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Does anyone make an H-37 kit?

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  • Member since
    April 2005
  • From: SW Ohio
Does anyone make an H-37 kit?
Posted by Cableguy9238 on Tuesday, September 27, 2005 2:53 AM
I was just digging through some OLD Squadron books, and I came across a few pics of the H-37. The pictures got me to Googling for more info on it. Then the thought occured to me about a kit.

Thanks in advance!

-Adam
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    December 2002
  • From: Valrico, FL
Posted by HeavyArty on Tuesday, September 27, 2005 9:27 AM
Nope, nothing in kit form. There is one supposedly in the works, but still no word on when it will be available. I think there used to be a Vacform kit of the Mojave many moons ago as well, but it is long out of production.

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Posted by grandadjohn on Tuesday, September 27, 2005 10:16 AM
There was a vacufaorm kit out, put I don't think it's still in production. Again another helo overlooked by model companies
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Posted by Cableguy9238 on Tuesday, September 27, 2005 12:47 PM
Sad. Well, thanks for the help, guys. Looks like I'll be waiting in line behind everyone else. Whistling [:-^]
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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, September 27, 2005 2:45 PM
Your better off buying the corgi 1/76 scale model!

http://cgi.ebay.com/Corgi-Helicopters-USMC-Korea-Bell-H-37_W0QQitemZ6979143550QQcategoryZ2650QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Check it out!!!!!!!!!
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Posted by HeavyArty on Tuesday, September 27, 2005 6:03 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by Erik Bultz

Your better off buying the corgi 1/76 scale model!

http://cgi.ebay.com/Corgi-Helicopters-USMC-Korea-Bell-H-37_W0QQitemZ6979143550QQcategoryZ2650QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Check it out!!!!!!!!!


Wrong helo. That is a Bell-47, H-13 Souix, of MASH fame, mislabeled on Ebay. The H-37 Mojave was a huge cargo helo and is pictured below.



Front clamshell doors (orange portion above) opened to load/unload large cargo.



The Bell-47 is well represented in model form with 3 different versions (by 2 different companies) in 1/35, one in 1/48 , and a couple in 1/72 as well.

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Posted by cyeargin on Wednesday, September 28, 2005 9:21 AM
Wasn't there an article in FSM at some point where someone had either tricked-out the vacuform kit or scratchbuilt one of these?
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Posted by cyeargin on Wednesday, September 28, 2005 9:25 AM
QUOTE: Originally posted by cyeargin

Wasn't there an article in FSM at some point where someone had either tricked-out the vacuform kit or scratchbuilt one of these?


I will actually answer my own question: the April 2001 issue of Fine Scale Modeler has an article on a CH-37, and a very well done one at that.
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Posted by Frunobulax on Wednesday, September 28, 2005 9:32 PM
Am I mistaken or did that helo have a couple of big radial "Wasp" type engines in those big outriggers?
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  • From: phoenix
Posted by grandadjohn on Wednesday, September 28, 2005 9:36 PM
Sure did, big clould of smoke when they started and they were a maintanance nightmare. The one's we had in Korea were replaced by CH-47's in 1969
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