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Loads for a CH-53E

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  • Member since
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Loads for a CH-53E
Posted by paintsniffer on Thursday, January 22, 2009 3:13 AM

I am new to the forum, and just recently upgraded my skills (thanks to reading this forum, and the magazine) to where I am not embarassed to post in this forum.

 I have an Academy 1/48 CH-53E in my stash that I am getting ready to start on soon. Because of its size I am not going to display it on my shelf, but rather hang it from the ceiling in a flying configuration. I have ordered a crew for it from some little company out of France I think which I found a link to on here. However, I feel it needs more than just a crew. I was thinking I could sling something underneath.. Like an artillery piece, or something in cargo netting. This creates problems though.

The first problem is finding modern US artillery or even a Humvee in 1/48. I have been burning up the search on greatmodels and coming up dry.

The second problem is figuring out what to use to sling it. I am guessing artillery or a humvee would be hung from straps, so I would need to find something strong enough and still look to scale. Also, I would need to probably embed some significant steel structure in the belly of the helo to support the load.

I have a fair bit of Ammo crates, Jerry cans, and some other stuff I have aquired to put in the interior of things. I was thinking about maybe sling-loading those in a cargo net.. Maybe even do that on my CH-46E which I am in the early stages of building right now and maybe make it look like it is involved in an UNREP. I just wonder what is out there in terms of a 1/48th scale cargo net.  

Failing all that. I am planning on making the rear ramp open anyway, so I was wondering if anyone has some good suggestions for some 1/48 trash to haul... Troops would be better if someone knows of a good place to find a bunch of moderately priced 1/48 scale marines- and a good way to paint MARPAT. I guess that is more a question for the figures forum though.

So am I crazy? Suggestions? Comments?

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Posted by grandadjohn on Thursday, January 22, 2009 10:18 AM
Tamiya does a HUMVEE in one of thier a/c kits, as for a cargo net, it would have to be a "make it yourself" item
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Posted by HeavyArty on Friday, January 23, 2009 4:42 AM

In 1/48th, the HMMWV is probably your best bet.  It is in a set w/an F-117 STEALTH fighter.  The weight is not that much, you wouldn't need to add any support.  Using cut making tape as straps would be plenty for the weight as well. 

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Posted by paintsniffer on Friday, January 23, 2009 7:39 AM

Thanks for the responses.

I have seen the F-117 with the HMVV.. I just didn't really want the F-117. I recall the price wasn't that bad so I guess I will just order it. 

 

I guess I will also start looking around for something that looks like a reasonably close to scale cargo net. 

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Posted by HeavyArty on Friday, January 23, 2009 8:57 AM

The HMMVW would not be in a cargo net.  It would have two sets of straps going to it.  The first set would go from one cargo hook to the two lift rings on top of the front hood.  The other set would go from the second cargo hook to the lifting shackles on the rear bumper or those next to the tow pintle, depending on the rear set-up. 

It would look like these.

Before hook-up:

In the air:

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Posted by Yamafreak72 on Monday, January 26, 2009 3:04 PM
And if you really want to get crazy accurate, open up the "hell hole" where the single-point hoist hook drops down through.  On the model, it's not real accurate, as the single-point hook is attached to a pendant that hangs down directly from the main transmission, and not a hook attached to the belly as depicted by Academy.  Also, usually when doing any "externals", either the crew chief or AO is laying on their belly looking down through the open hatch (aforementioned "hell hole") with a cut off switch in hand in case things get nasty.  BTW, the pics provided by HeavyArty are of a "dual-point" external, which uses the other two hooks molded in the bottom of the 53's belly by Academy with decent accuracy.  Just make sure when they're folded down they're on the same line front to back and not offset, IIRC on the model they're incorrect. 
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Posted by rescuehawk on Sunday, February 1, 2009 4:46 AM
Propaganda Kompany also makes a resin M998 cargo Humvee (#480543).


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