side rigging for the 1/35 CH-47A???

Howdy Viper_MP!

 I'm sure that help is on the way.....Good question .....It is important because there are several ways the wires were strung and the A in Nam did have it set up different than the D.

I believe the Squadron book shows those details?

Trumpeter did not put much thought into MANY things on this kit....the one that I did not think about untill after I had everything put together was the entena mast....they do not glue in place very firmly and are a very weak point!

If I would have thought about it I would have made the mast out of brass rod or something and had them in place from the inside with more 'meat' if I may....to give them more support.   Its very difficult to handle the model (even with removable blades) without breaking those mast loose. I would do that part of the assembly VERY LAST after decals, weathering etc.

Hi Viper,

Here's the standard HF Antenna routing:

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Also, the "A" Models didn't have the long Dipoles like what's in your kit... they were short (which should resolve the fragile assembly problem)... example:

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On some of the early "A's", there were UHF or VHF antennas on the lateral fuselage, on both sides....

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Hope this helps,

Frank

Take care,

Frank

Hey Frank,

Where did that pic come from....the one with the crew member waving from the rear window....looks like a crazy moment 

Papa-Echo-64 wrote:

Hey Frank, Where did that pic come from....the one with the crew member waving from the rear window....looks like a crazy moment

Hi Troy,

That picture was made by the FE & CE on one of the 147th birds while returning from a mission in Vietnam, 1968.       Crazy moment.... or boys will be boys!

Take care,

Frank

Viper,

Some used the HF Antenna's and some didn't.... and in some pictures, it's just hard to make out the wire between the poles.       

NOTE: Here you can see the proper placement of the fwd dipole.... on the Trump kit, the recieving hole for the fwd dipole is too far back.

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Take care,

Frank