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Dragon has announced a new 1/35 UH-1D kit with PE and a crew. Hopefully it is more than just the Panda kit with some updates, but that would be welcome as well.

The PE and decal options look great too. Wonder how the crew will be, probably their Vietnam Helicopter crew set. Hopefully it will have 2 M23 door gun mounts. It lists a release date of June '07, we shall see.

From the Dragon USA website:


1/35 UH-1D Helicopter "Huey" w/ Four Crewmen ~ Nam Series

In an exciting development, Dragon has produced its first a “Nam” Huey in 1/35 scale! The larger scale allows enormous amounts of detail to be packed into this model of a UH-1D, an upgraded, stretched fuselage version introduced in 1963. The form and shape of the UH-1D has been accurately captured, and the detail is stunning. This model builds into a most impressive centerpiece, and could be added to an atmospheric Vietnam diorama. As a special bonus, the kit also includes a set of four crewmen. The crew includes two door gunners and two pilots, so the model can easily be shown in action during a combat mission.

Features:

-compartment doors can be assembled open/closed
-bonus helicopter crew included
-clear plastic parts with detail for windshield and doors
-machine guns reproduced with fine detail
-new photo-etched parts for upgrading the detail
-pre-painted photo-etched parts included
-new Cartograf decal offers beautiful markings



More can be seen here:
http://www.dragonmodelsusa.com/dmlusa/prodd.asp?pid=DRA3538