maxdecal Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 Hi Folks, Just thought some of you might be interested in my new Antarctic Helicopter decals. The sheets feature helicopters from different countries and time frames with the common theme that they have each been used to support scientific research and exploration of the Antarctic continent. Max7222 is a 1/72 scale sheet featuring the following subjects: Sikorsky S-55 Grupo Aeronaval Antartico Argentine Navy 1968. Sikorsky H04S-3 from the icebreaker USS Glacier 1956. Sikorsky HUS-1L “Kingpin II , VX-6 1957. Sikorsky LH-34 operated by VX-6 in 1965. Bell 212 Uruguayan Air Force, c.mid 1990’s. AS332B Super Puma, Argentine Army c. Mid 1990’s. Bell UH-1D US Army, 1969. Bell 412, Chilean Air Force, 2009 Bell UH-1D US Navy VX-6, 1970. CH-101 on board Japanese icebreaker Shirase in 2010. Bo-105c Uruguayan Navy Max4822 is a 1/48 scale sheet with the following subjects: Bell UH-1B US Army, 2 schemes 1962-63. Bo-105c Uruguayan Navy Bell 47 Chilean Navy c. 1957. Alouette II, Belgian Antarctic Expedition c. 1965 Bell 212 Uruguayan Air Force, c.mid 1990’s. Alouette II, French Antarctic Territories mid 1960’s. Bell UH-1D US Army, 1969. Bell UH-1D US Navy VX-6, 1970. You can view both the decals and the instruction sheets at http://www.maxdecals.com http://www.maxdecals.com/webpages/max7222.html http://www.maxdecals.com/webpages/max4822.html Best regards, Joe Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Aaronw Posted August 6, 2011 Share Posted August 6, 2011 Neat, I've been looking for a good quality photo of King Pin 2 so I can make some decals, now I can just get these and save myself some trouble. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rotorwash Posted August 6, 2011 Share Posted August 6, 2011 Joe, Wow, that looks like a great set. It looks like the 1/72 sheet has the two US UH-1B's as well. Is that correct? If so, I'm definitely in for a set. Thanks, Ray Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Loach Driver Posted August 6, 2011 Share Posted August 6, 2011 Hi Joe. Congratulations on this sheet. I know you put a lot of hard work into this set of decals and it really shows. The problem now is deciding which helicopter to build! Thanks. LD. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Andrew MacKay Posted August 7, 2011 Share Posted August 7, 2011 1:32 / 1:35 ??? Have a Academy huey here that would look just too cool in one of these schemes, great to see the Herc decals I watched them fly over here in early spring from their CHCH base. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
maxdecal Posted August 7, 2011 Author Share Posted August 7, 2011 Joe, Wow, that looks like a great set. It looks like the 1/72 sheet has the two US UH-1B's as well. Is that correct? If so, I'm definitely in for a set. Thanks, Ray Hi Ray, Yes, that's correct. One US Army UH-1B in the overall orange with white section on the tailboom and the other is a UH-1B with gloss olive green and dayglo orange trim. There was also a variation on the first scheme with the white section on the top of the tail boom replaced with black but it's not on this sheet. regards, Joe Quote Link to post Share on other sites
maxdecal Posted August 7, 2011 Author Share Posted August 7, 2011 1:32 / 1:35 ??? Have a Academy huey here that would look just too cool in one of these schemes, great to see the Herc decals I watched them fly over here in early spring from their CHCH base. Hi Andrew, No 1:32/1:35 planned at this stage but if the kits are available and there is enough demand I'll never say never. I'd love to see a good LH-34 Seabat/choctaw in 1/48 as the revell one really isn't widely available. Regards, Joe Quote Link to post Share on other sites
John Dublin Posted August 7, 2011 Share Posted August 7, 2011 Hi Joe, Another great looking well researched sheet. I'll be taking 2/3 of them. So what are you looking to do next? I'd love to see decals to make the Chilean Navy Dauphin. Cheers John Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RotorheadTX Posted August 8, 2011 Share Posted August 8, 2011 Sweet!!!! Another must-have decal sheet! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tank Posted August 8, 2011 Share Posted August 8, 2011 Sweet!!!! Another must-have decal sheet! Agreed. Looks like I need to get another 412 as I can't find mine. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
maxdecal Posted August 9, 2011 Author Share Posted August 9, 2011 Hi Joe, Another great looking well researched sheet. I'll be taking 2/3 of them. So what are you looking to do next? I'd love to see decals to make the Chilean Navy Dauphin. Cheers John Hi John, Ex Irish Air Corps, Chilean Navy dauphins will appear on a forthcoming decal sheet. Regards, Joe Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Antonov Posted August 10, 2011 Share Posted August 10, 2011 (edited) I bought one. Edited August 10, 2011 by Antonov Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Loach Driver Posted August 10, 2011 Share Posted August 10, 2011 I ordered a 1/72 sheet late last week and it arrived yesterday. The instruction sheet is almost worth the price of admission alone! The drawings of each aircraft are really nice and well detailed. The location for each decal is clearly marked on each drawing. The decals themselves appear to be nice and thin and are in perfect register. All unique markings for each option are included including "Danger" and "Rescue" markings. The detail on each of the unique badges for each scheme is printed very sharply. The only problem with this sheet is deciding which helicopter to build first. The UH-1B in Orange and White is certainly crying out to be built. And remember, this is only Part I of a two-sheet series on Arctic-Antarctic Helicopters, so there are even more great schemes to look forward to. Thanks. LD. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Aaronw Posted August 10, 2011 Share Posted August 10, 2011 Nice to know they arrived so fast. I ordered a sheet a few days ago but it wasn't in the mail today and I'm headed out of town for a few days so I won't get to see it until next week. I got a bit inspired by the sheet and am trying to get some interest in an Arctic / Antarctic GB going if anyone is interested, please drop in and say so. http://s362974870.onlinehome.us/forums/air/index.php?showtopic=235425 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
El pibe vitina Posted August 11, 2011 Share Posted August 11, 2011 Wow!... Argentine Super Puma decals!!! Long life to Max Decals! Bye for now... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
pollie Posted August 11, 2011 Share Posted August 11, 2011 Japanese Merlin decals! Order in!!!! Standing by for more nice helicopter decals. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tank Posted August 12, 2011 Share Posted August 12, 2011 Nice to know they arrived so fast. I ordered a sheet a few days ago but it wasn't in the mail today and I'm headed out of town for a few days so I won't get to see it until next week. To be fair you know it has to cross the pond and then travel to the west coast right???? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Aaronw Posted August 15, 2011 Share Posted August 15, 2011 To be fair you know it has to cross the pond and then travel to the west coast right???? Oh, yeah, when I ordered I expected a couple weeks minimum. I see Loach Driver may actually be in Ireland, I thought he was in the US so got excited that shipping might be so fast that they were getting to the US in just a few days. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tank Posted August 16, 2011 Share Posted August 16, 2011 Oh, yeah, when I ordered I expected a couple weeks minimum. I see Loach Driver may actually be in Ireland, I thought he was in the US so got excited that shipping might be so fast that they were getting to the US in just a few days. Aaron, Mine just landed and it only took a week. It is well worth the wait. Now I just to need to get an S-55 and CH-146 kits...again. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Aaronw Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 Decals arrived today, not bad Ireland to California in a week. They look great too, I believe I'll be starting with one of the S-55s. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nev Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 Ordered mine on Monday morning, arrived today (Wednesday), great service Decals look terrific, now to decide whether to do the JMSDF Merlin, or stick them on an Osprey... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
John Dublin Posted August 22, 2011 Share Posted August 22, 2011 Hi John, Ex Irish Air Corps, Chilean Navy dauphins will appear on a forthcoming decal sheet. Regards, Joe Hi Joe, Decals arrived today. They look great! I'm looking forward to starting the Chilean Bell 412 and great to hear your doing the Chilean Dauphin! All the best John. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
maxdecal Posted October 4, 2011 Author Share Posted October 4, 2011 Hi All, Just a quick note to thank all who have purchased the decals so far. Many of you have asked me to reproduce the LH-34 and H-19 decals in 1/48 scale. I left them off the 1/48 sheet for space considerations but I will scale them up to 1/48 if their is sufficient demand. Regards, Joe Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Loach Driver Posted December 25, 2012 Share Posted December 25, 2012 (edited) Here is a seasonal and beautiful photo of a colouful Hughes 500 in Antarctica in 1971. Copyright;Commonwealth of Australia/John Manning. LD. Edited December 25, 2012 by Loach Driver Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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