Italeri 1/72 OH-6A Cayuse

[ManCupboardModels]

My entry for this 'Nam GB is this teeny tiny whopper chopper:



Work beckons.... , so I'll make a start next week. Best of luck to all, some cracking kits being put together for this GB

[UKguyInUSA]

That's cool daddy!

[martin57]

nice good luck with it.

[ManCupboardModels]

Greetings all. Should just finish this before midnight tomorrow. Had no time lately for modelling Life getting in the way...... But hey ho, soldier on we must!

Sprue shots and instructions:








Cockpit assembly:




Primed:


Seats, joysticks and foot pedals painted:



Ammo Box painted:



Tiny!


Main body painted and joined together:



I'll add some history and info on this little fellow tomorrow. Cheers guys, nice to be back and modelling again

[chief5437]

Wow, take about cutting it fine! Good to see you back at the bench mate. Hope you get it finished in time.

[ManCupboardModels]

Wow, take about cutting it fine! Good to see you back at the bench mate. Hope you get it finished in time.

Cheers Chief, just doing the decals.

[ManCupboardModels]

Rest of the build:

Landing gear added



Rear stabilizers added:



Main rotor assembled and painted:


Canopy added. Not a very good fit at all.... Plus painted the canopy lines freehand as didn't have time to mask



Time to start the decals....





The side mounted machine gun didn't quite reach the ammo box inside the heli, so glued on the end of a cocktail stick. Just the job!


Just the main rota to add which you can see in the final reveal pics. To finish off the build thread, a little history:

In the late sixties, this small helicopter became operative with the US army during the Vietnam War. Initially, it was thought inadequate but became a much appreciated recon helicopter and renamed Loach.

Later it was also produced for civilian use and is still in use today in various versions.