_GOTOBOTTOM
Rotary Wing
Discuss helicopters and other rotary wing aircraft from any era.
Hosted by Gino P. Quintiliani
What ever happened to the Blue thunder Helo?
Wolf-Leader
_VISITCOMMUNITY
New Hampshire, United States
Joined: June 06, 2002
KitMaker: 1,225 posts
AeroScale: 55 posts
Posted: Thursday, April 07, 2005 - 02:42 AM UTC
You guys remember the movie Blue thunder? Well a friend of mine was asking me if I knew where he could find this kit since he is an avid fan of movie models. Does anyone know where I can find this kit or does it not exsist any more?
Grumpyoldman
Staff Member_ADVISOR
KITMAKER NETWORK
_VISITCOMMUNITY
Florida, United States
Joined: October 17, 2003
KitMaker: 15,338 posts
AeroScale: 836 posts
Posted: Thursday, April 07, 2005 - 03:26 AM UTC
Long out of production.....
Shows up on E-Bay from time to time.
HeavyArty
_VISITCOMMUNITY
Florida, United States
Joined: May 16, 2002
KitMaker: 17,694 posts
AeroScale: 1,728 posts
Posted: Thursday, April 07, 2005 - 04:20 AM UTC
Two on Ebay now.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=1189&item=5967758244&rd=1&ssPageName=WDVW

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=2587&item=5967882402&rd=1&ssPageName=WDVW

Elad
_VISITCOMMUNITY
Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel
Joined: June 19, 2004
KitMaker: 458 posts
AeroScale: 0 posts
Posted: Thursday, April 07, 2005 - 04:32 AM UTC

under the bodywork the blue thunder was a Gazelle right?
HeavyArty
_VISITCOMMUNITY
Florida, United States
Joined: May 16, 2002
KitMaker: 17,694 posts
AeroScale: 1,728 posts
Posted: Thursday, April 07, 2005 - 04:57 AM UTC

Quoted Text


under the bodywork the blue thunder was a Gazelle right?


Yes. Saw a while ago where someone converted it back to a Gazelle. It looked pretty good and wasn't that hard to do. Don't remember where I saw it though.
AngryDog
_VISITCOMMUNITY
Singapore / 新加坡
Joined: March 27, 2004
KitMaker: 1,114 posts
AeroScale: 8 posts
Posted: Thursday, April 07, 2005 - 05:02 AM UTC
Yup pretty sure it was a Gazelle under there.

Blue Thunder movie got me interested in Choppers back then as a kid.

One of my customers bought one from ebay along with the "Airwolf" and sent them to me to build, but his house got broken into and he lost alot of stuff, so told me he couldn't afford them anymore..and gave them to me for compensating dropping out of the deal. Told him I'll send them back, but he insisted cause of the postage cost...well I've got them partially built over here and waiting completion...

 _GOTOTOP