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  1. Help! Do the low vis insignias have color to them? I find  in my research that there are various differences in lo vis lettering and insignias

     

    greg

     

  2. I am in the process of doing a diorama of the barricade landing that a fellow high school class mate was involved in.

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    I have started it and need some help in finding decals, ideas on how to paint this scheme,  any suggestions greatly appreciated since I am on a deadline.

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  3. Hi, I'm not a really into building planes and I got this kit off of Ebay for  a friends son as a Christmas gift. Could you kind people help me on the lineage of this kit, Is it an Airfix? I know this was in the General Meals MPC era kit. How difficult is the build? I don't think they will paint it but will build it as a family project.

     

    greg

  4. I built this years ago for a customer straight from the box. I do not claim to be a plane modeler, expert or pilot as I have stated before, it has to have 4 or more wheels and usually red and has lights and a siren! This was a change for me. Humbrol paints airbrushed and bare metal foil for tail portions. Built with generic markings as I believe it was marked later as a gift to someone the customer knew.

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    greg

  5. Unfortunately, the civilian bird you linked to is a Civil Bell 204B. While it looks a bit like the US Army UH-1B, it has the long tail boom of the UH-1F to accommodate the 48ft main rotor. The UH-1B has a short tailboom and 44 foot rotor. Basically, it is very hard to get there from the 1/24 UH-1B kit. If the length difference doesn't bother you, just put unarmored civilian mesh seats in her and paint it like the civil one. You will also need to remove the ammo trays molded into the rear cabin which will create a big hole to fill, unless you ignore it as well. Sorry if that's not what you wanted to hear.

    Ray

    The description on the web page lists a rotor diameter of:

    Rotor Diameter : 43 ft 3 in

    and they state former military and list them as UH 1 but picture has them as 204's

    which I don't understand.

    greg

  6. My guess would be the removal of the ammo box under the rear seat, filling the feed holes and mounts for the armament, The web site for the helo company says they are former military so the pilots seats should be ok since the original model did not have armored seats, the back must have a rear facing seat as the specs from the web site say 10 passenger.

    I just gave mine a civilian paint scheme

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    greg

  7. I am not up on the model nomenclature, but I have a lower 40 back burner project older than some of the modelers here that I stretched one of the kits and was going to end up with the longer version.

    I recently revived this project and looking at a 412 it might be just easier to go all the way to that model. Does anyone have dimensions of the superstructure around the engines and the rotor fairing? I think it would be a real challenge and it would be a great piece in my collection, Has any one every modified this kit?

    greg

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