The Duke Finishes Two Helicopters in August

[Duke Maddog]

Today I can show two more helicopters I finished this month. The first one is the Mach 2 1/72 scale SM-1/300 helicopter:







It's rather crude, but it's the best I can do with a Mach 2 kit. They truly define "short run" kits!

And next is the Revell 1/72 scale US Coat Guard HH-65 Dauphin, my first Coast Guard helicopter:







I did my best with this too, but it seems lately, I'm not achieving the best quality that I can. I'm guessing it's because of some of the health issues I'm going through. At least I'm still building though.

Thank you for looking in, comments are welcome.

[KSaarni]

Those look nevertheless very good Mark, the Dauphin outstanding!

Red and white color schemes are for me a no go, knowing how difficult (in my opinion) it is to work with such strong contrast.
But you nailed them!

Sorry to hear about your ongoing health issues, I hope they are soon behind you.

- Kari

[Medicman71]

Nice builds Mark!

[BlackSheep214]

Very nice builds, Mark!!

[Stuart]

Looking Good Mark!

[Stikpusher]

Nice pair of whirlybirds Mark! The first one looks kinda funky, but the Coastie Dolphin looks sweet! I remember seeing those things fly up and down the shoreline when I would be doing my bike rides along PCH. A very unique sound due to the tail rotor.

[Duke Maddog]

Thank you Kari! Yeah, red and white are a touch color combination to get right. I don't much like painting them either.

Thank you Mike!

Thank you Stuart!

Thank you Carlos! Yeah, that Russian made bird does look funky. They built them odd back then. I also love the sound of those fenestron tail rotors.