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Recommend a good Hip?
winchweight
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Posted: Wednesday, April 13, 2005 - 03:46 AM UTC
Can anyone recommend a good Mi17 hip kit in 1/72nd scale please.
winchweight
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Posted: Wednesday, April 13, 2005 - 06:36 AM UTC
What nobody???? Is there no good kit or has no-one built one?
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Posted: Wednesday, April 13, 2005 - 08:07 AM UTC
Hi Shaun,
I have 2 1/72 kits of the Hip, by KP and Italeri. They look to be the same kit. Not state of the art but I'm sure that a man of your talent can make 'em look real good If you don't find anything better the Italeri one is yours (I'm hoping the KP original might be worth thousands :-) ) if you want it.
Mal
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Posted: Wednesday, April 13, 2005 - 08:02 PM UTC
Yahoo, yes please Mal. I can't seem to find one anywhere. Even reliable eBay has let me down.
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Posted: Thursday, April 14, 2005 - 06:35 AM UTC
Just send me your address
Mal
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Posted: Thursday, April 14, 2005 - 06:54 AM UTC
I'm a little late, but the best Hip is currently Zvezda's (and now reboxed by Revell of Germany).

Cheers!
Tvrtko
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Posted: Thursday, April 14, 2005 - 07:11 AM UTC
Thanks Tvrtko. Shaun do you want to reconsider? Still yours if you want it.
Mal
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Posted: Thursday, April 14, 2005 - 07:36 AM UTC
Thanks guys. Mal, I've PM'd you
winchweight
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Posted: Thursday, April 21, 2005 - 11:44 PM UTC
Hi Mal. The kit arrived safe and well. Thanks again, hopefully I'll be able to do you a favour some time. By the way, the merlin will be on the display circuit this year. its a good routine, looks impressive. Sadly, I'll not be there, as I will be away all summer on ops.

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Posted: Friday, April 22, 2005 - 07:14 AM UTC
Great stuff Shaun, I'm never convinced that the post office takes care of parcels. If I get the oppertunity I'll go see the Merlin display
Mal
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