Boeing Vertol CH-46 / KV-107 family

[Tomppa B]

Note that the rotor blades have splinter camo on the Swedish chopper.

[modelling minion]

1 hour ago, Tomppa B said:

Note that the rotor blades have splinter camo on the Swedish chopper.

Indeed they do, there are even examples of them on choppers in the over all green scheme. But for the most part the ones in the single colour scheme don't have the splinter on the blades.

[Winnie]

On 11/21/2017 at 9:58 AM, modelling minion said:

This topic is a bit of a beg to be honest, but we will get to that later.

This family of helicopters has appealed to me for a long time but has always seemed like the Chinook's poor cousin in terms of public perception and for the life of me I cannot figure out why. This helicopter has done, and continues to do, almost everything that has ever been asked of a helo from troop transport to fleet replenishment to SAR and putting out fires and much more. It comes in several versions and in some cracking colour schemes, lets take a look at some of them;

 

There's the US Navy

 

Now that is a standard some would say boring over all grey, but there is nothing boring about this one!

 

Colourful enough for you?

 

And then there is the USMC, the largest operator of the "Phrog" who only recently replaced them, they came in green;

As used in Vietnam, incidentally a Marines CH-46 was the last helo to depart from the US embassy in Saigon.

Then there were the multi-coloured camo ones like this;

As used in the Gulf War. And then there were the colourful rescue versions, a scheme also used by the US Navy;

 

And lets not the forget the KV-107's built in Japan and used by the JASDF;

The JMSDF;

And the JGSDF.

They were also used by Sweden in the awesome splinter camo (as well as just green);

There was Thailand;

And Saudi Arabia;

And I know it never carried the red, white and blue roundels of the UK but you cannot get more red,white and blue than this one!;

Or a nice yellow one;

So my question is this.

Why not build one?

I have a thread running for a STGB and we need support if we are to make the numbers required. We are only 3 short of the 25 needed and we would really like for this one to go ahead as it is for something a bit different from the normal Spitfires,109's,Mustangs,Phantoms and the like, not that there is anything wrong with those as i build them myself but just for a change lets fill a STGB slot with something different and quite colourful.

If you feel like putting your name down then pop along to the proposal in this link;

Your support will be greatly appreciated.

 

Craig.

Is it for 2018 or 19? if 18, I have a USMC CH-46E I can do...

[lasermonkey]

Although I'm not much of a 'copter fan, I do have a bit of a soft spot for the '46.

At the end of our last holiday in the US, our friend drove us from San Diego to LAX. We passed Camp Pendleton, where plenty of '46s were flying around. Impressive looking beasties, up close!

[modelling minion]

10 hours ago, Winnie said:

Is it for 2018 or 19? if 18, I have a USMC CH-46E I can do...

It's for 2019.

I will add you to the list Winnie.

[modelling minion]

9 hours ago, lasermonkey said:

Although I'm not much of a 'copter fan, I do have a bit of a soft spot for the '46.

At the end of our last holiday in the US, our friend drove us from San Diego to LAX. We passed Camp Pendleton, where plenty of '46s were flying around. Impressive looking beasties, up close!

There is something about it that makes it more appealing than the Chinook, at least in my eyes anyway.