Blue Angel C-130 Fat Albert interior color scheme

they were just here for the michigan show...perhaps someone else wo went can tell ya. im sure they got a good look at her! if not try "130fan", he seems to know all about them!!

Thanks for your info. i am new to the forum and i have a silly question. How would i go about contacting 130fan?

not sure directly, but i know indirectly...go down a few posts to "his illness" in this forum and he posted many replies. down at the left corner you'll see a email and a "p.m." (private message) button. click that and send him your question. anything 130 he loves!!

Hi Blackbelt 2,

Will check my references for you and post here for you.

Anything else you want to know, just ask.

Glad to help out if I can

Thanks 130fan! I appreciate any info that you can give me. I am such a stickler for detail and I try to make my model as close to the real thing as possible. That is why it takes me months to build a model. When i think i have the look that i want i come up with more details.

 

 

hey simon...glad you found this guy. i tried pointing him out in your direction!!

I can see no reason that Fat Albert's interior should be any different from any other stock C-130 out there as it is supposed to be able to be turned around to a fully conventional operational mode in short amount of time in times of emergency.

Which bureau number are you going to do?  I think I worked on a couple of them when they were in squadron service.  A couple of interior shots.

 

 

Thanks for the photos. It looks like the insulation is all white? The model I am making is the latest version 2008-2009 year. I saw some pictures of the cockpit and it looks like the interior is white with blue consoles and floor. It looks like the top half of the walls are white and the bottom half is blue? Would that match the outside color scheme? Also, i caught a glimpse of a video on U tube of people inside Fat Albert during a Jato take off and the troop seats appear to be blue. Your photo's show the standard "red" color. I am not sure how old your pictures are but the u-tube videos are from last years air shows.

The insulation is actually a pale green.  The pictures are from squadron service in 1968, VMGR 252.  I have a flight station picture from this same period, but if the colors you mention are how the Angels have it laid out, I doubt if it would be much help to you.

Blackbelt 2,

Had a look through my stuff, lots of external shots, but not much on interior shots.

But, try this website, HerkyBirds.com.

There's a fantastic gallery of photos of most Herk variants.

The people there may be able to help you.

It's a great site.