phantom100 Posted September 17, 2020 Share Posted September 17, 2020 Kursad any chance of seeing a sheet for the HH-3 Jolly Green Giant helicopter in the future?...Really like those in the ADC grey schemes in ANG service Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dutch Posted September 17, 2020 Share Posted September 17, 2020 I like it! So many possibilities: Silver & international red, field green, SEA camo, Aircraft Gray, Aircraft gray & white top, aircraft gray & red arctic bands, SEA wrap around, dessert camo (gulf war), all black, Euro 1 camo, not to mention the AF blue VIP schemes. However, it would have to be 1/72, because the only 1/48 kit is the old Attic Models conversion which is OOP. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dutch Posted September 17, 2020 Share Posted September 17, 2020 (edited) Oh, and let's not forget Evergreen, San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department, and Carson. Edited September 17, 2020 by Dutch add links Quote Link to post Share on other sites
KursadA Posted September 18, 2020 Share Posted September 18, 2020 It's a great idea - I will add it to the future subjects list. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JakubJakepilot Posted September 18, 2020 Share Posted September 18, 2020 we need some great new tool kit with all lumps and bumps first ... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jabba29 Posted September 18, 2020 Share Posted September 18, 2020 10 hours ago, JakubJakepilot said: we need some great new tool kit with all lumps and bumps first ... There is the Whirlybirds resin kit, but rather on the expensive side. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AD-4N Posted September 21, 2020 Share Posted September 21, 2020 Oh, yes please. Such an underrepresented subject. And why Atlantis re-issued the Aurora version instead of the Revell version (I understand Atlantis has both Aurora and Revell molds) is beyond me. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Paul Boyer Posted September 21, 2020 Share Posted September 21, 2020 That's the problem with the HH-3 - no decent kits in any scale. The Whirlybirds kit(s) are great, but not many can handle a limited-run resin/photoetched kit. There hasn't been a "new" plastic kit of the Jolly since the late 1960s (Revell, Aurora) and no kits in any other scale. Decades ago, when Italeri was cranking out American helicopter subjects, I suggested to them that a new HH-3 was needed. So much for my suggestion. 🙄 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Corey Posted September 21, 2020 Share Posted September 21, 2020 I agree! A new kit is needed in both 1/72 and 1/48 and maybe even 1/144! Maybe AMP or one of the other Eastern European companies. I’m surprised that Italeri hasn’t done one, especially since the Italians flew HH-3s! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hajo L. Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 Clear Prop comes to mind, they recently did the Huskie and have announced a Super Frelon. HAJO Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JakubJakepilot Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 Yeah, I was chatting with my club mates many times in the past why e.g. Italeri did not make one, as you can do: USAF Vietnam, Cold War, Gulf war USCG Italy SAR Argentina Tunisia (ex-USAF, even ex-USAF Gulf airframes !!) plus, with some small/bigger tweaking, civil subjects ... oh well, we can only hope...... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Corey Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 8 hours ago, Hajo L. said: Clear Prop comes to mind, they recently did the Huskie and have announced a Super Frelon. HAJO Clear Prop actually makes a lot of sense, maybe we should start a lobbying campaign?!? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Stefan buysse Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 14 hours ago, Hajo L. said: Clear Prop comes to mind, they recently did the Huskie and have announced a Super Frelon. HAJO Hello, HAJO. Are you sure about that Huskie? I know that Clear Prop did another Kaman helicopter in 1/72 recently, the Seasprite, but I'm not aware of the Huskie. Maybe you were thinking of the AMP 1/48 HOK-1/HUK-1 (the Huskie's dad)? If it was up to me, Clear Prop would certainly do the HH-43 and the HH-3.🙂 Cheers, Stefan. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hajo L. Posted September 23, 2020 Share Posted September 23, 2020 Stefan, of course you are right, I meant the early Seasprite! HAJO Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Stefan buysse Posted September 23, 2020 Share Posted September 23, 2020 Thanks for the reply, Hajo. With all the esoteric helicopter models that are available nowadays, it's strange that we don't have a recent HH-43 or HH- 3. Maybe suddenly there will be several at once.🙂 Cheers, Stefan. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dutch Posted October 6, 2020 Share Posted October 6, 2020 I was just browsing Shapeways and came across a 1/144 scale HH-3 that is available in parts. You have to buy L/R fuselage, L/R tanks, tail & main rotors, interior, clear canopy, etc... Not cheap! Total for all parts is ~$100. Hopefully ClearProp can make a new 1/72 HH-3 for less than $50. FWIW! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ben Brown Posted October 7, 2020 Share Posted October 7, 2020 (edited) On 10/6/2020 at 11:33 AM, Dutch said: I was just browsing Shapeways and came across a 1/144 scale HH-3 that is available in parts. You have to buy L/R fuselage, L/R tanks, tail & main rotors, interior, clear canopy, etc... Not cheap! Total for all parts is ~$100. Hopefully ClearProp can make a new 1/72 HH-3 for less than $50. FWIW! There was a discussion about it on Britmodeller a while back. I was considering just buying the tanks and fuselage parts from them to convert a Sweet Sea King, but they said the Shapeways fuselage is too wide to mate with the Sweet clear parts. A small Jolly would look good next to Revell’s 1/144 CH-53C. Ben Edited October 7, 2020 by Ben Brown Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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