This is the Seminar 1:35 scale offering of the UH-1B. Straight out of the box, it will build into an early "B" model. I wanted to do a late model "B" with the armored seats because of the markings I saw for the 120th AHC "Razorbacks" based in Cu Lai in '68, these markings are shown in the Squadron Signal book "Gunslingers". Cobra Co. came to the rescue with their back dated "C" set that not only provided the armored seats but also replacement blades.  My original blades were destroyed by the included rubber ammo belts.  I made my own decals on an inkjet printer (The stuff is not color fast) from scans of the book and manipulated in photoshop.  I robbed the 7 shot 2.75 FFAR from a Revell UH-1D kit and added my own brace to the fuselage from plastic rod stock.  I replaced the screens in the engine housing with brass screen.  I painted the entire model with model master enamels and sprayed a very lite enamel  panel shading/wash. 

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Typically, pictures of UH-1B and C models from the 120th show line work of the Razorback instead of the colorful representation as shown in the profile of the Squadron/Signal book.
In a brief conversation with the gentlemen who runs the 120th AHC website, he indicated that the represented machine was for VIP's and not front line.  Either way, I happen to like the colorful markings and in some ways it's representation of the espirit de corps of that particular unit.

Bud