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AH-6 little bird
mother
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Posted: Thursday, February 03, 2005 - 07:16 PM UTC
Here are some pics of a AH-6J little bird control panel. Using Dragon'd 1/35 MD 500 Defender, i scratchbuilt the control panel and center panel. The instruments are 1/25 dragracing decals from Slixx. Little more work on the seats and i can slide this baby in.




The un-painted parts where taken before i owened a digitail camara.
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Posted: Friday, February 04, 2005 - 05:16 AM UTC
Mother,
Looks great. Keep us posted on your progress.

One tip, on the MH-6J kit, the tail rotor pedals are narrowed to allow clearance for the wider instrument panel. Basically, the angled end pieces are cut off (about 2-3 mm from outer edge) on all 4 pedals, easy fix.
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Posted: Friday, February 04, 2005 - 06:09 AM UTC
looking good ,can't wait to see finished model!
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Posted: Friday, February 04, 2005 - 08:28 AM UTC
That looks superb, what have you use for the seat belts?
Mal
mother
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Posted: Saturday, February 05, 2005 - 08:43 AM UTC
Hey Mal the belts were made from hospital tape and the buckles are Verlinden's 1/32 #2094
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Posted: Saturday, February 05, 2005 - 09:01 AM UTC
Howdy mother,

Really nice work there sir. Your instrument panel looks great, but I especially like your scratched harness assembly. I feel like I could just 'click' em together and power up!

Tread.

EDIT: Hey, speaking of Loach's......sry, "Little Birds", what ever became of those "re-release" rumours?
mother
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Posted: Saturday, February 05, 2005 - 09:15 AM UTC
Hey Gordon thanks, as for the little birds and the Loach's there out. Been out about....um three months. Got both from Squardron.
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Posted: Saturday, February 05, 2005 - 09:24 AM UTC


".....as for the little birds and the Loach's there out......."

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Sry, got to go!.........I'm on my way to my LHS!


Tread.


{......although, I just know he won't have any.....}

Thx mother.
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