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Dragon UH-1D: Sprue by Sprue

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Dragon UH-1D: Sprue by Sprue
Posted by rotorwash on Sunday, June 17, 2007 11:55 AM

First of all, Happy Father's Day to all the dad's.  My personal Father's Day present this year was the Dragon UH-1D Huey.  Since several people have requested pics of the parts.  I thought I would post everything that there was so you could all evaluate the model for yourselves:

First off, the box.  This may very well be one of the best parts of the whole kit.  The cardboard is so thick that you can put this baby on the bottom of your stash pile without any worries!  nothing like the flimsy Monogram AH-1G box.:

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Next the plastic.  As Gino said in his excellent review, it is the Panda Kit with the Dragon helo crew.  First the Panda sprues:

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You know how everone always says the rivets are big on the Panda Huey, well here is a comparison  at approximately the same scale between the Panda (top) and the MRC  1/35 UH-1C (bottom). Nuff said!:

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Note that the rotor blades are incorrect for the UH-1D/H.  See Ginos excellent tutorial for how to fix it (Sorry, Gino, I can't rememeber exactly which thread that was).

Here's the helo crew.  Unfortunately, only one M23 mount as everyone thought:

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Here's the color PE fret:

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The brass PE fret:

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There are decals for 6 different aircraft. Note: decals are not this dark, but I wanted to make the white decals show up better:

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Finally, here are the instructions page by page:

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Well, there you have it.  Now hopefully those of you who are interested have enough to draw your own conclusions.  

   Ray
 

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Posted by Chief Snake on Sunday, June 17, 2007 7:16 PM

New stuff for fixing the kit: all new correct chord main rotor blades with pitch change horns (missing from kit), rotor head, tail rotor and 90deg gearbox (wrong ones in the kit-212 blades), detailed and accessorized proper transmission, anti-rocket package (STRELA kit for you old timers) and PERHAPS full rework of mast, scissors and sleeve, swashplate, drive links and dampner assemblies. From Cobra Company- July 2007.

 

Chief Snake 

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Posted by Bounce19712 on Tuesday, June 19, 2007 3:09 AM

the photo etching stuff makes it worth the purchase huh!?...I'm excited about it.

and I've been waiting for an anti-strella kit ChiefS!!  cool.

 

oh yeah,...I've been busy for the last 39 days with newborn son....he's gonna be a model builder too I bet.....maybe we should start out with the non-toxic glues and paints huh?...look how I turned out..heh, muhahah, hehehehhe, did you hear that voice?

 

cheers

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Posted by "little chief" pilot on Tuesday, June 19, 2007 5:35 PM
awsome!!!!  just ordered one myself,  can not wait to get it started...
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  • From: Melbourne, Australia
Posted by Skidd on Tuesday, June 19, 2007 6:43 PM
 Chief Snake wrote:

New stuff for fixing the kit: all new correct chord main rotor blades with pitch change horns (missing from kit), rotor head, tail rotor and 90deg gearbox (wrong ones in the kit-212 blades), detailed and accessorized proper transmission, anti-rocket package (STRELA kit for you old timers) and PERHAPS full rework of mast, scissors and sleeve, swashplate, drive links and dampner assemblies. From Cobra Company- July 2007.

 

Chief Snake 

 

Cheif, are you saying thai kit is already in pre-production and will be available in July?

 

Would be terrific if it had the 2nd set of weapons as well.  ;)

Andrew Melbourne, Australia I love anything huey!
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Posted by skypirate1 on Tuesday, June 19, 2007 8:02 PM

Seems a shame that the majority of the nose art decals included in the kit are virtualy identical to the decals included with the Revell UH-1H gunship release.

With so many units to choose from its a shame everyone copies each other.

Andy

PS

Bounce, Congratulations on the birth of your son Make a Toast [#toast] 

While the rest of the crew may be in the same predicament, it's almost always the pilot's job to arrive at the crash site first.
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Posted by "little chief" pilot on Wednesday, June 20, 2007 9:31 AM
yes  there out there now,  i just googled the kit and called a dealer  mines should be here in 2 days... will keep you posted..
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Posted by HeavyArty on Thursday, June 21, 2007 11:02 AM

Thanks for the mention Ray.  Here is the pic that shows how to correct the blades.

The middle blade is the kit part.  The top has been modified.  The bottom shows in red the areas to be removed to backdate the 212 blade. 

Overall it looks like a pretty good update to the Panda kit.  Too bad on only one M23 mount though.  Maybe Dragon will hear us and correct it in later releases.

 

Cheif, are you saying that kit is already in pre-production and will be available in July?
yes  there out there now,  i just googled the kit and called a dealer  mines should be here in 2 days... will keep you posted..
 

He is referring to the Cobra Company update set, not the Dragon kit.

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Posted by Cobrahistorian on Sunday, July 1, 2007 9:20 PM

So how come there's no tail number for "The Widow Mrs. Jones" on the decal sheet?  And what's the deal with the font on the national insignia and the tail numbers? 

 

Jon
 

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Posted by midnightprowler on Tuesday, September 4, 2007 1:22 PM
Is not the tail rotor also from the N Huey?  How do you fix that?

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Posted by HeavyArty on Tuesday, September 4, 2007 3:40 PM

Yes it is.  You can either leave it as is and not worry about it (most people won't know the difference), shave it down to make it more narrow, or.... 

get the Cobra Company Drivetrain Upgrade set.

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Posted by midnightprowler on Wednesday, September 5, 2007 2:56 PM
Wher can I get it?  I hear Cobra is oob.

Hi, I am Lee, I am a plastiholic.

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Posted by HeavyArty on Wednesday, September 5, 2007 3:38 PM

 midnightprowler wrote:
Wher can I get it?  I hear Cobra is oob.

 

Nope, they are still going strong.  They just took a break a couple months ago to catch up and reorganize.  Try their website; http://www.cobracompany.com

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Posted by rkbush on Saturday, September 22, 2007 7:36 PM
Cobra is in business. My wife hasn't found out that I just ordered the upgrade parts for the UH-1D that I ordered yesterday, that she hasn't found out yet about!  I'm waiting to have that discussion with her! Black Eye [B)]
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Posted by midnightprowler on Monday, October 1, 2007 2:56 PM

If anyone has this kit, and is not going to use the markings for the bird with the bee with the #64 in it., I'd love to take them off your hands.

Lee

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Posted by Gazza on Thursday, November 29, 2007 4:25 PM

I purchased this kit with high expectations. Overall I wasn't let down, except as regards to the kit figures.

Upon dry fitting to the cockpit seats, none of them fit. I would presume that as the figures are manufactured seperately, that a lot of hacking, sanding and sawing is required.

I would be grateful if anyone could let me know if they have had similar problems and, if applicable, any remedies.

cheers

Gaz

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Posted by HeavyArty on Thursday, November 29, 2007 8:29 PM
 Gazza wrote:

I purchased this kit with high expectations. Overall I wasn't let down, except as regards to the kit figures.

Upon dry fitting to the cockpit seats, none of them fit. I would presume that as the figures are manufactured seperately, that a lot of hacking, sanding and sawing is required.

I would be grateful if anyone could let me know if they have had similar problems and, if applicable, any remedies.

cheers

Gaz

 

I used different cushions for the seats and had no issues with fit.  I think I used cushions from a Landrover.  You can see them below.

Once the figures are in place, you can't see the cushions anyways.

Good luck.

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Posted by gsa3564 on Saturday, November 22, 2008 4:06 PM
How did you make the mics for the helmets?
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Posted by Mikeym_us on Saturday, November 22, 2008 11:40 PM

 gsa3564 wrote:
How did you make the mics for the helmets?

Probably the Royal Models Vietnam Mic set.

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Posted by senojrn on Saturday, November 22, 2008 11:42 PM
 HeavyArty wrote:

I used different cushions for the seats and had no issues with fit.  I think I used cushions from a Landrover.  You can see them below.

Once the figures are in place, you can't see the cushions anyways.

Good luck.

HeavyArty, I was eyeballing those litters in your Huey and litter hangers, did you make those or were they in a kit?  Very nice work, btw!!

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Posted by HeavyArty on Sunday, November 23, 2008 12:40 AM

Thanks for the compliments guys. 

Nope, the mics are just thin florist wire, bent to shape and with a small piece of plastic on the end for the mic itself. 

The litters are scratch, made of styrene rod and strip, and lead foil for the fabric.  There is a set available now in 1/32 from Fireball Modelworks though, as part of his UH-1H/V MedEvac inetrior set.  Fireball also has an open litter set in 1/32 as well.

 

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