Hughes 500D

[Helifino]

My xmas present to myself. Should receive it by Christmas Eve from Tower Hobbies.

[DVS]

WOW that looks :cool: what heli are you putting in it.

[vermonster]

that's one of my favorite scales:D good luck

[WiscHeli]

Nice A Magnum PI 500D :D

[helicopter1]

:) nice heli is that a t/t

[DVS]

TC's Island Hopper heli. :cool:

[blax1]

Very Nice Helifino---- Merry Christmas :)

[Helifino]

It's a funkey fuselage. I'm going to stretch my 30 with a boom and belt for a 50 and switch out the 32 for a 37. I haven't decided on a paint scheme yet. Going back and forth from military to the magnum pi look. I'm open to suggestions...:confused:

[WiscHeli]

Military is nice ,, I have always liked the Private Aircraft look .. TCs colors is a Eye Graber :cool:

[SAAB-o-matic]

There are a ton of police departments that use it.

[greghateley@bigpond.com]

you could always be a bit different and convert it to a littlebird by cutting the landing skids down adding benches either side for a couple of army rangers to sit on an then mount a fast rope system above each ranger , then you will have an original unique heli ,i did it with a tt 530 md ,

[bboy]

Be unique look for a cool sceam that you like on any heli and you could make it work on the 500 good choice for a scale to no matter what you pick good luck and lots of pics please :D

[Helifino]

All good ideas! Keep em coming. I want to keep it simple and like you guys said, unique.

I like the BatCopter bboy. :D

[schwa]

holy crap, is that bat-copter real? any idea where to get it? i wasnt going to really get any more till i am alot better, but i would have to get one of these

[bboy]

holy crap, is that bat-copter real? any idea where to get it? i wasnt going to really get any more till i am alot better, but i would have to get one of these Schwa its a bell 47g like a mash copter just with the batman scheme that site on the picture is for models but good reference Keep em comingOK here a nice one I found

[blax1]

OK here a nice one I found

Yes, that is a nice one, :cool: Color scheme :)

[bboy]

I found this site to Helifino a couple of nice pics of different schemes ;) http://www.geocities.com/Hollywood/2307/photos.html Also if you want to just paint it one solid color and use decals check this site out just some options :) http://www.harrisdecals.com/graphics.asp

[Helifino]

You da man bboy, thanks for the links! I especially like the yellow NOTAR 500E. Wonder if that technology will ever come to rc helis? :cool:

[RotorDoc]

Two of my favorite helis - the Bell 47G and the H500.

There are two of these Bells in my area, one is the yellow and the other is the military green version:

http://www.centuryheli.com/products/helikits/cn1074Bell47G/index.html?currentid=101

There is also one of these Breitling H500's using the Raven 50 mechanics.

http://www.centuryheli.com/products/fuselages/funkey/CN4042E/index_yellow.html?currentid=403

They look great in the air. The fellow with the yellow B47G does some really kewl slide on 180 degree autos. The opening & closing doors are also a nice touch. :)

It is amazing how mauch scale details are molded into these helis, and their 50 size really give them a lot of presence.

[Airmiles]

Nice looking heli, I can't wait to do one someday. This site has an almost endless supply of pics which might make the job of picking a paint scheme harder. While it is oriented to airplanes there are lots of Helis as well. One of my favorite sites.
http://www.airliners.net/search/photo.search?aircraft_genericsearch=MD+Helicopters+369%2FMD-500%2F520%2F530&airlinesearch=&countrysearch=&specialsearch=&daterange=&keywords=&range=&sort_order=&page_limit=15&thumbnails=&calccount=1245904&truecount=false&engine_version=6.0

[Helifino]

RotorDoc, I really like the color scheme on the Breitling H500. I've been eying that one for awhile now. Thanks! :)

[Helifino]

Thanks Airmiles, I added that site to my favorites list. Now I have 214 more choices! :cool:

[Helifino]

Just got an email from Tower Hobbies tonight. Kit was shipped yesterday, right now it's in Baltimore, and I should have it tomorrow. :cool:

[Helifino]

Whooo Hooo, came today! Man, the box is huge. I decided to wait until Christmas to open it.

[Helifino]

I've decided to go with this scheme.

[WiscHeli]

Congates Helifino :D

[Helifino]

Thanks Wisc. I think the wifes getting me an airbrush for xmas. That ought to be interesting. :eek: :D

Congrats to you on the 500. Looking forward to your build.:)

[WiscHeli]

Thanks i will be posting lots of pics ,,,,,, i want to see your build too decide on a color sceam yet .....


\opps i looked up LOL :eek:

[blax1]

Congrats Helifino
You will have heaps of fun getting that sorted out, looking forward to some photos along the way :cool:
Merry Christmas
Ralph

[vermonster]

right on Helifino 101st screamin eagleshttp://www.tioh.hqda.pentagon.mil/Graphics/101AirborneDivSSI.jpgcavalry to boothttp://www.tioh.hqda.pentagon.mil/Graphics/CavalryBC.gif

don't forget the Wisconsin guy's



Symbolism: The design was suggested by the Division’s authorized shoulder sleeve insignia. The black eagle alluding to “Old Abe,” an actual eagle carried into combat during the Civil War by one of the regiments from the State of Wisconsin, the territory of the original 101st Division

[Jeff Bulmer]

Whooo Hooo, came today! Man, the box is huge. I decided to wait until Christmas to open it.


WHY WAIT????I thought I'd wait to open my evo 50 too..its more than half biult already!!

[Helifino]

The o.s.37 came today from tower. Already have the airbrush and olive drab paint. Just waiting on a how to book to arrive so that I can get started on the fuse. Undecided on going with a titan boom or the 50v2.

[Dantheman]

Helifino, whats the latest on the Hughes 500 D. Thats one of my favorite helis'. I wonder if that body would work on a T-Rex 600. Thats going to be my next helicopter. I've always wanted to build a scale, maybe I could combine the two projects? :rolleyes:

[Helifino]

I'm waiting for a book, Building Scale Helicopters, that I had ordered Jan. 1st. to arrive. I have everything that I need to do it except for some guidance. I didn't find scalerchelis.com all that helpful to me, although it is a great site.
Mine is the unpainted version, so I have my work cut out for me as I have never done anything like this before. I would sure hate to screw it up. I have been giving it a lot of thought lately as to doing a very detailed build thread.
I would say that it would work with a Trex 600 with little to no modification. What were you thinking of doing, nitro or electric?

[blax1]

Helifino, here is a link to arcHeli-cobra, a guy over here is putting a 500 fuse on a T-Rex, I realize your project is much larger, but you maybe interested in this.....

Cheers Ralph

http://www.archeli.com.au/cobra/showthread.php?t=114078

[Helifino]

Thanks Ralph. That's probably one of the most complete start to finish builds that I have seen on the subject. Helps a lot!

[blax1]

Yes- I only came across it last night, I thought he was doing a great job, did you notice he has reserved pages in the thread to add to latter, even though he has finished building, and is actually flying her, interesting concept :)

[Dantheman]

I'm waiting for a book, Building Scale Helicopters, that I had ordered Jan. 1st. to arrive. I have everything that I need to do it except for some guidance. I didn't find scalerchelis.com all that helpful to me, although it is a great site.
Mine is the unpainted version, so I have my work cut out for me as I have never done anything like this before. I would sure hate to screw it up. I have been giving it a lot of thought lately as to doing a very detailed build thread.
I would say that it would work with a Trex 600 with little to no modification. What were you thinking of doing, nitro or electric?
I think I'll stick with electric. My Rex 450SE has worked out pretty well. It seems like electric would work out good for scale, being smoother and cleaner than nitro.

I got an airbrush last year. With a little practice you can get some nice results. Just take your time and don't rush it and you should end up with a beautiful heli. Keep us posted! :)