RAF Huey Hog

Captain Canada · January 19, 2005, 07:42:47 PM

Hey !

A little known fact :

The RAF flew Hueys in aid of the SAS during the Vietnam War. The ex-USArmy birds took a pounding, and, like this one, ended up a mish-mash of bits from any spares source they could get.

Captain Canada · January 19, 2005, 07:47:20 PM

looks like some US Army and RAAF bits in there.........

Captain Canada · January 19, 2005, 07:50:23 PM

A succesor in the SpecOps role....

This is the RN Merlin kit by Italeri, with the rear end modified into a ramp. It's also sporting the bits from the Chinook SOC bird, with the pod and AAR probe. It also packs the miniguns and aux. fuel tanks, as well as twin mail wheels.

AeroplaneDriver · January 19, 2005, 08:14:19 PM

CC,

That Merlin is awesome. I've been thinking along the same lines, of building a CSAR Merlin with the compound lift stub wings on the proposed EAW version.

John Howling Mouse · January 20, 2005, 04:15:50 AM

Cooooooooooooooool!!!!

Love 'em both but how are you finding the time to build all these (or are they from awhile back??)

Don't you have some messed up refineries to fix?!? (I know of one....)

Captain Canada · January 20, 2005, 04:32:22 AM

Thanks guys !

They are both from the long-ago Brit-o-Rama. I wanted to do the Merlin and I needed an excuse to bang-off the Huey.

And no refinery work at the mo....we're doing casing inspections for Union Gas, and today we have an open-hole job for a new well up near Grand Bend. No bikini's there this time of year, tho !

Ollie · January 20, 2005, 06:38:15 AM

Awesome Merlin!

Care to show us more pics?

Merlin rules!!

Gary · January 20, 2005, 07:46:53 AM

That Merlin is Magic!

Mike Wren · January 20, 2005, 08:37:21 AM

love the multi-tone effect on the Huey Toad, not sure if the SAS would have ARMY painted on the side in big white letters though...

nev · January 21, 2005, 12:06:22 AM

QuoteThey are both from the long-ago Brit-o-Rama.

I thought they looked familiar!

Patrick H · January 21, 2005, 12:07:55 AM

Wonderfull Huey, always been my favorite helicopter. And that Merline is awesome to

Patrick

Joe C-P · January 21, 2005, 03:48:31 PM

Very nice! Love the look of the clapped-together Huey. And the US should buy Merlins!

Captain Canada · January 21, 2005, 04:21:42 PM

Quotenot sure if the SAS would have ARMY painted on the side in big white letters though...

..but the idea is, that this chopper is cobbled together from bits of other choppers !

And thanks for all the comments, boys. Hueys and Merlins rule !

Mike Wren · January 22, 2005, 03:19:30 AM

Quote..but the idea is, that this chopper is cobbled together from bits of other choppers !

fair enough, I forgive you

RAF Huey Hog

Ollie