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                        H-21C cabin color question.

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                        bondoman
                        • Member since
                          March 2007
                        • From: Carmel, CA
                        H-21C cabin color question.
                        Posted by bondoman on Tuesday, August 14, 2012 9:16 PM

                        Actually several...

                        I am building a 1965 era Vietnam helicopter. I cannot find any color photos of the interior of the cabin, which looks to be all exposed metal. Would dark gull gray be correct? Red webbing?

                        I have several pictures of the engine compartment on a few restored versions, that look to be chromate green.

                        The several cockpit shots I found are gray with red seat panels.

                        The exterior is camouflage, Italeri would have it be SEA three color except that the dark green is OD. That seems funny.

                        Any help would be much appreciated.

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                        stikpusher
                        • Member since
                          July 2004
                        • From: Sonora Desert
                        Posted by stikpusher on Wednesday, August 15, 2012 12:00 AM

                        I am not well versed on the H-21 but... US Army helicopters from that era usually had the Dark Gull Gray interior standard for that time period. They were sent to Vietnam in overall OD

                         

                        and I know that I have seen where they had a camo pattern of Black sprayed on. These B&W pics show a camo pattern of at least two colors...

                         

                        Although this one appears to be OD/Black/Green

                         

                         

                        F is for FIRE, That burns down the whole town!

                        U is for URANIUM... BOMBS!

                        N is for NO SURVIVORS...

                               - Plankton

                        LSM

                         

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                        stikpusher
                        • Member since
                          July 2004
                        • From: Sonora Desert
                        Posted by stikpusher on Wednesday, August 15, 2012 12:16 AM

                        And here are a ouple interior shots for you... take your pick...

                         

                        F is for FIRE, That burns down the whole town!

                        U is for URANIUM... BOMBS!

                        N is for NO SURVIVORS...

                               - Plankton

                        LSM

                         

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                        Pawel
                        • Member since
                          May 2009
                        • From: Poland
                        Posted by Pawel on Wednesday, August 15, 2012 1:43 AM

                        Stik, thanks a lot for posting those pictures - a great reference for me when I finally get to building one of those! Have a nice day

                        Paweł

                        All comments and critique welcomed. Thanks for your honest opinions!

                        www.vietnam.net.pl

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                        bondoman
                        • Member since
                          March 2007
                        • From: Carmel, CA
                        Posted by bondoman on Wednesday, August 15, 2012 2:13 AM

                        Stunning, just takes my breath,

                        Thank you so much, and I've got the interior.

                        There was an 1820 (B-17) engine in a harness at the rear end of the cabin.

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                        stikpusher
                        • Member since
                          July 2004
                        • From: Sonora Desert
                        Posted by stikpusher on Wednesday, August 15, 2012 12:22 PM

                        That's another kit I would love to see done in 1/48 by Revell... they probably have the old

                        Aurora molds in a warehouse somewhere...

                         

                        F is for FIRE, That burns down the whole town!

                        U is for URANIUM... BOMBS!

                        N is for NO SURVIVORS...

                               - Plankton

                        LSM

                         

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