I was watching the old movie The Peacemaker and I saw that they had some heavily modified HH-65 helicopters and I thought it'd be cool to build one.

I was curious if someone could point me in a direction as to finding some things

I am going to use the Trumpeter 1/48 H-65 Dolphin

Are there any PE detail sets for this kit? Mainly interested in cockpit sets

I am going to try and scratch build the rocket pods, but I need a 1/48 .50 M2 with a proper mount. I would like to try and find something separate before I go ordering whole kits for one thing

Many thanks in advance

Here is a pic of the intended project, not best shot, but will do for now to see how the gun is mounted

Cobra Company has a USCG interior conversion set. Fireball Modelworks also has a USCG Tail set and an updated blade set. I don't know of any others for it.

Are you sure that is a .50 cal? A .50 cal would be huge on an H-65 Dauphin. It looks more like an M60D mount to me.


Hope that helps and good luck.

I wen back and reviewed clips from the movie, it's an M-60 mounted, plus there were two mounted, one on each side, the mounting looks like one seen on Navy Seahawks

It looks like a standard XM-23 helicopter doorgun mount to me. Cobra Company also sells a 1/48 XM-23 Doorgun system that includes two complete M60Ds and their mounts.

Thanks for the info, when I get a chance, I will check them out

I ordered a second kit so I can do both versions

Here is a better shot of the Gunship model, I want to do this one and the one without the doors and the gunners

I know I have the Cobra rocket pod for the MH-60L DAP, I will try to scratch a second and then scratch build the pylons