From the sky to my Desk: 1/72 CH-47 Chinook Canadian Forces (Trumpeter)

Good day to everyone, hope all is well in your model world. Today I will be making my absolute last post before posting my large one. It will be awesome, it will be cool and you will be glad that the long wait is over. Anyways, here is one of my prouder modeling moments. Not too many pictures of the model itself because I was unsure what to show off on it

1/72 CH-47 Chinook Canadian Forces (Trumpeter)

Here is one of my favorites from my collection. Built about a month ago, this old bird was originally designated to be American and from the Vietnam War era. But being the crazy canuck that I am, I decided to make it beautifully Canadian.

The model is by Trumpeter and stays true to my scale like my other models. It was easy to build and has a full interior including the cargo bay area. The rear door does not open unfortunately but it is still a nice looking plane. I painted it overall Nato Green with Chrome Silver rotor mounts with Black Rotors and Flat Yellow tips. The interior I painted Royal Light Gray while the cockpit itself is Neutral Grey (Like usual haha) and Flat Black/Olive Green Seats.

I used decals intended for a Canadian SH-3 Sea King from the Canadian Helicopters decal sheet from Leading Edge Models. I think it turned out great despite not being able to really find a great picture of this aircraft.

If you are relatively new at modeling, I would recommend this aircraft because the kit fits together well and has a bunch of nitpicky but easy to place antennas which can be a pain in the ass on fighter jets. If you want to make it Canadian, I say go for it.

This helicopter was designed to basically carry anything that the C130 couldn't go. It was also created to help transport heavy equipment/large groups of troops throughout Vietnam during the war. Canada uses these old choppers for the same reason as well as search and rescue as it is capable of landing on water.

General characteristics

Crew: 3 (pilot, copilot, flight engineer)
Capacity:
- 33–55 troops or
- 24 litters and 3 attendants or
- 28,000 lb (12,700 kg) cargo
Length: 98 ft 10 in (30.1 m)
Rotor diameter: 60 ft 0 in (18.3 m)
Height: 18 ft 11 in (5.7 m)
Disc area: 5,600 ft² (2,800 ft² per rotor disc) (260 m²)
Empty weight: 23,400 lb (10,185 kg)
Loaded weight: 26,680 lb (12,100 kg)
Max. takeoff weight: 50,000 lb (22,680 kg)
Powerplant: 2 × Lycoming T55-GA-714A turboshaft, 4,733 hp (3,631 kW) each