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

Spudkopf · Post by **Spudkopf** » Sat May 12, 2007 12:39 am

Birddog wrote: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...

Thanks Birddog

I went out to the local shop and unfortunately they did not have that particular Testor's paint.

So after some experimentation and for those who are interested I discovered that an equal mix of Tamiya Olive Drab "XF-62" and Gunze RLM 70 Black Green "H65" gave me an almost spot on match for the Air Cav version of the Huey that I have (yes Harley I've only had it a day and I'm modifying it).

Inspired as always by the work of others on this board (I will be showing some pictures of my recoilless M274 soon, now that I picked up some more paint to finish the job), I hope to post some pictures of my Huey and my take on the gunship soon also

Birddog · Post by **Birddog** » Sat May 12, 2007 6:11 am

Thank you for the support VMF115 and MiG29K. I'm gald to hear that ya'll like it. Especially after the professional work I've seen you do on your projects MiG29K.

Spudkopf, sorry you couldn't find the Testor paint but I'm glad you found paint that works. I'm glad to hear my work has inspired you to customize your Huey..

Your recoiless is some awesome work and I can't wait to see the work you do on your gunship. Good luck with it and if you have any questions about what I did, just let me know....

Birddog · Post by **Birddog** » Sun Jun 24, 2007 8:33 pm

I did some more work on my Huey custom this weekend. I was able to finish up the other side of the armament system. I also added the wiring to each minigun and an HF radio antenna to the tail boom.

Still have more to add before it's 100%. Hopefully I'll have those done next time I post more pictures.

Hope ya'll enjoy.

FieroDude · Post by **FieroDude** » Sun Jun 24, 2007 8:38 pm

Looking sweet, Birddog!

kevrut · Post by **kevrut** » Sun Jun 24, 2007 9:29 pm

Looks great!

Birddog · Post by **Birddog** » Mon Jun 25, 2007 6:03 am

Thank you for the kind words FieroDude and Kevrut. Glad ya'll like it!!

scope uk · Post by **scope uk** » Mon Jun 25, 2007 10:54 am

Looks really cool!!

Birddog · Post by **Birddog** » Mon Jun 25, 2007 2:51 pm

Thank you Scope UK!

STUKA · Post by **STUKA** » Mon Jun 25, 2007 8:51 pm

great work - love the detail -

Birddog · Post by **Birddog** » Thu Jun 28, 2007 7:43 pm

Thanks Stuka!!

spook · Post by **spook** » Thu Jun 28, 2007 8:02 pm

As a model railroader of many years, I've seen some fine stuff in scales from 1/4" to 1:160. Your work ranks right up there Bird Dog.

I'm into covert operations (Nam SOG, Central American bush wars) so I dig the Huey.

Does anyone do a Blackhawk in any configuration?

FieroDude · Post by **FieroDude** » Thu Jun 28, 2007 8:11 pm

spook wrote:As a model railroader of many years, I've seen some fine stuff in scales from 1/4" to 1:160. Your work ranks right up there Bird Dog.

I'm into covert operations (Nam SOG, Central American bush wars) so I dig the Huey.

Does anyone do a Blackhawk in any configuration?

bbi does a relatively accurate Blackhawk / Pavehawk, although it is relatively hard to find except through on-line retailers. Rumor has it that it is about to make an appearance at Target soon, though.

spook · Post by **spook** » Thu Jun 28, 2007 8:13 pm

Thanks! Mucho appreciado.

Birddog · Post by **Birddog** » Thu Jun 28, 2007 8:18 pm

Thank you for the kind words Spook. I'm glad you like what I've done with this Huey. It's been a fun project to work on.

I do recall one board member did customize their bbi Blackhawk with a refueling probe but I can't remember if they added armament to it. I think that someone did add armament to one of the PTE Blackhawks though.

After doing this conversion, I've seriously been looking at my Blackhawk with tools in hand like a starving man holding a fork and knife looking at a juicy piece of prime rib. Hopefully if bbi makes its appearance at Target like FieroDude stated above, I'm going to pick up another Blackhawk for customizing.

spook · Post by **spook** » Thu Jun 28, 2007 8:27 pm

Talented modeling is talented modeling regardless of scale.

Does anyone make 1:18 scale SOG figures in Tiger Stripes?

Birddog · Post by **Birddog** » Thu Jun 28, 2007 8:58 pm

I have to take back what I said earlier about the armament on the bbi Blackhawk. Here's a link to wolf8564's bbi Blackhawk he customized.

http://news.webshots.com/album/153112481yWyQzl?start=36

Birddog · Post by **Birddog** » Thu Jun 28, 2007 9:03 pm

spook wrote:
Does anyone make 1:18 scale SOG figures in Tiger Stripes?

21st Century has a 1/18 Vietnam SEAL in Tiger Stripes that comes with the SEAL Tactical Vehicle.

You can get one at a great price here:

http://www.smalljoes.com/21stcentury_xd ... rmor.shtml

Here's another picture:

http://www.smalljoes.com/images_21centu ... S1-2_l.jpg

Hope this helps.

spook · Post by **spook** » Fri Jun 29, 2007 8:32 am

Found the Blackhawk, the SEAL, some modern SpecOps (obviously CIA-SAD), haven't seen much of the Air America Huey though. Are they out of production?

Birddog · Post by **Birddog** » Fri Jun 29, 2007 3:45 pm

spook wrote:Found the Blackhawk, the SEAL, some modern SpecOps (obviously CIA-SAD), haven't seen much of the Air America Huey though. Are they out of production?

Yep. They're out of production. Every once and a while you'll see one around on E-Bay.

Here's a link to an online retailer that still has them for sale:

http://www.wartoyz.com/page/WT/PROD/TC-AIR18/TC10114S1

Spudkopf · Post by **Spudkopf** » Fri Jun 29, 2007 4:18 pm

Birddog wrote:
spook wrote:Found the Blackhawk, the SEAL, some modern SpecOps (obviously CIA-SAD), haven't seen much of the Air America Huey though. Are they out of production?
Yep. They're out of production. Every once and a while you'll see one around on E-Bay.

Here's a link to an online retailer that still has them for sale:

http://www.wartoyz.com/page/WT/PROD/TC-AIR18/TC10114S1

Also, Good-Stuff-to-go still has the AA huey at quite a reasonable price $US32.

http://www.goodstufftogo.net/html/body_ ... temID=8871

By the way Birddog your Huey is still looking sweet, I will try a post some images this weekend of the initial work that I have done on mine.

Birddog · Post by **Birddog** » Fri Jun 29, 2007 4:40 pm

Spudkopf wrote:
Birddog wrote: Yep. They're out of production. Every once and a while you'll see one around on E-Bay.

Here's a link to an online retailer that still has them for sale:

http://www.wartoyz.com/page/WT/PROD/TC-AIR18/TC10114S1
Also, Good-Stuff-to-go still has the AA huey at quite a reasonable price $US32.

http://www.goodstufftogo.net/html/body_ ... temID=8871

By the way Birddog your Huey is still looking sweet, I will try a post some images this weekend of the initial work that I have done on mine.

Double thank you Spudkopf...

I appreciate your comments and the link. That's a good price on the AA Huey if you compare it to the others you find hanging around. I might just have to pick one up for another custom I have in mind...

Can't wait to see your custom Huey. After seeing your work on the Mule with Recoiless (which you've inspired me to attempt, picked up my mule kit the other day) I know it will be nothing short of amazing...