I'm done working on my 1/48 CH-53E with Cobra Comp.

Great Job yourself! I love seeing people actually use the things we turn out...

Chief Snake 

Thank you sir,

The only thing that did not fit is the braker box next to the Crew door, I had to cut off about a 1/8in and that was it!!!

Yeah, folks do figure that one out rather easily....since that was all you have to do, I didn't make a new one.

Chief Snake 

That's coming along quite nicely.  Keep the updates coming!

can do!! Lemon you shuld go jump in on the G.B. over on ARC.

Semper Fi

Mark

Great work SSgt,

Aren't those decals fun.

Semper Fi,

Chris

yep,

Hay,the guys you had make you decals, how long did it take to get back to you? I've emailed them like 5 times with no reply.

That does sound pretty odd to me SSgt.  It only took a few days for them and I to arrange the deal and for them to make a template that I could evaluate.  Once I contacted them, they got back to me imediately.  If they aren't getting back to you, maybe they're on vacation or have quit supplying that service.  I have no idea what the problem could be. 

http://www.customhobbydecals.com/

Sorry,

Chris

Unfortunately, I don't.

The best I could find in my picture stash was this old one I'm sure you've seen about a million times.

Just ignore the color of the outer casing.  Isn't this pretty much the same set up used on Phrogs?  Generally, I remember the color of the buckets being the same light grey as the fuselage.  Also, I remember painting some buckets for our ordinance guys.  We just used the same 2 part epoxy primer we used whenever we had to touch up any grey portions of the fuselage or engine cowlings. 

My photobucket page has some CH-53E reference pics which you may find helpful.

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

Semper Fi,

Chris

SSgtD6152 wrote:

Hay, do you have any pic's of the chaff and flare buckets loaded?

like Chris asked, aren't they the same? Here's some loaded up (but not H-53):

http://www.usmc.mil/marinelink/image1.nsf/ae82f18a8e1b160b852568ba007e7e5e/79a8d4e7e0026ff885256fe3005003df/$FILE/20050413-M-0884-D-008.jpg

http://www.usmc.mil/marinelink/image1.nsf/ae82f18a8e1b160b852568ba007e7e5e/bbefe8e8cbb659bf85257161003bd66c/$FILE/LAboom%205.jpg

http://www.usmc.mil/marinelink/image1.nsf/ae82f18a8e1b160b852568ba007e7e5e/bb053a5652aa26888525700c005d1a3b/$FILE/050524-M-9176H-003.jpg

ALL MOST..........98.9% done!!!!!

Great work SSgt,

I especially love the NGB oil streaking down from the cowlings. 

Semper Fi,

Chris

Thanks, I'm going to take it over to the line and take some pics next to the 1:1's. The MAG CO told me it is the best looking $hitter on base. LOL  But he is a Phrog guy, and he was like it is the wrong MAG..........WTF....You are making use look bad!!!!!!!!!LOL

Ridleusmc- That's a cool pic but I seen one taken of a 53 during the first Gulf war which shows a reclining nude girl along the entire side of the aircraft in shades of green. At first glance it looks like a typical camo green CH-53 but then you can see through the camoflage, it was a heck of a paint shop! Wish the WO who took the pic's posted them for all to see.

Semper fi

Scott