Sheet: |
Superscale 72-415: SH-3 Sea Kings |
Units: | HS-4 & HS-11 |
Price |
$ |
Reviewer: |
This very
nice sheet covers two quite colorful Sea King helos. Both are in
white over light gull grey as was standard for helos and transports. No kit
is specified, but those available in 1/72 are an SH-3D from Airfix/MPC, an
SH-3H from Fujimi, and a Sea King Mk 41 from Revell AG which could probably
be backdated to SH-3H standards. The major difference between the D and H
are the larger horizontal stab of the H, which is usually braced. Some Ds
were retrofitted with this. Both of the helos on the sheet seem to have the
spray guard in front of the intakes. The Airfix kit probably will not have
this item as it is an early SH-3A/D.
Anyway, the first sheet is the H version from HS-4. It has a super set of red markings on the fuselage side.
The other is a CAG bird from HS-11 aboard the USS John F. Kennedy. This is an SH-3D from the 1974 era so it is unknown if it would have been retrofitted or not. The tail section needs to be painted a dark green to match the decal.
The sheet provides full data and insignia for both helos. It also has the black exhaust areas, a nice touch as these would otherwise have to be painted.
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