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HH-53 C Jolly Green Giant

Subject:
Sikorsky HH-53C Super Jolly Green Giant
US US Air Force (1947-now)
37 ARRS 695785
1971 - Phu Cat AB SVN
Scale:
1:72
Status:
Ideas

Project inventory

Full kits
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HH-53 C Jolly Green Giant
Italeri 1:72
035 1994 New parts
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Comments

8 27 November 2019, 14:09
Patrick Hagelstein
In!!! 😄
27 November 2019, 14:10
Łukasz Gliński
I have to watch this! It will postpone my Fujimi buld by lightyears, I know, but I have to follow this 😄
27 November 2019, 14:13
Laurent VILLANUEVA "HELLER-forever"
to follow
27 November 2019, 15:12
Ronan
A lot of fans of HH-53 !!!😉
27 November 2019, 15:13
Laurent VILLANUEVA "HELLER-forever"
yes a big helicopter US
27 November 2019, 17:53
Juergen Klinglhuber
I'm in too. Looking forward....
27 November 2019, 19:36
Ronan
I have to build the Mh-53j before ...
28 November 2019, 10:01
Sergej I
Also planning a MH-53 somewhere down the road, will be a pleasure to follow her bro here.
28 November 2019, 13:56
Laurent VILLANUEVA "HELLER-forever"
Ronan quelle refs de peinture pour ce camouflage?
30 November 2019, 16:58
Oliver Zwiener
I made one from the 40th ARRS in 2014 - so I am pleased to follow 🙂
30 November 2019, 20:02
Donald Dickson II
My father was a flight mechanic on The 3s, 53s and Hueys. I am soooo in.
30 November 2019, 20:19
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.
30 November 2019, 20:21
ice
In! 🙂
30 November 2019, 21:22
Ronan
@Donald : what are the main external differences between the M and the J ?
1 December 2019, 07:30
Laurent VILLANUEVA "HELLER-forever"
paint refs ???
1 December 2019, 11:14
Ronan
Pour l'instant, je n'ai pas regardé les références de peinture. Je te tiens au courant
1 December 2019, 12:31
Ronan
Southeast Asia tactical camouflage scheme :
FS34102 medium green : H303
FS34079 dark green : H309
FS30219 tan : H310
FS36622 : pale grey H314
1 December 2019, 13:12
Oliver Zwiener
Correct 😉
1 December 2019, 15:53
Laurent VILLANUEVA "HELLER-forever"
than
ks my project is camouflage vert vert foncé et gris
1 December 2019, 17:41
Laurent VILLANUEVA "HELLER-forever"
for dauphin to movie "peacemaker"
1 December 2019, 17:42
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.
1 December 2019, 19:13
Chris Greathouse
He's pretty jolly too! 😛

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1 December 2019, 19:19
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.
11 October 2020, 20:36
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....😉
11 October 2020, 20:37
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 ...
12 October 2020, 07:35
Hajo Lippke
Will the HH-53C be the next project right after your Pave Low?
12 October 2020, 08:02
Ronan
No , i will have a break with big helos😉
I will build an Harrier
12 October 2020, 12:57
Donald Dickson II
A couple of Knife 5 during Frequent Wind. Not color unfortunately.

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13 October 2020, 00:20
Hajo Lippke
Thanks for the pictures!
13 October 2020, 11:46
Ronan
i have some informations about the pic ; Ramstein [Air Base], Germany
31-July-1977
7 September 2021, 20:07
Hajo Lippke
Thank you! Any idea when you start this project?
8 September 2021, 10:24
Ronan
That's a good question 😉
i don't know, maybe this winter ...
9 September 2021, 07:17
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.
9 September 2021, 07:54
Ronan
Does someone know wich device is fitted on the port side of the nose on this hh-53 ?
[img1]
 
9 September 2021, 15:50
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.
9 September 2021, 19:45
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.
10 September 2021, 16:13
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.
10 September 2021, 16:43
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.
10 September 2021, 16:47
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.
11 September 2021, 17:16
Donald Dickson II
Most of those guys over there know their stuff. I totally forgot about that forum.
11 September 2021, 17:20
Hajo Lippke
According to this answer, it´s a "Night Sun":

arcforums.com/forums..ents#comment-3056159
13 September 2021, 06:19
Oliver Zwiener
Much traffic here for just a project 😉
13 September 2021, 16:40
Donald Dickson II
It's a subject of interest.
14 September 2021, 03:48
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!
14 September 2021, 06:02
Łukasz Gliński
I'm starting to consider bulding my Fujimi beforehand 😉
14 September 2021, 07:53
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."
15 September 2021, 19:22
Ronan
Thanks Hajo 👍
we just need some pix now 🙂
15 September 2021, 20:23

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