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Offline ScranJ51

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5 AVN
« on: May 20, 2016, 05:13:17 PM »
First up - for non-aussies:

5 AVN here refers to the Australian Army's 5th Aviation Regiment.

I had a couple of old/damages 1/48th helos:







So rather than try and totally refurbish them - I thought of two aircraft in maintenance:











for the figures, I've tried to emulate (loosely) the ADF's DPCU - shown here (the desert version:




here is the attempt:




well - i said it is an attempt......

Enjoy   :D

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Re: 5 AVN
« Reply #1 on: May 21, 2016, 05:27:18 AM »
I work with a couple of ex-5AVN guys who were involved in the maintenance including setting up workshops.  Will show them the pics.
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Offline kitnut617

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Re: 5 AVN
« Reply #2 on: May 21, 2016, 07:27:19 AM »
I did something similar when I built this one, tried to copy the camo battledress in the top pic