Excellent kit, Vladi! Now we just need the Door Gunners and with the pilots you have already sculpted, we will be all set. Now I really need to get my plan together for building a UH1D. Cheers, James

All we need now is a good Nam Huey kit!

Can I get away with mounting these onto a UH-1C gunship, and it still be accurate? They look amazing!

Very nice. I have to get a set.

This system was not used on the UH-1C.

Thanks Walley, just saved me some beer tokens there. Kylie

The M-23 Doorgun Mount was used on long-bodied UH-1D/H Huey "Slick" (troop Carrier) helicopters. They started showing up in late '64 to early '65. They were the standard US Army weapons mount on UH-1H Slicks up through the late '90s when Blackhawks replaced Hueys. They are still used on modern UH-1H+ Huey II models today, like this Iraqi Air Force example. UH-1Cs were strictly gunships and mounted a variety of gun/missile combinations that were fixed in a forward-firing orientation. They did have "free" M60s (handheld with a bungee cord or surgical tubing securing them to the ceiling of the helo) manned by the crewchiefs though. A few examples. Free M-60 on UH-1C Later, a swing-out mount was used for the M60. More info on helicopter armament systems here.

those are enough to make a guy finally crack and buy a uh-1D!

You are very welcome, have a beer for me.