DEATH FROM ABOVE
Huey UH-1H from the film Apocalypse Now
VIETNAM (SECOND INDOCHINA) WAR REFERENCE
Ride of the Valkyries - Bell UH-1 Series "Huey"
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Ride of the Valkyries - Bell UH-1 Series "Huey"
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Re: Ride of the Valkyries - Bell UH-1 Series "Huey"
SPECIFICATION:
MANUFACTURER: Bell Helicopter
ENGINE TYPES: Lycoming T53L-9 (1963), Lycoming T53-L-11(1965) and Lycoming T53-L-13 (1966)
CREW: 1-4, Pilot and Co-Pilot, Crew Chief, Gunner
SEATS: 6-8 Combat Troops or equivalent cargo
ROTOR: 48 feet (14.6 m)
CHORD: 21 in (53 cm)
RANGE:293 miles (467km)
SPEED: 27 mph (110 knots)
ARMAMENT:
- M60D door guns
Quad M60C / M6 aircraft armament subsystem
20mm cannon, 2.75 inch rocket launchers
40mm grenade launcher in M5 helicopter chin-turret
AGM-22B (formerly SS-11B) wire-guided anti-tank missiles
M60D 7.62mm or M213 .50 Cal. pintle-mounted door guns
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Re: Ride of the Valkyries - Bell UH-1 Series "Huey"
Fantastic! One of the best movie (and anti-war) scenes ever banned on film.
Now you need a proper scale surfboard.
Now you need a proper scale surfboard.
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Re: Ride of the Valkyries - Bell UH-1 Series "Huey"
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Re: Ride of the Valkyries - Bell UH-1 Series "Huey"
Damn, you know it all, don't you?!
Aaah, the smell of Napalm in the morning...
Aaah, the smell of Napalm in the morning...
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Re: Ride of the Valkyries - Bell UH-1 Series "Huey"
LOL! That scene was the basis for the title of a Vietnam-era Group Build on another modeling Forums. They call them campaigns over there and their Vietnam one is called "Charlie Don't Surf".
Great scene!
Looking forward to seeing this one started.
Great scene!
Looking forward to seeing this one started.
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Virtuoso of Miniatures
"Do you know what the chain of command is? It's the chain I get and beat you with 'till you understand who's in ruttin' command!"
-Jayne Cobb, Firefly Episode 2 "The Train Job"
We are modelers - the same in spirit, in hunger to insanely buy newly released kits, hustlers in hiding our stash from our better halves and experts in using garbage as replacements for after-market parts.
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Re: Ride of the Valkyries - Bell UH-1 Series "Huey"
Such a great sequence... here’s Yater’s Copy (edit sorry the photo is a fuzzy; it really should be sharp, pixels pixels where are you?):mostrich wrote:Damn, you know it all, don't you?!
Aaah, the smell of Napalm in the morning...
Upload 1 - Fixed thanks to Torben the Pixel Hunter
There is definitely enough good info to make decals, don’t ya think?
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Re: Ride of the Valkyries - Bell UH-1 Series "Huey"
Duke,
I feel like I am missing out on some of the more interesting areas of building when I think about an entire group build devoted to Vietnam Nam era choppers. Is this what you and Torben were referencing in an earlier exchange when Stuart’s GB was but a gleam of light in an otherwise dark jungle?
I feel like I am missing out on some of the more interesting areas of building when I think about an entire group build devoted to Vietnam Nam era choppers. Is this what you and Torben were referencing in an earlier exchange when Stuart’s GB was but a gleam of light in an otherwise dark jungle?
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Mostly random notes... jottings... “Sell the House... Sell the Kids... I’m Never Coming Back.”
Okay, then!
1/32 Revell Huey Gunship. Started here. Never saw one built before. Read Lyle’s thread. Why the 1/32 scale? Problems may be finding decals, parts and figures as well as an old kit.
1/48 Revell Huey Hog. Not a 1D or 1H but a 1C? Still could be fun retro build as long as nobody is counting details... myself included.
1/48 Hobby Boss 1C (I think). Possible. Although the interior is... will I be able to build anything out of the box? Edit: I have been leaning towards this kit recently with AM decals, and balsa wood surf boards.
1/48 Kitty Hawk 1D/H. Valhalla, but am I proficient enough to build this yet?
1/48 Italeri Iroquois/Slick. Wrong rotors unless I perform surgery. Still. A lot of parts! Am I grown up enough to tackle this?
Okay, then!
1/32 Revell Huey Gunship. Started here. Never saw one built before. Read Lyle’s thread. Why the 1/32 scale? Problems may be finding decals, parts and figures as well as an old kit.
1/48 Revell Huey Hog. Not a 1D or 1H but a 1C? Still could be fun retro build as long as nobody is counting details... myself included.
1/48 Hobby Boss 1C (I think). Possible. Although the interior is... will I be able to build anything out of the box? Edit: I have been leaning towards this kit recently with AM decals, and balsa wood surf boards.
1/48 Kitty Hawk 1D/H. Valhalla, but am I proficient enough to build this yet?
1/48 Italeri Iroquois/Slick. Wrong rotors unless I perform surgery. Still. A lot of parts! Am I grown up enough to tackle this?
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Re: Ride of the Valkyries - Bell UH-1 Series "Huey"
Absolutely, I'm amazed! Mr. Duvall would approve, lol.speedgraflex wrote: There is definitely enough good info to make decals, don’t ya think?
Bruce, if you're using <img> codes instead of the <image> codes that the forum software is giving you, the picture will be shown in its original size (if smaller than 1024 pixels). Smaller pics get blown up to the maximum size and start to blurr out. As an example I took your upload and put it between the <img> codes:
To your chopper decision: I'm sure the HB kit would be the no headache build. The KH one is the most detailed player in town for sure. Can you tell the exact version they've used for the movie?