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Any info on the Revell OH-58 kit 03871
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Posted: Sunday, September 20, 2020 - 05:18 AM UTC
Does anyone have any information about the Revell OH-58 Kiowa 1:35 Helicopter Model Kit (03871)?

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Posted: Sunday, September 20, 2020 - 06:09 AM UTC
It’s my understanding it is the MRC kit. Which I didn’t think was that bad. The option in 1/35. Werner Wings has/had update sets for later versions. Fireball Modelworks had a nice sheet for it, OOP.

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Posted: Sunday, September 20, 2020 - 08:29 AM UTC
It is a rebox of the MRC kit with new decals. The new release when it was first announced is here, with discussion about it as well. The MRC kit is/was very nice. Nothing wrong with it at all.
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Posted: Tuesday, September 22, 2020 - 09:39 PM UTC
would I be right in thinking then that it is the same kit as the Academy OH-58D like a warrior "Thugs" kit then?
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Posted: Tuesday, September 22, 2020 - 09:54 PM UTC

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would I be right in thinking then that it is the same kit as the Academy OH-58D like a warrior "Thugs" kit then?


That is correct. There is only one 1/35 kit; MRC, Academy, AFV and Revell all use the same molds.
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