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Old 05-07-2006, 03:54 AM
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Sgt. Sant
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Default RE: piccolo/huey in flight

i bought the Revell 1/24th scale huey gunship model just for the decals. found out later Revell sells broken or missing parts. decals are a couple bucks. anyway i use the pilots for show, they come out when i fly. i used the antenna, fin on top, and the pitot tube. that's about it. oh yea , one machine gun for my co-pilot turned gunner. i made all the insides out of paper, keep weight down. i didn't build my uh-1d like Ikarus instructions say to. i wanted the doors open. didn't butcher it, cut skids off, tail boom, no way. my tail rotor is still down low. the revell model is a B model, uh-1b , baby huey. i like the d model , bigger, big doors, looks better, i think. i have seen some people use the plastic model on a micro , but needs a brushless motor to lift it. and it's a baby