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  1. sniperUK
    I'll probably need to pick up another one as the Ulster Aviation Society are due to have a HAS.6 delivered in the next few months
  2. sniperUK
    So that's close to 10,000 gone if that's just the first container load.
  3. sniperUK
    There is a Shuttle silhouette on the Airfix logo.
  4. sniperUK
    I hope at some point someone makes an upgrade set so that an RAF HC.2 /4 can be built from the 47D kit, it has been sitting in the stash since it was first released.
  5. sniperUK
    It's a STARTER kit, mainly intended for little Johnny at Cosford, RIAT etc to pick up when they have seen the real thing fly Adding stores etc adds to the complexity and cost.
  6. sniperUK
    After Luke moved to Revell he came over to us and measured up and photographed certain parts of our T.7/8 for further information.
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    https://flic.kr/p/2qG8Qkd It's a Wessex HC. Mk.2 with Gnome engines, the Mk.1,HAS.1, was the first variant, RN Anti Submarine, with the Gazelle engine, HAS.3 was an upgrade HAS.1, HU.5 was a navalised Mk.2 with the larger rectangular escape windows. 72 Sqn cab is guaranteed ,both as early, like this boxing and later with ECM,GPMG etc as the one scanned had most of the NI fit.
  8. sniperUK
    Vickers, not Lewis gun, same magazine, totally different weapon.
  9. sniperUK
    The "H" secion for the sliding air vent, very noticeable. http://www.arcair.com/awa01/901-1000/awa986-UH-60-Madama/24.shtm
  10. sniperUK
    Paint should be BS633 RAF Blue Grey, same colour as on the early Sea King scheme, I recently used the MRP match on a Wessex HAS.1 build and its an excellent paint and match.
  11. sniperUK
    Everything forward of the cockpit, totally different interior, would need the sonar mechanism plus sonar and radar stations instead of passenger seats, different cabin windows, rectangular on the navy cabs ,square on the HC.2, different underside pipework etc under the fuselage with hole and faring for the dipping sonar, basically retain cockpit ,Blades and undercarriage, replace with totally new fuselage.
  12. sniperUK
    They have scans of most of the fit including the cockpit armour plates etc as well as all the information for late Op Banner fit including jammer GPMG mount Nitesun ,though the mounting frame may be a problem scaling it down to be strong enough, even down to the brackets for the crews L85s.
  13. sniperUK
    The four RN HU.5s at Aldergrove were also sent to.the Falklands, four Pumas from 33 Sqn were sent to replace them
  14. sniperUK
    They did all types of ops in NI, ranging from lifting stuck cows out of bogs, SAR,maritime and mountain, troop transport, explosive escort with underslung loads to quarries, to my favourite. Eagle VCPs ,great fun doing those, my last time was St Patrick Day 1996 around Polglass and Twinbrook ended up chasing a stolen car from a couple of hundred feet 😀
  15. sniperUK
    HCC.4.has a completely different window layout, and interior very similar to the civil versions used by Bristows etc ,they also have a special VIP cabin fit.
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