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CH-46
mother
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New York, United States
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Posted: Sunday, June 05, 2005 - 06:21 AM UTC
Here is my second CH-46, 1/48th from Academy. Used MM grays and the brighter colors are from Tamiya. A big thanks to Graywolf and Gater for the stars. The rest of the decals are just from many sheets and dry transfers.










Davester444
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England - West Midlands, United Kingdom
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Posted: Sunday, June 05, 2005 - 06:45 AM UTC
OMG is that good. Wow.
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England - South West, United Kingdom
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Posted: Sunday, June 05, 2005 - 07:31 AM UTC
Superb, it will take something special to beat it if you enter it in the MOM
Mal
wingman
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Pennsylvania, United States
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Posted: Sunday, June 05, 2005 - 08:01 AM UTC
Outstanding job Joe. The color looks perfect. You have a great talent for choppers. Keep up the good work, Wingman out.
Tiger101
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Pennsylvania, United States
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Posted: Sunday, June 05, 2005 - 08:02 AM UTC
WOW Mother! That is one outstanding model. I had to look twice at some of the photos to be sure it was the model. I know the last one is a real photo though. You did that bird proud!
zoomie50
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Texas, United States
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Posted: Sunday, June 05, 2005 - 08:06 AM UTC
Outstanding job Joe. The first 2 pics look real.
Jerry
GunTruck
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California, United States
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Posted: Sunday, June 05, 2005 - 08:18 AM UTC
Ditto everyone's comments Joe - I followed some of the pics you posted over at ScaleHobby's Forum. That is one eye-catching helicopter. I think you've got a knack for modeling them.

Gunnie
HeavyArty
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Florida, United States
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Posted: Sunday, June 05, 2005 - 08:55 AM UTC
Looks great. Awesome paint job. Another great model, Joe.
lestweforget
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Victoria, Australia
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Posted: Sunday, June 05, 2005 - 10:50 AM UTC
Well bro, you certainly did one bang up job on this one.
I LOVE those stars and stripes.
Excellent work mate.
Cheers
cfbush2000
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North Dakota, United States
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Posted: Sunday, June 05, 2005 - 11:08 AM UTC
Outstanding Joe. You work fast my firend.
You've got a great model there.
Chuck
Mech-Maniac
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Virginia, United States
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Posted: Sunday, June 05, 2005 - 02:37 PM UTC
Very nice, gotta get me one of these after I finish all the stuff on my workbench.
Great work
-Shain
RotorHead67
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Virginia, United States
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Posted: Sunday, June 05, 2005 - 06:01 PM UTC
JOE,
OUTSTANDING work my friend. KUDO's to you Keep up the good work.
I'm going to build my kit as a CH114 in canadian mkgs.Todd
TedMamere
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Moselle, France
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Posted: Sunday, June 05, 2005 - 06:35 PM UTC
Hello Joe!

Great job! Magnifique! La mise en peinture est parfaite!

Jean-Luc

P.S. Can you unfold the rotor blades?
USArmy2534
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Indiana, United States
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Posted: Monday, June 06, 2005 - 02:56 AM UTC
Time and again, I have said we need an emoticon for jaw-dropping! And I thought your first Frog was stunning...now you had to go and do this, wow!

The only thing I noticed is the transparancy of the stars and the numerals on the nose. I know not much can be done, other that carefully applying white paint over the number. Other than that....Wow!

Jeff
cheyenne
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New Jersey, United States
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Posted: Monday, June 06, 2005 - 10:01 AM UTC
Joe, beauty man, real nice build as someone else posted, this sucker looks real.
Cheyenne
TreadHead
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Colorado, United States
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Posted: Monday, June 06, 2005 - 12:03 PM UTC
Howdy Joe,

DANG!!!!.....another beauty bud.

Your '46 is superbly done, and I applaud your taking on such a tough painting subject as well. But in your usual 'way', you have pulled it off amigo......nice work.

I have been wanting to build a '46 dio with mine perched 'ass-end-low' on top of a hot LZ hilltop in the 'Nam, but at first blush felt somewhat intimidated by your excellent work on your CH-46's.......but then, that's what all this sharing is about right?.....to help elevate all of our respective 'bars' when it comes to building miniatures.

Thx for sharing your finished work with us, I'm quite sure you have provided some delectable 'eye candy' for those of us who enjoy vehicles that beat the 'poop' out the air so beautifully!.......

Tread.
Hoovie
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California, United States
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Posted: Monday, June 06, 2005 - 11:25 PM UTC
great flag on front!!
matbe you can tell more about how you did it?
Ron
shonen_red
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Metro Manila, Philippines
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Posted: Monday, June 06, 2005 - 11:30 PM UTC
Oh wow! Now that's a very nice model! Fantastic
LemonJello
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North Carolina, United States
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Posted: Wednesday, June 08, 2005 - 05:35 AM UTC
Really a beautiful Phrog you've got there. And the paint job/decals are impressive as well. Thanks for the pics.
95bravo
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Kansas, United States
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Posted: Wednesday, June 08, 2005 - 06:08 AM UTC
GORGEOUS!

Jeff's right..need a jaw dropper....


Wow!
Steve
WakeofDemons
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Ontario, Canada
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Posted: Wednesday, June 08, 2005 - 06:22 AM UTC
Nice decal application, looks amazing... must of took a lot of time to do that
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