RNZAF Kaman Seasprite SH-2G

[jamo]

Most of these photos were taken at Classic Fighters 2013 airshow. I plan to convert the old 1/48 scale matchbox SH-2F kit into the 2G version which will involve quite a bit of modification. The full album is over at Photobucket here:

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Many of the photos are more than 1000 pixels wide and so may not be linked to here, but if the following shots pique your interest then check out the link above.

















































Cheers
James Fahey

[suthg]

Nice... ycato has quite a few pics from stand back as well from Armistice Day Karapiro last November - most are on here.

Were two of the crew of 03 women aircrew? I met them and the pilot in Carterton in the same breakfast restaurant when at Hood. Interesting folks and they love their jobs!

[madmac]

Is the Red cross on the first aid kit a service standard?

[phil]

What do you mean by a 'service standard'?

[trotty1nz]

What is the fs colour for the inside of the cockpit please

[lesterpk]

Cockpit is matt black, pretty sure the rest of the interior compartment in dark gull grey, 36231.

[trotty1nz]

Thanks for that

[trotty1nz]

Is there any pictures of the type of missiles including training ones out there. I think i have seen one missile it was blue in colour I could be wrong. is this the training one for the ground crew?

[lesterpk]

If you're doing a G model then the missile in use is a Maverick. There was a training aid/dummy weight blue depth charge in the hangar when I worked there though.

rnzaf.proboards.com/thread/19329/looking-photos-seasprite-ordnance

[phil]

To be more precise, if you are doing an (NZ), then the missile that was in use was the Maverick, here is an image of the TGM-65 training round. It was carried in flight regularly, difference between this and a live missile is the blue markings and the lack of rear steering fins.

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Visible in that image is the Mk11 Mod 3 Depth Charge Les referred to, although the blue ones were not cleared for flight. The live ones were dark green with yellow bands. Last live drop was mid 2011. You wont see them carried now.

The (I) model no longer uses Maverick, we now have AGM-119 Penguin. Here is the Dummy Air Training Missile (DATM) version.

www.adf-gallery.com.au/gallery/albums/Seasprite-N29-161656/Seasprite_N29_161656_Avalon_17th_February_2001.jpg

While this is the aircraft when it was still in Aussie markings, it is the same missile (literally, we bought them off the Aussies). This is only just coming into service, current thinking is that it is unlikely to fly with the DATM. Live missile is grey with normal colour markings (Yellow band on warhead section denoting HE, brown band on rocket motor section). This is a terrible photo by the way, the missille is not carried with the wings unfolded like this.

This photo is better, but these aren't our missiles, but it shows how they are actually carried:

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Also carried is the Mk 46 Torpedo. For training this is the one used:

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Warshots are various shades of metallic green anodising.


All images courtesy of a brief google search, there's bound to be more photos out there.

[trotty1nz]

Thanks guys for the info I am doing a (G) hopefully have it done before ANZAC Day. Most of the models I make end up being donated to them so that the place has something for the kids to look at when they come in.

[phil]

What kit are you using to model a G? And which version, I or NZ?

[trotty]

1/48 Kitty Hawk SH-F with some aftermarket bits and some scatchbuilding

[phil]

I didn't know there were aftermarket G parts available in 1/48. What are you doing for the engines?

The weapon pylons and flot fairings wouldn't be too hard, you'd also need smoke marker dispensers for the rear fuselage, again not too difficult, but the engine nacelles are a tricky shape, is there a resin conversion for those? The kitty hawk kit already comes with the G shaped aliens head (forward transmission cover) which makes it hard to make an accurate F, but works in your favour for making a G at least.