new to plastic model making help needed!!

[Guest]

thank you for your encourgement it's good to know i'm not alone.

what would be helpfully is a stage by stage tutorial describing what to do at the different stages of construction and options avaliable and the right tools to use etc,but i guess that's a lot of work,unless there is one on this excellant site already, anyway i'll check out the sites you've given me the links for.:smile11:

thank you all again.

alastair (hawklght)

ps anyone for a passion for helicopters like me,if you haven't already been make for the helicopter museum in western supermare it's brilliant ,especially as it has my 2 favourite helicopters ie a huey uh1-h (ex veitnam ) and the russian mil-hind d.

[Guest]

To start with read my thread "Back to Basics" that I did a few weeks ago in the tutorials section.

There are some things to think about in there before you embark on your build.

[Guest]

new to plastic model making help need

thank you for your encourgement it's good to know i'm not alone.

what would be helpfully is a stage by stage tutorial describing what to do at the different stages of construction and options avaliable and the right tools to use etc,but i guess that's a lot of work,unless there is one on this excellant site already, anyway i'll check out the sites you've given me the links for.:smile11:

thank you all again.

alastair (hawklght)

ps anyone for a passion for helicopters like me,if you haven't already been make for the helicopter museum in western supermare it's brilliant ,especially as it has my 2 favourite helicopters ie a huey uh1-h (ex veitnam ) and the russian mil-hind d.

[Guest]

thank you for your encourgement it's good to know i'm not alone.

what would be helpfully is a stage by stage tutorial describing what to do at the different stages of construction and options avaliable and the right tools to use etc,but i guess that's a lot of work,unless there is one on this excellant site already, anyway i'll check out the sites you've given me the links for.:smile11:

thank you all again.

alastair (hawklght)

ps anyone for a passion for helicopters like me,if you haven't already been make for the helicopter museum in western supermare it's brilliant ,especially as it has my 2 favourite helicopters ie a huey uh1-h (ex veitnam ) and the russian mil-hind d.

[wonwinglo]

***Cannot wait to see this model Terry,dare I suggest that the fuselage codes are 'P-UF' !!

Great fun project,keep up he good work.

Just ordered some diamante for the landing lights, and a miniature make up bag for the cockpit. Anyone got a 1/48 Kenneth Williams (Carry On fame) for the pilot?Tally Hoooooo o o o o oh Matron!

[Guest]

Hi Hawklight

I have only just started to make Helicopters and have made several which turned out ok. In my loft i have a box of "Pending" Kits which are all Helicopters. Just treat the plastic kits as any other kit. Don't worry about mistakes etc. Everyone has made them . Don't have any Russian or eastern bloc but a fair few of the modern stuff from the west. Latest model bought from Huddersfield show OH-13 Coastguard in 1/48.

Good luck Pogo

[wonwinglo]

Pogo,one important word of advice when building helicopter models,make the rotors removeable at the hub,this way it is much easier to store and transport your models,the helicopters also look better if you can droop the blades just like the full sized,this can be done by placing the blades in warm water,then rolling them with a small printers roller,with the blades placed on some sorbo rubber such as carpet underlay.

[Guest]

help

i find that you tube have some helpful hints