clean...

Dirk Heyer
I will take a seat and watching your amazing "Teppichklopfer" project! But isn`t it the project started last year?
I`m not sure but I have a deja vu looking on the pic`s??

Frank Krause
Started, put on hold, now back on the bench, Dirk!

Frank Krause
Replaced the holder for the second gun-sight by Evergreen sheets. The original part was too big and would have covered instrument gauges partly.

Christian Meyerhoff
Jetzt wird er aber ganz genau...🙂

Frank Krause
@Christian: 😄 - Macht aber Spass! Wenn ich nur endlich mal die Piloten hinbekäme, dann ging es wohl zügiger weiter.

Christian Meyerhoff
Ich denke das Du auch das hin bekommst. Irgendwie bin ich aber auch gar nicht so böse das ich das Ding fertig habe.... Weiterhin viel Spaß und frohes Schaffen 🙂

Sherif Sharmy
Looks great