1/48 C-130H Hercules NZ7001 '01', 40 Sqn RNZAF circa 1998

[dewobz]

I've just finished this lengthy commission build of Italeri's C-130H Herc - with major scratchbuilt interior details like webbing seats, stretcher racks, seat-belts and aircrews' sheepskin seat covers - plus the inclusion of LED lighting and an onboard battery-holder/switch in the port main-wheelbay ... The model will likely be hung in a child's bedroom as a night-light, hence the inclusion of pilot and loadmaster figures.
Quite difficult to capture the whole beast on film against a plain background. More photos may follow.

The full build can be seen at www.kiwimodeller.com/index.php/forum/38-follow-as-i-build/31414-italeri-1-48-c-130h-hercules-nz7001-40-sqn-rnzaf?start=30#104313

DSCN3217-001 by Wally Hicks, on Flickr

DSCN3216-001 by Wally Hicks, on Flickr

DSCN3218-001 by Wally Hicks, on Flickr

DSCN3219-001 by Wally Hicks, on Flickr

DSCN3220-001 by Wally Hicks, on Flickr

DSCN3221-001 by Wally Hicks, on Flickr

DSCN3222-001 by Wally Hicks, on Flickr

DSCN3224-001 by Wally Hicks, on Flickr

DSCN3223-001 by Wally Hicks, on Flickr

DSCN3226-001 by Wally Hicks, on Flickr

DSCN3229-001 by Wally Hicks, on Flickr

DSCN3225-001 by Wally Hicks, on Flickr

Tamiya enamels & Aeromaster acrylics, brush painted, OldModels & Ventura decals.
Enjoy ...
Cheers
Wally

[Dave Homewood]

Very nice indeed Wally, wow.

[dewobz]

Thanks Dave. I actually had to decide when to stop detailing the interior, there's just so much inside an RNZAF Hercules, I probably could have gone on adding pipes, wires, racks, shelves and stowage for years! The webbing seating in back is made out of red fruit-&-vegetable sacking - like onion sack - painted with primer surfacer to stiffen it and then repainted red. The LED lighting was a real learning curve for me, but I could now do wingtip and landing lights fairly easily in most aircraft, and the technology lends itself to cars, boats and, of course, trains as well ... the latter where its probably been used longest ...

I need to thank Phillip Treweek for his detailed photos at Kiwiaircraft Images -

www.kiwiaircraftimages.com/herc.html

And Giannis Doxas for his extraordinary, prize winning C-130H Helenic Air Force build ... which gave me great inspiration ... and rather outshines mine ...

www.aircraftresourcecenter.com/Gal8/7301-7400/gal7342-C-130-Doxas/00.shtm

[ZacYates]

Nice work on the interior, with one that size all that extra detail and effort is well worth it!

[30sqnatc]

The lighting is impressive and really highlights the work you did on the interior. The availability of components has recently spread within model railroading such as this sort of thing.

woodlandscenics.woodlandscenics.com/show/category/JustPlugLightingSystem/page/4

Paul

[flyjoe180]

Nice job Wally, loving the lighting

[beagle]

nice lighting etc.
I had one the same size I was building when I was on 40sqn back in the 90's. had it ready for painting in our wee painting area but a cat got in one night and tipped over a container of MEK which melted quite a bit of it.

[Dave Homewood]

Ouch!