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Most desired 1/48 helicopter kit?
Posted by Anonymous on Friday, October 17, 2003 3:26 PM
Ok rotorheads, thought I give us scale-modelling helo fans a chance and cast your vote on the most desired 1/48th helicopter, you'd want to see!

If I missed one, just cast your vote as other.
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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, October 17, 2003 3:29 PM
I voted for one, but there are several that I'd like to see that aren't on the list.

demono69
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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, December 28, 2003 1:02 AM
Gots to have the Sea Stallion. It's intimidating and tough.
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Posted by upnorth on Sunday, December 28, 2003 1:12 PM
Atlas Rooivalk.
Its time for a kit of one.
Long past time for a kit of one.
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Posted by J-Hulk on Monday, December 29, 2003 3:12 AM
What?
No Skycrane??
~Brian
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Posted by Swanny on Monday, December 29, 2003 10:12 AM
No Sky Crane nor UH-34D! Speaking of Sky Crane, take a look at this 1/48 scratch built baby ...
http://r.gire.free.fr/vos%20maquettes/philippe%20dognon/ch_54_skycrane.htm

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Posted by J-Hulk on Monday, December 29, 2003 11:12 AM
Yeah, I've been watching that baby over at the helo forum!
Amazing, eh?
~Brian
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Posted by jssel on Friday, February 6, 2004 12:46 PM
One one AH-1 Cobra that is the most famous and yet still not kitted well...The "G" model
Enough with the Apache and give us a G Cobra
Mr President, I'd p@#* on a sparkplug if I thought 'id help!
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Posted by djmodels1999 on Friday, February 6, 2004 5:44 PM
A Mil Mi-10 for me please!
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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, February 7, 2004 4:44 AM
CH-53E for me, but I may have to vote about 5 more times, there's some awesome ones in that list!!
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Posted by BlackWolf3945 on Thursday, February 12, 2004 12:51 PM
The 'ole Monogram Hind is decent, but I'm spoiled and want something better. Wink [;)]


Fade to Black...
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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, February 12, 2004 10:39 PM
There's never (to the best of my limited knowledge) been a kit of the Mojave in any scale.
from what I've read, it was an important piece of kit early on in Vietnam.
Plus, have you ever seen an uglier contraption?
How about a 1/48th S 58 Seahorse/Seabat/Westland Wessex.
My first few years in the RAF were spent doing deep maintenance on the old Wessex,
Corrosion city! We used to outline the corrosion with chalk, to be dealt with later, one day a very senior officer, on an inspection, asked my Corporal why he'd chalked the word 'Rust' next to the outlines. "Can't spell Corrosion, Sir" came the reply, exit VSO trying not to laugh!
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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, April 2, 2005 4:34 PM
I too, would like to see a 1/48 CH-54 Skycrane, AND/OR a CH-37 Mojave kit. So how come ,other than Revell's 1/72 scale CH-54, and an old (?) 1/72 scale vacuform kit of the CH-37, no one has made another, of either, in any other scale??!!
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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, April 2, 2005 7:18 PM
HH-3E JOLLY GREEN and the HH-3F PELICAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

C'mon guys. This has got to be the most overlooked yet important Helo.

OK...maybe I'm biased but gimme a break! Anybody else agree? DKMacin? Grant? Gino?
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Posted by Trigger on Saturday, April 2, 2005 8:07 PM
Who cares is it's biased or not. I agree with Sal; we do need some HH-3 kits. That was an important aircraft




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Posted by AH1Wsnake on Saturday, April 2, 2005 8:32 PM
Super Stallion all the way!

 

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Posted by grandadjohn on Saturday, April 2, 2005 9:35 PM
Like a UH-1F/P also
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Posted by UH-1V_CE on Saturday, April 2, 2005 11:07 PM
I want a Tamyia UH-1V (never happen), CH47D, MI-8/17 and a OH-58D...please. please!!!
Crew Chiefs keep em up!
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Posted by ridleusmc on Sunday, April 3, 2005 3:44 AM
CH-53E. Maintenance may be a pain in the butt, but it's the most impressive piece of vertical lift machine I can think of. I am biased.
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Posted by LemonJello on Sunday, April 3, 2005 1:27 PM
Got to go with the -53E. I need Big Iron sitting next to my new -46 on the tarmac of my shelves...and with the V-22 off to the side of the old-timers.

My second choice would be for a Hook, either a MH- ACH- or regular CH-47...Heck, make one kit of the -47 and I can wait for the AM companies to give me what I need for the other variants.
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Posted by HeavyArty on Sunday, April 3, 2005 1:44 PM
I agree with Sal on the HH-3. I vote for all of them and to be done in 1/35. Think big if we are going to think about it at all. Mohave would be cool too.

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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, April 3, 2005 8:10 PM
Gino's absolutely correct!!

If you're gonna be a bear...be a grizzly!!!

And unless I'm unaware of something that's already out there, I'm absolutely AMAZED that there aren't several UH-1V conversions or UH-60 Medevac upgrades available.
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Posted by snakedriver on Sunday, April 3, 2005 8:30 PM
In no particular order of preference:
1. AH-1G
2. AH-1G
3. AH-1G
4. AH-1G
5. AH-1G
6. HH-3
7. UH-1B/C/E/F/P
8. H-19
Don't mean nothin'
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Posted by HeavyArty on Sunday, April 3, 2005 9:04 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by salbando
Unless I'm unaware of something that's already out there, I'm absolutely AMAZED that there aren't several UH-1V conversions or UH-60 Medevac upgrades available.


Chief Snake, are you listening? MedEvac conversions would be welcomed greately.

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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, April 4, 2005 8:16 AM
QUOTE: Originally posted by salbando

HH-3E JOLLY GREEN and the HH-3F PELICAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

C'mon guys. This has got to be the most overlooked yet important Helo.

OK...maybe I'm biased but gimme a break! Anybody else agree? DKMacin? Grant? Gino?


Shark-41 agrees!!!
Both Coast Guard and UASF would do that one a good deal!!
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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, April 4, 2005 9:56 AM
Sorry Crypt Keeper: I would like to add the S76 and the S92.
A Bell 214ST would be nice too.
Did I mention the Bell 407?
The 206 LongRanger?
How about a EC155?
And ofcourse, how could I forget the AB139...
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Posted by supercobra on Monday, April 4, 2005 1:05 PM
1. AH-1G
2. AH-56
3. CH-37
4. HO5S-1
5. Rooivalk
6. OH-6
7. UH-1Y
8. CH-53E
9. HOK-1/OH-43D
10. Souix Scout
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Posted by 46 mech on Monday, April 4, 2005 2:23 PM
Here's mine... The CH-46, babyyy!!!!!!!! Can I join that biase club ridleusnc?? Nothing like a -46 to me. Absolutely love that helicopter, now that the Navy doesn't fly the -46 (or at least on the west coast) anymore, I just watch the Marines fly around here at Miramar. Smile [:)] But my vote is the -46 all the way. Ohh by the way ridleusmc, I never worked on the CH-53, but I heard they were a pain in the butt to work on too Smile [:)].
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Posted by AH1Wsnake on Monday, April 4, 2005 2:26 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by james1963

Here's mine... The CH-46, babyyy!!!!!!!! Can I join that biase club ridleusnc?? Nothing like a -46 to me. Absolutely love that helicopter, now that the Navy doesn't fly the -46 (or at least on the west coast) anymore, I just watch the Marines fly around here at Miramar. Smile [:)] But my vote is the -46 all the way. Ohh by the way ridleusmc, I never worked on the CH-53, but I heard they were a pain in the butt to work on too Smile [:)].

James, check out the newest offerings from Academy. They just put out a great USMC CH-46E in 1/48th! Pick another bird, lol.

 

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Posted by ridleusmc on Monday, April 4, 2005 2:47 PM
James the 46's rock, check out this review. Lots of people say this is a killer kit, but you can make it better with aftermarket goodies.
http://www.internetmodeler.com/2004/june/first-looks/academy_ch46.php
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