1/48 Italeri CH47 (Chinook) "Big Wokka" RAF

[mtaylor]

We have a major training facility here for the SkyCranes (CH-54) used for firefighting and they do heavy lift work also.   They still look strange to me.. since they are -53 but without the fuselage.  Like a giant spider flying through the air.  

[Old Collingwood]

Evening all,  no progress with the wokka today  as this afternoon  a more pressing urgency  was at hand  - out yorkie  has been constantly licking her back foot for a couple of days  - we checked but could not see anything, but today it was really swollen  so we wrang our vets who gave us an apointment  for this evening,  cut a long story short I carried her there and  because of covid  we wore masks  and the vet came outside asked the problem then took our pooch  off us and inside the vets.

About Half an hour later they came outside to us and she told us it was because of our dog constantly licking it that caused the swelling  - she was given a couple of injections  - anti-biotic and something else and we then came home.

 

She is fine in herself  can walk on all fours  but constant liking  - hard to stop a dog from doing that and one of those dog cones are not really ideal although we were given one.

 

So - an evenful day.

 

OC.

[Canute]

Not a fun thing there, OC. But, she's part of your family, so handle the poochie first. You can still peruse the fora and add comments as it moves you.

[Old Collingwood]

4 minutes ago, Canute said:

Not a fun thing there, OC. But, she's part of your family, so handle the poochie first. You can still peruse the fora and add comments as it moves you.

Thank  you warmly Ken.

 

OC.

[Egilman]

2 hours ago, mtaylor said:

We have a major training facility here for the SkyCranes (CH-54) used for firefighting and they do heavy lift work also.   They still look strange to me.. since they are -53 but without the fuselage.  Like a giant spider flying through the air.  

Yep, Erickson aircrane owns the type cert now and has the m'fger rights for them as well, and before they could fly them or make parts for them, they had to bring them up to FAA standards and get approval... (the military doesn't need FAA type approval for their aircraft, only civilian aircraft do) They aren't the same CH-54 Tarhe's the Army flew anymore.... Entirely upgraded different aircraft....

Edited November 20, 2020 by Egilman

[CW_Tom]

I want to join Ken in wishing you and your pooch well, OC.  Hopefully today isn't quite so eventful.

 

The CH-54 is one of my favorite helicopters.  You guys may be familiar with this already, and I believe it still stands, but its a CH-54 in 1968 that holds the record for fastest climb to 30,000.

 

"On 30 December 1968, Chief Warrant Officer (CWO) James P. Ervin and CWO William T. Lamb climbed to over 30,000 feet in their CH-54A. The two Skycrane pilots, using a standard CH-54A with the hoist and four-point system removed, broke the previous altitude records held by the Soviet Union. Ervin flew the aircraft straight up with vertical speeds exceeding 6,500 feet per minute with zero forward speed until 20,000 feet. When the Skycrane passed through 30,000 feet, it was still climbing at 995 feet per minute. The flight had to be terminated because of darkness and the absolute record for the Skycrane will never be known.  

 

During the record flight, air traffic control (ATC) tapes were notably affected. One ATC controller notified a commercial airliner flying at 17,000 feet about traffic stating, "be advised there's a helicopter at your 9 o'clock position descending outof 27,000 feet at a rate of 4,000 feet per minute." The pilot of the commercial airliner responded with, "Good Lord, you mean they're up here now?" Another pilot according to ATC tapes asked, "What kind of helicopter is that?"

History of CH-54 Tarje.pdf (pilsch.com)

Edited November 20, 2020 by CW_Tom

[popeye the sailor]

sorry to hear about your little friend.......similar happening to Gibbs earlier this year.  we think he stepped on a broken piece of glass of something.  we've dealt with stuff like this before,  so we just put an antibacterial on it and it went away on its own.  the licking wasn't much of a problem.......we kept him busy and didn't put a lot on.......but yea,  it's tough to keep up with,  but we managed.

[Old Collingwood]

5 hours ago, CW_Tom said:

I want to join Ken in wishing you and your pooch well, OC.  Hopefully today isn't quite so eventful.

 

The CH-54 is one of my favorite helicopters.  You guys may be familiar with this already, and I believe it still stands, but its a CH-54 in 1968 that holds the record for fastest climb to 30,000.

 

"On 30 December 1968, Chief Warrant Officer (CWO) James P. Ervin and CWO William T. Lamb climbed to over 30,000 feet in their CH-54A. The two Skycrane pilots, using a standard CH-54A with the hoist and four-point system removed, broke the previous altitude records held by the Soviet Union. Ervin flew the aircraft straight up with vertical speeds exceeding 6,500 feet per minute with zero forward speed until 20,000 feet. When the Skycrane passed through 30,000 feet, it was still climbing at 995 feet per minute. The flight had to be terminated because of darkness and the absolute record for the Skycrane will never be known.  

 

During the record flight, air traffic control (ATC) tapes were notably affected. One ATC controller notified a commercial airliner flying at 17,000 feet about traffic stating, "be advised there's a helicopter at your 9 o'clock position descending outof 27,000 feet at a rate of 4,000 feet per minute." The pilot of the commercial airliner responded with, "Good Lord, you mean they're up here now?" Another pilot according to ATC tapes asked, "What kind of helicopter is that?"

History of CH-54 Tarje.pdf (pilsch.com)

Thank you kindly Tom.

 

OC.

[Old Collingwood]

4 hours ago, popeye the sailor said:

sorry to hear about your little friend.......similar happening to Gibbs earlier this year.  we think he stepped on a broken piece of glass of something.  we've dealt with stuff like this before,  so we just put an antibacterial on it and it went away on its own.  the licking wasn't much of a problem.......we kept him busy and didn't put a lot on.......but yea,  it's tough to keep up with,  but we managed.

Thank  you kindly Denis,   she is having a quiet day today  doesn't want to do much at all,  I rung the vets  to find out if her lerfargic  was anything to do with the anti biotic injection  she had  - they told me she had  a steroid injection not anti biotic.

 

OC.

[Canute]

A lot of stuff they do to our pets knocks them down for a day, OC. She'll be her usual in a day or so. Just give her some TLC.

[Old Collingwood]

I managed to get a tiny bit done today  in between  hand feeding out little pooch  and  getting her to drink  drops of water of my finger  -  anyway  I fitted  a few fittings and bits and bobs.

 

OC.

[Old Collingwood]

Evening all,    a bit more progress this evening  -  I have made and fitted the Two Flare defence systems  and the other Two outer  devices, a few more bits and bobs to fit before it can be primed.

 

OC.

[Edwardkenway]

You're cracking on with it OC 

[Old Collingwood]

50 minutes ago, Edwardkenway said:

You're cracking on with it OC 

Thank you Edward.

 

OC.

[mtaylor]

OC, the bird is looking good and I'm so happy to hear the pupper is being well taken care of.  Those little guys seem to get knocked out a bit by almost any med.

 

Thanks for setting me straight on the -54 Egilman.  I wasn't aware of them being "different" than the military version

 

CW_Tom,   I wasn't aware of that record.  Somehow it doesn't surprise me that it could do that.

[Old Collingwood]

2 hours ago, mtaylor said:

OC, the bird is looking good and I'm so happy to hear the pupper is being well taken care of.  Those little guys seem to get knocked out a bit by almost any med.

 

Thanks for setting me straight on the -54 Egilman.  I wasn't aware of them being "different" than the military version

 

CW_Tom,   I wasn't aware of that record.  Somehow it doesn't surprise me that it could do that.

Thank you Mark,,    I was reading a small article  the other day about ACH47s    Wow they looked the business  almost like AC130 Spooky's  in heli form.

 

Yep our little princess  is doing better  - still on the couch  "Feed me dady - I'm too poorly to move"   think she is milking it a bit now though.

 

 

OC.

Edited November 22, 2020 by Old Collingwood

[CW_Tom]

The development of the ACH-47 is pretty interesting. “Guns-A-Go-Go”. 

[Old Collingwood]

35 minutes ago, CW_Tom said:

The development of the ACH-47 is pretty interesting. “Guns-A-Go-Go”. 

Certainly is Tom,  I would imagine quite effective aswel  - sat n the hover with fire in Three consecutive  directions.

 

OC.

[CW_Tom]

I suppose on their own they were effective, but they were pretty much a stopgap between the Army realizing a need for a dedicated Gunship to escort the air assault Hueys, and the development and arrival of the Cobra. (Which, by the way, is the only US Army helicopter not named after a North American Native tribe. Fun fact.) 

[Old Collingwood]

Evening all,   I managed to get the bottom of the  wokka finished today  - this consisted of plenty of blade aerials  and  the Three cargo hooks, the center one that can carry the most weight  is folded up when on the ground (on mine)    need to be careful not to knock any of these off while handling her.

 

OC.

 

Edited November 22, 2020 by Old Collingwood

[CW_Tom]

Looking great!  Excited to see the progress

[Old Collingwood]

3 hours ago, CW_Tom said:

Looking great!  Excited to see the progress

Thank you kindly Tom.

 

OC.

[Old Collingwood]

A bit more progress  please find the winch,  needs a bit of tidy up.  fiddly thing to fit  without guide holes etc.

 

OC.

[Old Collingwood]

Evening all  - next on my build was a stage that I thought was going to be difficult  - the engine covers, these little beauties  have little mesh screens fitted into them  - this is done (in principle)  by using a paper template and cutting the mash to fit then glueing them into the gaps  -  "No Way"  was this going to happen  - as we know mesh is akward when trying to cut through the threads, so  my idea and plan was to fit them each in Two sections inside the covers using the glue to hold them in place.

So about Two hours later  I have created Two engine covers  - and glued in place.

 

OC.

[mtaylor]

Nice work on the bird catchers, OC.

[Old Collingwood]

9 minutes ago, mtaylor said:

Nice work on the bird catchers, OC.

Thank you Mark,   fiddly little fellas  they were.

 

OC.

[lmagna]

Nice work on the screens OC. I find it interesting that the MFG made nice screens for the intakes but just behind them are two more screens that have just molded detail. Maybe it won't be so noticeable after painting. You do a pretty good job of that on your builds.

[Old Collingwood]

3 minutes ago, lmagna said:

Nice work on the screens OC. I find it interesting that the MFG made nice screens for the intakes but just behind them are two more screens that have just molded detail. Maybe it won't be so noticeable after painting. You do a pretty good job of that on your builds.

Thank you kindly  Lou,    they so nearly didn't get made  - but it wouln't have looked the same without them.

 

OC.

[lmagna]

7 minutes ago, Old Collingwood said:

but it wouln't have looked the same without them.

 

To true but I think in earlier times or models they were not present. But like all choppers the downwash while hovering close to the ground can be pretty significant, especially in a bird as big as a CH and all kinds of stuff can be kicked up and thrown into the engines. I think almost all helicopters have some kind of intake protection these days. We had engine filters on the Hueys that resembled something from a vacuum cleaner.  

[Old Collingwood]

So  -  next to be done  (1   paint/weather and attach the rear ramp,   (2  temporary  fit the upper rear  ramp door  using blue tack  (3   temporary  blank the open window on the other side  (4   temporary fit  the  side entrance  / Two stage doors  with blue tack    (5   temporary  blank the  rear ramp opening  with paper/blue tack/tape   (6   when all  openings are secure  - do a couple of primer  rattle can pases   (7  check the finish    (8   If all is ok with the primer finish  - start the Green  colour  coats  again using  rattle cans.

 

OC.