VH 60?

DAVEY5

Member since
March 2003
From: USA

Posted by DAVEY5 on Sunday, December 31, 2006 8:51 PM

Rescue Hawk is right again .,they are a great kit ,I think i have built about 7 of them. Mostly the Custom's type for custom agents. I did a civy version once ,of one which was in a Sikorsky calender(one brown and red with off white,, and one was White and blue,, ) all in all they came out nice. I really liked doing the Italeri Seahawk. That was a great kit allaround.Plenty of detail and great molding. Good luck on your projects and the best to all

Davey5

To fly is great To hover is divine ...........

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rescuehawk

Member since
February 2006
From: Oregon

Posted by rescuehawk on Friday, December 29, 2006 1:04 AM

Yes, the gripe is about the "new" versions of the same old kit. The kits themselves are fine, nothing negative in regards to the plastic.

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AH1Wsnake

Member since
December 2002
From: Modeling anything with "MARINES" on the side.

Posted by AH1Wsnake on Thursday, December 28, 2006 2:44 PM

I'm a little confused on this topic, bear with me...

A 1/48 Blackhawk is on my to-do list, and there are several threads on this and other forums stating that the Minicraft -60 is the best in 1/48 scale....

So is the current gripe about Minicraft's quality, or the fact they boxed "new" versions with changing nothing more than decals?

What versions of Minicraft's Blackhawks are still accurate/acceptable?

Thanks, Andy

"There are only two kinds of people that understand Marines: Marines and those who have met them in battle. Everyone else has a second-hand opinion."

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rescuehawk

Member since
February 2006
From: Oregon

Posted by rescuehawk on Wednesday, December 27, 2006 7:37 PM

Yes, Minicraft did respond. The response stated they were sorry I was not happy with the product and that my e-mail would be forwarded to the company president. Fat chance of that I'm sure. Even if it was forwarded he probably couldn't give a rats behind anyway.

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, December 27, 2006 1:36 PM

rescuehawk wrote:
It is not a VH-60. It is the old Minicraft UH-60 mold with new presidential decals, as is the Medical Evacuation version. (old mold with new decals) I purchased them both, saw what they were, returned them both, sent Minicraft an e-mail.

I was really P***ed off when we opened the box at my LHS. I am in the process of converting an Academy 1/35 to a Lima Medical Suite. Should have known "Minicrap" would pull that. First clue should have been when the box art was not even close. Red Cross decals does not a Lima make.......

Luckily I was assigned as the only Navy instructor to the Army when I got back from Iraq. I have all the detail I need. The Flight Medic School at Ft Rucker has a (Lima) Medical Suite simulator. Nothing like a 1:1 for comaprison.

Semper Fi

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DAVEY5

Member since
March 2003
From: USA

Posted by DAVEY5 on Monday, December 25, 2006 8:18 PM

You got that right rescuehawk.... And the decal sheet sucks bad,,, Did minicraft respond to your E -mail? and if yes whats their excuse or is it just pure greed,,

Davey5

To fly is great To hover is divine ...........

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rescuehawk

Member since
February 2006
From: Oregon

Posted by rescuehawk on Thursday, December 21, 2006 9:17 AM

It is not a VH-60. It is the old Minicraft UH-60 mold with new presidential decals, as is the Medical Evacuation version. (old mold with new decals) I purchased them both, saw what they were, returned them both, sent Minicraft an e-mail.