Gondor44 Posted November 25, 2021 Share Posted November 25, 2021 So I decided to actually do something rather than sitting around not feeling very well due to a cold. Out with the disc cutter and I even assembled part of the replacement The black sort of vertical lines are references for where parts are to go. I could possibly get away with moving the engine pack slightly forward as the helicopter now has a bit more weight behind the gearbox than there was before but I will probably keep it where it was as everything else such as the stub wings would have to be moved as well which is too much. The nose from the 56 will get replaced with that from the AH-1 as well. Not much done but it's a start. Gondor 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RidgeRunner Posted November 26, 2021 Share Posted November 26, 2021 An interesting subject, mate. I remember seeing the Cheyenne lurking in a compound in Tucson in 1979. Maybe she got scrapped? Martin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RainierHooker Posted November 26, 2021 Share Posted November 26, 2021 34 minutes ago, RidgeRunner said: An interesting subject, mate. I remember seeing the Cheyenne lurking in a compound in Tucson in 1979. Maybe she got scrapped? Martin There are two Cheyannes at Fort Rucker, Alabama. Or at least there were when I took my instructor course there a little less than a decade ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gondor44 Posted November 26, 2021 Author Share Posted November 26, 2021 Not much to show today as a lot of what I have been doing to tweaking cuts and preparation stuff such as putting some etch onto plastic card backing so I can make up panels and consoles. Also finding that helicopter gunship turrets are a pain. They have to be virtually complete before you can fit them. Might have something to photograph tomorrow. Gondor 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gondor44 Posted November 29, 2021 Author Share Posted November 29, 2021 Work has been a little slow so far. As the build develops the problems mount. I found that I had an Academy AH-64A (box code 12488) that I could use for several upgrades to the base kit. The cockpit interior has been shoe horned into the forward fuselage and this means that the forward fuselage from the AH-64 also has to be transplanted to allow it all to fit in, however this brings it's own problems as how I was going to mount the main gun is having to change as well as some of the forward cockpit area. Gondor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gondor44 Posted December 4, 2021 Author Share Posted December 4, 2021 Only little bits and pieces to show but some parts have been glued together so here are some pictures of where the fuselage is now Rear cockpit inside fuselage Front cockpit and the parts posed together, lots more work to get done before the parts are glued together. Next step is the get the kit's canopy to fit over the rear cockpit combing, then I can see about what I need to add/remove to get the front cockpit to fit. Gondor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julien Posted December 5, 2021 Share Posted December 5, 2021 Moved to the work in progress section as it clearly is a WIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gondor44 Posted December 5, 2021 Author Share Posted December 5, 2021 1 hour ago, Julien said: Moved to the work in progress section as it clearly is a WIP Thanks, didn't realise it was in the wrong place Gondor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gondor44 Posted December 5, 2021 Author Share Posted December 5, 2021 Yay.... progress Managed to get the canopy onto the "new" cockpit interior. Nothing a bit of filing couldn't sort thankfully. The nose will take a bit more work though but I have a plan to sort things out which also involves a lot of filler once I get the majority of the holes citted with parts I cut off earlier Talking about cutting bits off There will be a gun turret under the fuselage, the original had the turret but no armament so I am correcting that The above two pictures show part of the structure to hold everything in place. I had been wondering how to get this built and only a few minutes before I took the pictures did I come up with the solution which was simple and hopefully effective. Tomorrow I will add some superglue to the joints just to make sure. Gondor 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HansReggelsen Posted December 6, 2021 Share Posted December 6, 2021 Oohhh! I like it! Far different than the protoype I made, but that's just me being lazy! I've often thought about what changes would be made when going from a prototype to a production model - just look at the changes made to the F-35 - so I'm looking forward to seeing how you proceed! Cheers Hans J Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heloman1 Posted December 7, 2021 Share Posted December 7, 2021 Interesting build, I'll join the others if I may? Colin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gondor44 Posted December 7, 2021 Author Share Posted December 7, 2021 No problem Colin, plenty of room. Gondor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin W Posted December 7, 2021 Share Posted December 7, 2021 I love it. The Cheyenne was the coolest chopper never to get into production so combining with the Apache (Cobra?) is a great idea to bring it up to date. Watching with interest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gondor44 Posted December 7, 2021 Author Share Posted December 7, 2021 At the moment the Cheyenne is gaining parts from two other US helicopters, I don't think at the moment that any more will add to this build, but you never know Gondor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The west wing Posted December 9, 2021 Share Posted December 9, 2021 Interesting build, is the base an Aurora kit? I had a look in the loft as I thought I had one but no luck in finding it 🙁but I did find an Aurora X-18 convertiplane 😃 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gondor44 Posted December 9, 2021 Author Share Posted December 9, 2021 1 hour ago, The west wing said: Interesting build, is the base an Aurora kit? I had a look in the loft as I thought I had one but no luck in finding it 🙁but I did find an Aurora X-18 convertiplane 😃 Yes it is. Re releced by ATLANTIS Gondor 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k5054nz Posted December 10, 2021 Share Posted December 10, 2021 I'm so glad Atlantis rereleased this kit, and I'm super excited to see someone do a full-on later production model. Brilliant! 10 hours ago, The west wing said: I did find an Aurora X-18 convertiplane 😃 I call that a win! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gondor44 Posted December 10, 2021 Author Share Posted December 10, 2021 Managed to get the basics finished on the nose/Front Cockpit area. The underside showing the mounting for the gun turret Still a lot of work to do but its getting there. The idea of the slightly complicated mounting for the gun turret is to allow the turret to rotate. There is movement but I think one of the pieces of plastic card should have been a few thou thinner. Gondor 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gondor44 Posted December 11, 2021 Author Share Posted December 11, 2021 And it's now in place... Not 100% where I wanted it to be, it's a little further forward than I would have liked but I can go with it because it looks right to my eye and fits better. Gondor 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gondor44 Posted December 13, 2021 Author Share Posted December 13, 2021 A small update The turret is only held in place by friction but it give the idea of what it will be like. Gondor 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gondor44 Posted December 17, 2021 Author Share Posted December 17, 2021 It's getting there..... Groundwork for the filler is close to if not complete so the PSR on the nose starts this weekend! Gondor 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gondor44 Posted December 18, 2021 Author Share Posted December 18, 2021 Now it's all green It's not The HULK... it's the nose.... Took some time to get it like this as I had to soften the filler because I don't get this far very often with my builds, they normally stall by this time. Sanding tomorrow as that gives the filler plenty of time to dry, especially as I added lots of Liquid Poly to soften it up. Gondor 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gondor44 Posted December 18, 2021 Author Share Posted December 18, 2021 A little further with the build. It's starting to look a little like an aircraft ;D Gondor 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k5054nz Posted December 18, 2021 Share Posted December 18, 2021 (edited) Looking great, this is very exciting! Reminds me of how much I want to build an operational S-67 Blackhawk... 5 hours ago, Gondor44 said: Now it's all green It's not The HULK... it's the nose.... It looks like a pretty good colour match for him, though! Edited December 18, 2021 by k5054nz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gondor44 Posted December 18, 2021 Author Share Posted December 18, 2021 33 minutes ago, k5054nz said: Looking great, this is very exciting! Reminds me of how much I want to build an operational S-67 Blackhawk... It looks like a pretty good colour match for him, though! Zac, I plan to do my S-67 in Israli markings as one of their test piolets that flew it thought it suited their needs better than the AH-1 Gondor 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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