Vertol H-21 "Shawnee"

Modeling Subjects Helicopters
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Here is the finished 1/72 scale HobbyCraft model:

I used Tamiya paints and pastels on the decals to weather it up a bit.

Thanks for looking!
Dan

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Woooah… the H-21 is looking GOOD!! [:)]

The only thing I’d mention is the forward Rotors: If you’re looking at the aircraft from above, the Forward rotors turn counter-clockwise, the Aft clockwise… see photo:

Beautiful job on the weathering and display, thanks! [:)]

Take care,
Frank

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Thanks, Frank, for the kind comments and for pointing out the rotor problem!

Regards, Dan

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Looks good!

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Nice looking bird!

Frank,

Good eye for the detail!

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Good looking CH-21

Korea 1969, Co.A, 2nd Avn. Bn. 2nd ID
Last of the active duty CH-21’s, replaced by UH-1’s in late summer. We were told in UH-1 school that if we wanted to see one, we needed to good to the museum. .

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That was a fun little kit as I recall. You did a real good job on it Dan.
IIRC, the instructions weren’t too clear on the rotors and I made the same mistake.

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Very subtle weathering for a workhorse and a nice build over-all. But for a few years, I may have been stuck flying that beast. No offense, but over-lapping, inter- meshing rotors remind me of a mid-air waiting to happen. All you “Hook” and “Phrog” types have my undying admiration. [bow]

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Thanks again everybody for the kind comments.

Wibhi2…you are right…the instructions showed both set of rotor blades the same way…I guess I should have done some research!

Regards, Dan

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Awesome!
Lee

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Very nice job, Dan! - Calvin