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Airfix 1/48 Westland Sea King HAS.1/5/HU.5 new tool
andyf117 replied to Stephen's topic in Helicopter Modeling
Crisp's photos show both a 'Commando Step', as fitted to the HC.4 (and, in a modified form, to the Mk.50), and a pair of AN/ALQ-157 units... In the case of the Sea King, the HC.4 (derived from the export 'Commando' version), used by the squadrons of what eventually became the Commando Helicopter Force, known as the 'Junglies' - they originally almost exclusively transported/supported the Royal Marines, before CHF became part of JHC... ....the nickname 'Junglies' was coined for the Whirlwinds which first operated in the CHF role, and was successively passed down to the Wessex and -
Airfix 1/48 Westland Sea King HAS.1/5/HU.5 new tool
andyf117 replied to Stephen's topic in Helicopter Modeling
For those interested, a former driver of these - and who had some involvement in the kit's development - takes an in-depth look at it as the opener to a 'Work In Progress' thread over at Britmodeller: https://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/235128424-sea-king-has1-xv666-826-nas-hms-eagle-1970-new-tool-148-airfix/ -
Always pleased to help when I can, and glad this wasn't too late after all!
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AMT EC-135C Looking Glass With Milstar Dome 1:72
andyf117 replied to AWACS-RESIN's topic in In-Progress Pics
Excellent work, and the engine modification details are particularly useful for me - I've a few spare sets of Airfix/Heller E-3/707 engines put aside for use on -135 builds, and rather than just 'educated guesswork' now know exactly what's involved in adapting them! 👍 -
Been a few months and you've quite probably finished this by now, but whilst posting in another thread I noticed the photos in the old Airfix Magazine article which I uploaded included a ramp shot:
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Query on aircraft supporting various U.S. space programs.
andyf117 replied to Loach Driver's topic in Real Space Modeling
You can also include the HH-53Cs and HC-130Ns of the 67th ARRS based at RAF Woodbridge, who provided downrange SAR coverage for Apollo, Skylab and Shuttle missions - the Kings would tank the Jollies down to The Azores, where they would be on stand-by in the event of a post-launch abort... -
CH-3B Sea King - 2857th Test Squadron, 1965 - Fujimi 1/72
andyf117 replied to andyf117's topic in The Display Case
Thanks, gents - a most pleasant surprise to find this one suddenly attracting attention again almost three years after first posting it! -
If the square of the hypotenuse equals two-thirds of a three-legged horse and you subtract the number first thought of, how many fingers am I holding up?
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Latest one obviously thinks the forum's for another type of modelling... 🙄
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Looking for Ascoteer, aka Debs.
andyf117 replied to Head in the clouds's topic in General Discussion
It turned out that vibrations from our 'sprung' floor was causing the shelves to gradually work their way off of their rear support pins - solved by replacing them with silicone-covered ones, along with silicone 'feet' to the corners of the shelves, which combine to act as 'dampers'... ....it had never been a problem in our previous house, as the display case had stood on a solid floor there - so it was something of a shock when I walked through the lounge one day and there was a sudden series of crashes as three shelves dropped onto each other in quick succession... ....it took me a -
Looking for Ascoteer, aka Debs.
andyf117 replied to Head in the clouds's topic in General Discussion
I kid you not - section from Page 145 of 'Farnborough, 100 Years of British Aviation': An advantage of brush painting means things like that are hard to do - I don't mask often, and then mainly only to achieve straight demarcation lines... Three shelves went and took down all eight Sea Kings that I'd completed at that time: The four which had been highest up were fairly easily repaired within a quite short period: The lower-down more heavily-damaged DayGlo-adorned Belgian and German ones took quite a while longer, but both were eventually resto -
Looking for Ascoteer, aka Debs.
andyf117 replied to Head in the clouds's topic in General Discussion
How dare mere members even contemplate querying or criticising a moderator's acts - the sheer temerity of it! They've no time to deal with minutia, you know... 🙄 I remember; a couple of 202 Sqn's Mallard badges to use as templates for XV371's side ducks, and a Revell large dorsal radome for ZB506, and in return you sent me un-used items from the then-recent Airfix HC.4 and HAR.3 kits... ....I've since discovered that the nose marking on '371 - also worn by almost all Farnborough's helo fleet and always thought to represent the Pterodactyl atop the official RAE crest - was a Peking -
Looking for Ascoteer, aka Debs.
andyf117 replied to Head in the clouds's topic in General Discussion
If memory serves, we conversed quite a bit in a thread where you were building a trio of test and trials Sea Kings - I think I even sent you a few bits and pieces... ....and then there was a 'falling out' after I criticised the actions of a mod, and another suspended me because I ignored his demand to apologise to the first one! 🤣 -
Looking for Ascoteer, aka Debs.
andyf117 replied to Head in the clouds's topic in General Discussion
If I recall correctly, there was a 'falling out' of some sort on BM, which resulted in Deb's account being suspended there... -
LF help on size of FLIR pod for 1/72 CH-53E
andyf117 replied to fasteagle12's topic in Helicopter Modeling
That site's sprue shots can be very useful - and the rulers they display aren't always necessary to work out sizes... ....eg., in this instance, I'd personally scale the pic on screen against a part from the 1/72 kit, such as a sponson end or drop tank, and then physically measure the FLIR parts - much simpler than enlarging to match the ruler and then doing the maths to 'scale down' to 1/72 from 1/48... ....either way you choose to do it, in this case, the pic at 81% of original size is 1/72 scale. -
LF help on size of FLIR pod for 1/72 CH-53E
andyf117 replied to fasteagle12's topic in Helicopter Modeling
This enlargeable sprue shot has a ruler visible which will enable you to scale it to obtain the measurements you're seeking, and also be able to ascertain the correct size and shape of the FLIR unit itself: -
I think he was asking which type the kit was marketed as...
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Yes, and yes - in 1/72 it was originally, of course, covered by Modeldecal: https://www.scalemates.com/kits/modeldecal-55-greenham-common-1979-raf-phantom-fgr2-alcock-and-brown-lightning-f3-ltf-hawk-t1-twu--155615 Microscale subsequently did it, and there was a Fujimi kit in the scheme too...
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My latest completed build - a Canadian Chinook - is now over in the 'Display Case': CH-147F Chinook - 450 Tactical Helicopter Squadron, CAF, 2017 - Revell 1/72 *If you know, you know!