HH-53 C Jolly Green Giant

Patrick Hagelstein
In!!! 😄

Łukasz Gliński
I have to watch this! It will postpone my Fujimi buld by lightyears, I know, but I have to follow this 😄

Laurent VILLANUEVA HELLER ForEver
to follow

Ronan
A lot of fans of HH-53 !!!😉

Laurent VILLANUEVA HELLER ForEver
yes a big helicopter US

Juergen Klinglhuber
I'm in too. Looking forward....

Ronan
I have to build the Mh-53j before ...

Sergej I
Also planning a MH-53 somewhere down the road, will be a pleasure to follow her bro here.

Laurent VILLANUEVA HELLER ForEver
Ronan quelle refs de peinture pour ce camouflage?

Oliver Zwiener
I made one from the 40th ARRS in 2014 - so I am pleased to follow 🙂

Donald Dickson II
My father was a flight mechanic on The 3s, 53s and Hueys. I am soooo in.

Donald Dickson II
I am awaiting the release of the MH-53M. I know a company that is supposed to do one. Perhaps all the MH-53 types.

ice
In! 🙂

Ronan
@Donald : what are the main external differences between the M and the J ?

Laurent VILLANUEVA HELLER ForEver
paint refs ???

Ronan
Pour l'instant, je n'ai pas regardé les références de peinture. Je te tiens au courant

Ronan
Southeast Asia tactical camouflage scheme :
FS34102 medium green : H303
FS34079 dark green : H309
FS30219 tan : H310
FS36622 : pale grey H314

Oliver Zwiener
Correct 😉

Laurent VILLANUEVA HELLER ForEver
than
ks my project is camouflage vert vert foncé et gris

Laurent VILLANUEVA HELLER ForEver
for dauphin to movie "peacemaker"

Donald Dickson II
Ronan, I cant see any major differences. I could be missing something, but to my knowledge the differences from the J to M were electronic. My dad had retired by the time they did the Pavelo versions. I'd bet he would have known though.

Chris Greathouse
He's pretty jolly too! 😛

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Hajo Lippke
Ronan, do you have any details about the picture of the original HH-53C, showing right on top of this thread? I have the feeling that the helo has yellow tail-numbers. I´m planning to do a "in country" HH-53C after I have finished my MH-53J, and I´m looking for any details I can get.

Hajo Lippke
Well, on a second look I recognize a german C-160 Transall behind the Jolly, so it´s definetly not while in South East Asia....😉

Ronan
The picture was Taken during a medevac exercise in central Europe with several nations involved but i can't remember wich year it was ...

Hajo Lippke
Will the HH-53C be the next project right after your Pave Low?

Ronan
No , i will have a break with big helos😉
I will build an Harrier

Donald Dickson II
A couple of Knife 5 during Frequent Wind. Not color unfortunately.

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Hajo Lippke
Thanks for the pictures!

Ronan
i have some informations about the pic ; Ramstein [Air Base], Germany
31-July-1977

Hajo Lippke
Thank you! Any idea when you start this project?

Ronan
That's a good question 😉
i don't know, maybe this winter ...

Hajo Lippke
I haven´t started mine either, I´m waiting for an announced set of Decals for the H-53 by Caracal decals. Hopefully they do have some options for a HH-53 during Vietnam.

Ronan
Does someone know wich device is fitted on the port side of the nose on this hh-53 ?
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Hajo Lippke
Could it be a mirror? When did the Mine-searching MH-53s of the Navy show up? I think they used mirros to watch the sled they pulled over the water.

Ronan
I don't think this is a mirror, it's too close from the airframe.
On the MH-53E, the mirrors are further forward and lower.

Hajo Lippke
Yeah, on second thought, they probably won´t be visible from the cockpit at that close range. Just from the basic looks it´s maybe something like a RWR or another electronical device.

I can ask over at ARC.

Donald Dickson II
Well, to start, thats a USAF helo, so I doubt it had anything mine detecting on it.

Next thats from 72. As far as I know, they hadnt started up the MH's until 75. I could be wrong, but if not, thats not any of the Pave Low equipment.

So, I can not for the life of me figure out what it is. And as my father isnt with us, I cant ask him.

Ronan
From ARC forum : The Night Recovery System HH-53's did not have the TF radar. That came later with the Pave Low. What they had was a low light level TV system, not a FLIR. This along with the Doppler radar and Hover Coupler allowed an approach to a hover. When in use, it only moved up and down.

Donald Dickson II
Most of those guys over there know their stuff. I totally forgot about that forum.

Hajo Lippke
According to this answer, it´s a "Night Sun":

arcforums.com/forums..ents#comment-3056159

Oliver Zwiener
Much traffic here for just a project 😉

Donald Dickson II
It's a subject of interest.

Hajo Lippke
Yeah, and as soon as Ronan is going to start the project, we will be able to watch the creation of a masterpiece!

Łukasz Gliński
I'm starting to consider bulding my Fujimi beforehand 😉

Hajo Lippke
arcforums.com/forums..&comment=3056288

"This attachment on the nose of this particular HH-53B/C is apart of the LNRS. In 1968, eight HH-53 B/Cs received the first of several modifications, called Limited Night Recovery System (LNRS), which incorporated a low light TV and a hover coupler."

Ronan
Thanks Hajo 👍
we just need some pix now 🙂