1/48 Special Hobby H-21

Gallery Article by Shawn "phantom" Weiler on Mar 26 2012

 

 

This is a 1/48 Special Hobby kit of what the US calls a Shawnee Helicopter.  In Canada it was the H-21 or flying banana.  Far from the easiest build I have ever done but it looks all right when finished.

 

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About the only things added where the colourful Belcher Bits decals and a little thread to represent the ropes hanging under the airframe.  From what I have found out Belcher Bits also makes replacement rotors for this helicopter.  This might not be a bad idea as the kit ones are undersized and just don't look right.  I stuck with the kit ones as I am trying to reduce some costs regarding this hobby.

This kit was built for the Arctic group build running on the ARC forums.  At the bottom is a couple photos with my RESCUE Lanc and Canso, and another with the H-21 replacement the CH-113.

Shawn "phantom" Weiler

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Photos and text © by Shawn "phantom" Weiler