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Post by kiwined on Dec 9, 2018 10:10:58 GMT 12
For those that are interested we are doing a poster showcasing some of the many Hughes 500s that have graced the Kiwi skies. Working with some of the great photographers here on this board and other places I am getting a collection of various 500 photos and then my designer is creating the illustrations. Here are the first few, will post each new one as it's done. Might bring back some memories for everyone.  |
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Post by kiwined on Dec 9, 2018 10:11:46 GMT 12
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Post by kiwined on Dec 9, 2018 10:12:22 GMT 12
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Post by kiwined on Dec 9, 2018 10:13:00 GMT 12
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Post by kiwined on Dec 9, 2018 10:14:34 GMT 12
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Post by kiwined on Dec 9, 2018 10:15:13 GMT 12
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Post by kiwined on Dec 9, 2018 10:15:47 GMT 12
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Post by kiwined on Dec 9, 2018 10:16:25 GMT 12
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Post by kiwined on Dec 9, 2018 10:16:57 GMT 12
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Post by kiwined on Dec 9, 2018 10:17:35 GMT 12
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Post by kiwined on Dec 9, 2018 10:18:30 GMT 12
 Will post each new one as we have it finished. These are all the ones done to date. Poster will have over 130 of them when all finished. |
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Post by johnnyfalcon on Dec 9, 2018 10:28:34 GMT 12
What a brilliant idea! Very good renditions. Brings back memories of my years in Taupo during the height of the venison recovery. Particularly like the late Joe Keely's HPG. Do you have any of the late ZK-HSO (in which I flew several times with Rusty Nairn, and Toby Clark) and Sid Lane's ZK-HYY? My favourite model chopper by far!
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Post by kiwined on Dec 9, 2018 10:37:15 GMT 12
Yes HSO and HYY both in the queue to be done.
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Post by johnnyfalcon on Dec 9, 2018 10:40:00 GMT 12
Great! Where's the "add this to my cart" button?
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Post by kiwined on Dec 9, 2018 10:47:17 GMT 12
We will post a link to where you can get it when its all finished.
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Post by Dave Homewood on Dec 9, 2018 11:42:58 GMT 12
Excellent idea Ned. I hope it goes well for you. Were the big letters some sort of industry code for easy company recognition during the deer wars, or something like that?
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Post by kiwined on Dec 9, 2018 11:47:02 GMT 12
WARO Letters, all the operators who did venison recovery had to have a letter on the side. Was "supposed" to stop poaching  Check your messages |
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Post by Dave Homewood on Dec 9, 2018 11:51:10 GMT 12
Thanks.
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Post by ZacYates on Dec 10, 2018 10:21:38 GMT 12
There are stories of folks who would use gaffer tape to change their ID letters, and others of them being applied to panels that could be replaced or covered with a different letter...
Ned, I'd seen some but not all of these on Facebook. I'm overjoyed to see HLL on there! As a kid she was "my" 500, the one I saw the most of locally.
I imagine it's too late for requests, but how about HUT pre-disintegration? And I'm sure you have HOT in the classic stripes scheme?
Amazing work. I got little choked up at this. Beautiful. And I think this is about the first time I've seen all of HPG in colour.
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Post by johnnyfalcon on Dec 10, 2018 10:46:34 GMT 12
Zac, did you ever see the starboard side of PG tips? Also a real work of art.
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