Guest Posted January 2, 2010 Share Posted January 2, 2010 Progress on HC-130P Print. Note: the "WWW HERKYBIRDS COM LOW RESOLUTION" lettering is not on the finished print. [ATTACH]737[/ATTACH] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
valkyrie Posted January 2, 2010 Share Posted January 2, 2010 LIKE IT A LOT. 66-0222 WOULD BE A GOOD TAIL # Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mc130fe Posted January 3, 2010 Share Posted January 3, 2010 Excellent prints Hey any way to get a print of a MC-130W before we mod all our acft to the new mission set? Let me know what you need pic-wise. Gary Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Wilson Posted January 3, 2010 Share Posted January 3, 2010 Casey, did they mod the HC's with an IDS system? Dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casey Posted January 3, 2010 Share Posted January 3, 2010 Excellent prints Hey any way to get a print of a MC-130W before we mod all our acft to the new mission set? Let me know what you need pic-wise. Gary Sure thing. It will be a bit though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casey Posted January 3, 2010 Share Posted January 3, 2010 Casey, did they mod the HC's with an IDS system? Dan IDS System? Enlighten me..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
APG85 Posted January 3, 2010 Share Posted January 3, 2010 Looks sharp. Needs a forward scanner window and the tracker radome "strap". Awesome job... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mc130fe Posted January 4, 2010 Share Posted January 4, 2010 Dan...I beleive when the HC's cut off the hump (scar-back) they receive a IDS...better than the MC-Ps. Should see what were getting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Wilson Posted January 4, 2010 Share Posted January 4, 2010 Casey, IDS stands for Infrared Detection System, what is mistakenly called a FLIR system (difference between the two is the IDS can slew around and is not fixed in a Forward position). And yes, the scanners windows up front are missing from your print, other than that it looks pretty good, maybe missing some other stuff too but will have to wait for current humpy guys to chime in. My knowledge is several years out of date. Gary, the only humpy's that had an IDS system when I retired, were the four MC-P's that were given to the Kommiefornia Guard Rescue squadron. I wouldn't be surprised if they have them now, but at the time - none, you see it costs money and if it wasn't for a fighter, ACC didn't spend the money. The cook radome and antenna (hump) normally came off in PDM but frequently they were removed and thrown in the junkpile by home station whenever there was a flaw in the radome, or when you put a dozen storks through it on the AR track in Turkey:rolleyes: Dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casey Posted January 4, 2010 Share Posted January 4, 2010 Casey, IDS stands for Infrared Detection System, what is mistakenly called a FLIR system (difference between the two is the IDS can slew around and is not fixed in a Forward position). And yes, the scanners windows up front are missing from your print, other than that it looks pretty good, maybe missing some other stuff too but will have to wait for current humpy guys to chime in. My knowledge is several years out of date. Gary, the only humpy's that had an IDS system when I retired, were the four MC-P's that were given to the Kommiefornia Guard Rescue squadron. I wouldn't be surprised if they have them now, but at the time - none, you see it costs money and if it wasn't for a fighter, ACC didn't spend the money. The cook radome and antenna (hump) normally came off in PDM but frequently they were removed and thrown in the junkpile by home station whenever there was a flaw in the radome, or when you put a dozen storks through it on the AR track in Turkey:rolleyes: Dan I see. I should have titled the thread MC-130P Print. HCP=MCP in my mind still. I will edit the thread title. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casey Posted January 8, 2010 Share Posted January 8, 2010 Casey, The cook radome and antenna (hump) normally came off in PDM but frequently they were removed and thrown in the junkpile by home station whenever there was a flaw in the radome, or when you put a dozen storks through it on the AR track in Turkey:rolleyes: Dan I didn't catch that last part when I read you post before. Craig Adams and I had the pleasure of removing 993's after that incident. That plane was literaly a stinking mess (18 confirmed strikes.) I have some pictures I'll try to scan and post to the incidents gallery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casey Posted January 9, 2010 Share Posted January 9, 2010 Latest progress. [ATTACH]762[/ATTACH] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mc130fe Posted January 9, 2010 Share Posted January 9, 2010 Excellent print that is looking good, what a sexy acft. Still missing some anttena's on bottom and top from SOF mod. Thanks Casey for all the hard work on theses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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