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Commanche models avalible?

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Posted by Chris_in_Japan on Thursday, February 10, 2005 3:50 AM
I have 2 Comanche kits from Tamiya 1/72.. If anyone is interested?..

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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, February 9, 2005 7:17 AM
It's a good job the Comanche was cancelled really. I mean there were 4 of them in The Hulk and they couldn't even take one super-human-giant-green-monster down! Serioulsy though I think the comanche is one sexy looking helo. I didn' realise there was a 1/48 version kit available, I bought the 1/72 version from Italeri and it's not too bad. Could do with more detail but that can be said for most kits, we always want more us modellers!
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Posted by grandadjohn on Friday, February 4, 2005 9:16 PM
Yep, it's a roach coach
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Posted by Cobrahistorian on Friday, February 4, 2005 9:07 PM
ROFLMAO....

Yep, that about sounds right. Now the question is, if it has the operators ON the planks, is it then a Roach Coach?
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Posted by AH1Wsnake on Friday, February 4, 2005 7:35 PM
It will no longer be the 'loach', but a "R/O/A/C/H-6"! Tongue [:P]
Recon
Observation
Attack
Cargo (with the operator planks)
LOL

 

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Posted by Cobrahistorian on Friday, February 4, 2005 7:24 PM
So the question is, will it be the OH-6N?
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Posted by jinithith2 on Friday, February 4, 2005 5:13 PM
oooooooooooooooh thanks for the clarificationApprove [^]
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Posted by HeavyArty on Friday, February 4, 2005 2:32 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by jinithith2

they canceled the commache program?
hmmmmmm a modern military airplanes encyclopedia told me it was the most versatile and stealthy helicopter ever made.
is it a lie?


It might have been, but it was also the most expensive. The cost is what killed it. It was decided to use the program money to upgrade current systems since we really don't need a stealthy chopper anymore. We need more and better Apaches and Blackhawks. The OH-6 is being looked at to refill the role of the light scout helo instead of the RAH-66 doing this.

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Posted by jinithith2 on Friday, February 4, 2005 2:20 PM
they canceled the commache program?
hmmmmmm a modern military airplanes encyclopedia told me it was the most versatile and stealthy helicopter ever made.
is it a lie?
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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, February 4, 2005 1:33 PM
1/72 of testors/italeri 66 avail in three pack with 1/72 huey and apachie longbow.
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Posted by grandadjohn on Saturday, January 29, 2005 8:32 AM
Italeri did the Comanche in 1/48th and 1/72nd scale, Revell Germany used the same molds
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Posted by Trigger on Friday, January 28, 2005 1:29 PM
Just rembered that they made a 1/72 version as well. Revell Germany(?) repackaged both kits too at one time.

A couple of differences between the kit and the 'final" Commanche is the addition of a Longbow radar on top of the main rotorhead (think a truncated teepee shape) and they put on two vertical winglets at either end of the horizontal tail, similar to the Little Birds. I haven't finished the Longbow yet, but here's a good idea of what the winglets look like:
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Posted by HeavyArty on Friday, January 28, 2005 11:12 AM
No, no 1/35 Commanche. I think the only Commanche kit is the Italeri, 1/48, I believe. It is not very accurate as well since it was from the first prototype version, later versions were very different. There will probably be no others since the program was cancelled as well.

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Posted by Trigger on Friday, January 28, 2005 10:14 AM
(Sadly) None to my knowledge.

Mayne one of our board veterans knows something I don't? Anyone? Anyone? Jon? Gino? Bueller? Bueller?
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Commanche models avalible?
Posted by Anonymous on Friday, January 28, 2005 10:08 AM
Anyone know a good model in 1/35 of the experimental helicopter the military was having developed?

Thanks,

Shawn
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