Small Scale Military Headquarters

I bid on it .

If I win maybe I can offer this as a new pilot and make the old bomber style the Afgani issue .

I won it !!!

Let us see how it looks when it comes in.



Now this brings up another situation.

If this figure does work , or is I use my made up figure . I will make him sitting down and will alter the body legs and feet to fit inside of the cock pit.

That being said I could probably cut and shape the fig to fit inside the cockpit with out going through the floor boards .

Or

I can leave the feet cut outs in the floor as is so you guys building your own can do what ever works for you.

Input welcomed .

I'd like to put any figure in the cockpit.
At least for me, if you fix the floor would work perfectly for me.
I think that helo without the pilot will be like a soldier without his weapon and i want to be free to decide wich pilot will fly the bird.

I think that I have the troop cabin done jus a little tweaking here and there and it is time to start the exterior !!

Real work is kind of slow so I have more time to work on the Hind. I feel that if I can get 3 solid weeks worth of work on the Hind I can wrap it up .

When the proto is done and mold making starts the pre production price will change to the production price .

Est production price $375- $425 . THIS IS GOING TO HAPPEN IN ABOUT 2-3 WEEKS.

Is there anybody on the forum who considers themselves good at soldering ?

If so please contact me.

Looks great! Glad to see this approaching the finish line.

I like a lot how this is going
I'm a bit tempted to buy one more

blackblast wrote:I like a lot how this is going
I'm a bit tempted to buy one more

Please by all means do so

The work you've done in the cabin is really excellent!

WOW, very impressive Pickel. You are one very talented individual.

Steve

Thanks guys .

Work continues. Just spent all day working out the linkages with the clam doors. They need to be aligned a little more and I need to use a step down in hardware sizes. What I have looks too chunky. An easy fix .



Now I know what I am doing I will make the other side and it should be easier.

All righty guys . I got the figure in and it will work !! I have to cut off a few tabs and it will be perfect !!! The only thing is the head and helmet are cast in one so I need to grind out the figure head.

The vest is perfect and the Russians used then with/with out shirts underneath like the Americans. The Americans used their flak vests.























I need to shave off those 2 tabs just under the visor .





And the 2 tabs behind the visor and it will be perfect !!

Yes, he will do nicely. Will you provide 2 of these minus the heads or are you also providing a different figure.

slogan wrote:Yes, he will do nicely. Will you provide 2 of these minus the heads or are you also providing a different figure.

The easier of the 2 .

Probably both figs the same with helmet . You supply the head .

I will make the fig in the sitting position and probably cast the rest of the parts looking like the seperrated parts in the pics

OK Guys after trail and error along with 4 attempts this is what I am going with on the crew door hinge system.

After 4 attempts the glue spots are a little kattywompus but you get the idea .

I want the Angry faced Russian pilot!! Love that face!! He has the look of "I have an alligator fully loaded, you're dead" perfect figure for the gunner at least!!

I like that face too. He looks like a Russian pilot.

Thats a perfect system for the doors,
You're good designer.

Looking really cool Pickel, very nice work again. Really be a very nice addition to people's collections.

Pickel I am curious what is the material you are making it out of? The grey material what is it, if not mind me asking.

Aracula wrote:Looking really cool Pickel, very nice work again. Really be a very nice addition to people's collections.

Pickel I am curious what is the material you are making it out of? The grey material what is it, if not mind me asking.

Thank you Aracula !!!

I usually build with 2 mm sheet styrene either white or cream color which ever is available .

I just started buying it in 4' by 8' sheets. There is a plastic supplier relatively close to my house.

I spray the item with grey primer paint ( automotive ) that I get from O Rielies .

I get the 2 in 1 primer/ high build paint for sanding and when I think that I am done with the piece I use primer/sealer .

Updated price tag on the Hind build .

R and D books --------------------------------------$ 100
3 x 1/35 Trumpeter kits ----------------------------$280
3-D printing cockpit ----------------------------------$240
3-D printing canopies ---------------------------------$100
3-d printed sensor, rocket pod intake and filter-----$55
3-d printing large piece in progress ------------------$ 450
Rear rotor and main rotor hub -------------------------$190
Exaust nozzels ------------------------------------------$ 15
Paint -----------------------------------------------------$100
Nose sensors and armament---------------------------$85
Canopy plug ------------------------------------------$126
Decals------------------------------------------------- $250
Stencils -----------------------------------------------$240
Metal gear-------------------------------------------- $250 ?
RTV and Resin-----------------------------------------$1000 ?

Total--------------------------------------------------$3,481

So far if I sell only 18 units the out of pocket cost on each unit is $193




Update on orders. Keep them coming guys !!!


YT
PVANROY
SALTYMARINE
LEE PATERSON------------Full Build !! The first !!
BLACK DRAGON ONE
COREY-D
TOM EDWARDS X 2 ---2 full builds !!
KERRY MOZINGO
SLOGAN-----------------Full build !!
ROBBIE PIERCE
MORGUHN
JORGE BAHAMONDE X 2 !!
Jay !!!
Daremo
Grunt -----------------full build !!
Aviator Nut -----------Full build !!
Helo Driver
Alf
TOOL
Hellpop
Margras 77


23 kits !!!

Looks amazing. I'll take one!

Matthew, this chopper is looking great, your a master designer and builder!

Helo Driver wrote:Looks amazing. I'll take one!

Sure just contact me !!

Thanks Normandy

Matt at works and a wonderfull kit expected again....