160th S.O.A.R. (A) little birds, anybody have good references/info/pics

[Wild weasel]

I'm gonna customize some pte little birds as 160th S.O.A.R. helos. I'm gonna add the outboard seats and rappeling system. Is there anything else that should be added? Also, anybody have good pics of the rappeling hardware used as well as the seats so I can get these as accurate as possible? Thanks!

 

[pcoughran]

I'm gonna customize some pte little birds as 160th S.O.A.R. helos. I'm gonna add the outboard seats and rappeling system. Is there anything else that should be added? Also, anybody have good pics of the rappeling hardware used as well as the seats so I can get these as accurate as possible? Thanks!

I would try to contact (PM) a guy that goes by Tambo over on SSHQ. He works at the 160th (Think he's an instructor). He could probably get you whatever you wanted if he has the time.

Here's a link to a thread we had a couple years ago on the subject of coloring:
http://www.warbird-photos.com/gpxd/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=15199&hilit=+CARC

Tambo offered to get me some actual CARC black that they do touch ups on the 1:1 version but I never followed up on it as I'm still waiting on Pickelhaube to do the DAP parts to do the conversion of my spare pavehawk.
Good Luck

 

[thecorporation]

http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums/showthread.php?40746-160th-Special-Operations-Aviation-Regiment
you'll have to search through for the little bird pics, but there are lots of them in there. Good luck, looking forward to seeing the results. I'm planning to do the same with mine.

 

[Wild weasel]

Thanks guys! Much appreciated. I'll check the links out more thoroughly when I've got more time.

 

[K-Tiger]

The big things are the antennas. Gonna be making/changing a lot of those. Need to put a light out there on the end of the tail boom, the little "stinger" skid on the bottom of the tail, take off the door handles, the exhaust stacks and the little clear domes.