Fiddlers Green - Bell h-13 sioux

[ringmaster]

How did you make the booms?

[Wad Cutter]

The glass part has me stumped(nothing new there). I for one sure would enjoy a tutorial on how the glass cutting is done. I have the model in my libary but paper colored canopies are a bit of a turn off for me. I have tried using other materials but not on a bubble style canopy. wc

[Modeller]

Thank you all)

JohnM, yeah they knew how to make the cool things out)))

The booms, made'em from ball pen tubings without ink inside. Some thin wire was put inside to hold the things together and be though connected to the cabin too, with a small punched holes for wires geting into it.

Wad Cutter dont'be afraid to give a try really) Just a simple glass cutter. But you don't need a perfect rounded hole. The main thing not to smash the whole bulb, after bulb, and after bulb))) Whatever, it doesn't also matter)

[Miles Linnabery]

Dear John M:
My father was Chief Design Engineer for The Helicopter division of Bell Aircraft co. as it was for the first part of the Korea conflict then it be came Bell helicopter. First they made a wood form of the bubble then they made a big oven to fit the form and a big sheet of plexiglass first ones were just popped over later it was vacuformed.
History rules,
Miles

[MacSongLi]

I love it, the light bulb is a great idea.

Gary

[murphyaa]

Originally Posted by Wad Cutter

The glass part has me stumped(nothing new there). I for one sure would enjoy a tutorial on how the glass cutting is done. I have the model in my libary but paper colored canopies are a bit of a turn off for me. I have tried using other materials but not on a bubble style canopy. wc

The original FG model was designed around a standard 60 watt incandescent bulb. The engine compartment was left as a box to hide the base of the bulb so cutting of the glass wouldn't be required.

It took a lot of effort to get the body scaled to a lightbulb


I don't remember being this young though


I designed the tents for the diorama as well, if that helps.

[Modeller]

Wow, that so great to have a designer of this model here especially ofcourse )

murphyaa thank you very much pal for this work. Lovely model!

[rjm]

murphyaa, That sure looks like the old iMac that I have still working here.
Cheers, Bob

[musicman]

Hi Guys,
Hey,,, I built the Batman version of this chopper a while back.
And what I used for the cabin glass was a plastic cover from a
Fridge lightbulb I bought at the dollar store.
I trimmed it down and scratch built the interior.
That way it's a bit safer and you can put what you want to into it.
Here are a few pictures.
Best Regards,
Gary

[Falco]

That is one FG model I swore never to try building... cudos for all of you who built it.