1/35 UH-1H VNAF 213rd Helicopter Squadron, Da-Nang AFB

This is the kit....1/35 scale UH-1D by Dragon. And I am going to modify it to the H model.

And here is the plan, initially I wanted to build a "slick" Huey like this illustration with a rare camouflage of the 217th HS based at Binh-Thuy AFB.

Then I changed my mind to do a gunship of the 213rd HS based at Da-Nang for the memory of a friend of our family who was the 213th gunship pilot, a truth hero who passed away recently...

Photo editing...

These days...with computer and technologies, we can play more with the models after they're finished and instead of sitting on the shelves or in display cases...we can make them like real aircrafts flying in the sky....and here is my Dragonfly in hot, low level flying in supporting ground troops of the RAVN...

Finish model...

These photos were shot on the roof of my car and use real background...:)

Merry Christmas...2010

Dull coat...

When all the weathring washing are done, the whole model and orther bits are sprayed with two coats of dull coat or matt coat (in this case, Gunze clear coat was used) to protect the decals and weathering wash and also get rid of the glossy look from the Future coats...as military aircrafts workhorse are often fainted by weathers....

Washing...

After all the decals are in placed, two coats of Future were applied and dried for 24 hours then I used Pro-Modeller Weathering Wash to wash the whole model. Let it sit for about two hours then rub it back with a damp cloth according to where it should be more or less "weathring".

Decals...

As VNAF decal subjects are rare to find (and often are not accurate) on the market place...so most VNAF modellers preferred to make his own VNAF decals.  Here are the badges of 516 Fighter Squadron on the starboard side of the fin and the 41st Tactcal Wing on the port side...