Martinnfb Posted April 19, 2019 Author Share Posted April 19, 2019 If you run out of ballistic mats, carpets will do 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GazzaS Posted April 20, 2019 Share Posted April 20, 2019 Now you just need a picture of Putin with one of these! Gaz 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martinnfb Posted April 20, 2019 Author Share Posted April 20, 2019 Putout with one of those 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Posted April 20, 2019 Share Posted April 20, 2019 Where do you find all this stuff??? I could never source out the pics and info you do......................... phenomenal.................. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martinnfb Posted April 20, 2019 Author Share Posted April 20, 2019 Hey girls, Last night I was working on the windows. It was quite late to post pictures, so here is the update. Initially I wanted to use clear plastic from a random CD cover. Using my template to scribe the outline, only to realized that this material is waaaay too brittle There has to be something in my garage , we know there is. Eye protection or the shield on my table grinder. The shield has nice concave to it, so it won. The next part can be scary, containing words like grinder and orbital sander. Anyway, it all worked out at the end and was able to drown it all it the epoxy sauce :). And this morning with the help of my new sanding pad, we have some results. Rough cut ( 180 grit) of course I am not going to worry about the inside look of these windows, they will be almost completely hidden behind the armour plating . Cheers M. 9 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJTX Posted April 20, 2019 Share Posted April 20, 2019 Ok, I was happy that I cut a square piece of plastic to the correct size. This...this is AMAZING work. Your a true craftsman Martin. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GusMac Posted April 20, 2019 Share Posted April 20, 2019 Wow, amazing finish Martin. They flush-in beautifully 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Clunkmeister Posted April 20, 2019 Administrators Share Posted April 20, 2019 Yikes! That ones seen better days. Hope you ge crew walked away 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Clunkmeister Posted April 20, 2019 Administrators Share Posted April 20, 2019 Brilliant work, Martin. That worked well. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coolboxx Posted April 20, 2019 Share Posted April 20, 2019 This is great, i get in now........scratching parts, making things from what works... is half the fun... if your that way inclined of course... great work Martin. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martinnfb Posted April 20, 2019 Author Share Posted April 20, 2019 6 hours ago, Jeff said: Where do you find all this stuff??? I could never source out the pics and info you do......................... phenomenal.................. Thank You Jeff, It is about your searching techniques. For instance , you are not searching for" Mi-17". Ninety percent of social media reporters have no idea what that is. You need to look for situation, something that describes places where Mi-17 was operated, maintained etc. Then there is a gallery on U.S.ARMY web that contains beautiful pictures of Afghani helos . Marketing departments are probably trying to justify the spendings to the taxpayers 5 hours ago, TJTX said: Ok, I was happy that I cut a square piece of plastic to the correct size. This...this is AMAZING work. Your a true craftsman Martin. Tony , thank you for the compliment. If I can do it anybody can. Especially, when your middle name is "Precision " Cheers 1 hour ago, GusMac said: Wow, amazing finish Martin. They flush-in beautifully Thank You sir 1 hour ago, Clunkmeister said: Yikes! That ones seen better days. Hope you ge crew walked away No casualties, Unfortunately, 9 soldiers were injured after this chopper hit the tree during the landing in the compound of national directorate of security. 11 May 2011. 49 minutes ago, coolboxx said: This is great, i get in now........scratching parts, making things from what works... is half the fun... if your that way inclined of course... great work Martin. Yes sir, that pretty much sums it up. This build id very special for me, with Ernie we have been planning this for several years now and I was hoping that somebody would come up with conversion set. I guess Mi-17 does not have a cool-factor such as Blackhawk or Apache. Well , long story short, I am not getting any younger and I do like to lots of fun creating something slightly deferent that the mainstream offering . Thank You for the support 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Posted April 20, 2019 Share Posted April 20, 2019 Genius ....................................... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Administrators Clunkmeister Posted April 21, 2019 Administrators Share Posted April 21, 2019 Well, we were always told that the safest place to be in a helicopter crash was inside the helicopter. We were always ordered to, in the event of a crash, stay inside the helicopter until all the pieces stopped flying around. Of course, with our Hueys, the transmission would generally come crashing through the enclosure and decapitate those sitting in the rear.. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GazzaS Posted April 21, 2019 Share Posted April 21, 2019 23 hours ago, Martinnfb said: Putout with one of those Martin, You never cease to amaze! Love the result of your window works! What paint scheme were you going with, again? Gaz 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coolboxx Posted April 21, 2019 Share Posted April 21, 2019 My 1st thought he's adding a filter..... with a broom.... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martinnfb Posted April 23, 2019 Author Share Posted April 23, 2019 On 4/20/2019 at 6:44 PM, Clunkmeister said: Well, we were always told that the safest place to be in a helicopter crash was inside the helicopter. We were always ordered to, in the event of a crash, stay inside the helicopter until all the pieces stopped flying around. Of course, with our Hueys, the transmission would generally come crashing through the enclosure and decapitate those sitting in the rear.. That is actually true. The Mi-17 undercarriage is design to collapse and absorb the impact energy during the event of crash landing. And the cabin has a lover part that collapses like a cushion for further energy dissipation . Mi-17 is one of the types with a great safety record. On 4/20/2019 at 7:57 PM, GazzaS said: Martin, You never cease to amaze! Love the result of your window works! What paint scheme were you going with, again? Gaz Thank You Gas, it should be Canadian ship. On 4/21/2019 at 3:10 AM, coolboxx said: My 1st thought he's adding a filter..... with a broom.... Valeio wash Parenting one to one: Dad is Easter bunny real ? No .... and that is how I bought tons of time past long weekend. So here is some progress. Sanding and correcting the shape some more, Wet-sanding and polishing , and finally scribing the radome. 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HubertB Posted April 23, 2019 Share Posted April 23, 2019 Fantastic work Hubert 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harv Posted April 23, 2019 Share Posted April 23, 2019 Wow, amazing my friend !.......harv 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coolboxx Posted April 23, 2019 Share Posted April 23, 2019 Very symmetrical scribe Martin very well done. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivan Ivanovich Posted April 23, 2019 Share Posted April 23, 2019 Bloody marvellous work, Martin! Ganz großes Tischtennis!!! (German UBER compliment) 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GazzaS Posted April 26, 2019 Share Posted April 26, 2019 That nose is amazing Martin! I can't believe how perfectly you shaped and scribed that thing! Gaz 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterpools Posted April 27, 2019 Share Posted April 27, 2019 Martin I'm just blown away - amazing work - simply amazing Keep 'em comin Peter 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martinnfb Posted April 27, 2019 Author Share Posted April 27, 2019 Gentleman, thanks you for the support. Last week was very hectic and the little time I had was invested to some unrelated research. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martinnfb Posted April 27, 2019 Author Share Posted April 27, 2019 and this just popped out These resin guns are an absolute gems, however they are missing very prominent spare cartage housing and tube. Not a biggie, but considering the price , it would be nice to include this detail in the package. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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