HL-10 Posted August 30, 2012 Share Posted August 30, 2012 I am planning to build a Sea King HAS1 based on HMS Ark Royal (R09) I am having trouble with finding photos of the interior, mainly the cabin with the arangement for the dipping sonar etc. Is anybody here able to help please? Many thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Lime Posted August 30, 2012 Share Posted August 30, 2012 Good luck finding some, they seem to be as rare as rocking horse poo! My HAS1 project is currently stalled due to a lack of decent reference pics. The walkround section here is great for the more recent Sea Kings, but early stuff is very hard to find. Mark. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grizzly Posted August 31, 2012 Share Posted August 31, 2012 Good luck finding some, they seem to be as rare as rocking horse poo! My HAS1 project is currently stalled due to a lack of decent reference pics. The walkround section here is great for the more recent Sea Kings, but early stuff is very hard to find. Mark. I have a plan drawing of the Mk 1 sonar lay out , sadly photos are on slides but will look for you send me your E-mail will copy off for you. Regards Len. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HL-10 Posted August 31, 2012 Author Share Posted August 31, 2012 I have a plan drawing of the Mk 1 sonar lay out , sadly photos are on slides but will look for you send me your E-mail will copy off for you. Regards Len. You are a star! I'll pm you my e-mail adress. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrish Posted July 1, 2023 Share Posted July 1, 2023 I'm only a decade late to this discussion, but like HL-10 I would also like to build an HAS1 and am confused about the best base kit to use. Are there any better options now than there were in 2012? Do you have pics of your HAS1? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grizzly Posted July 1, 2023 Share Posted July 1, 2023 Send me your email address, I will sort some pictures out for you,regards Len Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roof Rat Posted July 3, 2023 Share Posted July 3, 2023 Hi To go along with the pics you'll receive from Grizzly, theses may help, some are not the best quality but useable. I hope these maybe of help RR (Chris) 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted July 3, 2023 Share Posted July 3, 2023 It seems likely that an operator could step straight out of his Wessex HAS3 into the Sea King HAS1 and start catching subs at once. The equipment seems identical. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ex-FAAWAFU Posted July 31, 2023 Share Posted July 31, 2023 On 7/3/2023 at 11:39 AM, Roof Rat said: I hope these maybe of help RR (Chris) Those are very useful references, but I am suspicious of the final picture identifying the aerials. The HF aerial layout is wrong for an RN Sea King (any mark), I’m pretty sure RN Sea Kings never had TACAN, and the HAS1 had no means of displaying sonobuoy data, so why have a receiver? Not sure what this is (Aussie?), but I’m 99% sure it ain’t no HAS1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
71chally Posted July 31, 2023 Share Posted July 31, 2023 (edited) I believe that last diagram is of American or Canadian source so suspect a late Sikorsky SH-3 / CH-124 variant. The problem with a lot of source material is deciphering exactly what Mk/version it is actually covering. You're right @perdu with the Wessexy deduction, the HAS.2 brought the first sonar equipment upgrade. Edited July 31, 2023 by 71chally 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winnie Posted August 1, 2023 Share Posted August 1, 2023 most decidedly a CH-124 Sea King from Canada. The Sonobouy chutes under the belly are the give-away. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
71chally Posted August 1, 2023 Share Posted August 1, 2023 On 8/31/2012 at 6:21 PM, Grizzly said: I have a plan drawing of the Mk 1 sonar lay out , sadly photos are on slides but will look for you send me your E-mail will copy off for you. Regards Len. Hi Len, did you get around to copying those slides to digital media at all? I would love to see pictures inside a HAS.1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roof Rat Posted August 1, 2023 Share Posted August 1, 2023 Hello all The antenna/aerial diagram I found on Google. Reading the post's since I posted it, it sounds like I've unintentionally made a c*ck-up. Sorry it wasn't my intention to mislead anyone. ☹️☹️ RR (Chris). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrish Posted August 27, 2023 Share Posted August 27, 2023 Thank you all for these very helpful references! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billmcl61 Posted October 15, 2023 Share Posted October 15, 2023 Hi Chrish, Did you figure out which is the best 1/72 kit to use as a base for the HAS1, I'm hoping to do an Ark Royal (R09) version. Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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