Homebee Posted March 19, 2017 Author Share Posted March 19, 2017 (edited) Full box art - 1/48th - ref.80154 - Bell UH-1D "Huey" Source: https://www.kittyhawkmodel.com/copy-of-kh50003 Quote hi all: this is the latest information. we will do a large line of 1/48 U S helicopters. but i promise a line of 1/35 Huey's & Cobra's in the not to distant future. Glen Quote when we drafted Floyd the intention was several 1/35 helo's. we are a very small company. we are hoping that some of the 1/48 kits we have coming will help pay for the larger molds of 1/35 & 1/32 scale aircraft i want to do. so please bare with us. Glen Source: http://www.arcforums.com/forums/air/index.php?/topic/294463-kitty-hawk-135th-scale-huey/&do=findComment&comment=2853595 V.P. Edited March 20, 2017 by Homebee 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snapper_city Posted March 19, 2017 Share Posted March 19, 2017 Well that's throughly disappointing. Removed from wishlist. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flarpen Posted March 20, 2017 Share Posted March 20, 2017 That's great. 1/48 is the only scale for me. Hope they'll make a AB-204 / UH-1F as well. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragonlanceHR Posted March 20, 2017 Share Posted March 20, 2017 Info from Kagnew on ARC forum is "a whole range of 1/48 US helicopters". Vedran Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snapper_city Posted March 20, 2017 Share Posted March 20, 2017 3 hours ago, dragonlanceHR said: Info from Kagnew on ARC forum is "a whole range of 1/48 US helicopters". Vedran They were originally going to release a range of US helicopters in 1:35. Very disappointed if they have gone back to 1:48. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffreyK Posted March 20, 2017 Share Posted March 20, 2017 Very glad they opted for 1:48. Never quite understood the scale mix'n'match anyway - if you make something with a 3 at the front then make it 1:32 so it ties in with 1:32 aircraft. It's got to be more sensible (and cheaper) to make a few more 1:32 figures to populate the choppers (and fixed wing) than doing everything in close, but different scales...? Cheers Jeffrey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snapper_city Posted March 20, 2017 Share Posted March 20, 2017 Try finding helicopter pilots or troops in 1:48. Lots of options in 1:35. The 1:48 option is kicking up a lot of fuss on Facebook modelling pages. Lots of unhappy chaps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exdraken Posted March 20, 2017 Share Posted March 20, 2017 3 hours ago, snapper_city said: Try finding helicopter pilots or troops in 1:48. Lots of options in 1:35. The 1:48 option is kicking up a lot of fuss on Facebook modelling pages. Lots of unhappy chaps. The unhappy ones are always the loudest..... Kitty Hawks track record of providing anything that dies not provoke an outcry is infortubstely also well known.... AND:48 is fine for if looking like a Huey! PS where does the Armour 35th scale come from actually??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snapper_city Posted March 20, 2017 Share Posted March 20, 2017 44 minutes ago, exdraken said: The unhappy ones are always the loudest..... Kitty Hawks track record of providing anything that dies not provoke an outcry is infortubstely also well known.... AND:48 is fine for if looking like a Huey! PS where does the Armour 35th scale come from actually??? I think it's the saying for a long time that it will be one scale then to release another that has hit nerves. Not 100% but I think Tamiya started 1:35 for armour back in the day and it just became the standard for AFV'S. No idea how it went across to helicopters. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exdraken Posted March 21, 2017 Share Posted March 21, 2017 I feel somehow sorry for you 1/35 guys! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snapper_city Posted March 21, 2017 Share Posted March 21, 2017 4 hours ago, exdraken said: I feel somehow sorry for you 1/35 guys! Only on the helicopter side. Academy have done ok by us but they could do with re-releasing their MRC choppers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caerbannog Posted March 21, 2017 Share Posted March 21, 2017 Great news - and long overdue. Hope they include some markings from SOC Trang Tigers (some great nose arts...). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragonlanceHR Posted March 21, 2017 Share Posted March 21, 2017 11 hours ago, snapper_city said: Not 100% but I think Tamiya started 1:35 for armour back in the day and it just became the standard for AFV'S. No idea how it went across to helicopters. IIRC they wanted to make a 1/32 kit but missed, and then their miss became the new standard scale Vedran 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truro Model Builder Posted March 22, 2017 Share Posted March 22, 2017 After watching Kong: Skull Island yesterday evening I could be in the market for one of these now. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F4u Posted March 22, 2017 Share Posted March 22, 2017 (edited) 5 hours ago, T7 Models said: After watching Kong: Skull Island yesterday evening I could be in the market for one of these now. Me too would like a decent Huey ! Great Helo action in that film . Guy Edited March 22, 2017 by F4u Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted April 10, 2017 Author Share Posted April 10, 2017 (edited) Box art follow on Source: https://www.facebook.com/736521713066784/photos/a.736556396396649.1073741827.736521713066784/1417175568334725/?type=3&theater V.P. Edited August 25, 2018 by Homebee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted April 27, 2017 Author Share Posted April 27, 2017 (edited) Release expected in May 2017 Source: https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=1435951273123821&id=736521713066784 Profiles V.P. Edited April 27, 2017 by Homebee 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exdraken Posted April 27, 2017 Share Posted April 27, 2017 I'd need AB-204 exhaust conversion for an Austrian Huey! anyone up top that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caerbannog Posted April 27, 2017 Share Posted April 27, 2017 Brilliant! Both decal options I would like are included. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
troschi Posted April 29, 2017 Share Posted April 29, 2017 (edited) On 27.4.2017 at 11:54 AM, exdraken said: I'd need AB-204 exhaust conversion for an Austrian Huey! anyone up top that? That wouldn't help that much as the AB-204 the Bundesheer flew has the original Huey fuselage, based on the short UH-1A/B/C and its variations. The kit represents a long bodied "Slick", a D and/or H model. Edited April 29, 2017 by troschi 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exdraken Posted April 29, 2017 Share Posted April 29, 2017 (edited) 37 minutes ago, troschi said: That wouldn't help that much as the AB-204 the Bundesheer flew is the original Huey, based ob the short fuselage of the UH-1A/B/C and its variation. The kit represents a long bodied "Slick", a D and/or H model. You might have a point here! Thanks for correction! Edited April 29, 2017 by exdraken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted May 29, 2017 Author Share Posted May 29, 2017 (edited) Test build. Sources: https://www.facebook.com/song.wang.5076/posts/1917341118524504 http://www.themodellingnews.com/2017/05/kittyhawks-148th-scale-uh-1d-huey-just.html V.P. Edited May 29, 2017 by Homebee 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SleeperService Posted June 2, 2017 Share Posted June 2, 2017 Please be accurate 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Posted June 2, 2017 Share Posted June 2, 2017 It's out in the shops in Hong Kong $288 HKD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted June 2, 2017 Author Share Posted June 2, 2017 (edited) Quote It's out in the shops in Hong Kong $288 HKD Not by Lucky Model, Hobby Easy, Sincere Hobby etc. Where? Source: https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=1469634963088785&id=736521713066784 V.P. Edited June 2, 2017 by Homebee 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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