Bell Longranger??

Nothing that I know of, you might beable to find something pre-built in plastic or diecast though.

The only Bell 206 kits I know of are all military OH-58 varients, but I heard there is a 1/32 206 coming out, but don't know what type or if its civilian or military.

Boy, I wish!  No, there are no hobby kits of any kind ever. 

I've submitted the idea to Revell to do a 206L and 407 in 1/32 scale several times.  I would settle for 1/48 too.

Cheers 

Thanks lads.

 I appreciate your response.

one of the most heavily produced light civil helicopters the world has ever seen, in use for decades, and not a kit of it is to be found........

Imagine a world without a Longranger!! ARRRRRRRRGH! 

(sorry, I love them 'rangers!)

David

Good news! Revell Germany announced a civilian Jet Ranger at the Nuremburg show. ETA is June.

http://www.revell.de/en/products/model_kits/model_kits/helicopters/index.html?id=209&KOKANR=01&KOSCHL=02&KGSCHL=&L=1&page=3&sort=0&nc=1&searchactive=&q=&SWO=&ARMAS4=&PHPSESSID=054c4a0924e8a001099e68a9734e8a75&KZSLPG=all&offset=19&cmd=show&ARARTN=04479&sp=1

Should prove popular.

Cheers,

I wonder if it is the old Revell kit that they reissued in the mid 80s? I remember that kit coming with civlian markings as well as US Army markings. That kit was a reissue of the even older IMC Bell Jet Ranger.

Edit: most likely this old kit:
http://www.oldmodelkits.com/index.php?detail=6177&page=2&searchtext=bell
http://www.oldmodelkits.com/index.php?detail=8603&page=3&searchtext=bell

As far as I know the up-coming Revell kit is the old IMC model from way back when. I have an original issue kit, complete with chrome-plated engine and rotor head components. The kit may have been re-worked for its release by Revell back in the eighties. I built a Revell one back then but can't quite remember if there were any differences. Word has it that there might be some additional parts in the up-coming release to build a more modern Jet Ranger (rumoured to be new skids). Overall a good kit though.

In theory the Longranger should be possible to build from a pair of these kits but getting accurate scale plans will be the first problem. Getting the fuselage right and scratch-building the other required parts is problem No.2. A conversion for the brave only!

Rob Gronovius wrote:

I wonder if it is the old Revell kit that they reissued in the mid 80s? I remember that kit coming with civlian markings as well as US Army markings. That kit was a reissue of the even older IMC Bell Jet Ranger. Edit: most likely this old kit: http://www.oldmodelkits.com/index.php?detail=6177&page=2&searchtext=bell http://www.oldmodelkits.com/index.php?detail=8603&page=3&searchtext=bell

Didnt the IMC kit with the chromed Allison come with a sniper / green beret type fig or three?
Iremember looking at the chromed engine in the box at a shop that specialized in older kits thinking that it had a Alli 250-C18 smaller than the C20s I was working on at the time.

Kit looked good, but didnt it come out to 1/50 scale?

David

Aaron Skinner wrote:

Good news! Revell Germany announced a civilian Jet Ranger at the Nuremburg show. ETA is June.

I'm looking forward to this but its a Jet Ranger, the Long Ranger has a larger passenger compartment and lengthened fuselage. It's a start though, or better than a poke in the eye with a sharp stick as one of my friends used to say.

If we can snag two kits, we can make the stretch, just have to stretch the doghouse as well, and hope the blades and tail rotor are correct.........or modify to suit.  I LOVE the look of a LRIII with the doors kicked open all the way.   When our 222B and / or UT would go down we would use one of the LRIIIs to do life flight missions.

(222......shudders!!!!)

David  

PatlaborUnit1 wrote:

the chromed Allison come with a sniper / green beret type fig or three? Iremember looking at the chromed engine in the box at a shop that specialized in older kits thinking that it had a Alli 250-C18 smaller than the C20s I was working on at the time. Kit looked good, but didnt it come out to 1/50 scale? David

There was a Fujimi kit that was also boxed by Testors that was 1/50 scale. The IMC/Revell kit was 1/32 scale. Revell even released it boxed with their 1/32 AH-1G.

I think I have that Testors kit. It LOOKED a bit small to me but I didnt know aything about the lineage of the kit. good old musical molds.

thanks Rob

David