FlightGearSTL Posted November 28, 2021 Share #1 Posted November 28, 2021 Just about done with this VFA-103 JHMCS. The Display unit is a resin copy. The helmet is original JHMCS HGU-55. This was a commission build. The Display Unit and mask are mine. Helmet will be joining a private collection. FEAR THE BONES Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mohawkALSE Posted November 28, 2021 Share #2 Posted November 28, 2021 Those JHMCS shells are pretty hard to find. Great tape job but almost makes me sad seeing it leave its plain ole AF grey shell being an actual shell and not replica. One of my friends gave me a brand new neutral grey lens for those, un cut. He got it when he was at the F-16 school house at Luke and never needed it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hink441 Posted December 1, 2021 Share #3 Posted December 1, 2021 Awesome job. Really like your work. Did you learn to tape helmets on your own? I cruised with VF-84 Tomcats on the Teddy Roosevelt in the early 90s. Sad to see them (VF-84) go away and then the Sluggers of VF-103 were re-named the Jolly Rogers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlightGearSTL Posted December 2, 2021 Author Share #4 Posted December 2, 2021 On 12/1/2021 at 6:04 AM, hink441 said: Awesome job. Really like your work. Did you learn to tape helmets on your own? I cruised with VF-84 Tomcats on the Teddy Roosevelt in the early 90s. Sad to see them (VF-84) go away and then the Sluggers of VF-103 were re-named the Jolly Rogers. Self taught with advice from good collector friends and former Navy. And thats awesome! Any photos from your flight deck days? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlightGearSTL Posted December 2, 2021 Author Share #5 Posted December 2, 2021 On 11/28/2021 at 3:31 PM, mohawkALSE said: Those JHMCS shells are pretty hard to find. Great tape job but almost makes me sad seeing it leave its plain ole AF grey shell being an actual shell and not replica. One of my friends gave me a brand new neutral grey lens for those, un cut. He got it when he was at the F-16 school house at Luke and never needed it. Yeah, but even the Navy one start this way :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hink441 Posted December 3, 2021 Share #6 Posted December 3, 2021 I have some pics on the flight deck. Not very exciting though. I was with an A-6E squadron and shared deck space with VF-84 during the late 80s and early 90s. Here are a few pics from that time frame. Most of these pics are from Desert Storm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlightGearSTL Posted December 4, 2021 Author Share #7 Posted December 4, 2021 On 12/3/2021 at 8:58 AM, hink441 said: I have some pics on the flight deck. Not very exciting though. I was with an A-6E squadron and shared deck space with VF-84 during the late 80s and early 90s. Here are a few pics from that time frame. Most of these pics are from Desert Storm. 🤘🤘🤘 killer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCrustyBosun Posted December 4, 2021 Share #8 Posted December 4, 2021 SUH-WEET!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirkus Maximus Posted March 9, 2022 Share #9 Posted March 9, 2022 Wonderful! Nice job taping it up. What is your technique for taping? I've seen a riggers needle used and give it a really nice slight overlap that won't gap out in warmer/direct sunlight conditions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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