Mick Drover Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 (edited) G'day folks, Well my first official Britmodeller GB. Lets see how I go. This is the Academy kit and CMK resin conversion I'll be using to build the kit from. the machine itself was used during Operation Gothic Serpent which of course was made famous in the film adaptation 'Blackhawk Down'. Love the box art from the Academy kit while the CMK photo looks quite imposing...ooooohhhhhh aaaaahhh. First job is to chain drill the frame out for the forward and rear doors. Made easier by mounting the Dremel in its drill vise and plunging away. The right side rear door is already a separate part so I've filled in the hinge recesses with some Tamiya basic putty. I've run some Tamiya thin glue around the inside of the openings to knock back the rough edges of the plastic. Voilá...result The interior is coming together however I wasn't quite sure about the overheard support that runs between the mid bulkhead and rear wall. The transmission is moulded into the kit part however if glued in place a gaping void will result in the interior. I've used some ten though card to fill the gap. I'll add a few bits of plastic to busy it up a bit. The stand alone part. That's it for the moment. Back soon with some more. Cheers, Mick Edited February 16, 2016 by Mick Drover 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snapper_city Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 Watching with interest. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel Heath Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 Good start, I will be keeping tabs on this one. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 Very nice choice Nick. I have the CMK set for the OH-6DJ so I'm interested to see how yours goes together. Craig. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wafu Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 Like the start. Keeping a close eye on this build. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 Following along with interest. Have same kit and conversion set as well as the CMK MH-6 set. Great start so far. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Dyck Posted February 17, 2016 Share Posted February 17, 2016 Looking forward to it!!! Andy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick Drover Posted February 17, 2016 Author Share Posted February 17, 2016 Very nice choice Nick. I have the CMK set for the OH-6DJ so I'm interested to see how yours goes together. Craig. Good to have you along Craig. I must say it's rather nice resin. Are you going to be building yours? Cheers, Mick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
llking Posted February 17, 2016 Share Posted February 17, 2016 great start, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted February 17, 2016 Share Posted February 17, 2016 Good to have you along Craig. I must say it's rather nice resin. Are you going to be building yours? Cheers, Mick Hi Mick, Much as I would like to build the OH-6 I just don't think I will have the time as I'm still working on 2 P-47's for a GB and have 2 CH-53's I'm going to build for this one. Maybe later in the year as a separate WIP. Craig. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heloman1 Posted February 20, 2016 Share Posted February 20, 2016 Yes, love it, good luck Mick. Colin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moaning dolphin Posted February 23, 2016 Share Posted February 23, 2016 Looking good so far! Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
masterqq Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 Looking good indeed, I am motivated to start a ASW version soon... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CliffB Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 Very nice work on the doors Mick, even though I'm not sure why Cliff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick Drover Posted February 24, 2016 Author Share Posted February 24, 2016 Very nice work on the doors Mick, even though I'm not sure why Cliff What does the Killer Egg say?.........bbbbbrrrrrrrrrrrrttttttttttttttttttttttt 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick Drover Posted February 24, 2016 Author Share Posted February 24, 2016 (edited) Thanks gents. Sorry for the slow updates. I've got a few other projects on the go so energy is going into them for the moment. Painting should be straight forward...fifty shades of black. Cheers, Mick Edited February 24, 2016 by Mick Drover Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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