Hey aviation fans
I have been an small time aviation fan for a while. Building the occasional airfix kit. But for the Capture Aidid campaign i have decided to do a helicopter kit. As some of you might guess i am going to build a Uh-60 blackhawk.
Now i know Italeri and Academy both do UH-60 kits but which one is the better of them??
With as little as £3 between them i don't mind but i would like Value for my money.
Has anyone built these kits before and can they tell me, Academy or Italeri??
Thanks in advance
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Academy Vs Italeri
A-Train
Scotland, United Kingdom
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Joined: June 10, 2004
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Posted: Wednesday, March 02, 2005 - 09:47 AM UTC
OllieC-FWOL
Quebec, Canada
Joined: March 31, 2004
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Posted: Wednesday, March 02, 2005 - 09:54 AM UTC
What scale?
There are H-60s available in all three major scales.
There are H-60s available in all three major scales.
Epi
Texas, United States
Joined: December 22, 2001
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Joined: December 22, 2001
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Posted: Wednesday, March 02, 2005 - 09:56 AM UTC
Scott,
If your talking about the 1/35th scale kits, they are both the same kit.
If your talking about the 1/35th scale kits, they are both the same kit.
HeavyArty
Florida, United States
Joined: May 16, 2002
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Joined: May 16, 2002
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Posted: Wednesday, March 02, 2005 - 02:10 PM UTC
Epi is right. The Italeri is a rebox of the Academy kit. The only diferance is the decals. Academy has decals for two US Army versions, "Double Vision", 101ABN, Desert Storm; and a generic version from Desert Storm. The Italeri has decals for three helos. One Israeli Defense Force bird, one from US Army 101ABN Kosovo, and a generic Army helo. Other than that, the kits are identical and great.