Bob,

  Looks like you've revived this thread and brought some of our old pals out of the woodwork.  What's everyone been up to lately?  I'd love to hear from Andy (Skypirate). Anyone know his whereabouts?  I was just going though some of the posts. Man, this thread has gone all over the place!   I have learned so much since i first posted on this forum, mostly thanks to all the vets we have around here. Thanks again to all of you and I hope we hear from you more often.

    Ray

Bob,

Welcome to the forum! Always glad to see a man with experience in Huey joining the discussion. I second what Ray said about Your "Army gunships in Vietnam" - great reference. Say, would the book You are working on happen to be the collaboration with John Brennan on Vietnam helicopter nose art & nicknames? I've been noticing mr. Brennan's messages on forums/guestbooks of different Vietnam helicopter units' sites for a couple of years now. I can't wait for it to be published!!!

Like Ray said, a lot of very interesting topics relating Hueys have been debated over the years on this forum - including a lot of things that have been neglected/left out by authors of Huey/Vietnam helicopters related books. When You find time, I recommend taking a look at the "Unusual Vietnam Hueys" thread (lots of great stuff):

http://cs.finescale.com/forums/767176/ShowPost.aspx

Ray, I've been off the radar for a while, but I hope I'll find more time in the future and start posting again :)

Best wishes to You all,

Marko

Hello:  Granddadjohn wrote "Bump", it's been my experience that "Bump" is what you feel and hear just before you hit the ground.  I'm an ole new guy to the site.  I have been modeling in Brass 1/4" to the foot scale for many years.  And as a former Huey Rescues and Recovery (Maint) and Gunship (XM-21) crewchief, I thought I'd try my hand at modeling in Plastic.  Hence the thought that I might learn some good inside tips and pick some brains.  Not to forget to mention see some pretty cool Huey pictures from other units.  I saw the Charlie Model Frog http://cs.finescale.com/forums/742588/ShowPost.aspx and it is Bitchen, I'd like to know if it's a kit or scratch built as far as detail is concerned. And where can I get one?  Anyway here I am.  Vietnam 65-66, 67-68, I flew with the 240th Assault Helicopter Co. "Maddogs and Grayhound" Bearcat RVN.

                                                                                            Frank

Frank,

  Thanks for your service, sir!  Welcome to the forums.  We are very fortunate to have so many Vietnam vets around here.  I hope you feel welcome.  You'll find lots of us love the old tried and true Huey.  if I were going to build my first Huey, I would biuld the Italeri 1/72 UH-1B.  In my opinion, it's the most accurate, easy to assemble kit out of the box.  Of course if you want a Charlie model, the MRC/Academy 1/35 kit is the only real game in town.  The 1/48 monogram "Huey Hog" is a chimera of UH-1B and UH-1C parts.  We lookforward to seeing your work.  I for one, would love to see what you do with brass.

    Ray