I think I would first find out what C you want to do. There were “Baby C’s” and “Super C’s”, as well as a few other flavors.
The Baby C used the narrow cord metal-segmented blades and I think the old bullet engine intake fairings, the Super C’s used the large intakes and broad cord plastic blades. You could start with either the Trumpeter A or “D” and go from there. The Trumpeter D is more a Super C than anything else, just redo the intakes on the aft pylon and rework the Pitot system. For a Baby C you would start with the A.
The 34th Support at Ft Hood had an interesting tactical paint scheme, light sand underside, Sand and Lt brown, bit a green and black splinter disruption patterns. A color shot of one of the birds is in the AeroFax on the CH-47. Neat finish, probably one of more appealing Army finishes, out side the Arctic/Desert scheme.
I have a grand total of about 3 hours in C’s, when we did the last Army Formation flight of 4 CH-47C’s from Ft Meade to the Boeing factory in ‘91. The bird I flew was covered in mold on the inside, it would be interesting to model! All the rest of my 47 time is in D’s. I actually liked the C better, as the controls were a lot “looser”.
Bryan
Denver