My Super 61 (Walcott's bird) in progress

intruder_bass

Member since
November 2013

Posted by intruder_bass on Monday, October 31, 2005 5:59 PM

Gino,
I donno maybe my printer sucks, maybe not enough glossy serface... oh well...Nothing is perfect Wink [;)]

I have only one excuse for that... Maybe Salbando will correct me, but it seems like in Somalia they where pretty dusty and the paint was faded so that small markings could be hardly seen. Big Smile [:D]

But of course next time I wont skip on this Smile [:)]

Once again - all pics of Super 61 that I have:
Clif (Elvis) Wolcott

D. Briley

All together

Andy

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HeavyArty

Member since
December 2002
From: Valrico, FL

Posted by HeavyArty on Monday, October 31, 2005 7:32 PM

Oh well, still looks great. Have you thought about getting a white colored pencil and drawing the grafiti onto it, would look pretty cool. Also, in the above group pic, the word "Thunderstruck" looks like it is in a Gunship Grey color, just like "Venom" on Super 64 was.

Gino P. Quintiliani - Field Artillery - The KING of BATTLE!!!

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intruder_bass

Member since
November 2013

Posted by intruder_bass on Monday, October 31, 2005 9:27 PM

))))) guess what was one of my first questions to left gunner of 324, Ray Dowdy Wink [;)]

And here is his answer:
"chalk drawings of Elvis and Bull were not there on the 3rd, they only lasted a couple days."

Exactly the same answer I got from Pat Powers (65)
" The crew chiefs had written in white chalk on both sides of the aircraft in the vicinity of the pilots door "velvet Elvis" on the left, and "Bull" on the right. On the 3rd of October, I don't believe the chalk markings were still visible"

You are right about "Thunderstruck" - it is very light grey. Maybe I should make it a little darker))))

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Avus

Member since
June 2003
From: Caput Mundi

Posted by Avus on Tuesday, November 1, 2005 12:59 AM

Sorry to hear the decals didn't work out.
But I don't understand what's silvering got to do with that; did you use the clear version or the black one?
From your answer I guess you made a clear version so ... how the hell did you do that ? Do you have a dye sublimation printer (Alps)?

Anyway excellent build! I agree on the black color thing; even though beeing flat black it has a cool dusty wear to it.

Klaus

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intruder_bass

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November 2013

Posted by intruder_bass on Tuesday, November 1, 2005 6:02 AM

)))) No..no. I dont have ALPS
I made decals on white decal paper with black around the letters just like you and Gino. Silvering its not the right word for this effect that I got. The black color of decal background did not match dusty black on the model. It looked pretty bad with all these square decal marks all over the hull. Besides if you look on the light - decals where glossy but the rest of the surface - flat. Really wild look Dead [xx(]

As I said before - I did not planned to apply 3 or more coats of Future. I spent 3 weeks doing rivets - so could not let them disapear.

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Avus

Member since
June 2003
From: Caput Mundi

Posted by Avus on Tuesday, November 1, 2005 10:33 AM

OK, got the situation.
Well as you said, stencils are so small they probably were hardly seen on a dusty helo.

Klaus

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m60a3

Member since
April 2005
From: I am at play in the fields of the Lord. (Texas)

Posted by m60a3 on Tuesday, November 1, 2005 8:54 PM

That's a great build. Be proud, you earned it. It's also very touching. I again take my hat off to the vets of "the Mog".
With alot of us vets, any day can be memorial day...

-60

"I lay like a small idea in a vacant mind" - Wm. Least Heat Moon "I am at the center of the earth." - Black Elk My FSM friends are the best.

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Svenne Duva

Member since
December 2005
From: Goteborg / Sverige

Posted by Svenne Duva on Monday, December 12, 2005 4:12 PM

This is just SO one off the coolest threads on this site.
A Project.
People contributing all the way to make it happen.
And a result that is something at least I have never seen before.
Hats off, this is the just so cool...
And the result is just stunning!

More, PLEASE!

Svenne

sic transit gloria mundi

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Monday, December 12, 2005 7:56 PM

Fantastic!!!!!! I can't remember where, but a while back I saw a diorama in 1/35 of the downed bird using Dragon figures for the rescue team. I think it may have been at WWW.ARMORAMA.COM .

Keep up the great work, it's an inspiration to us all.

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HeavyArty

Member since
December 2002
From: Valrico, FL

Posted by HeavyArty on Monday, December 12, 2005 9:14 PM

FMF Doc wrote:

Fantastic!!!!!! I can't remember where, but a while back I saw a diorama in 1/35 of the downed bird using Dragon figures for the rescue team. I think it may have been at WWW.ARMORAMA.COM .

Keep up the great work, it's an inspiration to us all.

Yup, it is by Pablo Roig Sanchez, titled "Super 64", and is at Armorama. It depics Durant's bird as Shugart and Gordon arrive to secure the crash site. A great dio.

A few more pics here.

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Monday, December 12, 2005 9:58 PM

Andy,

OUTSTANDING my friend! Brings back memories...some good, some bad.

From what I remember there were actually lots of grafitti markings. Some were G-rated and some were not. Since they were done in chaulk they'd fade and wouldn't last long. I'm pretty sure that "thunderstruck' was painted with the same gray color as the interior.

The diorama is pretty good as well, except that during the real event the tail rotor and most of the vertical stab departed the aircraft.

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intruder_bass

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November 2013

Posted by intruder_bass on Monday, December 12, 2005 10:25 PM

Thanks guys...I am really glad you like it.

Sal, about this chulck markings of "Velvet Elvis" and "Sitting Bull" I wrote here allready - they lasted only few weeks. BTW not long time ago Ray Dowdy (left gunner) post a topic on Somalia Descussion Forum (bhd93.com) about these drowings on Super 61. Here is quote:

The real ELVIS!

Many know in the book, and in the movie Cliff Wolcott is referred to as Elvis as a nickname. This all came about due to the pictures I took plane side.

http://www.nightstalkers.com/tfranger/memorial/wolcott/default.html

http://www.nightstalkers.com/tfranger/memorial/briley/default.html

These are my pictures. Mark Bowden when he was gathering the info for his book came across the pictures on the NS web sight. He took what he saw and thought that was his nickname. Well I am here to tell you that is all BS!!!!!

What happened that day the graffiti appeared on my ACFT, the boys came out and put what you have seen on the ACFT as a joke. There was a lot more not shown in the pictures. I took the pictures when we came back for a deception flight.

Now for the Elvis stuff. For many years after Elvis died there have been reports that he has been seen, and is not dead. Therefore the stuff like “Elvis has left the building” or he is a CIA agent someplace.

So while we were in Somalia whenever someone informed us (TFR) about General Adid whereabouts, it was an ELVIS sighting. ELVIS was General Adid! Not Cliff Wolcott!

When Somalia came about I had been in the 160th for four years. In that time I was lucky enough to have flown with MR. Wolcott MANY times. Never did I hear ANYONE call him Elvis as a nickname. OR Elvis at all. The Joke written on the ACFT became much bigger and something it was not when the book came out.

Donovan was an Indian; no one I know ever called him sitting bull. His nickname was bull, but for a very different reason.

If any of this does not make since, or f*cked up spelling, blame the Jack Daniels.

_________________
Left gunner Super 61
Nightstalker Aug 89 - Jan 98

Daps rule kilo's drule

Andy

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, December 13, 2005 11:09 PM

That explains it.

What's up for your next challenge Andy?

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intruder_bass

Member since
November 2013

Posted by intruder_bass on Tuesday, December 13, 2005 11:37 PM

Right now I am still building Academy's Huey C from 121th Assault Helicopter Company (Vietnam)

Stucked a little making transmission and engine (I opened it from both sides)

Interior is allmost done though so hopefully it wont take too long.

Also at the same time I am building F-15E from Revell 1/48 (great kit! One of the best from Revell)

and a little diorama of Mog street with HUMVEE and 7 rangers...

Next will be AH-6J (Somalia again :-) ) I did not decide yet which one - probably Star 41 (still need some info)

Thats about it)))))

Andy

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Trigger

Member since
February 2004
From: Moooooon River!

Posted by Trigger on Wednesday, December 14, 2005 8:38 AM

Great looking MH-60L Andy. Looking forward to that article!

------------------------------------------------------------------ - Grant "Can't let that nest in there..."

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NSDQ

Member since
March 2008

Posted by NSDQ on Saturday, March 29, 2008 10:28 PM

I agree with Ray.

I have never heard Cliff referrred to as Elvis in the 7 years I was in unit. I never heard Ray or any other in any mission brief or war story speak as such. I was confused when the nick surfaced.

CW3

DOUG WOLCOTT

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intruder_bass

Member since
November 2013

Posted by intruder_bass on Sunday, March 30, 2008 12:17 AM

Thanks Doug!

And welcome to Best Helo Forum on web!

Andy

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hawkwrench

Member since
March 2005
From: usa

Posted by hawkwrench on Sunday, March 30, 2008 12:46 AM

Andy,That is a awesome looking Blackhawk you've built.It looks like the real thing.You really outdone yourself with that detail,especially with the rotorhead.My hats off to you on this one.ABSOLUTELY AWESOME!!!!!!!!!Does Salbando still surf this forum?If so,I need to PM him about the C2 bird on that mission that day.It sounds like he was there.

2/82nd Aviation Battalion"When you absolutely need to be there RIGHT NOW!!!

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NSDQ

Member since
March 2008

Posted by NSDQ on Sunday, March 30, 2008 9:31 PM

Helo blades droop at rest on the ground.

CW3

Doug Wolcott

Aviation Maint Officer

151AE

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