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No, we know you said you were planning to just customize the helos. We're just saying you should do them for casting so we can have some proper ones. :)
 

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This. A thousand times this.

Echo model pointy nose......



I think all this HMMWV shit is harshing my buzz.

MD MODS! MD MODS! MD MODS!
 

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We'll never get a Echo nose, sadly. It would take a particularly skilled vacuformer or Bbi itself to do it, and I just don't see that happening.

I can still dream of doing this in 1:18, though.


 

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Yeah, WB was doing a full-up Mike model upgrade. I'd like to shoot the works ( Six-and-four blades, Echo nose, MMS, interchangeable gun pods, TOWS and M134s), accuracy be damned, and then paint it up for Rick's universe.

There's a lot you can do for the 500. Hell, even a set of skids with the correct height and cant would be nice.
 
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I wish I had that PTE fuselage now that you mention that angle. That might be a potential solution for the 500 I have that's missing it's skids.
 

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I probably have a junker bird laying around that I can salvage the skids from if you need 'em. I'll just include them with the Turdhawk I plan to send you.
 

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Do you have a BBI Bird so you can compare the two? If the width of the mounts is pretty close I can probably use 'em.
 

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If the masses want, the masses get. The 6 blade main and the 4 blade rear look like pretty easy mods.....we'll see. I'll start another thread when I'm working on them and you guys can post pics of what you would like to see.
I'm not doing anything fancy for the uparmour for the Humvee, it will be a jacket kind of thing that just goes over the Humvee. I'll get Daremo to rivet the shit out of it and there you go.
 

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Do you have a BBI Bird so you can compare the two? If the width of the mounts is pretty close I can probably use 'em.

Yeah, but they're all packed up and in storage now. I do know I wanted to do it before, and they're close but not exact, and would require some finagling.
 

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Yeah, but they're all packed up and in storage now. I do know I wanted to do it before, and they're close but not exact, and would require some finagling.

Hmmm. I reckon I'll take my chances on it. Thanks!
 
Wild Bill did some nice work there.

Thanks, I still have to finish that bird. Range tank in the back etc...
I was able to shorten the skids and bend the toes to a more realistic stance. A 530-e nose upgrade would be awesome for international market style customs. If you make one I'd be into that for one of my other 500's
Still my favorite machine to fly. I have. 3700 hrs in 500's and 530's
 
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A heli hog-hunting outfit out of Temple had their 500E parked outside the gunshow yesterday.