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~1/35 Sikorsky CH-54A Tarhe - A relatively unknown and truly underrated workhorse for the last 60 years
Pt. 2/2
The Skycranes, or “derricks of the sky”, can and have carried pretty much anything that doesn’t exceed their payload capacity. Their tasks during Vietnam included: vehicle transport (trucks and other lighter, wheeled vehicles), fuselage salvage and recovery, makeshift bomber (could carry the 10,000 lb “daisy cutter” bomb for clearing jungle), carring “Brown Water Navy” boats, troops, field hospitals, command posts, artillery pieces, etc. The Skycranes salvaged 380 downed aircraft during the Vietnam War, saving $210 million.
In civil use, the S-64s are still a powerful and irreplaceable heavy-lifter. They install high-voltage powerline towers, lift AC units onto highrises, fight wildfires, install antennas on broadcast towers, aid in the restoration of the Statue of Freedom, and many other things.
The model:
Features - detailed cockpit with opening doors (easily accessible), working main winch, 4 external hooks, geared rotors, stowable blades, blade holders, cargo pod with technic motor and battery box for motorization (I’ll have to design some more cargo pods in Studio that actually have a detailed interior)
The stickers are from various Brickmania Huey sticker packs. I also based the main rotor design on the Brickmania CH-53E (which was derived from the Skycrane irl) main rotor. It’s generally the same technique, but I had to do some troubleshooting to get it down to 6 blades instead of 7.
Well, this was a really fun aircraft to design and then motorize. I really needed this to get my confidence and motivation back for going into my long term ship projects this summer. I hope I can get this in Studio soon so I can maybe release the instructions for reaching 5k followers (on Instagram). Oh, and instructions of my other models are very close to being ready on Rebrickable. I’ll have more info soon.
~1/35 Sikorsky CH-54A Tarhe - A relatively unknown and truly underrated workhorse for the last 60 years
Pt. 2/2
The Skycranes, or “derricks of the sky”, can and have carried pretty much anything that doesn’t exceed their payload capacity. Their tasks during Vietnam included: vehicle transport (trucks and other lighter, wheeled vehicles), fuselage salvage and recovery, makeshift bomber (could carry the 10,000 lb “daisy cutter” bomb for clearing jungle), carring “Brown Water Navy” boats, troops, field hospitals, command posts, artillery pieces, etc. The Skycranes salvaged 380 downed aircraft during the Vietnam War, saving $210 million.
In civil use, the S-64s are still a powerful and irreplaceable heavy-lifter. They install high-voltage powerline towers, lift AC units onto highrises, fight wildfires, install antennas on broadcast towers, aid in the restoration of the Statue of Freedom, and many other things.
The model:
Features - detailed cockpit with opening doors (easily accessible), working main winch, 4 external hooks, geared rotors, stowable blades, blade holders, cargo pod with technic motor and battery box for motorization (I’ll have to design some more cargo pods in Studio that actually have a detailed interior)
The stickers are from various Brickmania Huey sticker packs. I also based the main rotor design on the Brickmania CH-53E (which was derived from the Skycrane irl) main rotor. It’s generally the same technique, but I had to do some troubleshooting to get it down to 6 blades instead of 7.
Well, this was a really fun aircraft to design and then motorize. I really needed this to get my confidence and motivation back for going into my long term ship projects this summer. I hope I can get this in Studio soon so I can maybe release the instructions for reaching 5k followers (on Instagram). Oh, and instructions of my other models are very close to being ready on Rebrickable. I’ll have more info soon.