HRS-1/HO4S/H-19 build

Well, isn't that a kick in the lugnuts??

 Here's the full version of my photo:

Thanks.  I'll keep my eye out for pictures.  Funny that the only other picture in that scheme I had was of the other windshield - different squadron but same stripes. 

As regards the B&W H-19 photo, I don't have any good info on the trim color. The photo was originally published in the Japanese magazine Koku-Fan, and I've cropped it slightly for emphasis on the windshield.

I am reasonably certain that the overall color is Light Gull Grey, as this was an appropriate color for helos in active units in the late '50's. I asked one of my Japanese co-workers to read the photo's caption, but he said it gave no info about the trim color.

In this case, I would have to guess that it might match up with the 'doghouse' coloring seen on Marine H-34's in the early VietNam period, but I've never been able to make sense of how those colors were assigned to the various squadrons. 

(Personally, I think it would look great with red trim, but that's just me.)

RotorheadTX wrote:

Jonathan,  good job on that H-19 kit! It looks really good. I am planning to do a USMC bird like yours, recycling the decals from the last re-issue of the Airfix kit.  One thing I would like to point out, and please don't take this as bashing of your build, because I've already made the same mistake on one of my Whirlwind conversions. On the early H-19's and ALL of the Whirlwinds, the canopy framing was different, and the windscreens were internally braced. I just found this out thanks to a write-up in a UK magazine. Have a look at these photos, and you'll see where Italeri goofed it up for all of us. (Bless 'em, there's always a snag in their chopper kits!!)

Thanks for the kind words and no offense taken, I'm glad you pointed it out...I only wish I had know about it before I started, I could hace taken the extra frames off.

BTW, Nice reference photo of the HMM-162 bird... Do you have any more, or as was asked earlier do you have any color references for that particular paint scheme? That photo has me wanting to do one for that squadron...I was assigned to that unit from mid 1976 to late 1977.

Thanks for the info.

Jonathan Primm

Thanks Tony.  I never noticed that.  How about the color scheme on the 2nd photo (HMM-162)?  Anybody know or better yet have a color photo?

Randy

Jonathan,

 good job on that H-19 kit! It looks really good. I am planning to do a USMC bird like yours, recycling the decals from the last re-issue of the Airfix kit.

 One thing I would like to point out, and please don't take this as bashing of your build, because I've already made the same mistake on one of my Whirlwind conversions. On the early H-19's and ALL of the Whirlwinds, the canopy framing was different, and the windscreens were internally braced. I just found this out thanks to a write-up in a UK magazine. Have a look at these photos, and you'll see where Italeri goofed it up for all of us. (Bless 'em, there's always a snag in their chopper kits!!)

Very nice.  I am in the process of doing this kit right now.

Lee

AH1Wsnake wrote:

Very nice build, Mr. Primm. Thanks a lot for sharing your progress and end result!   Andy.

Thanks for the kind words Andy.

The aircraft was modeled after a bird used by HMR-161, circa 1952. The squadron later became HMM-161.

Jonathan Primm

Youngsville, LA

Very nice build, Mr. Primm. Thanks a lot for sharing your progress and end result!

Andy.

Here is the end result, it needs a little more work, but it'll do as a "four footer"

yep, looks great!

its not a bad kit at all, actually one of Italaris better kits. Wish they had put as much attention into the AH-1T/W/ Z kits, but thats what resin and scratchbuilt parts are for!

 Any other photos to share?

David

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