Helo Wish List

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Starting the APU on a Hook you have power to all systems ,then you can start your engines once the blades start turning increase the power on the turbines .You let out a clutch like on a car once engaged the blades increase in speed ........ revolutions per minute very fast ,at 240 rpms you can pitch your rotor head and start moving or lift off ground being fully articulated rotor head you have yawn ,pitch ,and roll on each blade and rotorhead .The C model had a flat butt aft pylon where as the As and Bs came to a sparp edge at the end of the aft pylon . Above the ramp on aft pylon is the exhaust for APU some of early models had HF antenna running down the left side of fuselage .....In the middle of the cabin is the Hook a door opens forward on the floor of the deck exposing the cargo hook . This is operated by the flight engineer .Crew chief is always on the door on right side of the aircraft at a M-60 mount ..Gunner on left side at M-60 station some missions had stinger gunners on the ramp at a m-60 station . The aircraft commander or AC was always left seat . Pilot always the right seat .There are antennas under the forward part of fuselage VHF UHF and so on as with the lights, 2 forward runway lights and a strobe in the middle further back under the fuselage.The battery is in the nose panel or chin bubble.The radios on the left side of the companionway just aft the cockpit by the gunner's station . Fuel tanks are ahmidship on both sides between landing gear pepperfly on the CH-47

A really nice kit of a Hook is one with forward pylon doors open with drive shaft covers .... open to the combining transmission with.... aft pylons doors open {aft pylon doors are just alittle aft of the rotorhead and are always opened post or pre flight } .We used a wrecker truck for removing an engine with engine panels open to lift the engine off the bird ,after all was disconnected to replace engines {when engine is removed there are alot hydrylic lines and fuel line various eletrical bundles removed from engine coming up from engine cradle mount} ,with nosebox driveline covers open and disconnected from the engines .The engine mount bolts where removed and replaced with the bolts the engine mounts,to a bracket we used to hoist the engine were then again replaced with the bolts to lift bracket that was attached by a cable to the wrecker boom and lifted and move to a engine case on a 3/4 ton truck to take to the allied engine shop .After so many hours on the power plants this a ideal scene of a Hook on the ground being serviced in combat .......Flight Engineer and Crew Chief having all the panels open and quick disconnect undone and working on a CH-47 A ,B,C, or D model aircraft ......There are many little neuances such as on the different airframes.... as antennas or covers on the engines early models operated without them in nam As ,and Bs as well as super Cs ...... To have a really nice kit large enough to provide enough detail would be nice for a change .......Guns A GO GO where just not practical the lost to the GUNSHIPs due accidents was to much ,one even shot its self down was not good plus the before a CH-47 can take off it has to engage a clutch type device to kick the torque in to reach 240 rotor RPM to move... These heavy GUN SHIPs had to run down the flightline to gather speed with both rotor heads forward to take off .. like a Fixed wing to get off the ground fully loaded . They just did not meet the army's needs for fast nimble gun platform like C model huey's and Cobras just some thoughts Pepperfly50

I would love to see both 1/48 and 1/35 CH-47 and CH-46 as well as the upgrades from the Boeing Vertol line of military helicopters the aurora kit is not detailed enough to make a really nice Hook ........ Former Hooker C/c.. in Nam ...132nd ASHC ..23rd americal Div ...14th CAB ....16th CAG ...I have multi media 1/48 ,Hook from Roberts Combat models ..alot of work to make it look like the real thing with resin and white metal parts its a nice kit. I would like to get an old aurora kit though , just for reference on the lines as a template I crewed the" Virgin Hunter" from 1970 -1971.... its in ..... Squadron signal 's series.......Chinook's in action 1979

1/48 Scale: SH-60B Seahawk

LT

Lee,
You're right about the D and H model Hueys. The H model had the T-53-L-13. I've crewed both. As for external differences... it's a safe bet that if you find the pitot tube in the nose, It's a D model. All H models I've ever seen had the pitot on the front of the cabin roof.
Paul

Thanks Guys,
I'm going to hunt it down ASAP!!!!!
Good Hunting,
rdxpress

Thanks Jon, I was just going to say the OH-6 I bought is Vietnam era, it has markings for Hugh Mills' Miss Caude IV.
Lee

RdExpress,

Italeri does have the VIetnam-era OH-6A out at present as well. I just picked one up a few months ago for about $15. Great kit!

Oh, by the way everyone, my book's now up on the Osprey Publishing website. Check it out here...

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Thanks guys!

Midnightprowler,
The Italeri OH-6 is somesort of Special forces bird based on the Hughs
500D. What I want is a 'Nam era OH-6. But I thankyou for your effort!!!!!!!
Good Hunting,
rdxpress

With good references the antenna could be made with sheet plastic.
Lee

Lee,
The air inlet screens for the engine were different along with some
antenna's . You' re right the blades are not the best . I have one of Pandas kits it's nice but the details aren't as fine as other new releases. I should be glad
someone has done one and build it .
Fuzzy

Fuzzy, Panda models has a D model, the maain diffrence between D and H I think was the uprated engine. Outside they were pretty muck the same. Am I right guys? The only problem with the Panda kit is the Main and tail rotors are more like the N model Twin Huey. Still waiting for someone to come up with a way of correcting them. Sigh..........
Lee

I'd like to see the following kits made .
1/35 UH-1H Huey
1/35 AH-1S( mod S) with composite blades
How about an accurate injection molded T53 engine too.
fuzzy

Good news for J-HULK Matchbox did a kaman seasprite in 1/48 scale.hope its the right scale. if you want 1/72 airfix did one..Gregers

The MV22 Osprey would be cool in 1/35. You could do a 'future' combat insertion diorama.

I agree with Upnorth - Atlas Rooivalk and Mil Mi - 2 "Hoplite", Mi-4 "Hound", Mi-8/17 in 1/48 - and perhaps Mi-24 in 1/35 ! Aleksander

Italeri has a 1/72 OH-6, but I'm not sure if it is currently being offered. Bought mine a couple of years ago.
Lee

Hey,
Am I the only one that builds 1/72nd! We need more 1/72nd Helios esp.
an OH-6 and a new(not Aurora mold) AH-56A. and some detailed Warsaw
Pact stuff.
Good Hunting,
rdxpress

How 'bout a 1/35 Chinook and an Aerospatiale Dauphin--a military version, not one of those Coast Guard ones!

Wish list of helo's:

1/48
Westland built Sea Kings
CH-46 - Big time
Westland Lynx
EH-101

That's my 2c worth

1/35 Scale:

AH-1G
AH-1S Mod
AH-1F
AH-6
MH-6
TH-55

Any good update kits, especially for the AH-64 A and D. Engine, transmission, crew cockpits.

120mm Figure:

AH-64 Aviator in full flight gear.
160th SOAR Aviator with full flight/mission gear.

Since Verlinden just put out the WWII gunner, how about a 120mm of a UH-1H door gunner from Vietnam?

Just wishing....

Wade

Would a 1/35 or 1/48 CH-53e be out of the question?? How about walking on the wild side and produce a CH-54!

A resin / photo etch detail set and decal options for the Panda 1/35 scale Chinook!

hehehehe, I'm happy. I just found out that Academy makes 2 1/48 Kiowa Warriors! I found my Helo to work on!!

photo etch for 1/35 scale US helos (UH-1, AH-64, UH/MH-60, OH-58,...)

1/35
Mi-24 Hind-D or later (plus decal for "golden eagle" marking of Hind in Afghanistan - tail number 447 or 997 - the decal might be near impossible though)
CH/MH-47

Sea Sprite would be cool.

1/48th HH-60H SEAHAWK
SH-60F OCEANHAWK
HaS RN LYNX
CH-46 SEAKNIGHT
AC-47 CHINOOK
DECALS: We've had some nice Cobra and Apache decals comeout recently. But would like to see some for the SeaKing, Seahawks, Blackhawks
etc....I love the fix wing stuff (hands down) but seeing several versions of the same 109,s Hellcats, etc...lets see something new in the helo community!!!

Feet Wet!! Fly Navy

Two things first:

1. There is a 1/35 HH-53 being produced in the near future I beleive (US$179 I think)

2. The Mi-26 is the Halo not the Mi-6 - for a walkaround have a look at Helicopter walkaround site. (big in whatever scale you choose)

My wishes are:

1. 1/35 Kiowa A/B
2. 1/35 Seaking
3. 1/35 Wessex

Well thats my 2 devalued Australian cents worth

DEFINITELY 1/48 of the following:
Mi 8
Mi 17
HH-60J Jayhawk (USCG)
HH-3 Pelican (USCG)/Jolly Green Giant (USAF)
CH-47