Three more furious palm trees tonight

First up is the Last of the Wessex builds (for now).



This is a Wessex HU-3 operating out of Singapore during the Confrontation. This one has been armed with a 50cal on an improvised mount to act as an escort/fire support boat for the other Junglies of the squadron. Italeri Wessex HAS-3 kit here, minus the ASW gear and gaining the hardware from a UH-34D kit. Decals and paint job from the Italeri Wessex HU-5 kit.
Next!


Army Air Corp Bell Iroquois AH-1B. Normaly found patroling the Belize/Guatemala border. Hence the rocket pods. in 1982 two of the 8 aircraft stationed at Belize airport were shipped as flight deck cargo by HMS Exeter (RN west indies guard ship) to Ascension for onward shipment south to support SAS operations on the Falklands. The wrap around cammo was modified by the under side being painted black once trans shipped under a Chinook from Exeter to HMS Bulwark.
Italeri UH-1C kit built oob but with a new paint job and decals

Might be more British Hueys from me in due course.
And last but by no means least.................



Here we have a Bristol Type 192AEW. The real Type 192 evolved into the Belverdere used by the RAF. The type was also looked at by the Royal Navy for both ASW and AEW duties. This model is based on a verbal description of the AEW version mentioned during a conversation with TSRJoe. Allowing me to do something for the Project cancelled SIG theme for Telford. AEW projects. Airfix Bristol 192/Belverdere kit with a resin radar pod for a Skyraider AEW from Magna resins.