Saturday, March 31, 2007 - 05:02 PM UTC
With the launch of the Rotary Wing forum, it seems fitting to bring you news of several helicopter releases.
Minicraft 1/48th scale
Item No 11643 Marine One Presidential helicopter £11.99p
This is the copter that travels with the President of the United States and transports him from Air Force One to his destination. It is called Marine One only when the President is aboard and features the Presidential seal and distinctive markings.

Item No 11644 UH-60L Blackhawk Medivac £11.99p
United States troops around the world know this aircraft as an “angel of mercy” as it transports the wounded quickly to medical treatment.

A-Model 1/72nd scale
Item No 72136 HUP-1"Retriever" £9.99p
The HUP-1 "Retriever" was a tandem-rotor, single-engine rescue and utility helicopter built by Piasecki Helicopter Corp., predecessor to Vertol Aircraft Corp., which was purchased by Boeing in March 1960.

Item No 72137 HUP-2/3 £9.99p
The HUP-2 entered service with the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps in 1949. Variants with the Navy included 12 HUP-2S submarine-hunting aircraft with dunking sonar equipment and a HUP-2 with a sealed, watertight hull and outrigger twin floats, for waterborne tests.

Item No 72147 H-25A "Army Mule" £9.99p
In 1951, the U.S. Air Force, on behalf of the U.S. Army, ordered a version of the HUP-2 with a reinforced cabin floor and hydraulically boosted controls, for general support and evacuation work. Seventy of these were delivered as H-25A Army Mules, for ambulance and light cargo duties.

Hobby Boss 1/72nd scale
These kits are due anytime soon.
Item No 87213 American CH-46D "Sea knight" estimated £4.99p

Item No 87223 American CH-46E "Sea knight" estimated £4.99p

Item No 87215 American UH-34A "Choctaw" estimated £4.99p

Item No 87222 American UH-34D "Choctaw" estimated £4.99p

Italeri 1/72nd scale
Item No 1267 Sikorsky HO4S-3 Horse (S-55) £7.50
This helicopter in the mid-1950s, made a reputation for itself as being one of the first transport helicopters that could carry a sizable load. This was partly due to its great lifting power. But the S-55 also had a big cabin, capable of stowing large loads or many passengers.

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Don't waste your time or money on the minicraft kits. The Presidential and UH-60L are the original H-60 kits with some very cheap decals thrown in. No retool, no extras. Obviousely "Minicrap" has never even looked at a real UH-60L Medevac version. They couldn't even cover-up with good box art. Does anybody know, are the Hobby Boss CH-46's the old Fujimi molds? Fly Safe! PHROG Doc
APR 02, 2007 - 07:00 AM
Has anyone seen the HobbyBoss UH-34s and Ch-46S in any form (test-shot or instructions or similar) I'm really interested on how they stack up against their Fujimi/Italeri counterparts... Cheers!
APR 04, 2007 - 08:14 PM
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  • Marine One Presidential helicopter
  • UH-60L Blackhawk Medivac
  • HUP-1
  • HUP-2/3
  • H-25A Army mule
  • HB CH-46D Sea Knight
  • HB CH-46E Sea knight
  • HB American UH-34A
  • HB American UH-34D
  • Sikorsky_HO4S-3_Horse_S-55_
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