Italeri 1/48 HOOK Question for the FE's

Check address... http://gunsagogo.org

49.00 to 59.00 is what I have seen so far.

YES! you will want to add this great kit to your collection...the guy doing the out of box write up thought that he was looking at a MRC kit. Perfect scale to!

Check out Franks site and you will see why the Guns A Go Go deserve respect and honor.

www.gunsagogog.org

just out of curiosity, how much does this kit cost?  A Hook would be a nice addition to my collection, and it'd be nice if it was the same scale as the other heavy lifter which I'm working on now (It'll be finished someday).  Should I hold out for a 1/48 scale CH-47D for modernness, or should I make a BA heavy lifting gunship?  

HEAVY LIFT!

Semper Fi,

Chris 

Papa-Echo-64 wrote:

I could be wrong but the raised lines around the rotor drive shaft fairings- access panels look a bit large as well.

The 'raised lines' on the synch shaft covers are actually rubber weather stripping and  are fairly prominent on the real aircraft. The A models I worked on carried completely OD paint jobs (the synch shaft covers weren't painted white as in Franks photo) and the weather stipping between the sections of synch shaft covers were left unpainted.

Not having seen the kit, except in photos, I can't comment on how prominent those strips are, so it might not be that big a deal.

Jonathan Primm

Youngsville, LA

Papa-Echo-64 wrote:

I could be wrong but the raised lines around the rotor drive shaft fairings- access panels look a bit large as well.

Hi Troy,

Yep, looks like we're in for some sanding up there... too.        I'll be filling all the panel lines and re-scribing them, and I'd just LOVE to get my fingers on one of those "Rosie the Riveter" tools.... although we could make one of those from a clock gear, like the fellow did in the recent FSM artical?

Rivets would really bring that model to life!

Take care,

Frank

In a word...Yes

Thanks guys and NICE pics Frank.

For reference...

Here's some pictures of  "A" Model clam shell doors closed, and one of "Easy Money" after she was de-milled, with the clam shell doors removed.

Hope this helps,

Take care,

Frank