Hope I do not get censored with this post, length wise!
Stepping to the soap box: The first HH65A's delivered to the Coast GuardAviation Training Center in Mobile Alabama were white, #'s 6503, 6504,6505,6507,6508. The HH3 crews called them 'Ramp Roaches."
The difference in the HH65 (366G) and the 365N are subtle but many. First off the rescue hoist on the right side, included in the kit for obvious reasons.
The tail rotor assembly has 11 blades not 13. the tail is bigger, (wider). There is no aft door on the left side, the entire panel is removable though providing access to the avionics from outside the aircraft. There is no aft door on the right side either, that is where the SAR board (Search and Rescue gear) is stored and where the wet crewman sits. (Also the bottom of the cabin access door on the right side has no bottom window, that was covered by paint and a piece of closed cell foam was glued in place. . .lot's of doors fell off in flight over water, so we needed a way to recover them!)
The entire interior is WRONG! The standard CG interior is Pilot & Copilot seats, Flight Mechanic sliding seat, (slides the width of the cabin, far left for hoisting) and a wet crewman seat, a red-orange cushion on the deck. A safety net hold the collapsable rescue basket in the transition section. Early HH65's entire cabin was a gray-green, Tamiya's IJN gray is almost exact. Later HH65's had the cockpit painted in black for night vision goggle use.
I have some (bad) pictures of my modified cockpit if you are interested so you can see what I mean.
The model doesn't even try to depict the bottom "chine panels" where the Aux Flotation system is and the inspection panels for the flight controls etc.
I'll shut up as you no doubt get the idea.
The model is 6508 from CGAS CG Air Station, Traverse City Michigan, 17 miles from my house and my last active duty unit. . .I believe they fly the HH65B now or maybe they have the C version.
Don
I know it's only rock and roll, but I like it.