KursadA Posted December 26, 2016 Share Posted December 26, 2016 (edited) CD48121 will be a 1/48 sheet with several Piasecki H-21 markings from various operators, designed for the new Italeri kit. Edited June 16, 2017 by KursadA Quote Link to post Share on other sites
skyhawk174 Posted December 27, 2016 Share Posted December 27, 2016 Great news Kursad. Looking forward to the profiles in the new year. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Paolo Maglio Posted December 27, 2016 Share Posted December 27, 2016 please add a Swedish option as well! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
troschi Posted December 28, 2016 Share Posted December 28, 2016 On 27.12.2016 at 7:21 AM, Paolo Maglio said: please add a Swedish option as well! Just In case you can't wait: http://www.belcherbits.com/lines/decals/bd20.htm You'll find the floatation gear for the Swedish ones at Belcher Bits as well... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
troschi Posted December 28, 2016 Share Posted December 28, 2016 If you fancy German ones: http://www.df-helostuff.de/Decals/Streitkraefte/Military/index.php/ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
flarpen Posted January 2, 2017 Share Posted January 2, 2017 On 2016-12-28 at 6:45 PM, troschi said: Just In case you can't wait: http://www.belcherbits.com/lines/decals/bd20.htm You'll find the floatation gear for the Swedish ones at Belcher Bits as well... I second Swedish options as well. The belcher bits decals are not so good or accurate as one would like. /Johan Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cameron Lynch Posted February 1, 2017 Share Posted February 1, 2017 (edited) I'd love to see some markings for an H-21 from Edwards in the natural metal/orange scheme. Edited June 19, 2017 by Cameron Lynch broken link Quote Link to post Share on other sites
KursadA Posted June 16, 2017 Author Share Posted June 16, 2017 (edited) Folks, can any of you identify the badge here? I am pretty sure I had seen it on C-54's before, but can't remember what it was. Note: It is a YH-21 and can not be built from the Italeri kit easily - so it will not go on the sheet. But I would like to know what the badge is. Edited June 16, 2017 by KursadA Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tank Posted June 16, 2017 Share Posted June 16, 2017 13 hours ago, KursadA said: Folks, can any of you identify the badge here? I am pretty sure I had seen it on C-54's before, but can't remember what it was. It's on the C-124 right behind it. According the the flick data - Wright Air Development Command. HTH Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sierrascale Posted June 18, 2017 Share Posted June 18, 2017 (edited) Kursad, Tank is mostly right. This badge is that of the Wright Air Development Center. A sought after badge as there is no decal available for this, past or present. As a fan of test aircraft, I was going to attempt to create this badge myself for a WADC F-100A, but the curved text stymied me. I'm sure it's no problem for you. Finding a clear photo of this badge has been difficult - on your photo above, the text from 9 o'clock to 4 o'clock reads WRIGHT AIR DEVELOPMENT CENTER. At 8 o'clock is ARDC and at 6 o'clock could be USAF. From 1947 until 1959 the Wright Air Development Center (WADC) was part of Air Research and Development Command (ARDC). Later it was renamed Wright Air Development Division in 1959 and then in 1961, Aeronautical Systems Division. Hope you add this scheme...I'll get several sheets just for this badge and the red/yellow tail flash. Below is one of the few illustrations of this badge that I have found - take with a grain of salt as it differs from the layout in the photo above. Bob Edited June 18, 2017 by sierrascale Quote Link to post Share on other sites
KursadA Posted June 18, 2017 Author Share Posted June 18, 2017 50 minutes ago, sierrascale said: Kursad, Tank is mostly right. This badge is that of the Wright Air Development Center. A sought after badge as there is no decal available for this, past or present. As a fan of test aircraft, I was going to attempt to create this badge myself for a WADC F-100A, but the curved text stymied me. I'm sure it's no problem for you. Finding a clear photo of this badge has been difficult - on your photo above, the text from 9 o'clock to 4 o'clock reads WRIGHT AIR DEVELOPMENT CENTER. At 8 o'clock is ARDC and at 6 o'clock could be USAF. Thanks, folks! Since it is a simple enough design, the least I could do in return for your help was to design a quick-and-dirty version and post it in vector and bitmap formats, so those of you who experiment with printing decals can use it until I get an opportunity to include it on a sheet. Here it is, in vector (SVG) and bitmap (PNG) formats. http://caracalmodels.com/images/WrightAirDevelopmentCenterBadge.svg Link to (big) bitmap version Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sierrascale Posted June 18, 2017 Share Posted June 18, 2017 (edited) 11 hours ago, KursadA said: Thanks, folks! Since it is a simple enough design, the least I could do in return for your help was to design a quick-and-dirty version and post it in vector and bitmap formats, so those of you who experiment with printing decals can use it until I get an opportunity to include it on a sheet. Here it is, in vector (SVG) and bitmap (PNG) formats. Thanks Kursad! That looks great. Note that on the original it has the barely discernible words "FLIGHT TEST" in black curved under the bottom edge. Bob Edited June 18, 2017 by sierrascale Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Johnopfor Posted June 18, 2017 Share Posted June 18, 2017 On 12/25/2016 at 6:11 PM, KursadA said: CD48121 will be a 1/48 sheet with several Piasecki H-21 markings from various operators, designed for the new Italeri kit. You know the 1/72 scale Italeri kit is still available, and the 1/72 HobbyCraft kits are floating around too... (nudge, nudge, wink, wink....) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
KursadA Posted June 19, 2017 Author Share Posted June 19, 2017 Not ruling out a 1/72 sheet - sometime later in the future. First two of the three USAF options on the sheet will be 24th Helicopter Squadron (Itazuke, Japan) and 21st Helicopter Squadron (Goose Bay) from the late 1950's. These two had some of the best markings ever seen on USAF H-21's, and all the markings are precisely designed to fit the Italeri kit. The kit decal sheet is provides incorrectly sized national markings, which will be corrected by the Caracal sheet. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
KursadA Posted June 19, 2017 Author Share Posted June 19, 2017 (edited) 1001st Helicopter Sqn was based at Bolling AFB, and its VIP configured H-21's had a beautiful blue/white scheme. One of their helicopters will be the third USAF option on the sheet. Note the different size (40" star as opposed to the 50" applied to the rest of the fleet) and location of the national insignia. These profiles are drafts and I still have to refine / correct some of them - but they should give you an idea on the schemes featured on the sheet when it is ready in August. Edited June 19, 2017 by KursadA Quote Link to post Share on other sites
UKPonchoMan Posted June 19, 2017 Share Posted June 19, 2017 Kursad - you HAVE to do these in 1/72!! Chris Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dutch Posted June 19, 2017 Share Posted June 19, 2017 (edited) Kursad, Looking VERY good so far! I agree with Chris, please do these in 1/72 scale as well! R/ Dutch Edited June 19, 2017 by Dutch Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Spruemeister Posted June 19, 2017 Share Posted June 19, 2017 How many H-21s can I build.............. Rick L. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
aircal62 Posted June 19, 2017 Share Posted June 19, 2017 Anyone have any idea why the red tinted canopy on the Dayton H-21? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Spruemeister Posted June 20, 2017 Share Posted June 20, 2017 I wonder if there is some sort of IR sensor/sensing testing going on related to rescue ops. Rick L. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
thorve Posted June 20, 2017 Share Posted June 20, 2017 18 hours ago, aircal62 said: Anyone have any idea why the red tinted canopy on the Dayton H-21? In the past I have seen this kind of tinting on a few *old* choppers, mostly stuff from the late 50s, early 60s. It was an attempt at heat shielding the crew from the sun. That it wasn't introduced into regular service tells me it probably wasn't very successful or impacted the safe operation of the air vehicle. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Paul Boyer Posted June 20, 2017 Share Posted June 20, 2017 Yes, please, in 1/72 scale! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JEFlint Posted June 22, 2017 Share Posted June 22, 2017 On 6/19/2017 at 9:00 PM, Spruemeister said: I wonder if there is some sort of IR sensor/sensing testing going on related to rescue ops. Rick L. Nah, not when that beast was flying! My dad was with the 1001st (now 1st Helicopter). I'd be interesting in doing one of those in 1/72. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
KursadA Posted July 12, 2017 Author Share Posted July 12, 2017 The 1/48 scale H-21 sheet will be part of my August batch. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
KursadA Posted August 12, 2017 Author Share Posted August 12, 2017 I will be enabling preorders soon - this sheet will be shipping on August 20. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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