LorenSharp Posted May 30, 2022 Share Posted May 30, 2022 Finally finished for your viewing pleasure, Italeri's 1/48 H-21 Flying Banana. Mostly OOB with the BigEd H-21 P/E masking set. Some extra decals from my spare box to give this little chopper Edwards AFB Test Center Rescue Chopper livery late 1950's. Paint a mixture of Model Master, Tamiya, and AK Interactive. Lower portion is Bare Metal Foil Chrome. [ You can find the WIP here: Thanks for stopping by and having a look see. All comments, suggestions, and critiques' are always welcome. 34 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in Lincs Posted May 30, 2022 Share Posted May 30, 2022 A great scheme and lots of lovely detail too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Tip Posted May 30, 2022 Share Posted May 30, 2022 Lovely build. I missed your WIP - somehow the title could be straight out of 'Allo 'Allo... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LorenSharp Posted May 30, 2022 Author Share Posted May 30, 2022 1 hour ago, Pete in Lincs said: A great scheme and lots of lovely detail too. 14 minutes ago, Johnny Tip said: Lovely build. I missed your WIP - somehow the title could be straight out of 'Allo 'Allo... Thanks Guys. Glad you liked my little offering. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ForestFan Posted May 30, 2022 Share Posted May 30, 2022 Excellent, I bet it’s a pain to handle and display in the cabinet! Looks great Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billn53 Posted May 30, 2022 Share Posted May 30, 2022 Very nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LorenSharp Posted May 30, 2022 Author Share Posted May 30, 2022 1 hour ago, ForestFan said: Excellent, I bet it’s a pain to handle and display in the cabinet! Looks great Don't have a Cabinet(I wish), but it did land safely And a peek at the lower shelf. Drawback they area a pain in the "You know what" to dust at times. I am going to have to break down and start hanging more finishes up. starting to run out of shelf space. 1 hour ago, billn53 said: Very nice! Thanks Bill. Glad you liked it. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billn53 Posted May 30, 2022 Share Posted May 30, 2022 You’ve got quite a few beauties in your not-a-cabinet display! And some unusual aircraft, too. I like! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAT69 Posted May 30, 2022 Share Posted May 30, 2022 I really like your H-21 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LorenSharp Posted May 30, 2022 Author Share Posted May 30, 2022 56 minutes ago, billn53 said: You’ve got quite a few beauties in your not-a-cabinet display! And some unusual aircraft, too. I like! Thanks Bill. That's the Flight test side. The other shelves are more "normal" kinda.... sorta. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wlad Posted May 31, 2022 Share Posted May 31, 2022 Nice work on the H-21, and lovely collection. Sad to see it gathering dust though. Cheers, Wlad 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sky Keg Posted May 31, 2022 Share Posted May 31, 2022 That`s a lovely looking “banana” 🍌. Very nicely detailed which fits in just right with your growing collection. Mike 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Alan Bardell Posted May 31, 2022 Share Posted May 31, 2022 Great looking H21! I have this on my 'To get' kit list, hope to get it at one of this summers shows. B R 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LorenSharp Posted May 31, 2022 Author Share Posted May 31, 2022 38 minutes ago, Paul Alan Bardell said: Great looking H21! I have this on my 'To get' kit list, hope to get it at one of this summers shows. B R Thanks Paul, It's a good kit that builds out real fine. The areas to watch out for, and these were pointed out to me by @Pappy, are the bulkhead and front canopy may be smaller than should be cause some fit issues. But nothing too grievous to handle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LorenSharp Posted May 31, 2022 Author Share Posted May 31, 2022 4 hours ago, Sky Keg said: That`s a lovely looking “banana” 🍌. Very nicely detailed which fits in just right with your growing collection. Mike Thanks Mike. Definitely fits on the Flight Test side of my collection. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maginot Posted May 31, 2022 Share Posted May 31, 2022 Probably my favourite chopper; it's so wacky but cool looking. Good work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ c Posted May 31, 2022 Share Posted May 31, 2022 Great looking `Banana` there, really nice work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spitfire31 Posted May 31, 2022 Share Posted May 31, 2022 A beautiful Banana, and the extra details really make it come alive. The Vertol 44 (ex-Piasecki H-21) Flying Banana was the first helicopter in the Swedish Defence Force, with nine hkp 1 (Helicopter 1) serving with the Swedish Navy (Marinen) from 1958 in the roles of SAR, transport, mine clearing and anti-submarine work. The hkp 1 could take on board 20 fully equipped soldiers or carry 2 metric tons of cargo. Thanks to flotation gear, it could land on water. The photo above was probably taken during a demonstration. Kind regards, Joachim 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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