Gator52 Posted March 3 Share Posted March 3 (edited) Represents C-130E 64-0495 of the 41st Airlift Squadron, 23d Wing, during the brief time when Air Combat Command operated much of the USAF's CONUS-based slick C-130 fleet. First build of the Minicraft Herk for me, I used C-130H boxing no. 14649. Only additions were the SATCOM antenna and what I presume to be a blade antenna just above the cockpit. Paint is Model Master enamel FS 36173. Decals are a mix of kit, spares box, and custom ALPS-printed markings. The walkways and some common markings came from one of Minicraft's more recent C-130J boxings. The tiger mouth & eyes are from TwoBobs no. 72-025. Thanks for looking, Chris Edited March 3 by Gator52 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ST0RM Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 Nice job Chris! Great seeing the shark mouth again. -Jeff Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bluedot25 Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 Very nice work Chris..! Its not easy to make a modern overall grey bird stand out, but those markings do the trick..! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
aircommando130 Posted March 5 Share Posted March 5 Nice job Chris! Gotta love a Herk in any scale....A Dyess H in SEA paint and the 463rd patch on the fuselage would be my favorite. Looking at yours I can almost smell the puke and hydraulic fluid mix on the inside! Cheers...Ron Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dutch Posted March 9 Share Posted March 9 Beautiful Herk, Chris! Nicely done. I like the subtle weathering as well. Thanks for capturing this short lived scheme. Did you have any troubles getting the canopy to fit the extra wide fuselage? I have had no end of trouble getting mine to fit correctly. I finally bondoed it up and used window decals on my first three examples. I will try to narrow the fuselage halves on my future Minicraft Herks. Can't wait for the GWH 1/144 C-130H to arrive. K/r, Dutch Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gator52 Posted March 10 Author Share Posted March 10 Thanks Dutch; my sample's windscreen part was wider than the fuselage, especially on the lower edge...sounds like exchanging clear parts might have smoothed the way for both of us 🙂 Looking forward to the GWH C-130 also; I am not a Herk expert but believe it should be easy to backdate the H to an E...? Chris Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dutch Posted March 11 Share Posted March 11 On 3/9/2024 at 8:27 PM, Gator52 said: Thanks Dutch; my sample's windscreen part was wider than the fuselage, especially on the lower edge...sounds like exchanging clear parts might have smoothed the way for both of us 🙂 Looking forward to the GWH C-130 also; I am not a Herk expert but believe it should be easy to backdate the H to an E...? Chris Sorry, that's what I meant: windscreen wider than fuselage. I sanded the port side and lost the windscreen and lower window detail. Also need to add a thin piece of sprue between clear piece and radome to fill the gap. I made a mental note to shim fuselage top seam on my future builds. I am beginning to wonder if my mother-in-law's dementia is contagious! 🙃 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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