UH-1D Huey Gunship, Part 1, Dealing with Warped parts and Scratch Built Improvements
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- Опубліковано 23 жов 2024
- In this video we start building our Revell UH-1D Huey Gunship model kit in 1/32 Scale. We deal with warped parts and use scratch building to improve our kit supplied pilot seats.
This kit was first released in 1967 with new tooling in 1969. This version is the 2015 release with new decals added.
The UH-1 Iroquois was first ordered by the US Military in 1952 and saw extensive use in Vietnam. It enjoyed a very long service in many militaries around the world and some are still in use today.
I hope you enjoy this video.
Nice modelling. You inspire me to make the effort on kits that may initially seem bad, but with some thought and effort can be improved dramatically.
Thank you Spud! We'll just call them diamonds in the rough! One thing is for sure, old kits like this Huey can help develop our modeling skills! Never be afraid of a challenge. Take care and model on my friend. Johnny
Hi Johnny, You are doing a great job fixing all the problems in this kit. I really like the details you added to the seats. I'll be watching for updates. Have a great day. Jeff
Thanks for looking in, Jeff. If I were to correct everything that's wrong with this kit it could take 3 or 4 years, lol. Lots more to go but I think I can get it to look alright in the end. Stay safe and model on my friend. Johnny
Great job on reworking the seats and wrestling parts into shape
Thanks Floki, this kit has issues, but it is an old kit. Hopefully I can do it justice.
Just watched this one (next one follows). I've got to say, magnificent presentation of the work!
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks so much for kind compliment my friend. Johnny
Really informative, helpful and entertaining. 👍
Glad you enjoyed it Scott!
Warped part are a real pain in old kit. I picked up an old Monogram P-61 I had built way back when and the molds are so bad now it's a real shame. Kit companies should just retire their worn out molds. It does not help young modelers who maybe put off on starting out leading them to believe all kits are like these. Granted they were great when new, but nothing lasts forever. I have been modeling 60 years and even with all my accumulated skills you just can't beat an old horse. I have fun watching your videos, just calm and relaxed. I think most builders now have lost the idea and meaning of kit building, As my mother once said " as long as it kept you off the streets " was the idea and the thrill is still there walking out of the hobby shop with your new kit under arm !
Hi Joe, thanks for watching. Like you, I love getting a new kit, something kind of magical about that. And yes, those warped parts are a real pain to deal with that's for sure. I will say that, for me anyway, I may be looking back at these old kits when they were new with rose colored glasses. When I was young I was just thrilled to get a kit, I didn't think too much about how good or bad it was. Maybe I've just grown more critical of the kit nowadays, and it might be that they were always bad, lol. Take care my friend. Johnny
Cool job and nice updating Johhny . Like your good humour ! Greetings , Robert .
Glad you enjoyed it Robert. I have a lot of fun building these old kits. Thanks for the great comment my friend! Have a great weekend. Johnny
Great video my friend man you got your work cut out with this build great demonstration on straighting the warped parts fantastic job on the seats the scratch building is excellent definitely improved them will be worth all the work as you will have a lovely build at the end catch you next update be safe 👍🙏
Thanks so much Rob for the great compliment, I really appreciate it my friend. And yes, this will be a challenge to make into a good build, but I love these old kits and I hope I can breathe a little new life into it. Thanks for tuning in, stay safe and model on my friend! Johnny
@@hillbillymodeling you’re welcome my friend keep safe 👍🙏
@@RimsModels Thanks Rob!
Smart recovery on the bent skids. Have to check my stashed Huey if it has the same warped parts. Seats look much better with that scratch upgrade. Nice progress 👍
Thanks Dave, since I'm in a scratch build mood I think I'll make us some troop seats to. Thanks for watching, stay safe and model on. Johnny
just got this kit today. haven't modeled in over 30 years and trying to get back into it.
Hi k333rl, happy to hear that you're getting back into modeling! I to had a long pause in my modeling. You've chosen an iconic kit that's been around for a long time, but it does have issues common with older kits, take your time and make sure to test fit and correct everything, lol. Good luck with your build and make sure to have fun doing it! Johnny
@hillbillymodeling thank you. Glad I followed your lead and test fit the cabin before I ever put a drop of glue
@hillbillymodeling my trouble now is that because I'm not sure if this hobby is for me at this time in my life I won't want to go blow a couple hundred on an airbrush set up. Any chance on doing a 'back to basics' kind of a deal where you brush paint?
@@k333rl These old kits have fit issues, as you have discovered. I personally test fit everything, you will never go wrong by taking the time and make sure it all goes together as intended. Glad I could be of help for you.
@@k333rl I fully understand. A good airbrush and a compressor are one of those things you need to be committed to in the hobby. Hand brushing large areas can be a challenge. Tamiya paints are some of the finest you can get in the hobby, but, they dry really quickly making it hard to bet a good finish on large parts. My suggestion is to use water-based acrylics from your local hobby store often referred to as craft paints. They are cheap, durable, can be thinned with water, and come in just about any color you will ever need without having to mix custom colors right off the bat. They dry very smooth limiting the effects of brush strokes and you won't have to wait for days for it to dry like enamel paints. Just a little practice with thinning and brushing and you should be able to master the craft paints easily with very little expense. I hope that I am giving you good advice, lol, and these paints won't break the bank! Good luck my friend. Johnny
Looking great Johnny👍 Those levers you were putting sprue glue on are collective levers, they apply pitch and so lift to all blades collectively.(up and down) 🙂
Thanks for the info, I think I called them elevators, thanks for the correction. The elevators are the horizontal fins on the tail section. Thanks for tuning in my friend. Johnny
Didn't want to correct you Johnny, it was just for your info. I'm an aircraft engineer and have been for the last 38 years. Great to see your new project, one of my favourite helicopters 🙂
@@Vincent-gc8zd No problem, Vincent, I don't mind being corrected at all. Modeling is fun and I have fun with it. Don't ever think you have to walk on eggshells with me, lol. Besides, there are a lot of viewers that love to read the comments, having corrected information here just adds to the community. Thanks for taking the time to comment and please keep the conversation going, that's how we learn. Johnny
Just found your channel, love what your doing. I'm working on the same model, trying to recreate what we had in Viet Nam back in 1966-67. If you could/would, where is a good source for the "styrene sheets, .25 and ,5 mm. HobbyTown here in Yorktown, VA doesn't have it. Really like what you did with the seats.
Hi Ron, thanks so much for the kind compliment. Since you're watching the series I'm sure you know that this kit has lots of challenges, just take your time with it. The polystyrene sheet that I'm using is "evergreen scale models item no. 9008". It's a variety pack that has 0.010, 0.020, and 0.040 inch thicknesses. I got mine at Hobby Lobby for $4.59, which is the only hobby store close to me. I have also found a large selection of these products on Amazon as well. Best of luck with your build my friend, if you have any questions feel free to ask anytime! Model on. Johnny
Just watched a guy use the plastic from a yogurt container to fill in some spots on the bottom of a tank turret. Was part of the hard corner where the pull tab would be. Seemed to work extremely well for very small areas
Just bought this kit today .
Man I love what you done with seats !
I’m all in !
Thanks you so much my friend, I really appreciate it! This kit is an old one, but it has a lot of detail and lets you be creative as well. Good luck with your build, I'm sure it will turn out very well, just be patient, it has a lot of issues to deal with, but will build up into a nice piece to display. Take care and model on my friend! Johnny
As a reference, US Army in Vietnam rarely used these weapons on the D/H variants. However, the Royal Australian Air Force did, mounting rocket launchers on the forward position, as in your build, and fixed M60 machine gun mounts at the door gunner stations. The Aussies called themselves the Bushmasters.
Thanks for the info Robert, other modelers will be pleased to know that this kit can be used to build a Royal Australian Air Force version! I'm still on the lookout of an affordable and accurate Huey to build, wish me luck, lol. Thanks for watching, take care my friend. Johnny
I think it’s time for revell to take that kit out to pasture and shoot it in the head! Your doing some awesome work, model on buddy!!
You are right Jared; this kit has gotten long in the tooth! More revelations to come, lol. Stay safe and model on my friend. Johnny
Where did you get the light blue plastic clamps??
Hi Sean, I got mine from Amazon, they are a pack of 6 clamps from Excel Blades, part No. 55663-3. Usually costs around $13.00. They also offer a larger 7-inch size that comes in a pack of 4, part No. 55664-2, for around $17.00. Hope this helps. Johnny
David R Lentz, Columbus, Ohio, USA (Thursday, 12 September, 2024)
In addition to this kit, I also would like to provide similar corrections, improvements, detailing, etc., to Revell’s 1:25th-scale kit of the Bell UH-1 Iroquois Huey U.S. Army utility helicopter. Then include with them either Academy’s or Dragon’s 1:35th-scale Huey model (the Dragon kit has the double windows in the wider door; I later see that your Revell 1:32nd-scale kit does, too--I am rather more familiar with Second World War combat aircraft), the Kittyhawk 1:48th-scale kit, and the Italeri 1:72nd-scale miniature. All these to create a forced-perspective ærial diorama (FPÆD) at low altitude of a troop deployment battlefield (with a couple M-48 Patton tanks, several M-113 Armoured Personnel Carriers [APCs], a line of M-35 cargo trucks, a platoon or two of soldiers, etc.).
Hi David, you certainly have a unique take with your forced perspective diorama. That would be quite a thing to see, is this a project that you are contemplating? It would be something to see for sure. Thanks so much for watching, I really appreciate it my friend, take care and model on! Johnny
@@hillbillymodeling , if you are of a mind to it, please proceed with a forced perspective display of your own. I presently lack the means.
I built this kit in the late 80s or early 90s and experienced exactly the same part warpage...I would blame it on the molds that were used.
Others have said the same thing. Model on!
Use warm water to remove warping. Much better than blasting it with a hair dryer.
I tried the warm/hot water, the runners just returned to their original warped shape, so I went more extreme, lol. Thanks for watching, take care and model on my friend. Johnny
Having a terrible time stretching spru . One useable piece after several tries . I ended up using .045 inch brass rod instead.
Short segments are best for stretched sprue, otherwise I use either brass rod or polystyrene rod. Good luck with your build my friend. Johnny