CMSCHLOM Posted October 16, 2020 Share Posted October 16, 2020 (edited) Another COVID build of the Italeri 1/72 OH-13S. Italeri really makes great helicopter kits. They truly are little jewels. I added an M-60 machine gun in the cockpit, seatbelts and tail rotor control cables. My Commanding Officer was a 19 year old gunner/observer serving aboard one of these scout birds in South Vietnam. He was badly wounded in 1966 while flying a recon mission when a Vietcong guerilla shot him at close range with an AK-47. His pilot was a young Warrant Officer about his age, who flew him to a ground cavalry unit, where a medic stopped the bleeding and evacuated him to a field hospital; then on to Japan. He later recovered and went on to serve 40 years as a helicopter pilot and Colonel. I hope you enjoy the pics! Found a picture of the actual Sioux, same tail number, as the model. Note the landing conditions. Edited October 24, 2020 by CMSCHLOM 47 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in a shed Posted October 16, 2020 Share Posted October 16, 2020 Love it! Such an iconic little helicopter. I fell in love with it watching MASH many moons ago, but still haven't made one. You've done a great job and enthused me to get one and have a go myself. How is the metal reinforcing strip landing area done? Cheers Pete 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Riot Posted October 16, 2020 Share Posted October 16, 2020 Cracking little chopper that! You did well keeping that huge bubble canopy flawless. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spitfire31 Posted October 16, 2020 Share Posted October 16, 2020 Very neat OH-13/Bell 47 chopper, and the hinted-at setting really makes it stand out. It's not you fault, nor Italeri's, that the styrene injection technique isn't able to reproduce the fineness of the truss tail. For that matter, the alternative method, flat etched metal, doesn't really look like the original pipework either. Considering these almost impossible to overcome hurdles, you have created a most excellent Braille scale replica of this trailblazing helicopter! Kind regards, Joachim 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CMSCHLOM Posted October 16, 2020 Author Share Posted October 16, 2020 34 minutes ago, Pete in a shed said: Love it! Such an iconic little helicopter. I fell in love with it watching MASH many moons ago, but still haven't made one. You've done a great job and enthused me to get one and have a go myself. How is the metal reinforcing strip landing area done? Cheers Pete I got the base from Coastal Kits Bases. This one is for a Vietnam helicopter display. They do carriers, concrete pads, helipads etc. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booty003 Posted October 16, 2020 Share Posted October 16, 2020 What a little beauty, love it. The added detail really improves the look of it. I have a load of helicopter kits in the stash that served in Vietnam including this one. Have you built the OH-6 at all? That is another little gem of a model. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CMSCHLOM Posted October 16, 2020 Author Share Posted October 16, 2020 17 minutes ago, Booty003 said: What a little beauty, love it. The added detail really improves the look of it. I have a load of helicopter kits in the stash that served in Vietnam including this one. Have you built the OH-6 at all? That is another little gem of a model. A long while back I did the Revell 1/32 OH-6. Next up is an F-100, then an Alouette II 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAT69 Posted October 16, 2020 Share Posted October 16, 2020 A most excellent build! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheyJammedKenny! Posted October 17, 2020 Share Posted October 17, 2020 Beautiful! Really a gem, and you've done it justice. During my late father's first combat tour--in 1965--in Tay Ninh, he flew several fire-direction missions on the OH-13 (and O-1) from the observer's seat. No armor protection of any kind, but he returned safely each time, a credit to the W/Os who piloted these. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CMSCHLOM Posted October 17, 2020 Author Share Posted October 17, 2020 3 hours ago, TheyJammedKenny! said: Beautiful! Really a gem, and you've done it justice. During my late father's first combat tour--in 1965--in Tay Ninh, he flew several fire-direction missions on the OH-13 (and O-1) from the observer's seat. No armor protection of any kind, but he returned safely each time, a credit to the W/Os who piloted these. Your dad is a true hero! Those were not safe missions! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackson Duvalier Posted October 17, 2020 Share Posted October 17, 2020 Cool model with a great story. The woobie makes a neat display backdrop. 😎 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Dyck Posted October 17, 2020 Share Posted October 17, 2020 All in all a very beautiful work. The display is absolute stunning! best regards Andy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mig88 Posted October 17, 2020 Share Posted October 17, 2020 Fantastic!! Miguel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luka Posted October 17, 2020 Share Posted October 17, 2020 Nice one! And thanks for popping the M*A*S*H theme into my head 😜 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abandoned Project Posted October 17, 2020 Share Posted October 17, 2020 19 hours ago, Lord Riot said: Cracking little chopper that! You did well keeping that huge bubble canopy flawless. Oh yeah! Wow! Love it! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nikolay Polyakov Posted October 19, 2020 Share Posted October 19, 2020 Beautiful work, Charles! The diorama base is also a spot-on. 👏 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ c Posted October 21, 2020 Share Posted October 21, 2020 Superb! fantastic result. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wulfman Posted October 21, 2020 Share Posted October 21, 2020 Beautiful Bell, well done ! Wulfman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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