[Orion Field]

I got the old 1/72 revel CH-3C kit and want to painted it a vietnam SAR bird, but I can't seem to find decals for it, can anyone point me in the right direction?

[xmh53wrench]

http://s362974870.on...howtopic=234798



Decals from 1/72 Italeri....tail number may not be a ch-53c though....not sure

[Tank]

Wolfpak 72-16 has an all black CH-3C.
http://www.usaf-sig....a-green-hornets

[Orion Field]

Is there anything out there for an SEA scheme?

[hythe]

Orion Field, on 09 April 2012 - 03:53 AM, said:

I got the old 1/72 revel CH-3C kit and want to painted it a vietnam SAR bird, but I can't seem to find decals for it, can anyone point me in the right direction?

I've been looking, but I can't find one either. My father-in-law flew on HH-3s and HH-53s, based out of Thailand during the war - I'm sorely tempted to dig out his old photo album and see if I can commission someone to create a decent sheet of his aircraft. Anyone interested in a set if I go down that route?

[Orion Field]

I would be very much interested

[DonSS3]

IIRC the Revell kit originally came with markings for a SEA aircraft, although I can't comment on their accuracy.

This post has been edited by DonSS3: 10 April 2012 - 02:15 PM

[xmh53wrench]

So very sorry, I just realized you asked about an h-3 not an h-53.....doh.... I will do some more looking.

[Orion Field]

thanks for all the help guys!

[hythe]

Two bits of good news - first, my father-in-law is happy to supply lots of old photos of his HH-3s and HH-53s - he was based mainly out of NKP, Laos and Cambodia, at one point, and it seems he flew on many of the Jolly Greens in that area of operations. Second bit of good news - one on which he flew is sitting in the USAF museum at Wright-Patterson (http://www.nationalm....asp?fsID=17539) - in fact, he was a guest at the ceremony when they unveiled it there - so assuming this has been restored accurately, it could also be a useful reference.

So, give me a bit of time (a few months, I'd imagine) and it should be possible to produce a limited run of one or more HH-3s and HH-53s, on a decal sheet. I'll start with gathering the photos, then look into having someone design and produce the decals. At that point, I'll see who on here might be in for a group buy, to spread the costs a bit!