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

Laurent VILLANUEVA HELLER ForEver
paint refs ???

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

Ronan Yazar
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 Yazar
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 Yazar
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 Yazar
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 Yazar
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 Yazar
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 Yazar
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 Yazar
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 Yazar
Thanks Hajo 👍
we just need some pix now 🙂