The Little World

The Sikorsky S-55, or H-19 Chickasaw was a helicopter of many armies and air forces.

The decal sheet of this Italeri kit provides for France, USMC, USCG, and Royal Navy. Other issues in the past supplied RCN and the USAF. Just a little googling suggests Indian Air Force, Turkey, Israel, and Chile are possible with a little decal printing. It’s like being a kid in a candy shop.

The basic kit is very sound – enough detail to paint up perfectly but not enough to suffer over. The basic size is also not too large – it is not a Chinook or a big Mil.

The main thing will be to start it and figure out what colour later – the insides would be factory standard anyway.