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MD 53G Gunship
Posted by Anonymous on Friday, March 10, 2006 11:03 PM
Anyone have any thoughts about this kit from Dragon?
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  • From: Lafayette, LA
Posted by Melgyver on Saturday, March 11, 2006 9:55 AM
I didn't see anything about the Subject line to comment on.  Just your photo album.

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Mel

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    November 2005
Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, March 11, 2006 11:07 AM
Hmm?  I was just wondering if anyone has built this kit and if they had any problems with the fit and finish. Aparently from what the LHS said its out of production?
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  • From: Lafayette, LA
Posted by Melgyver on Saturday, March 11, 2006 8:54 PM
Ok, I figured it out it's the MD-530 G.  The missing "0" had me stumped, I see 53 and think big monster helicopter, not the tiny 500!  I have a Hawsegawa 1/48th kit but not the Dragon 1/35th. 

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Mel

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  • From: phoenix
Posted by grandadjohn on Sunday, March 12, 2006 10:03 AM
Never built it, but it is similar to Dragons "Little Bird" kit, was the export version, only one or two actually saw an Army servive and that was for evaluation
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  • From: Valrico, FL
Posted by HeavyArty on Sunday, March 12, 2006 8:54 PM
Same basic kit as Dragons AH-6J Little Bird, OH-6A, and other MD-500 varients.  They are all great kits.

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    January 2006
  • From: Baton Rouge, Snake Central
Posted by PatlaborUnit1 on Tuesday, March 14, 2006 12:12 PM

Pharoah

 

I have built several of these kits in 1/35 in all thier guises, and I can tell you they are fine kits with one caveot:  the windsheild bubble needs strip stock added at the upper and lower ends to fit in there right.

On my Miss Clawd and MH6 I was able to put the floor tray in AFTER i got the fuse halves together, ad then add the canopy.  Work from bottom to top and then nail down the sides.  Will take a bit of careful putty work but not hard at all.

Check out my site and you will see some of them built up in the 1/35 scale gallery:

http://www.angelfire.com/ca4/hlmp/home.html

 

hth

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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, March 14, 2006 6:27 PM
 PatlaborUnit1 wrote:

Pharoah

 

I have built several of these kits in 1/35 in all thier guises, and I can tell you they are fine kits with one caveot:  the windsheild bubble needs strip stock added at the upper and lower ends to fit in there right.

On my Miss Clawd and MH6 I was able to put the floor tray in AFTER i got the fuse halves together, ad then add the canopy.  Work from bottom to top and then nail down the sides.  Will take a bit of careful putty work but not hard at all.

Check out my site and you will see some of them built up in the 1/35 scale gallery


 

hth

I tried emailing you a week ago and your site just kicked it back to me? Thanks for the advice.

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