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On the question of whether the Silver Eagles flew the OH-58A in any displays, I believe they did for Transpo' 72. The team was put together just for that show but they proved to be such a hit with the Army brass that the decision was made to keep the team going. However, the team was simply too big and had to be reduced from 18 helicopters! The pilots voted for war-weary OH-6As over factory-fresh OH-58As! Two aircraft with very different handling characteristics and the OH-6 was always going to be suited to a role that demands excellent handling and good manoeuvrability. Perhaps the Army were

It's looking good! Keep up the great work. LD.

That interior looks amazing. And very precise! LD.

Yea, I think the Fujimi kit is probably the best of the two 500M-D kits available in 1/48th. The Academy kit is a re-pop of the Hasegawa kit but the windscreen has the centre framework that runs up the front of the nose out of centre alignment. Get an original Hasegawa kit if you can if you choose that moulding. The old Tamiya 1/48th OH-6A / 500 is a different mould again but isn't the version you want. In theory, you could kit-bash a Tamiya OH-6 kit with an Academy kit and that might work. LD.

Thanks for that link. I have saved that article for future reference! LD.

Which scale are you doing your model in? If it's 1/48th, then yes, the CMK set will do the job. The armament planks might be a little over-span so check that out before adding them. I think the plank that comes with the Dragon 1/35 Little Bird kit is the correct span and might serve as a good guide. Let me know if you need the dimensions and I will see what I can do. LD.

Thanks for posting the Agency Hip pics. Always interesting to see these shadowy birds. LD.

Thanks. I should have recalled that they had an A and D model Chinook already out there. I think the CH-47 still looks kinda cool with all the weapons fitted. LD.

Is the ACH-47A a brand new tool? Looks interesting. LD.

Yea, I found an original issue of this kit with the chrome sprue! The moulding is much cleaner on the original than on the Revell re-issue. Every part seems to have a mould seam in the Revell reissue. I am still enjoying this build, it just needs a little extra work. I just keep in mind that this is a kit from the 1960's! A new 1/32 kit from Revell is not likely to happen so we will make do with this old kit. I didn't know a whole lot about the Jet Ranger when I started but as I have progressed with this build and its associated research, I have discovered that with a few minor mod

Well done on a very nice ACH-47A. The weathering looks good and not over-done. The figures are really nice and add a sense of scale to the Chinook. 👍 LD.

For some reason, postimg.cc have blocked my account. Maybe because of an adblocker or something like that. Can anyone else suggest an alternative and user-friendly image hosting site? Thanks. LD.

The helicopter I have chosen to model is a Plain-Jane aircraft and doesn't have any police markings applied. It is in a standard Bell factory paint scheme. The only decals I will need is the N-number. I hope to find someone to print these off for me. Any stencils etc will come from the Revell decal sheet. There are a few items on that sheet that will be very useful to my build. Somehow, I had managed to completely overlook that not-so-minor detail! 😬 Thanks for highlighting this error in the kit. 👍 I am hoping some flat sections of plastic card will suffice as a basic coc

It has been quite a while since I have attempted to build a kit so I am going to have a go at this ancient kit. If it's OK, I'd like to post my progress and anticipated trials and tribulations with this model here. I have built this kit in the past - 1985, in fact. I have a distant memory of it fitting together reasonably well. I do know that I was immensely proud of it, having received the kit as a gift from my parents. I finished it in overall Olive Drab and used the US Army decals. It didn't last long sadly, as my sister knocked it over and it was damaged beyond repair. 😒

I hope you have a good recovery after your recent health woes. Great work on this H-34. LD.