NZFF

Posted: **Tue Feb 19, 2008 9:26 am**

With all the interest in home pits at the moment I thought you guys may be interested in this beast.

Check out this link Bell 206 This guy has done an awesome job.

I might have to convince the missus we need a bigger house. Problem being she'll probably suggest me moving out would give her more room anyway.

Posted: **Tue Feb 19, 2008 10:22 am**

I WANT ONE OF THOSE!!!!!

Man oh man that is one dedicated simmer! Congratulations of a fine piece of work!

Gotta get me a 500 fuse now....wowza!

Posted: **Tue Feb 19, 2008 11:29 am**

Instead of a fuselage from a real one ive always thought it mite be cheaper and be better off building one out of fiberglass ,just molding chicken wire and covering it better still and even more cheaper one out of paper mash , and yes and i mean a full scale paper mash fuselage ,would be pretty strong with wire and some wood framing

Posted: **Tue Feb 19, 2008 4:05 pm**

creator2003 wrote:
QUOTE (creator2003 @ Feb 19 2008, 12:29 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Instead of a fuselage from a real one ive always thought it mite be cheaper and be better off building one out of fiberglass ,just molding chicken wire and covering it better still and even more cheaper one out of paper mash , and yes and i mean a full scale paper mash fuselage ,would be pretty strong with wire and some wood framing

Take a while, paper mashaing

Posted: **Tue Feb 19, 2008 5:00 pm**

Yes very nice - would be great to pick up the fron end of a helo like that. I've got the space in my 9m x 9m garage too !!!

Deane

Posted: **Wed Feb 20, 2008 11:55 am**

I am at the very early stages of building my helicopter sim. I am going to build a MD500 which will be based on the floor plan of a hughes 300. I will build a dual control simulator and the little 300 is set up already for dual control

I will fabricate the the cockpit to resemble a MD500 around the hughes 300. I predict the project will take twelve plus months to complete .

Posted: **Wed Feb 20, 2008 2:18 pm**

I saw your post over at Hovercontrol. Good luck with this.

Some late nights coming up in your house I'm picking. Keep us up to date with your progress.

Posted: **Wed Feb 20, 2008 2:25 pm**

Thanks bandit
I will update the project as thing progress

Posted: **Wed Feb 20, 2008 3:24 pm**

Nosecone wrote:
QUOTE (Nosecone @ Feb 20 2008, 03:25 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Thanks bandit
I will update the project as thing progress

Looks like a great project!
Always liked the 500, but more the 500E. Probably because my friends dad has one, sold it now. He offered me a flight in it, but I guess I waited to late. Oh well, hopefully he's getting another heli!

Nick

Posted: **Wed Feb 20, 2008 6:22 pm**

QUOTE

Always liked the 500, but more the 500E.[/quote]
Me too, I have always loved the MD 500 series helicopters. I am considering using an lcd monitor to display the gauges on, and placing a face plate over the top.
This setup will more closely resemble the instrument panel setup of the 500E so I will shape the front nose and bottom of the cockpit to look like a 500E

NZFF

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