FS numbers are "Federal Standard" colors assigned by the DoD considered to be the "official" color for a piece of equipment. You see them a lot on the old Testor's Model Master enamels; but you can still find other references for them.
Thanks for the info, Richard, that's really useful to know, I'm always learning new things in this hobby! Thanks for tuning in, and I hope the New Year is treating well so far! Johnny
Thanks for the look at the Bell chopper looks like a decent kit I was in Hobbytown before Christmas and seen the USCG one with the floats I’ll have to see if they still have it and pick it up
I think you'll enjoy it, I'm excited to build it John! All of the open structure is what attracted me to this kit. Let's see how it plays out. Take care my friend. Johnny
Hi Johnny, this will be a great kit, something different from what you built last time looking forward to this build, when I lived in Christchurch New Zealand the RNZAF had the main pilot training school, and these were always flying over the city and suburbs, have fun building this beauty, best regards from Australia, Les
Thanks, Les, I'm looking forward to building it too! I never got to see these fly, but from what I've read they were very dependable. Take care and see you next Friday buddy! Johnny
Really looking forward to your build of this kit, as it is my all time favourite. Pour your incredible model making talent into this one, can’t wait to see your results👍
Hey, great review on the OH-13 Sioux. I just bought myself a few hours ago the Revell's Bell H-13H Gunship 1-35th scale. Going to be interesting to build this kit. =)
This looks a great little kit of a great little Helicopter..Some great versions and the U.S Air Cav version is an interesting option along with the Aussie version,both in Vietnam..But there is some other colourful versions. Looking forward to your build of this kit Johnny..Thank you and all the best from the U.K🇬🇧🇺🇸👍
It does look like a great kit Paul, we have some seam clean-up to do, but with that taken care of it should be a nice build. We will see 🤔Thanks for watching, take care and model on. Johnny
A great start to the new year with a helicopter build. I'm wanting to build a helicopter too as a start off for this year. I plan to build ICM's 1/48 AH-1G Bell Cobra gunship from the Vietnam war. It comes with the M8A1 landing mat which should make a nice display base to put the kit on. Also, when you see a FS number for paint it refers to set Federal Standard color used by governments and suppliers for procurement and specifications of paint. Many brands of hobby paints will claim their paint matches a FS number code for different colors. There are a lot of nice paint schemes for that kit.
Thanks for the info on FS codes, Christopher, I didn't know that! It's always good to get some extra tips and info from the viewers. As you know, nobody can know everything, especially me, 😂. Good luck with your Cobra, I'm sure you're going to enjoy it! Take care and see you soon! Johnny
Well, "all" is a bit too optimistic 🙂 Sikorsky Sea King, Bell Cobra, Cessna Skyhook, Boeing Sea Knight, MH-6 Little Bird, Sikorsky Sea Stallion, Sikorsky Super Stallion come to mind. Just to name a few - there are so many others. And many had no names at all, just their type designations.
Looks nice and I'm looking forward to this build. Apropos MASH (big fan here): do you know about the kits Revell did on the MASH theme? The swamp scene with Hawkeye, a medical scene with Hot Lips, and your chopper! I've tried for a while to get my hands on all three to build a larger diorama, but so far I only have one (swamp). They go for impossible prices on Ebay 😞
Those classic kits really do bring high prices, especially when they are out of production Mike. I try to keep an eye out for interesting subjects. Never know when you will run across a good deal. Take care and model on buddy! Johnny
I've only been modeling for a few years now and dont know everything about it yet, my question is what is the Carson sticker on the box in the lower right of the box, I have a few kits that have that but dont know why
Sorry, I have no idea what the sticker is referring too. I Googled it and it came up as a "Carson Sticker" is a sticker featuring the name or logo associated with Carson. Which could refer to a person, a geographical location, of even a brand or organization. Yeah, really informative right?😁😁
I've had so many comments on this I had to do some research on it, which, I guess, will teach me to say anything off the cuff again without exhaustive research. It turns out that once it was an army regulation which was discontinued and now it is considered a tradition. However, there are some army helicopters that are not named after tribes, like the Blackhawk, which was the name of and American Indian, not a tribe. Then there was the Sikorsky Sky Crane, which isn't an Indian Tribe, the Cobra which is a snake, and some others that just had nomenclatures. So, there you go. I hope that will set the record straight and that you will forgive me for my inaccuracy. Thanks for watching. Take care and model on my friend. Johnny
It was a joke, one that you obviously didn't get. I hate explaining jokes, it takes the humor out of it, but for you I will. General George S Patton said that the British and the Americans were two peoples that were separated by a common language, something that I also find funny. One look at the languages on the box and you should be able to see that the languages are designated with a flag, none of which is and American flag, just the UK, and there is the joke, all meant in good humor. One more thing Peter, I don't curse on my channel, please don't curse in the comments. Thanks for watching. Johnny
@@peterreed3104 See there, I knew you had a sense of humor, just had to motivate you to express it. Same with modeling, sometimes we just need motivation to do our best.
Even though I don't always use the figures I do like to at least have the option, but in this case we don't. Thanks for watching, take care and model on. Johnny
FS numbers are "Federal Standard" colors assigned by the DoD considered to be the "official" color for a piece of equipment. You see them a lot on the old Testor's Model Master enamels; but you can still find other references for them.
Thanks for the info, Richard, that's really useful to know, I'm always learning new things in this hobby! Thanks for tuning in, and I hope the New Year is treating well so far! Johnny
@@hillbillymodeling No problem, Johnny! Glad to help!
Nice review, Johnny! Yes, us old guys grew up watching (and still watch) our beloved MASH!! Looking forward to this build.
I hope you enjoy the build, I think you'll love it! Thanks for Tuning in Drew. Take care. Johnny
Thanks for the look at the Bell chopper looks like a decent kit I was in Hobbytown before Christmas and seen the USCG one with the floats I’ll have to see if they still have it and pick it up
Hi Jeff, I think the USCG chopper would be a really unique kit to have. Thanks for watching, take care and model on. Johnny
Thanks, Johnny. I'm looking forward to watching this build.
Looks like a wonderful build.
I think you'll enjoy it, I'm excited to build it John! All of the open structure is what attracted me to this kit. Let's see how it plays out. Take care my friend. Johnny
Hi Johnny, this will be a great kit, something different from what you built last time looking forward to this build, when I lived in Christchurch New Zealand the RNZAF had the main pilot training school, and these were always flying over the city and suburbs, have fun building this beauty, best regards from Australia, Les
Thanks, Les, I'm looking forward to building it too! I never got to see these fly, but from what I've read they were very dependable. Take care and see you next Friday buddy! Johnny
Never built a helicopter.Can't wait to see you build this one I always enjoy watching your videos.Keep up the good work
Thanks for the support, Raymond, I'll try not to disappoint! Johnny
nice looking helicopter Johnny, enjoy👍
I'm looking forward to this little build David, not too complicated, not a lot of parts, but loads of detail. Thanks for watching buddy. Johnny
Really looking forward to your build of this kit, as it is my all time favourite.
Pour your incredible model making talent into this one, can’t wait to see your results👍
Thank you very much Jason! I'll do my best. Johnny
Hey, great review on the OH-13 Sioux. I just bought myself a few hours ago the Revell's Bell H-13H Gunship 1-35th scale. Going to be interesting to build this kit. =)
Thanks for the comment! It's great that you're building that kit, I bet it'll be great! Johnny
thanks for sharing looks like a fun build ! eh enjoy your weekend brother ✌Canada✌
You too, I hope you have a great weekend! See you next Friday James! Johnny
This looks a great little kit of a great little Helicopter..Some great versions and the U.S Air Cav version is an interesting option along with the Aussie version,both in Vietnam..But there is some other colourful versions.
Looking forward to your build of this kit Johnny..Thank you and all the best from the U.K🇬🇧🇺🇸👍
It does look like a great kit Paul, we have some seam clean-up to do, but with that taken care of it should be a nice build. We will see 🤔Thanks for watching, take care and model on. Johnny
A great start to the new year with a helicopter build. I'm wanting to build a helicopter too as a start off for this year. I plan to build ICM's 1/48 AH-1G Bell Cobra gunship from the Vietnam war. It comes with the M8A1 landing mat which should make a nice display base to put the kit on. Also, when you see a FS number for paint it refers to set Federal Standard color used by governments and suppliers for procurement and specifications of paint. Many brands of hobby paints will claim their paint matches a FS number code for different colors. There are a lot of nice paint schemes for that kit.
Thanks for the info on FS codes, Christopher, I didn't know that! It's always good to get some extra tips and info from the viewers. As you know, nobody can know everything, especially me, 😂. Good luck with your Cobra, I'm sure you're going to enjoy it! Take care and see you soon! Johnny
Interesting choice 😊👍
I think so too! Should be interesting. Johnny
MASH!😂😂 Johnny I remember it well. Thanks for the memory 😂
I liked MASH to Vincent, they don't make shows like they used to. Take care and hope to see you Friday! Johnny
@hillbillymodeling enjoy your modelling time this week, Johnny 😀
Not just Bell, but all US Army helicopters are named after different tribes.
Sikorsky-- Blackhawk, Choctaw
Hughes--Cayuse
You are correct, my mistake. Thanks for the correction. Johnny
Well, "all" is a bit too optimistic 🙂 Sikorsky Sea King, Bell Cobra, Cessna Skyhook, Boeing Sea Knight, MH-6 Little Bird, Sikorsky Sea Stallion, Sikorsky Super Stallion come to mind. Just to name a few - there are so many others. And many had no names at all, just their type designations.
@@MikeUSA67all US ARMY helicopters ; didn't say Navy, Air Force or Marines--they have their own names
@@mh53j I see, my bad 😞But aren't the Little Bird and the Cobra used by the Army?
Looks nice and I'm looking forward to this build. Apropos MASH (big fan here): do you know about the kits Revell did on the MASH theme? The swamp scene with Hawkeye, a medical scene with Hot Lips, and your chopper! I've tried for a while to get my hands on all three to build a larger diorama, but so far I only have one (swamp). They go for impossible prices on Ebay 😞
Those classic kits really do bring high prices, especially when they are out of production Mike. I try to keep an eye out for interesting subjects. Never know when you will run across a good deal. Take care and model on buddy! Johnny
I've only been modeling for a few years now and dont know everything about it yet, my question is what is the Carson sticker on the box in the lower right of the box, I have a few kits that have that but dont know why
Sorry, I have no idea what the sticker is referring too. I Googled it and it came up as a "Carson Sticker" is a sticker featuring the name or logo associated with Carson. Which could refer to a person, a geographical location, of even a brand or organization. Yeah, really informative right?😁😁
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FS are Federal Standard colours.
Hi Simon, thanks for the info, I really appreciate it my friend. Take care and see you soon! Johnny
Bell didn't name it "Sioux." It's a US Army tradition for naming their aircraft in honor of Native American tribes, with a few exceptions.
I've had so many comments on this I had to do some research on it, which, I guess, will teach me to say anything off the cuff again without exhaustive research. It turns out that once it was an army regulation which was discontinued and now it is considered a tradition. However, there are some army helicopters that are not named after tribes, like the Blackhawk, which was the name of and American Indian, not a tribe. Then there was the Sikorsky Sky Crane, which isn't an Indian Tribe, the Cobra which is a snake, and some others that just had nomenclatures. So, there you go. I hope that will set the record straight and that you will forgive me for my inaccuracy. Thanks for watching. Take care and model on my friend. Johnny
WTF are you talking about The instrution aren't in American? What do you Want Spanglish?
It was a joke, one that you obviously didn't get. I hate explaining jokes, it takes the humor out of it, but for you I will. General George S Patton said that the British and the Americans were two peoples that were separated by a common language, something that I also find funny. One look at the languages on the box and you should be able to see that the languages are designated with a flag, none of which is and American flag, just the UK, and there is the joke, all meant in good humor. One more thing Peter, I don't curse on my channel, please don't curse in the comments. Thanks for watching. Johnny
@@hillbillymodeling WTFH "What The Flipping Heck!" sorry but There is a Spanglish Problem for some 'American' Speakers my Bad to Judge!
@@peterreed3104 See there, I knew you had a sense of humor, just had to motivate you to express it. Same with modeling, sometimes we just need motivation to do our best.
@@hillbillymodeling I need More Pocket Money for This 'Cheap' Hobby!
@@peterreed3104 You and me both! 🥺
Always so dissappointing modelkits don't include pilot figures.
Even though I don't always use the figures I do like to at least have the option, but in this case we don't. Thanks for watching, take care and model on. Johnny