WANTED: Huey UH-1D Gunship in 1/32

The "Rambo" Huey & patrol boat kit is 1/48 scale. You can get a "Rambo" gunship on its own in 1/24 scale

ODABasher,

   Andy's correct.  However, keep in mind that the Revell kit hhas some inaccuracies.  The tail fin and horizontal stabs are indicative of a B model Huey, but the rotorhead and left hand fuel filler cap are indicative of a C model.  You can also find an M-16 system in 1/72 scale or 1/100 scale in the Revell UH-1H "Gunship" models.  In 1/72 scale you could either use the Italeri UH-1B or Uh-1C kit and put the M-16 system from the Revell kit on it.  However, the 60's are so poorly detailed in the Revell kit that you might be just as good scratchbuilding it.  Good luck! 

     Ray
 

This might be the one your on about, its a UH-1B i built it back in the 80's it came in a rambo box set, with the river patrol boat. as you can see it has the M6 quads

I think it has been re-released as this

Andy

Your best bet for a UH-1 Gunship is the "C" by MRC/Academy.  It's 1/35 scale and get the one listed as the "Frog" which incudes two sets of markings for 174th AHC Sharks and has every armament combination included except the eary "quad 60's".  Just missing the correct sight for the 40 mm system.    

Gino & ODAbasher:  

Wayne Mutza's WALK AROUND UH-1 GUNSHIPS states to the effect that the only long fuselage 

(D/H) heavily armed Hueys were RAAF and VNAF but a couple of pages later he says, 

"Long-fuselage Huey variants were designed primarily for the troop transport role; however, 

they qualified as gunships when equipped with offensive armament." It depends on whose 

definition you want to accept but by and large, MOST gunships were B or C models.

Monogram had a 1/48th B/C (?) model that's old as the hills but has been re-released a few times 

and should be available.  It's a very simple, easy build.  In more recent years, MRC released 

a 'C' in 1/35 scale that had come out under other company names I think in two versions, 

and it was nicely molded.  This is the kit you should get!!  There were also 1/35 "D/H" kits 

fairly recently under the PANDA co. name and is very good and I think it came out as a troop 

carrier slick and a gunship but as Gino said about the Revell kits, if you want a gunship

you should be taslking about a B or a C model.  As per the Revell kit, check out Ebay

or if you can get to any model shows, or check some of the mail order companies online.

FYI there's another thread about HUEYs talking more about detailing a Huey model.

Good luck!

Howie

You are talking about the old Revell 1/32 UH-1D gunship kit.  It is incorrect though.  The US Military didn't use D models as gunships nor with the M16 armament system on them.  Only B/C models were used in the gunship role.  All D/H models were Slicks, troop transports with M23 armament systems mounted (M60 pintle mount on each side).  The M60s in the Revell kit are horrible too, not detailed at all.  The rest of the model is pretty good though.  The Revell kit is currently out of production, but frequently on eBay.

Here is one; UH-1D Gunship.

Sorry, I don't know of any B or C model kit that has the M16 armament system in it.

Good luck.