I bought and built this model when stationed at Fort Knox, Kentucky in 1974. It is OOB except for the paint. The Cheyenne was such a hot performing aircraft that it deserved an Air Force type paint-job. Army helos, since Vietnam are Flat O.D. Helo Drab with black lettering. I substituted Gray for one of the Greens in the Vietnam camouflage scheme. This was one of the first models that I used, the then newly-discovered, Humbrol paints on.
Adios, Larry.
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Ah! Such memories, a model I remember well. :wub:
Uh, sexy! :wub: :thumbsup:
That looks great! And you have carried it around all these years. And still in the proper number of pieces.
Looks great like that...definitely better than the boring green !
Nice work.
:cheers:
TEEEEERRIFIC! :thumbsup:
I always loved the Cheyenne, a pity it never made it into service.
Your model looks as if it DID make it in though. :thumbsup:
Very nice work. :thumbsup:
Like the Cheyenne, someday I'll follow in your footsteps with a USN or USMC.
Spooky. I was reading about these this morning.
Nice build. I wish some of my stuff from back then had survived.
Looks right in those colours
Very very nice! The SEA scheme - or, in your case, the SAC scheme - fits very nicely on the AH-56. Well done, and even more so for keeping it in AWESOME condition for 40 years!
Quite nicely done. The Cheyenne always looked a bit of a beauty. What scale is it? 1/48?
1/72. The One True Scale.
Adios, Larry.
I loved this craft as a child.....thought it was great.....this model looks awesome.......!!!!!