Fire Fighting Helo

[Eddie M.]

A little test fit of of the rotors and the engines are on. The front of the engines need a bit of work still.
 Eddie

[elmayerle]

Gorgeous, but would the engines need the cooled exhausts for fire-fighting duties?

[lancer]

First off, this has gotto be the best Apache I've ever seen. The colour scheme is simple but so striking it's amazing.

Second thing, Where are the flashing blue light going to go?? and, will the siren go ne naw ne naw or wooo wooo ?      

Sorry, I'm in a silly mood this morning.

[Ollie]

and, will the siren go ne naw ne naw or wooo wooo ?      

You mean the siren going "too late, too late, too late...!"



Nice job Eddie!

 

[cthulhu77]

Loving it !  Simply loving it !

[Brian da Basher]

Another beaut there Eddie! Gotta agree with Lancer....you should put a siren on it! Maybe even a visi-bar...

Brian da Basher

[Captain Canada]

Wow, Eddie...looking good ! Love the shot of the rotor head, with the subtle weathering...looks like a big piece of metal. I also like Zac's "Miller Modelworks" idea, sounds pretty catchy !

Maybe the exhasut coolers are really spark arrestors, to coform with CA stringent enviro-laws !

In envy of your production, buddy...keep it up !

Toad

 

[Eddie M.]

Gorgeous, but would the engines need the cooled exhausts for fire-fighting duties?

I thought about it and I don't think it would make a difference. I bet the down draft would be some thing to worry about in the wrong situation. I'm going to install the rocket canisters to start back burns in rough landscape senerios.
   Eddie

[elmayerle]

I was thinking more along the lines of removing equipment that wasn't needed for the mission and just added weight and complexity.  Still, I could see circumstances where the cooled exhausts would be useful.

[cthulhu77]

Like the idea of a siren and flashing light bar...put it where the hot brick normally goes !

[K5054NZ]

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[Eddie M.]

Just to show I've been working on this monster, here's the main gear after a bit of weathering. The canopy has been painted and should be ready for pix tomorrow.
 Eddie

[K5054NZ]

Lovin it!

[elmayerle]

So tell me, are you going to add the little details, like the small items that stand on top of each engine nacelle?  You really, they're there for an important purpose unrelated to what the helicopter does.

[Eddie M.]

So tell me, are you going to add the little details, like the small items that stand on top of each engine nacelle?  You really, they're there for an important purpose unrelated to what the helicopter does.

This kit doesn't provide the items you're speaking of (and since I'm not "helo guy", I don't know what those things should be), so I'll have to search out some reference material to see if I can do it myself.
   Eddie