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                        Hunting down Airwolf...

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                        klem
                        • Member since
                          May 2003
                        • From: Fall River, MA
                        Hunting down Airwolf...
                        Posted by klem on Sunday, January 17, 2010 6:33 PM

                        Hey there,

                        I was just sippin some Courvoisier, channel surfin and BAM! I stumbled across a retro station airing Airwolf and I almost hurled! It used to be my favorite show as a kid, and as a result my dad and I went and picked up the 1/48 kit from AMT/Ertl I believe. I definitely didn't do it any justice back in '86. I would really like to ad that back to my collection as it is hands down one of the coolest looking birds I've seen, in my humble opinion. Anybody know off hand where I might fine one? Any info would be great. Thanks in advance.

                        "We the unwilling, led by the unknowing, are doing the impossible, for the ungrateful. We've been doing so much for so long with so little we are now capable of doing anything with nothing." Unknown
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                        HeavyArty
                        • Member since
                          December 2002
                        • From: Valrico, FL
                        Posted by HeavyArty on Sunday, January 17, 2010 9:17 PM

                        The original kit is long out of production and a collectors item.  There are a bunch on eBay now.

                        http://shop.ebay.com/?_from=R40&_trksid=p3907.m38.l1313&_nkw=1%2F48+Airwolf&_sacat=See-All-Categories

                        Some of them are the newer Kitech copies that are so-so, but much more affordable than the original ones at collectors prices.

                        Good luck.

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                        tempestjohnny
                        • Member since
                          November 2003
                        • From: Naples, FL
                        Posted by tempestjohnny on Sunday, January 17, 2010 9:18 PM

                        Good luck finding that.  Maybe you can find the 1/32 Blue Thunder too.

                         

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                        Grimmo
                        • Member since
                          March 2004
                        Posted by Grimmo on Monday, January 18, 2010 10:59 PM

                        our local hobby store has 2 in.

                         

                        http://www.hobbyrama.com.au/

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                        Avus
                        • Member since
                          June 2003
                        • From: Caput Mundi
                        Posted by Avus on Thursday, January 21, 2010 9:23 AM

                        Then there's Aoshima's 1/48 Airwolf (here's a review). I recently got one and I can confirm it's an outstanding model concerning detail and accuracy. I also read somewhere that its close to Tamigawa standards regarding fitting.

                        Of course these are all aspects that you pay for.

                        Klaus

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                        HawkeyeHobbies
                        • Member since
                          August 2006
                        • From: Neenah, WI
                        Posted by HawkeyeHobbies on Thursday, January 21, 2010 10:20 AM

                        Seems these TV and Movie kits come back around as rereleases sooner or later. I saw one of the AMT kits at a shop...I almost picked it up but the guy was asking far too much. Some one I believe it was here on FSM did a complete build including lighted interior.

                        Gerald "Hawkeye" Voigt

                        http://hawkeyes-squawkbox.com/

                         

                         

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                        a6m5zerosen
                        • Member since
                          August 2004
                        • From: Denver, Colorado
                        Posted by a6m5zerosen on Thursday, January 21, 2010 10:23 AM

                        Both the Airwolf & Blue Thunder helicopters have been recently nre-released, and should be available for a reasonable price at any well stocked hobby shop-I say both yesterday at a shop in Denver.

                        "no, honey, of course that's not another new model. I've had that one for a long time..."

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                        supercobra
                        • Member since
                          June 2003
                        Posted by supercobra on Thursday, January 21, 2010 8:39 PM

                        Blue Thunder is out in 1/48 now too by the same company...

                        http://zone-five.net/showthread.php?t=4537

                         

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                        Avus
                        • Member since
                          June 2003
                        • From: Caput Mundi
                        Posted by Avus on Friday, January 22, 2010 8:59 AM

                        supercobra

                        Blue Thunder is out in 1/48 now too by the same company...

                        http://zone-five.net/showthread.php?t=4537

                        Got me one of those, too. Same quality as the Airwolf kit, of course.

                        Did I mention both kits have figures included: Airwolf has a Strigfellow and a Dominic and Blue Thunder has a Murphy.

                        Klaus

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