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well I just got a 1/72 scale Helicopter in today

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  • Member since
    July 2003
  • From: Cincinnati, Ohio
Posted by ridleusmc on Saturday, March 31, 2007 9:08 PM

 Mikeym_us wrote:
it is the Fujimi 1/72 scale CH-46D Skyknight Hotel California I got it for 5 bucks on Ebay. And I should be getting another 1/72 scale helo in the next few days a CH-53E Super Stallion a Revell/Monogram kit which I also suspect as a Fujimi rebox which I don't mind at all.

You have a 1/72nd Marine Air Wing going.  Yeah, I've never seen any netting in a 46 or a 53 unless it was all wrapped up and on a pallet.  53's often have a cloth covering on the cabin walls for "sound insullation."  It didn't work, helicopters are loud. 

If you need any reference pics for your upcoming CH-53E build you can check out my photobucket album at

http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v491/ridleusmc/

Semper Fi,

Chris

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  • From: Kincheloe Michigan
Posted by Mikeym_us on Saturday, March 31, 2007 6:05 PM
well they did gain the reputation as "trampoline" seats. Because in rough weather you would have a tendancy of bouncing around in your seat which is probably why there were cushions on the cabin roof. though looking at that photo I'll have to do alot of work to get the cabin to look right since the seats that come with the CH-46 are pretty much square blocks and it doesn't come with molded on ribbing.

On the workbench: Dragon 1/350 scale Ticonderoga class USS BunkerHill 1/720 scale Italeri USS Harry S. Truman 1/72 scale Encore Yak-6

The 71st Tactical Fighter Squadron the only Squadron to get an Air to Air kill and an Air to Ground kill in the same week with only a F-15   http://photobucket.com/albums/v332/Mikeym_us/

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  • From: Newnan, GA
Posted by J.H. Primm on Saturday, March 31, 2007 4:15 PM

 Mikeym_us wrote:
so how do the passengers avoid upper body injuries while sitting in the jump seats between the ribbing.

I'm not quite sure I am understanding your question. The troop seats in CH-46s didn't have any backs to them. On CH-47s the troops seats have adjustable seat backs but neither design is going to prevent upper body injuries. It isn't as if there is armor plate nor are they 'crash attenuating' seats...

Both types are of a very simple construction consisting of nylon material stretched over aluminum tubing. The lower support legs fit into recepticles in the cabin floor and can be disengaged in order to fold the seats up along the cabin interior to allow for the loading of vechicles, pallets of cargo and other oversized equipment.

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  • From: Kincheloe Michigan
Posted by Mikeym_us on Saturday, March 31, 2007 12:28 PM
so how do the passengers avoid upper body injuries while sitting in the jump seats between the ribbing.

On the workbench: Dragon 1/350 scale Ticonderoga class USS BunkerHill 1/720 scale Italeri USS Harry S. Truman 1/72 scale Encore Yak-6

The 71st Tactical Fighter Squadron the only Squadron to get an Air to Air kill and an Air to Ground kill in the same week with only a F-15   http://photobucket.com/albums/v332/Mikeym_us/

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    November 2005
  • From: Newnan, GA
Posted by J.H. Primm on Saturday, March 31, 2007 9:49 AM

 Mikeym_us wrote:
so does anyone know if cargo nets were attached to the cabin walls above the seats? I have a huge roll of lead foil I can use to make the nets. and the entry door can also be assembled opened closed or the upper hatch left open.

Bwhahahaha!

Sorry, I wasn't laughing at you, I was just thinking about the idea of '46s ever having anything other than basic seating in the cabin interior. None of the birds I crewed or worked on and none of the other '46s I had ever seen in the FMF or Navy had any "netting" above the cabin seats.

 

HTH

Jonathan Primm

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    March 2004
  • From: Kincheloe Michigan
Posted by Mikeym_us on Friday, March 30, 2007 4:05 PM
so does anyone know if cargo nets were attached to the cabin walls above the seats? I have a huge roll of lead foil I can use to make the nets. and the entry door can also be assembled opened closed or the upper hatch left open.

On the workbench: Dragon 1/350 scale Ticonderoga class USS BunkerHill 1/720 scale Italeri USS Harry S. Truman 1/72 scale Encore Yak-6

The 71st Tactical Fighter Squadron the only Squadron to get an Air to Air kill and an Air to Ground kill in the same week with only a F-15   http://photobucket.com/albums/v332/Mikeym_us/

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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, March 30, 2007 10:18 AM
PHROGS PHOREVER!
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  • From: Southport, North West UK
Posted by richgb on Friday, March 30, 2007 3:17 AM

I've got the Fujimi KV-107. Nice kit. At least you can model it with the tail ramp down. I'll probably use mine for a RCAF CH-113 as the Hobbycraft CH-113 I've got has the tail moulded into the fusalage.

Rich

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  • Member since
    March 2004
  • From: Kincheloe Michigan
well I just got a 1/72 scale Helicopter in today
Posted by Mikeym_us on Thursday, March 29, 2007 8:15 PM
it is the Fujimi 1/72 scale CH-46D Skyknight Hotel California I got it for 5 bucks on Ebay. And I should be getting another 1/72 scale helo in the next few days a CH-53E Super Stallion a Revell/Monogram kit which I also suspect as a Fujimi rebox which I don't mind at all.

On the workbench: Dragon 1/350 scale Ticonderoga class USS BunkerHill 1/720 scale Italeri USS Harry S. Truman 1/72 scale Encore Yak-6

The 71st Tactical Fighter Squadron the only Squadron to get an Air to Air kill and an Air to Ground kill in the same week with only a F-15   http://photobucket.com/albums/v332/Mikeym_us/

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