UH-72B Lakota (Flemish Land Command)

Spey_Phantom · January 20, 2009, 05:46:29 AM

i decided i would give this group build a go

i have been planning to build a UH-145 for some time now.

this will be an armed military version of the EC-145 with weapons from a revell A-109KM kit (2 rocket pods and 2 gun pods) and waybe a machine gun in the door.
this would be a battlefield armed support helicopter. in an alternative history, Flanders would have 8 of these, with 6 able to be configured as an armed reccon/anti-tank version.

all i still have to do is order the darn thing

Jschmus · January 20, 2009, 06:04:15 AM

This is even more of a whiff than you might've thought. As of December, the US Army ARH program has been suspended.

B777LR · January 20, 2009, 06:39:39 AM

Quote from: Jschmus on January 20, 2009, 06:04:15 AM
This is even more of a whiff than you might've thought. As of December, the US Army ARH program has been suspended.

I think you are confusing the ARH program with the LUH program. The EH-145 (known in the US Army as the UH-72 Lakota) won the LUH program

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UH-72_Lakota

Jschmus · January 20, 2009, 08:45:05 AM

You're right. I do have my helicopter programs confused. I still don't understand why the Army decided they needed two distinct helicopters, rather than using one multi-mission aircraft.

B777LR · January 20, 2009, 10:23:42 AM

Yes, an EH-145 with 8 Hellfires would be über cool

ChernayaAkula · January 20, 2009, 07:55:10 PM

Depending on how successful your armed Lakota will be the US Army may decide to procure an ARH-version of the Lakota!

Spey_Phantom · February 07, 2009, 07:09:01 AM

UPDATE.

the preperations for the build are almost complete, the kit is here and the weapons are found in the spares (from a revell 1/72 Agusta A-109KM)
all that i need to seach in the decal boxes for markings and serials

if thats done, the box will then be moved aside until the GB begins

schepper911 · February 18, 2009, 08:50:46 AM

Hello Nils,

Nice idea and i am looking forward to the end product but what about an naval version for the Flemish Zeemacht

Spey_Phantom · April 12, 2009, 10:41:29 AM

and, im off.

the building of the now renamed UH-72B has commenced.
i just finished building the tail section, about to start painting the interiour floor.

pic time

Spey_Phantom · June 09, 2009, 05:45:09 AM

-UPDATE-

Due to the fact that the end of this GB is very near, i am withdrawing my entry

reason is that i cannot finish it in time, i will finish it, but not in this GB's timeframe

UH-72B Lakota (Flemish Land Command)

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