Academy Ch-46E

Nice win! Haven't started on my Bull Frog yet, so can't comment on build issues too much, but it all looks fairly straight forward. Have you tried doing a search on Hyperscale? Someone's bound to have done a build on there.

Hey,

As a Phrog doc I was happy with the kit. I had to build it twice since both my squadrons (HMM-261 and most recently HMM-162 in Iraq) decals are in the kit!

 The pin marks are the most prevalent problem. I filled them on one kit. On the other kit I built a diorama from when we were flying CASEVAC in Iraq. I strategically staged medical and personal gear on the ramp to hide the pin marks.

Ditch the guns that come with the kit! Those are the worst .50's I have ever seen. I think it qualifies as plastic abuse.......... The troop seats and litters (stretchers for you non-medical types...just kiddin') are also kind of cheesy and are better being scratchbuilt. It's really simple with a little foil and plastic rod.

The interior just begs to be super detailed and there is plenty of room to work

Have a blast and when you are done build the 53 and Cobra to complete the set and go composite.

 

 

 

Where can we get some better fifties?

BTW, i just got the -46, -53, and Hasegawa AV-8B+ over the weekend.  Still need a cobra and huey to round it out.

I got my set from my LHS but you can get a set at the following link from Sqaudron.

http://www.squadron.com/ItemDetails.asp?item=VE1267

The set is actually a combo .30 and .50 set. It has good detail and photo etch ammo belts. It is 25.96 on-line. Got mine local for about $12.00.

 

I have fat fingers. it is $15.95.      I hate it when that happens.......