Sikorsky SH-3 Sea King
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My most recent build from last month! Hasagawa 1/48 Scale Sea King SH-3H conversion to an SH-3A version. This is a replica of my brother's US Navy Days from 1968 - 1974. He was an SH-3A Sikorsky Sea King Pilot with Helicopter Anti Sub [...]
This is a revamped model that I received from a friend and includes FlightPath photoetch parts for the interior. Yet, over time the rotor blades drooped and I left the fragile rotor untouched.
It was surprisingly good for surprisingly cheap kit. Kit comes with sprues for two identical models. Decals are basic (US Navy, Royal Canadian Navy and Indian Navy) but parts are very well molded and fit well together. Models are quite [...]
This is my recently completed Airfix 1/48th Westland Sea King. This kit is a vast improvement on the old Hasegawa kit and in particular is the inclusion of a fully detailed and equipped interior.
I have completed a couple of the Hasegawa [...]
After building a few models at 1/72 last year I decided to build my first 1/48.
This Sea King is an iconic helicopter for the Belgian Air Force. It was primarily used for SAR between 1976 & 2019. Last flight took place in March 2019 [...]
Westland Sea King RS01.
Five Westland Sea King Mk.48 helicopters were delivered to Belgian Air Force in 1976. They remained operational until 2019, based in Koksijde, for search and rescue operations at sea.
RS01 is now at the Air Museum [...]
This is Hasegawa’s SH-3H, converted to a -3G from HC-1 Westpac cruise in 1977, aboard my old ship the USS Coral Sea.
Reference photo from that cruise.
I used Belcher’s Bits resin sponsons, shortened the horizontal tailplane, covered [...]
The newish Airfix Sea Kings are really good kits and build well. Whilst they maybe lack a bit of rivet detail and appear a bit more smoother skinned that real Sea Kings, in 1/72 that a liveable issue.
One thing Airfix did not so well is [...]
This is the Heller's 1/72 Sea King of the Belgian Air Force SAR.
I purchased this oldie but goldie in the early 90s.
Few words about the kit:
No prominent fit issues and nice rivets on the fuselage, but comes with no interior details. [...]