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1/72nd scale HH-53C Super Jolly Green Giant; Italeri & MPC (Airfix) kit bash-up
Topic Started: Aug 2 2016, 10:25 PM (142 Views)
RJ Tucker
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Patrolling the MMM frontier
Finally finished this one! Here’s my HH-53C CSAR helicopter. It’s a kit bash of the ancient Italeri & MPC (Airfix) kits.

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AND the stinger!
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I built this for a friend who flew HH-53 CSAR missions in Vietnam; later, he became a USAF Chaplain. The base is painted wood with sheet plastic providing the tarmac top.
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The figure was the lovely & gracious Mrs Tucker’s suggestion since “only a geeks’ geek has any notion of ‘I inch = 6 feet’ means.“ Posted Image
I’m not much of a figure painter as you can see, but he does give a good visual as to how big this beast really is!
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The emblems came from the local airbase exchange. (I’m retired military, so I can shop there. Uniform stuff is available online.) The trophy shop down the street did the placards.

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The Italeri kit is pretty ragged, but I’m pleased how it turned out.
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Disorder
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Lt Paddy 'Chancer' Boyle
That is a magnificent example of what can be done with these old kits. A true piece of modelling.
I'm sure your friend will be thrilled to receive it. :clap: :clap: :clap:
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Simon G
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heavy weatherer
Nice work indeed. :clap: :clap:
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Jonesy113
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Nick 'Token' Jones
A great build, I'm sure your friend will be chuffed to bits :clap: :cool
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Nikon User
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"BEAVER"
Very nicely done.
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snapper655
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Gun Monkey
very nice, :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap:
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Olde Farte
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Lt. Derek 'Smurfy' Reeve
You have an excellent model here R.J. and one I would be proud to have presented to me. A nice neat diorama also, well done mate.
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RJ Tucker
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Thanks for the kind words, guys!

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LCDR Tony `Banana's` Clay
Wow! What a great job you have done on that one. :cool

I`m sure your friend is going to be very pleased with it.
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