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Post by kiwined on Dec 10, 2018 10:52:11 GMT 12
Zac - HPG is one I used to go flying in when I was younger with Joe Keeley. In fact I was staying at his house in Acacia Bay, Taupo with him and Rosie Westerman up until the Thursday and they were killed on the weekend. I have over 120 still left to do for the poster so will post each new one here as its done.
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Post by johnnyfalcon on Dec 10, 2018 11:15:28 GMT 12
We must have both been living in Taupo at the same time Neville.
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Post by Damon on Dec 10, 2018 17:22:07 GMT 12
I quite liked the Joe Keeley's machine ZK-HPG , immortalized in Rex Forresters book 'The Chopper boys'. The earlier version of his 500 had the 'V' of the NZ Forestry service modified to show a two fingered salute. Great artist work. Please don't start on art work of Bell 206 in N.Z . We'll never hear the end of it from Zac!
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Post by Deleted on Dec 11, 2018 11:45:38 GMT 12
The 500 has always had my heart, Damon, it's just that I had better access to JetRangers!
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Post by kiwined on Dec 19, 2018 6:21:46 GMT 12
HQG - Used to be operated by Eastern Bay Trappers in Murupara.  |
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Post by kiwined on Dec 19, 2018 6:22:14 GMT 12
The legendary Joe Collins machine HQV  |
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Post by kiwined on Dec 19, 2018 6:22:48 GMT 12
HPS was operated out of Kumara by Michael Meates.  |
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Post by Dave Homewood on Dec 19, 2018 8:10:58 GMT 12
I have moved this thread into our all new Aviation Art Board.
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Post by planecrazy on Dec 19, 2018 15:27:14 GMT 12
Wow great stuff that image of the red and black Mt Hutt 500 made me do a double take! Did a number of flights in her as a passenger for some work I did in the 90's, sadly lost in an accident. I remember she had a side ways aerofoil shaped pod which stuck out one side for taking injured patients out of the mountains. Such fond memories of a magnificent machine the Hughes 500! Poor quality, copy of a slide.  |
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Post by kiwined on Jan 4, 2019 17:25:10 GMT 12
Two latest ones we did. Worked with the boys at Alpine and this will be the final schemes of HNW and HMW when they are painted in a couple of months.   |
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Post by agile on Jan 8, 2019 11:47:19 GMT 12
Loving these! Will you be doing HBC (Mt Hutt) or HJF (RidgeAir)?
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Post by kiwined on Jan 14, 2019 15:28:24 GMT 12
Yes
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Post by corsair67 on Jan 14, 2019 22:37:59 GMT 12
WARO Letters, all the operators who did venison recovery had to have a letter on the side. Was "supposed" to stop poaching  Nothing that bit of black gaffa tape couldn't sort out........ |
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Post by allgood on Jan 10, 2020 10:55:24 GMT 12
Hey hi. How'd you get on with the Kiwi 500 poster? Is available, and if so how could I get a copy? Also what does the big black letter mean on the side of some of these 500s mean? Cheers RV |
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Post by vortexringstate on Jul 1, 2020 12:35:20 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.  Have just found this thread... hope its still going??! Fantastic artwork. well done. Im interested in the poster or individual image... I Have PM'd you with another Deer Recovery Machine should you have the opportunity to do it. |
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Post by kiwined on Jul 2, 2020 19:54:43 GMT 12
The link below is where you can order one, only have a few left.
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Post by kiwined on Jul 2, 2020 20:02:39 GMT 12
The one above is Version 1 of the poster. There will be about 6 or 7 versions as we have about 350-400 illustrations to do covering as many of the 500s here in NZ as we can do.
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