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  • Please see the most recent updates in the "Where did the .com name go?" thread. Posts number 16 and 17.

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Viking Albatross

JensOle

JensOle

SOH-CM-2023
Hello,

I just bought the old Alphasim, now Virtavia, Grumman HU-16 Albatross package and got tempted to put some Norwegian decals on her. Luckily for us Norwegians the package include the special SA-16B ASW (later simply called HU-16B ASW) model with the large nose radome and underwing weapon racks. The nose radome is a bit out of shape I believe, but overal a very welcome model to cover the link between the Catalina and the P-3 Orion in Norwegian service.It is painted as WH-D from 330 Sqn as it looked in the mid 1960's.

And for the Viking title, not only is it a Norgwegian Albatross, but 330 Sqn had (and stil have) a viking ship in the squadron Crest.


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Jens...

....are you going to release it? I've always wondered if the RoNAF SHU-16Bs were blue or grey (seems ALL of the pics are B&W!!!).

Beautiful repaint....

Kent
 
Thanks!

I agree that the model has aged well. I find both the external and VC to be quite good.

The color should be dark grey with a blue tint, don't remember the correct name. They were delivered this way to Norway from the US and they kept the scheme even after the transfer to the HAF.

There are actually a few color shots, even if they are few, of the Norwegian HU-16Bs. Even several of WH-D


http://forum.keypublishing.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=206648&d=1341767121
 
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