1/72 Trumpy CH-47D Finished

Your pics really envoked some familiar feelings, although my combat time was spend in the desert.  Small world moment, my cousin served in the same battalion as you did, but in Germany in the late 80s after they became a Pershing missle unit.  I recognized the regimental crest and the shoulder cord.  I did 3 years with the 101st myself.

The -47s in your pics are CH-47Bs, and are similar the the CH-47Cs I had the pleasure (and displeasure) of working on.  It was a huge leap forward when the CH-47Ds came around, and now I deal with CH-47Fs as a civilian.  Time marches on...

Fermis, you are a true craftsman. Great work all-around. Some of it is jaw-dropping, really.

I'm only sorry that this thread just got my attention, but glad to have found it!

Ish47guy

Man, I almost fell out of my chair when I saw this pic.  This pic is of one of my former units bird while at Ellington Field, Houston, during hurricane relief missions after Katrina hit that area in 2005.  I've got a lot of flight engineer time logged on that bird, and I even know the guy sitting on the ramp. 

I've been away from the boards for a while, wish I saw this thread while you were building the kit, I could of recommended some fixes for the kits inaccuracies to make it a better representation of a D model.  Still, nice work, looks great.

 

 

Love it! That's how I found this site in the first place. I was searching 155 towed builds and came across that beauty here and lo and behold the post showed a picture I took of one in our battery in RVN.

Man, I almost fell out of my chair when I saw this pic.  This pic is of one of my former units bird while at Ellington Field, Houston, during hurricane relief missions after Rita hit that area in 2005.  I've got a lot of flight engineer time logged on that bird, and I even know the guy sitting on the ramp. 

I've been away from the boards for a while, wish I saw this thread while you were building the kit, I could of recommended some fixes for the kits inaccuracies to make it a better representation of a D model.  Still, nice work, looks great.

Awesome!  And I love the taxiway light.

Beautiful.

Turned out great.  Really, really nice build - I'm sure the new owner will be pleased!

Wonderful work, inside and out!

Almost finished and ready to ship out...just waiting on the glass. I was told it should have been ready to pick up friday(yesterday)...still waiting.

Built the base out of some scrap I had in the garage. Painted sandpaper "concrete", some small gravel and sand. Scratched up a taxiway light just for fun.

Thar she be!

It has been a while!!!

I finally got the decals, with a little help from some friends.

Back on the bench....finally!!!

Stopped by my airport the other day, to bid a job...just happened to be a Chinook on the ramp...got some decent detail shots for the locations of the flare dispenser mounts. Scratched those up with sheet styrene...also made new pitot tubes with aluminum tubing.

Getting close to the end!

Looks increadible!  Very nice detailing.

A bit more work on this one.

I ordered the "dust bin" intake filters through Shapeways. I like em...they're a bit rough, due to the process, but look the part. There is a part of some sort, that comes out of the bottom/front of the center pylon and into the filters. The kit intakes had this molded to them....the a/m filters had a slot, to accommodate said item. I cut and carved the part from the kit parts...

On to the paint booth.

Black and white to start with...

Then I went with a lightened (with OD) US Helo Drab overall...fairly thin, allowing the blotchiness of the blk/wht to show through. Then hit some areas with straight Helo Drab...then some more areas with a little grey mixed in. It will get some more colors after the decals go on...gotta weather them too!

Very creative.  This will be a very interesting display.

The three plates at the rear are Chaff/Flare launcher mounts as part of the Missile Counter Measures system.  The actual launcher boxes are not attached in your pic.  You can see them in the below pics where the mounts are in your photo. 

Also note that these are CH-47F models that come in this new color, which is FS34201, Woodland Desert Sage. CH-47Ds are still painted in FS34031, US Army Helo Drab.  

I need an assist here!

Looking at the "black box-like things" one the fuse/tail sides, and the angled "thing" between the last two windows.

What are those (technical name)?

The kit does not include them, so I'll either have to find resin a/m, or find a close up, detailed pic so I can scratch em(helps, if I know what I'm looking for....beyond "those thingies on the back of a chinook!".

Stunning job on thjose seats, those have come out perfetc. And i do like that palletized loads. I used to look forwardto going out in the back of a Chinook to drop those out in the desert. Bloody dicey but great fun.

Orange you glad this is 1/72!

I tried that once but it wasn't nice like yours.

littletimmy

 

 

fermis

All these details are loosely based on actual events....but not a true story!!!

 

 

As long as the names were changed to protect the innocent.

Nice job on the box's ! What did you use for the "banding" holding the box's to the pallet ?

I use Chart tape AKA graphic art tape, but your's looks different.

Come to think of it... Nice job on everything so far !! 

 

Thank you!

I used clear packing tape, cut into thin strips(obviously!), for the banding on the individual boxes. Tamiya tape, painted dark grey, to band them together and to the pallet. Also Tamiya tape for the tie down straps. I drilled holes in the floor to pull the tie downs through, CAed to the bottom....we're pretending the ratchet is on the other side...that can't be seen!

fermis

All these details are loosely based on actual events....but not a true story!!!

As long as the names were changed to protect the innocent.

Nice job on the box's ! What did you use for the "banding" holding the box's to the pallet ?

I use Chart tape AKA graphic art tape, but your's looks different.

Come to think of it... Nice job on everything so far !! 

Thanks dudes!

Added some detail to the rear section of the cabin...with some "artistic license"...

Tamiya tape and brass rod for the seats...

Painted and in place...

I used this pic for inspiration...

I used some cardboard (what looks more like cardboard...than cardboard?!!!) from an old Eduard kit box...folded and used a fine razor saw to cut in the individual boxes. Scratched the pallets with cut strips of thin plastic...

Also had to scratch the crew chiefs jump seat...

Closed up and finished up the detail for the ramp area...

All these details are loosely based on actual events....but not a true story!!!

Agreed, and the wrinkles help the effect.  Nice little trick. Will look great when painted and weathered.

Did the same with making diamond plate corner protectors on a Jeep CJ build many years ago, using the wrecker bed floor on the old Revell Midnight Cowboy kit.

I think that looks pretty good fermis, its certainly realistic enough for how much will be seen.

It's very clever, and it looks good.  I believe it could be sound insullation, so "Pass."

I started work on the rear cabin.

Started the padding by scoring thin plastic sheet...I did not like it.

 [hmm]  [hmm] 

I remembered some PE mesh that I have...some aluminum foil, burnished down over the mesh with a q-tip did the trick!!!

The pattern looks pretty good to me. It's not particularly accurate in its application, but looks better than what the kit gives! For what little will be seen, I think this will "pass".

Thanks dudes!

Pawel

Lookin' good so far!

I'd like to see what you are going to do with the cargo bay - I plan to built an "A" some day and closed ramp somehow doesn't look quite right for Vietnam.

Good luck with your build and have a nice day

Paweł

 

I have a plan now.

Since the rear is complete divoid of detail...one option was to scratch the soundproof padding and seats...for an empty cabin. None of which is overly difficult...until it comes time to close the halves around the floor and NOT break things. 

I'll still be doing a lot of work...scratching the detail toward the front of the cabin...padding, crew chiefs seats, and various details. I'll also scratch up the detail toward the rear of the cabin AND the passenger seats will also have to be scratched, but will be folded up in the stowed position. I'll load some crates inside, which not only depicts the majority of the missions this was used for (haulin beans and bullets), but also serves to hide the lack of detail in the center section. Will also save me a lot of bad words!!!

Lookin' good so far!

I'd like to see what you are going to do with the cargo bay - I plan to built an "A" some day and closed ramp somehow doesn't look quite right for Vietnam.

Good luck with your build and have a nice day

Paweł

Nicestart, and ye, great work on the wiring.