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Having flown Civvy 204's and a UH-1B that was supposed to be a civvy 204, that looks quite amazing! Trumpeter have done some research on this one!

Downward firing seats were only used on very early A models I believe. Anything used by anyone other than the USAF would have upwards ejecting seats. The F-104G and CF-104 used by MOST countries other than Germany and Italy would initially have had the Lockheed C-2 seat with just the lower ejection handles, then SOME nations changed later to the MB Q7 seat. The Norwegian CF-104D pictured on the book cover got the Q7 seats as a mod after retirement. The bay below the tail is access to the hydraulic systems. right behind it will be the drag chute compartment.

the LA County Sheriff is an actual SH-3H Sea King. The others pictured are all 61N or L and don't really carry the moniker Sea King. But you won't be ridiculed for calling them that. The bottom picture shows the Canadian Helicopters Ltd's fleet that went to Afghanistan. I currently work for that company nowadays.

8.86 NM a minute at 532 knots. Calculated on my trusty E-6B

Thanks!!

@dai phan the three lamps (2 round, one rectangular) over your work bench, what are they? (Brand). Looks like adequate light over the actual work space, which I'm struggling with as I'm getting older. H.

the only thing I want to add to this discussion is the retarder. It is glycerin based, and can make the paint take a long while to dry, and I have ammended this formula to only 1 drop of retarder. The paint still flows nicely, and no tip dry as of yet. Other than that, this Mixture as described by @FalconFan24 have been used successfully by me for quite a while!

There are images of Intruder guys with mask off and boom mic, but I don't have the book anymore... But yes, they were indeed sometimes issued with a dual setup. I don't know why.

The A-6 crews could switch between. their helmets usually had both.

I thought Eduard had some updates too. For my skills, the kit is enough!

I use @FalconFan24's mix for airbrushing Vallejo Model Air, and it removes all problems. the cost of the liquids were minimal, and a 10ml bottle lasts a loong time, and you'll have enough for almost a lifetime of painting. It is very uncomplicated to make as well. 10 drops, then 60/40 of the liquids. super easy. My only gripe with the Vallejo model air is that they take a while to cure, and the Tamiya and AK Lacquers are touch dry almost immediately. Cheers H.

I flew 2 different ones, one now crashed unfortunately. HTS(C) had 3 of them, one on wheels (my main) and 2 on skids. (landing gear was interchangeable...). The rotor blades have the same chord as a cessna wing... And it makes a lot of noise, but is oh so cool... My steed starting in Iqaluit (CYFB), and not me flying that day.

I've flown one real B in Canada on firefighting. In Canada they can't sell the Bell '204' models outside of Canada, because they were all grandfathered in under the '204' nomenclature, but there is a real mix of 204 and UH-1B/E in the civvy market... I don't know how many are left, less than 30 i'd say. Fun machine! I might build the one I used to fly...

A tip for the rubber tires, if you use "Bare metal foil" on the rim, any point that touches the rubber, the rubber/styrene mix won't attack each other.

In more modern iterations you'd have to read the label as for the exact contents, Gas will have 1903 on the red diamond "flammable" sticker, but it'll be the same for both AV- and MOGas, the octane rating is specific, and the color, of course. but how the barrels are painted depends on who delivers the fuel. a lack of standardization if you will.