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UH-1H Sgt. Daniel Wilson memorial build.

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I'm still researching the tail numbers. It might be in my Army logs that I have now that I think of it. It will look like this one pictured.
 
Rest easy brother! May you eternally ride on the wings of rotor blades.

Army Aviation--Above the best!!!



Tim
 
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Added instruments and wiring to the rear of the instrument panel.

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Panel painted and hood extended.

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Top of transmission was cut down to lower collective lever. The rotor mast will have to be shortened also. Flight controls finally are completed. Thanks Gary
 
Interesting to note that the wiring is all white. IIRC, there weren't that many colored wires inside aircraft, mostly pre wired wiring harnesses right?

Looks good :popcorn
 
Most wire bundles are white and may be encased in a black mesh (snakeskin). They may also be a beige/yellow if kapton. Wires on panels are usually colour coded, red-hot, white-return, green-ground but I've seen purple and other colours. Orange wire is experimental at least up here but I think its probably the same all over. You will also find black rubber covered wires. Tape could be black or orange
To the best of my faulty memory.
James
 
jknaus said:
Most wire bundles are white and may be encased in a black mesh (snakeskin). They may also be a beige/yellow if kapton. Wires on panels are usually colour coded, red-hot, white-return, green-ground but I've seen purple and other colours. Orange wire is experimental at least up here but I think its probably the same all over. You will also find black rubber covered wires. Tape could be black or orange
To the best of my faulty memory.
James
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That sounds about right James. I think it's rare you'd see the color wire in access panels that we would be modeling.
 
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Made and installed seat belts, installed seats, collectives and cyclic sticks. Made from soda can, ammo can and a tool box to go under the crew chiefs seat. Also 3 smoke grenades. Gary
 
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I didn't like the gap in the floor, so I filled it in. Painted ammo cans and tool box. This morning I glued the fuselage together. Sunny Beaches Gary
 
Nice job! Those ammo cans and toolbox look exceptional. However, the gap in the floor on the sides was meant for the sliding door mechanism to track through, like the sliding doors on an old school automobile minivan. You'll find a corresponding gap at the roof of the cabin as well. No biggie though if you're going to model this without cabin doors.

Looking forward to seeing more.
 
Thanks Lutz and Mad Dog, I'm going to have the doors open. That gap was not on the real birds and the floor should be level to the opening which on the model is not, which is to involved to fix. Gary

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H'mmm I have no idea. The bird is an H model built in 71. States side obviously. The guys in the back look like computer nerds or payroll clerks. Gary
 
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