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UH-1H Dust Off / Ambulance ; 237th MD / Equipment
Wiggi replied to Wiggi's topic in Helicopter Modeling
Hi! Thanks a lot for your help! I will consider your information while equiping my DustOff. All the best Wiggi -
Dear all, please excuse my late reply. Thanks a lot for your valued information! I haven't been aware that the Blackhawks and Crusaders have been the same unit just using different names. The pictures are highly appreciated and some things have become much clearer now! Any further pictures would also be highly appreciated. Unfortunately pictures of Blackhawk UH-1 are very rare. Many thanks in advance and all the best Wiggi
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Dear all, together with my Slick Huey build, I'm working on a Dust Off / MedEvac Huey. It will be a UH-1H with markings of the 237th MD, "Curious Yellow". As there are almost no pictures of MedEvac Hueys available I would like to ask what equipment was carried in addition to the rescue hoist and stretchers? Any information would be highly appreciated! Many thanks in advance and best regards Sven
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Dear all, thanks a lot for your comments! I'm quite sure, that the helicopter belongs to the 187th AHC. The nose art shows a stylized black eagle on a blue background. Some pictures can be found here: http://www.187thahc.net/aircraft/photos/hilltopper2.jpg http://www.187thahc.net/scrapbook/pict_67/jq_s3_bird.JPG Some more pictures can be found in: “Vietnam War Army Helicopter Nose Art” from John Brennan I'm aware that due to operational requirements and the personal preferences of the crew the appearance of unit helicopters often differed,
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Dear all. my current project is to build a UH-1D from the 187th AHC, Blackhawks, Tay Ninh 1967. PrintScale offers a fine decal sheet but the overall painting instructions are insufficient. I already carried out quite a lot of research but would like to ask if someone else could contribute to this topic. Here’s what I could find out / assume so far: - Main rotor blades: A short clip on Youtube suggests that one upper blade was painted white while the other was painted OD. The clip shows helicopter of the Crusaders but I assume that this
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Dear all, just have seen a video clip showing the activities of the Scale Navy Team which will show up during Euro Model Expo (EME) modelshow in Lingen/ Germany: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQniZaiSKpk Absolutely outstanding models. I'm looking forward to visit their display. Further information regrding the EME can be found here: https://euromodelexpo.jimdo.com/ The show will be held March, 26th/ 27th 2022 Best regards Sven
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Hi Napalmakita, thanks a lot for the information and please excuse my query being a bit slow on the uptake. Also dual GBU-38 on TER in slant configuration? MTHX in advance! Sven
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Dear all, with great interest I followed this threat as I'm about to build an AV-8B II +. I will use the 1/72 Hasegawa kit. I want to put some ordnance under the wings and found a picture of an AV-8 with two iters and a total of 4 GBU-38. Would it be an option to have two GBU-38 on one side while two GBU-12 on the other side? Or another asymmetrical weapons load? Would be happy about any information! Thanks a lot and best regards Sven
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Hi guys, thanks alot for your help and please excuse my late reply! Finally I decided to use the head up display even it is doubtful that it was still in use around the time frame. The reason was because it looks quite nice and the etched would have needed some rework to be correct. You can find some more information in this thread: Very best regards, Sven
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Dear all, finally my Vigilante made it across the finish line and I want to thank all those who contributed to my project. Here you can find some pictures of the completed modell as well as some pictures from the construction phase: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/uhuty6796i180jk/AABD9eDwRcoLalpao_Vc3A-ra?dl=0 Some Details to the accesoires used: Vigilante:
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Dear all, I‘m about to complete my Trumpeters 1/72 Vigilante. It will represent an RVAH-11 bird during their 1972 cruise with Constellation. I checked a my references (Ginter, Warpaint, Aerofax, Osprey) as well as a lot pictures I found in the internet. But for me it appears that the available stencils are either incomplete or incorrect. I’m aware about the fact that some stencils might have been omitted during a planes service live. Does someone has further information about stencils carried by Vigilantes? I’m also unsure abou
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Dear all, I always wanted to build a Vietnam ear RC-135M So it is no surprise that I have the AMT RC-135 kit in my stash. Unfortunately the Vietnam specific “M” version has some fairings at the rear sides. After a lot of time I found some on Shapeways and ordered them. In my eyes thze shape matches the picture available and the fit is probably much better than some of the kit parts. Here you can find two picture of a test fit: https://www.dropbox.com/s/w2luxs7s477jmh3/IMG_0610_s.jpg?dl=0 https://www.dropbox.com/s/nkavvo821ejuial/IMG_0612_s.jpg?dl=0
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Dear all, thanks a lot for your compliments! As promised some more pictures. https://www.dropbox.com/s/8u553hjk7fhzy78/IMG_0571.JPG?dl=0 https://www.dropbox.com/s/cimkw0ipaeei73l/IMG_0569.JPG?dl=0 Cheers Wiggi
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Dear all, actually I'm building a RA-5C Vigilante. My project will resemble a RVAH-11 aircraft, Vietnam War, between October 1971 and June 1972. When the RA-5C entered service it was equipped with an head up display called Projected Display Indicator (PDI). During her career this PDI has been removed by AFC 233. Unfortunately I wasn't able to find out in which time frame these removal has been carried out. Pictures I found were not conclusive. Maybe some has more detailed information and might share them.
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Dear All, thanks a lot for your positive feedback. as requested, I added some pictures in better resolution: https://www.dropbox.com/s/ovc5w3yixc6aee2/IMG_0550.JPG?dl=0 https://www.dropbox.com/s/5v92t5kd8tfpvgs/IMG_0552.JPG?dl=0 https://www.dropbox.com/s/7i8q6s3mjlfk4s1/IMG_0554.JPG?dl=0 I will add some more pics later. Cheers Sven
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Dear all, after a long time, I was able to complete my Arizona Chicken Phantom finally. Before I resume with some explanations I want thank some people for their much appreciated help. These people are: Archangelo D., AFHRA/RSR Chandler W., USAF, Lt Colonel, Ret. Richard W. And especially Brett S. , National Museum of the U.S. Air Force The project started about 2005 with some research after I saw a picture of that aircraft in a magazine. Since then I carried out a lot of research.
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Dear All, thanks a lot for your much appreciated help! It is correct that 66-0371 was shot down with Dobson and Murphy in 1972. This was the Arizona Chicken. But it is quite unlikely that the aircraft had that artwork at that time, as aircrews preferred their own artwork and regularly overpainted the old ones. A good example was the F-4E, Arkansas Traveler, which was overpainted after the crew changed. The USAF museum gave me the information that 67-0371 was never serving in SEA. It is sure that around May 1970 the aircraft wore the crew names and the
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Dear all, An old project ressurected and I would like to ask if you could help me with some research. I need to know the name of the Backseater of an Vietnam era Phantom: The particular aircraft was a F-4E Phantom II, 66-0371, tailcode was JJ. It served in Korat with the 388th TFW, 34th TFS from May 1969 to Feb. 1972. In May 1970 the aircraft was named Arizona Chicken with the appropriate artwork on the intake. The crew names were painted on the canopy rails. The pilot's name was Maj. Roger Long. I already contacted the USAF museum and
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Hello Ray, thanks a lot for your reply, I assumed that there are no alternatives around. Maybe one day a major manufacturer will offer an appropriate set. Cheers Sven
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Hello Chris, thanks a lot for the information! I checked a lot of pictures and it seems that this practice with white rotor blades was less common. I also recognized that there were Snakes with orange elevators and that they had white rotor blades too. I guess that it is up to everyone’s taste to paint the blades white as long as there is no picture of the particular aircraft available? Cheers Sven
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Dear all, I'm looking out for a proper 1/72 M23 armament system for the UH-1H I know about the SHQ white metal set, while the figures are looking quite appealing, the armament system itself is not really convincing. Does anybody know if there are other options around? MTHX Wiggi
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Dear all, I already built at least two Vietnam Cobra and I want to build another pair of Vietnam era Cobras. While studying my references I discovered that some AC might have had one main rotor blade painted white. Was there a practice on which Cobras a blade was painted white? I'm asking because Floyds picture clerly shows that both blades are painted black. Thanks a lot and best regards Wiggi
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Dear all, regarding the load out for a Vietnam Counter Invader, has anyone information about the 280gl. external fuel tanks (mounted on the inboard wing pylons) if they were used operationally? Many thanks in advance Best regards Wiggi
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After a long time of absence from this project I was able to solve some problems regarding the detailing of the engines. After all I went back to the workbench an continued the construction as you can see. Cheers Wiggi
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Dear all, finally I made it to complete my Cobras. Many thanks to all who helped me to get my Cobra more authentic. Best regards Sven