Tommy Eggplane

[TommyKillander]

Hey guys,

This is my first SIG build. Hope It won't be the last one :-D

Egg plane.... I ordered mine 2 weeks ago, but it haven't arrived yet so I had to come up with a plan B. Made a quick stop at my favorite model store after work today and picked up this Hasegawa #60133 Hughes 500. It's not a plane, but it can fly for sure.







The kit seems fun to build but the color callout seems like a challenge - have no idea where I can find "Semi Gross Black"... Have to improvise - I'm sure that I can find something that looks gross

Got a bit curious about the helicopter itself, so googled this up; http://www.airport-data.com/aircraft/N8337F.html. Looks cool and is not too far from then cammopattern of the kit. Sorry for a bit of random information there....

[Twokidsnosleep]

Always like a Huey
Good luck with the build

[TommyKillander]

Hi!

Got home from work late, so there is not much progress today.

Just build some on the cockpit and primed some stuff for detail paint tomorrow.



I have an idea of a diorama, lets hope I can get hold of some stuff.

This will be a late late Easter theme dio, hope I can finish it in time before the SIG build ends Next year I will make sure that I'm better prepared.

Here's something to get you in the right mood

[TommyKillander]

Always like a Huey
Good luck with the build

Thanks!

The kit looks fun, hope I can make something interesting out of it...

[TommyKillander]

Hi!

Build is progressing quite good and I'm having a blast!
I will probably finish the chopper this weekend and might even get started on the dio



I have decided to go for a street-car inspired paint scheme - no need to stick to the boxart cammo pattern.

[UKguyInUSA]

Good luck with the build and the diorama! Look forward to seeing your street-car color scheme.

[TommyKillander]

Good luck with the build and the diorama! Look forward to seeing your street-car color scheme.

"street car" might not be the accurate word for what I had in mind. I just googled it....

What I was thinking of is more like a classic muscle car - orange base coat and white or black stripes.

Cheers

[UKguyInUSA]

Good luck with the build and the diorama! Look forward to seeing your street-car color scheme.

"street car" might not be the accurate word for what I had in mind. I just googled it....

What I was thinking of is more like a classic muscle car - orange base coat and white or black stripes.

Cheers

That'll be different! I look forward to seeing the result mate

[TommyKillander]

Hey guys,

Last post for today. Cockpit parts are finished som I will mask the canopy and put everything together tomorrow.

Here's the "pilot" - or whatever you want to call it


The Staedtler FIMO plastic clay was easy to work with. Just put it into the shape you want it and bake it at 100 deg. C in the oven for 30 mins. It comes out as a hard plastic part that is workable with a sanding stick. I might use this to scratchbuild stuff with difficult shapes in the future.

Peace out

[Twokidsnosleep]

Wild looking crazy rabbit....like Bugs Bunny when he drinks the Jekle/Hyde potion

[m0rce]

Lol he is Scary!
Very good!

[CJSomerset]

That's the scariest bunny since Donnie Darko

[TommyKillander]

Hey guys,

The Bunny of Doom has taken the pilotseat, beware...



The chopper will go in Tamiya X-6 Orange and XF-69 NATO Black. I prefer the Nato black since plain XF-1 Flat Black looks too black, IMO...





I think that Orange basecoat and Black racing stripes will look cool

The rotors have been coated with Micro Flat, but I'm not sure to gloss- or flat-coat the fuselage... Have to think about that

Next up is canopy masking - that will probably keep me busy for the next couple of hours

[TommyKillander]

Wild looking crazy rabbit....like Bugs Bunny when he drinks the Jekle/Hyde potion

Lol he is Scary! Very good!

Cool looking chopper Tommy! The mad bunny looks fantastic.

That's the scariest bunny since Donnie Darko

Thanks, guys!

My kids went totally wild when I showed them the finished bunny. I have to keep the kit on a shelf to keep it safe...

Cheers

[Twokidsnosleep]

That orange and black looks KILLER!!!

[TommyKillander]

Hey guys,

Work is crazy right now and family-stuff seems to consume the rest of my time, so the build is going a bit slow at the moment...

Managed to put on a first layer of orange basecoat today and will have a closer look at it tomorrow and maybe put on a second coat. Depending on the final look of the paint I will take a decision if I should gloss or flat-coat it. I think both will look good. If I can't make up my mind I can put on satin-coat

Anyway, I have started to build small eggs from the FIMO clay aswell. Right now it's freaking impossible to get hold of eggs from a hobby-store, since I missed to buy them before easter I will start on the dio base tomorrow.



Stay tuned!

[peppie]

Colours look great, specially the orange

I know what you with buying eggs now. I forgot to buy a large egg to use as a base for my dio. Now you can not buy anymore..

[TommyKillander]

Colours look great, specially the orange

I know what you with buying eggs now. I forgot to buy a large egg to use as a base for my dio. Now you can not buy anymore..

Thanks peppie!

The build have been going well sofar - let's hope I don't donk it

[TommyKillander]

The chopper is almost completed now and after spending 2 hours of masking I airbrushed it in 5 mins (including the time to setup and clean the airbrush) :-P


The masking worked - only a couple of minor touchups needed.


So next up is the dio.



I will use a small IKEA photoframe, some Mini Grass Mat and a sandpaper as a base for a helipad.

Lets get started....

[TommyKillander]

Hey,

Started to work on the asphalt of the helipad. Didn't think this through so much and just started smear out putty and surface primer over a grit 240 sanding paper.



After that I painted the paper with different dark grey and black colours (XF-69, XF-85 and XF-63) using airbrush. After that I made a masking stencil for the yellow round circle of the helipad and precutted the grass.



I will add foliage, stones and long grass to make the grass more realistic.

...BUT its unmasking time! (drum-roll!)









I'm happy with that. Just need to cleanup the canopy and fix some of the edges of the masking.

Stay tuned!

[TommyKillander]

Hey,

Sorry for the slow progress here, but work is a bit up-tempo at the moment. I'm on a tight schedule suddenly since I need to make a businesstrip this weekend - so I loose valuable build-days :-P

Sooo....
- "What's up guys ?"
- "Feet"


Nearly finsihed with the dio... Just need to seal the paint on the frame with some coat and put some final bits together before I set everything up for the Reveal-photos.

[Twokidsnosleep]

Yep, something is in the works there
You are smarter than me, I showed everything in my dio rather than use the teaser pics
Leave 'em wanting more is the old saying

[m0rce]

This is looking great.
Good work mate!

[TommyKillander]

This is looking great.
Good work mate!

Yep, something is in the works there
You are smarter than me, I showed everything in my dio rather than use the teaser pics
Leave 'em wanting more is the old saying

Thanks!

Just got back from a business-trip... Hope I can get everything finished today

BRB