Seminar model kits.

[stevej60]

Hi folk's wondered what the origin of these kits is? I have the urge to build a 1/35 Huey looking at the options

Revell's kit is hitting the 50 quid mark so coming in at a more reasonable £29 on KK but with  that awful(to me)

sharks mouth scheme is Academys offering they have a couple of Seminar boxings at £29 with more subdued

schemes.

[Black Knight]

A search on Scalemates says

the UH-1C is Seminar's own

the UH-1B is Seminar's own

A 1/50 kit is ex-Fujimi

 

 

 

[stevej60]

19 minutes ago, Black Knight said:

A search on Scalemates says

the UH-1C is Seminar's own

the UH-1B is Seminar's own

A 1/50 kit is ex-Fujimi

 

 

 

Thank's BK I thought they may be copies I believe their A4 kits were identical to Fujimi's can't seem to find good sprue shots

for them.

[Black Knight]

58 minutes ago, stevej60 said:

. . .  can't seem to find good sprue shots for them.

Try here;

https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/seminar-35-uh-1b-iroquois-attack-435157371

[Giorgio N]

ìChances are that Seminar kits are lower quality copies of kits from other manufacturers... I built their Kfir and it was a less detailed copy of the Hasegawa kit with the addition of recessed panel lines.

Since they are (or were) in Korea, they may have something to do with the old Academy kits and some seem to be reboxes of such kits (like the 1/50 Fujimi copies).

Now the Huey seems to be their own, however reviews don't seem particularly positive. There's one in the RFI section of this forum, may be worth asking the modeller for his view