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how to backdate OH-58D to OH-58A in 1/35
Thomas_
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Aargau, Switzerland
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Posted: Friday, August 03, 2018 - 04:19 AM UTC
hello

like to backdate the MRC OH-58D to a OH-58A, used in Vietnam.

any ideas, how to do it?

thanks a lot for your responses...

cheers Thomas
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Florida, United States
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Posted: Friday, August 03, 2018 - 01:08 PM UTC
Not easily. They are very different aircraft. It would be much easier to just build the old Revell 1/32 OH-58A/Jet Ranger kit. It is a good base and can come out really nice with a bit of TLC and elbow grease.



Here is an example of how it cane come out. Not mine, but very nice.


More here.
Thomas_
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Aargau, Switzerland
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Posted: Sunday, August 05, 2018 - 03:41 AM UTC
Gino, thanks for your reply

it's hard to find this Revell kit...
since the 1960s more than one time reboxed, but actualy nowhere to buy (google research)

Tom
HeavyArty
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Posted: Sunday, August 05, 2018 - 11:10 AM UTC
There are 2 of the original IMC versions on eBay.

IMC Jet Ranger

The conversion/backdate would be extensive. You would have to rebuild everything above the roofline, to include the earlier two-blade rotor system. The easiest way would be to combine the two kits using the engine cowl/sail and rotor from the ICM/Revell kit and adding them to an Academy/MRC OH-58D fuselage to get a well detailed OH-58A.
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