The floor and walls of the cockpit area should be “dark gull gray” (FS-36321). The cooling fan shroud needs to be gloss black (FS-17031), with the exhaust pipes sprayed “burnt iron.” The engine block should be painted “metallic dark anodic gray,” highlighted by a dry-brushing of silver. Molded in 1/35th scale, This kit was originally released in 1993 by MRC (Model Rectifier Corporation) before being picked up by Revell.Ĭonstruction starts with building the Lycoming TVO-435-F1A 6-cylinder engine. Our model project is the H-13G version that proved crucially important in evacuating wounded to the Mobile Army Surgical Hospitals in Korea. No matter what it was called, this aircraft carved out a distinguished military service record and also became the first helicopter to be licensed for civilian use. The military’s official designation was the Bell H-13/HTL-4 Sioux. To faithful viewers, the helicopter that swooped in with wounded GIs in Korea was known as a M*A*S*H chopper.
