1/48 Italeri UH-1D  Vietnam MedEvac

by Julian Schüngel

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Indochina War -- 10,000Day War -- Vietnam War anniversary Feb 1 2007

 

Yes, a Bell UH-1D MedEvac, and not "Medivac" like some people use to say ;-) it means "MEDical EVACuation".

Shame on me, I found that helicopter with "Blood, Sweat & Tears" on the nose somewhere on the web, I've no idea how & where I found it, and I've no information about the use and history of that chopper, sad.

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I used Eduardo photo-etched parts, really useful for that kit.  In the cabin you can find stretchers, a bucket of "water" and.. hm, yes too much blood. But that was the job... that's the job they got to do.

I had some trouble with the nose, because the color showed GIANT canyons. It was a hard work to fit it. You can still see, that the color is thick. And the stabilizer is... a little bit misshaped. But all in all an eye-catcher in my show case.

Julian

(aka Medevac71)

Photos and text © by Julian Schüngel