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1/48 Chinook!!!!!!
Posted by chief_owl on Sunday, January 29, 2006 3:06 PM

http://catalog.lokshop.de/FAL/2006.Italieri/index.html

Now I am pretty sure that some people here have been waiting for this... Big Smile [:D] Big Smile [:D]

 

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Posted by Papa-Echo-64 on Sunday, January 29, 2006 4:18 PM

Holy cow! A Guns a go go Hook in 1/48!!  SWEET!!!  .....as far as I know those where the only hooks with rockets and goodies and isn't it Italeri that did the 1/72 Guns a go go chinooks?

GREAT NEWS!!

Thanks Chief! Thumbs Up [tup]

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Posted by noxaf on Sunday, January 29, 2006 4:39 PM
PERFECT, one more 1/2 finished conversion to toss in the garbage can...............been working on the old Aurora kit for a few years! Well, at least this one didn't get finished before a better one came along.
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Posted by Papa-Echo-64 on Sunday, January 29, 2006 4:59 PM
NOXAF.......If  you are serious I would be willing to buy or trade for what you have done so far.....my 1/48 Aurora conversion needs some parts.
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Posted by oldhooker on Sunday, January 29, 2006 5:17 PM

Excellent!!!!!!!!!!!! Thumbs Up [tup]Wow!! [wow]Yeah!! [yeah]Shock [:O]Smile [:)]Evil [}:)]Big Smile [:D]Cool [8D]Approve [^]Party [party]

 

Thanks William, that's great news!

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Posted by gdarwin on Sunday, January 29, 2006 5:47 PM
Big Smile [:D] looks like there is more helos to buildBig Smile [:D] thanks for the link.Smile [:)]
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Posted by UH-1V_CE on Sunday, January 29, 2006 5:50 PM
That is great...now let's hope the do a D model and an MH-47
Crew Chiefs keep em up!
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Posted by grandadjohn on Sunday, January 29, 2006 6:50 PM
At last, a 1/48th scale "Hook"(only been waiting 30 years for one) hope more 1/48th scale helo's to come
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Posted by dninness on Sunday, January 29, 2006 7:11 PM
Oh, that's just great!  Just when I setup the built-in bookshelf in my new office to accomodate the 1/35 scale 'Hook, Italeri goes and trots this out. :)

I would have thought quarter-inch scale would have been a popular scale for a helicopter of this size well before now (Aurora's 30 year old kit notwithstanding).


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Posted by Melgyver on Sunday, January 29, 2006 7:27 PM

Great!  My procrastination is finally going to pay off!  I won't have to scratch build on the old Aurora kit after all.  I guess this is going to knock the bottom out of the high prices it was fetching on E-bay.  First a good "46", a "53 and a "47" on the way!  Too good to be true!

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Posted by AH1Wsnake on Sunday, January 29, 2006 8:09 PM

Wow. This is great news. I'll take it with a grain of salt, though, until the release date comes closer. You know how some of those release schedules get delayed. But, definitely good news to look forward to! One hopes a full line of later Hook variants will follow....'D' model, MH, and who knows, maybe even an Air Force HH someday. Thanks for the heads up, Cheif Owl.

(BTW, off topic and all....but some of those other releases look very good too -- is that a new A-10A I see? Or are some of those other kits re-releases or re-boxings??)

 

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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, January 29, 2006 11:58 PM

WOW!!!   Finally after all this time!!  Sweet!!!

Now we can have a Hook in 1/35  1/72  1/144  and now 1/48.

It's good to know that the fans of these scales can now have a Hook in that collection!!

For those who would like to see a 1/48 D and E,  I feal good about Italeri doing them too!!   When they did there 1/72 line up they started with the GoGo then the D and finally the E.   Sounds pretty good to me.

Now, if Trumpeter would only add the GoGo and 47E to there 1/35 line then I would be the happiest HOOKER on planet Earth!!!Big Smile [:D]

Great news for sure!!!

Enjoy!!

MarkSmile [:)]

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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, January 30, 2006 12:00 PM
This is not good.... not good at all. Well... as far as my wife is concerned anyway! She just rolled her eyes when I told her. Big Smile [:D]
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Posted by Papa-Echo-64 on Monday, January 30, 2006 1:24 PM
Just tell her it could be booze and women .....hehehehehe
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Posted by grandadjohn on Monday, January 30, 2006 8:34 PM
That's one of the reasons my ex let me model, she knew were I was.
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Posted by shaun68 on Thursday, February 2, 2006 7:07 AM
Yessiree Bob. Can't tell you how much us Aussies have been hanging out for a model of the D 'hook.
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Posted by Cobrahistorian on Thursday, February 2, 2006 9:26 AM

Now this sounds a lot more reasonable!  I think I'm scaling down to 48th guys...

Mainly due to space constraints, but there's a lot more available in 48th.  Since I'm working on the Hasegawa Longbow, I'm convinced that getting back into 48th is the way to go.  A 48th Delta Hook would be fantastic!

 

 

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Posted by HeavyArty on Thursday, February 2, 2006 9:37 AM
 Cobrahistorian wrote:

Now this sounds a lot more reasonable!  I think I'm scaling down to 48th guys...

Jon, Noooo!!! Don't do it man.  You can't leave 1/35 scale helos.  Think of all the accessory parts and the like you have to collect now in 1/48.  Not as much stuff out there in 1/48 as far as figures and accessories either.

One of the reasons I will never switch to 1/48 armor.

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Posted by LemonJello on Thursday, February 2, 2006 10:05 AM

A 1/48th Hook to go with the upcoming 1/48 Super Stallion?   Where do I sign up?  That's going to be one nice looking flightline if/when I can get them built along with my Phrog...Then I'll need a AH-1Z and the upgraded Huey, the UH-1Y (isn't it?) in 1/48 (as well as 1/35).

Definitely some of that hazard pay will be going into kits when I hit stateside again.  Keep the updates rolling in, gentlemen!

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Posted by Trigger on Thursday, February 2, 2006 9:03 PM
Don't forget that MV-22 (AV-22 doesn't count! Wink [;)]), AV-8B and F-35B!

I'm really happy about this release and I hope this means we'll see other variants (D, MH-) down the line.

However, I'm still waiting on that 1:48 HH-3

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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, February 2, 2006 10:32 PM
Arty,
      Thats what I like to hear my man! Dont crumble to the pressure of the 48th scale! Remember your roots and don't fall to the darksideEvil [}:)]  The way I figure it, if you switch to 48th your just scared of the all mighty 35th scale helo world!Laugh [(-D]
 HeavyArty wrote:
 Cobrahistorian wrote:

Now this sounds a lot more reasonable!  I think I'm scaling down to 48th guys...

Jon, Noooo!!! Don't do it man.  You can't leave 1/35 scale helos.  Think of all the accessory parts and the like you have to collect now in 1/48.  Not as much stuff out there in 1/48 as far as figures and accessories either.

One of the reasons I will never switch to 1/48 armor.

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