goon Posted June 6, 2020 Share Posted June 6, 2020 Hi kids, Here's my latest completion. This is Italeri's 1/48 Wessex HAS.3, in the markings of 'Humphrey' used during the abortive SAS mission to retake South Georgia, and the subsequent rescue from Fortuna Glacier on 21st May 1982. As far as I can tell this is how the aircraft appeared over these few days, confirmed by a conversation with Chris Parry (radar operator on the said flights). He is hoping to get 'Humphrey' restored in time for the 40th anniversary in 2022 and has invited me to the FAA museum to participate. Hopefully I can get down there for a weekend. Many thanks to Scaley for the gift of the GPMG for the rear window. I assumed the 'Humphrey' motif on the nose had been obliterated in the repaint on the way South, but when I spoke to Chris he confirmed that it was present at the time of the Fortuna Glacier operations. So out with the decal sheet and some Klear and I managed to get it to 'take' on the flat coat. Thanks for looking, Gareth 40 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booty003 Posted June 6, 2020 Share Posted June 6, 2020 Very smart mate and a great history to go with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piotr Sudnik Posted June 6, 2020 Share Posted June 6, 2020 I like it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAT69 Posted June 6, 2020 Share Posted June 6, 2020 Very well done model. Call me crazy but I like the "folded up" look and I suppose it's just because it's different from the usual helicopter model. What I could see of the interior made it clear great work was involved there as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desert falcon Posted June 6, 2020 Share Posted June 6, 2020 Excellent work, hope you get Humphrey restored in time for the anniversary 👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spitfire31 Posted June 6, 2020 Share Posted June 6, 2020 Beautiful and very convincing work! Kind regards, Joachim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wulfman Posted June 6, 2020 Share Posted June 6, 2020 Excellent job on Humphrey ! Wulfman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
binbrook87 Posted June 6, 2020 Share Posted June 6, 2020 Fabulous 👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spec7 Posted June 6, 2020 Share Posted June 6, 2020 I hope you put a sign on the inside saying "do not slide door when someone is firing gun...." 🙂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abandoned Project Posted June 6, 2020 Share Posted June 6, 2020 Gorgeous Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
72modeler Posted June 6, 2020 Share Posted June 6, 2020 Next to 'Ol '66' the SH3 that participated in US astronaut recoveries, without a doubt the most famous and beloved rotary wing aircraft of all time. That's a great build and tribute model. I, too, hope the 1:1 scale Humphrey can be restored in tome for the anniversary. Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeuschile Posted June 6, 2020 Share Posted June 6, 2020 I'm missing from my collection !!!........wonderful job!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpha Delta 210 Posted June 6, 2020 Share Posted June 6, 2020 Without doubt, one of the finest helicopter builds I have seen on BM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gregg136 Posted June 6, 2020 Share Posted June 6, 2020 Absolutely fantastic, miles better than my attempt with the old Revell one. Chris Parry's twitter account has been fantastic over the last few weeks going over what they were doing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Riot Posted June 6, 2020 Share Posted June 6, 2020 Brilliant that, great model of an important helicopter. Seriously hope they get the full size Humphrey restored. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ c Posted June 6, 2020 Share Posted June 6, 2020 Great looking Wessex there, really nice work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMCS Posted June 6, 2020 Share Posted June 6, 2020 Brilliant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAG058 Posted June 7, 2020 Share Posted June 7, 2020 Really nice work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamiltonian Posted June 7, 2020 Share Posted June 7, 2020 That's looking very nice indeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Callahan Posted June 7, 2020 Share Posted June 7, 2020 Superb Wessex, i like it much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klubman01 Posted June 7, 2020 Share Posted June 7, 2020 Brilliant! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goon Posted June 8, 2020 Author Share Posted June 8, 2020 Thanks for the generous comments everyone. 🙂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted June 8, 2020 Share Posted June 8, 2020 Absolutely beautiful work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orion Posted June 10, 2020 Share Posted June 10, 2020 Hello Goon, This is modeling with history in mind. It makes my day, that this specific helicopter is constructed on this scale. The model, despites it's dull color, looks great in every aspect. The flight crew LT.CDR. Ian Stanley RN, LT. Chris Perry RN and CPO RN Fitz Fitzgerald, showed no fear under the most dangerous conditions. Taking in account, that this type of helicopter was already outdated. "Operation Paraquat" had a disastrous start. In the end it was nipped in the but by the Fleet Air Arm crew from this Wessex HAS3, that was operated to the ultimate maximum of it's flight envelope To my opinion, all the credit for this operation goes to the crew of "Humphrey" They kept their heads cool and showed extreme craftmanship under the most extreme weather conditions. I was also very pleased to read, that "Humphry" will be restored to its old glory. Book: Operation Paraquat by Roger Perkins. Published 1986 / ISBN 0 948251 13 1. Regards, Orion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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