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"Vina Helitack" Cal Fire Bell Huey UH-1H Helicopter - By Jesse Weigand


This Cal Fire Bell Huey helicopter was built by Jesse Weigand. The UH-1H in these photos started out as a Roco kit and was completed to represent Cal Fire 205 "Vina Helitack."  The kit was custom painted with custom decals added. It was photographed on a 1/87 module outdoors.  his model features a scratchbuilt "Bambi bucket" used for water bombing wild land fires.

Posted July 22, 2022