Huey XM-21 Armament System (WIP) Pictures- UPDATE 6/24/07

Birddog · Post by **Birddog** » Mon Jan 01, 2007 6:05 pm

I've been gathering the materials and waiting for enough free time to attempt this project on one of my Hueys. Over the holidays I had enough time from work to sit down and work on it. I wanted one of my Hueys to be a bit more heavily armed so I decided to arm it with the XM-21 armament system. I'm currently working on the opposite side and I still have the ammo belts, ammo storage lockers and paint to add. I thought I'd post some work in progress pictures of what I have done. I'll post more pictures as the project progresses. Sorry if some of the pictures are a little out of focus, my camera isn't the best at close up shots. I have tried to make it as accurate as my abilities and materials will allow. I'm sure it could use some improvement in areas, but I'm happy with it so far. If you have any suggestions, please let me know. Hope ya'll like it......(Unlike the other pieces in my collection this Huey needs dusting......

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Here is what I have used for the poject so far:

Materials:

Miniguns from GI Joe Road Block Spytroops x 2

Plastruct .040"/1.0mm Styrene Sheet

Plastruct .045 Styrene Round Rod

Estes Model Rocket Accessories NC-20 Nose Cones (the two smaller nose cones in the pack)

The tools:

Exacto Knife: Razor Blade, Saw Blade

Dremel Tool

Testors Model Glue

Testors Contour Putty

Sand Paper

Reference Material:

Squadron/Signal Publication UH-1 Huey Gunship Walk Around #36

kevrut · Post by **kevrut** » Mon Jan 01, 2007 6:12 pm

Cool.

steelbonnet · Post by **steelbonnet** » Tue Jan 02, 2007 2:09 am

HAPPY NEW YEAR

Very nice

Ja
Steel Bonnet

jeffrowse · Post by **jeffrowse** » Tue Jan 02, 2007 6:11 am

Nice work - can't wait to see the end result!

kenhil2 · Post by **kenhil2** » Tue Jan 02, 2007 6:05 pm

looks good, one question though, is the door permanently stuck shut now?

Birddog · Post by **Birddog** » Tue Jan 02, 2007 6:11 pm

Thanks guys for the kind words...

kenhil2 wrote:looks good, one question though, is the door permanently stuck shut now?

Nope...the door opens perfectly fine. I still have to add the ammo lockers under the bench and run the ammo belts through the fuselage and floor to them.

RED · Post by **RED** » Wed Jan 03, 2007 1:05 pm

KICK-ASS!!!

Nice work!!!!

---RED---

Birddog · Post by **Birddog** » Wed Jan 03, 2007 9:11 pm

Thanks RED!!

Here is a picture to show the doors will still be able to open:

Birddog · Post by **Birddog** » Sat Jan 06, 2007 6:27 pm

Thanks Hawkeye!!

I did some more work on my Huey today. I finished and attached the mounting cone for the opposite side, just have to touch it up before attaching the minigun.

On the otherside I made my ammo belt chute holes through the Huey's side and cabin floor. I've placed the ammo box and ammo belts in position to get a feel for what they look like. I'm using the 50 cal. belts from the bbi figures and I'm going to repaint them so they don't stand out as 50 cal. belts when you look at them. Below are pictures of what it looks like so far. Hope you guys like it.

kevrut · Post by **kevrut** » Sat Jan 06, 2007 8:04 pm

Look'n good!

KAMIKAZE · Post by **KAMIKAZE** » Sun Jan 07, 2007 8:22 pm

Very cool Birddog!

Mark

VMF115 · Post by **VMF115** » Sun Jan 07, 2007 9:42 pm

Holy Crap that looks great!!!!!!!

Birddog · Post by **Birddog** » Sun Jan 21, 2007 8:42 pm

Thanks again guys for the comments.

I finaly had time today after two busy weeks to sit down and do some more work on my Huey armament custom. I applied paint to the almost completed side and brought the other side to about 50 percent complete. I still have to put a full ammo box under the bench. Here are some pictures after I applied paint to the one side.

I'll post more as it gets completed.

RED · Post by **RED** » Sun Jan 21, 2007 9:06 pm

HOTDAMN!!!!

---Looking good Sir!!!

---RED---

Birddog · Post by **Birddog** » Mon May 07, 2007 6:31 pm

Thank you Red for your support!!

I finaly got to work on my Huey custom again and made some more progress. I added the minigun to the other side, added the braces to both sides, and added some more paint applications. I still have the ammo belt to add on the one side, finish the ammo lockers under the bench, and finish paint applications. Here are some pictures of the my recent work, hope you enjoy.

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Birddog · Post by **Birddog** » Tue May 08, 2007 4:46 am

Thank you for the support Hawkeye.

blaster_e11 · Post by **blaster_e11** » Wed May 09, 2007 12:11 pm

[jaw dropping on the keyboard]

that's a sweet improvement of the huey's armament

ChairmanMilo · Post by **ChairmanMilo** » Fri May 11, 2007 9:56 am

Wow, that is one Slick that I wouldn't want to mess with!

Great job, Birddog.

pokeyjtc · Post by **pokeyjtc** » Fri May 11, 2007 2:06 pm

Very nice work!

Spudkopf · Post by **Spudkopf** » Fri May 11, 2007 7:25 pm

G'day Birddog

Can I ask what paint brand and colour you used to match the 21stCT colour?

Birddog · Post by **Birddog** » Fri May 11, 2007 8:12 pm

Thank you blaster_11, ChairmaMilo, and pokeyjtc!!! I'm glad ya'll like it.

Spudkopf wrote:G'day Birddog

Can I ask what paint brand and colour you used to match the 21stCT colour?

You sure can...

I used Testor's Model Master Acrylic Green Drab (#4727) straight out of the bottle. It's an almost perfect match and the difference looks fine with the weathered areas already on this particular Huey. I'm using the S1 Huey (Hog Head II). I still have a bit to do before it's finished...

MiG29K · Post by **MiG29K** » Fri May 11, 2007 9:50 pm

Birddog,

Thats some very clean, precise work you did with the ammo chutes/belts and clean paint work. Keep up the great skills. I know the next installment won't disappoint.

R

VMF115 · Post by **VMF115** » Fri May 11, 2007 10:25 pm

Bird Dog that is first rate work

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Huey XM-21 Armament System (WIP) Pictures- UPDATE 6/24/07

Huey XM-21 Armament System (WIP) Pictures- UPDATE 6/24/07

xd

looks good

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