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Kitty Hawk: Bell UH-1Y Venom
Merlin
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Posted: Thursday, March 19, 2015 - 02:23 AM UTC
Hot on the heels of Kitty Hawk's impressive 1:48 Bell AH-1Z Viper comes its general purpose counterpart - the UH-1Y Venom. With the retirement of the classic Twin Huey, the Venom is now the U.S. Marine Corp's standard utility helicopter.
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Posted: Thursday, March 19, 2015 - 03:02 AM UTC
Very nice. This one should be great too.
Also, Kitty Hawk recently announced that they will be producing 1/35 helicopters. I hope the AH-1Z and UH-1Y will be their first two 1/35 kits.
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Posted: Thursday, March 19, 2015 - 03:07 AM UTC
I think I am just going to sign over my paycheck to my local hobby store, he can let me know if there is any left to buy food and pay the mortgage. I will have to have this, and I will have to buy the first.......damn you Kitty Hawk.
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Posted: Thursday, March 19, 2015 - 10:32 PM UTC
Waiting for a VN-era Huey that doesn't require major surgery and 3x the kit price for AM upgrades to fix its problems. Go Kitty Hawk!!
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Posted: Saturday, March 21, 2015 - 10:23 PM UTC
I second those in 1/35th-especially the UH-1Y. Hopefully, they'll eventually do a 1/35th CH-53!
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Posted: Sunday, March 22, 2015 - 04:22 AM UTC
I would love to see an H-34 from Kitty Hawk in 1/35th scale. or an H-19
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Posted: Monday, March 23, 2015 - 08:52 AM UTC
Looks sharp! Yep, a Z-model Cobra would be cool in 35th scale. Also hoping for a Vietnam-era AH-1G Cobra in 35th scale as well... And wouldn't a CH-54 Skycrane also be a beast in 1/35th, too...? HUGE, but cool...
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Posted: Tuesday, March 24, 2015 - 04:26 AM UTC
As you may know, Trumpeter already makes a 1/35th scale Chinook which is actually longer than the CH-53-54 would be in 35th-I think it's quite doable.
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Posted: Saturday, March 28, 2015 - 12:33 AM UTC
Hi all
Getting back to the kit at hand, Glen has sent us the boxtop artwork:
The kit is dedicated to the crew of "06", as depicted, who were killed in a training accident earlier this year.
The Venom will appear next month, priced the same as the Viper.
All the best
Rowan
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Posted: Saturday, March 28, 2015 - 12:35 AM UTC
Yes, a definite kit to get. Thanks for the update Rowan.
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Posted: Saturday, March 28, 2015 - 12:54 AM UTC
Thanks Rowan, so now I need to save some pennies for the Viper and Venom, dam you Kittyhawk (but keep them coming)
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Posted: Friday, April 10, 2015 - 05:08 AM UTC
Does anyone know when this will be out ?
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Posted: Thursday, May 14, 2015 - 02:04 PM UTC
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As you may know, Trumpeter already makes a 1/35th scale Chinook which is actually longer than the CH-53-54 would be in 35th-I think it's quite doable.
Uh.....That would be a " No I don't Think So"
Not in any scale, or even 1:1
CH-54 and CH-53 are both bigger than a CH-47
Maybe you should actually no the Facts first, before leading one astray!!
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Posted: Friday, May 15, 2015 - 01:32 AM UTC
Sikorsky archives CH -53E Main blade tip to Tail rotor blade tip:99ft .5 in. CH-54 Main Blade Tip to Tail rotor tip:88ft 6in.
Boeing Web page CH-47F Fwd rotor tip to Aft rotor tip:98ft 10.7in
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Posted: Tuesday, July 28, 2015 - 09:13 AM UTC
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Sikorsky archives CH -53E Main blade tip to Tail rotor blade tip:99ft .5 in. CH-54 Main Blade Tip to Tail rotor tip:88ft 6in.
Boeing Web page CH-47F Fwd rotor tip to Aft rotor tip:98ft 10.7in
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Patrick;
No argument there.... it is just a hobby. And I'm not a Rivet counter either, But I don't think Blade span can classify a ship as the biggest. Take the blades off then tell me which one is bigger. My username is no hoax. 15 years as A crew-chief, and I can do most of the maintenance blind folded and still pass FAA standards not Army standards.. Pound for pound the CH-53 outclasses both the CH-54 & CH-47. Being an Army Aviator it was hard to accept that fact, when I found out. But Facts don't lie.
And the New for 2016 CH-53K will now become the bar-scale that judges future rotorcraft. Mad salute to the USMC for sticking to their guns.
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Posted: Tuesday, July 28, 2015 - 09:16 AM UTC
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As you may know, Trumpeter already makes a 1/35th scale Chinook which is actually longer than the CH-53-54 would be in 35th-I think it's quite doable.
EDIT: Only taking into account the blades
Todd
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Posted: Tuesday, July 28, 2015 - 10:28 AM UTC
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Hot on the heels of Kitty Hawk's impressive 1:48 Bell AH-1Z Viper comes its general purpose counterpart - the UH-1Y Venom. With the retirement of the classic Twin Huey, the Venom is now the U.S. Marine Corp's standard utility helicopter.
Read the Full News Story
If you have comments or questions please post them here.
Thanks!
Rowan:
I bought the kit 2 months ago. Beautiful kit, but it wont be a WALK IN THE PARK. The multi piece fuselage will take time and precision, to hide the seams and get lined up correctly. But when your a 15M, this has to be in your collection, blood sweat & tears or not.
Todd
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