scorvi Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 Just curious since it is a very important rotor craft? Would love to see a new tool one like the Gallery H-34 series?? Anyone?? Steve, Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jennings Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 The Revel kit was pretty awesome for 1955! :) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
scorvi Posted June 15, 2015 Author Share Posted June 15, 2015 The Revel kit was pretty awesome for 1955! :)/> YAAAA it is a little long in teh tooth...Love to see new tooled one! Steve, Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ian_maw Posted June 16, 2015 Share Posted June 16, 2015 The main parts of the kit are still pretty nice. Just needs new clear parts, a new rotor head, better cockpit detail, and nicer wheels. If Revell were to invest in a couple of new sprues to throw in the box, I'd likely buy a few. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mustangbob51 Posted June 16, 2015 Share Posted June 16, 2015 there was a guy and his name excapes me but he did an upgrade kit for them but he has long since quit the manufacture. never saw one but what i read they were pretty good. swanny models did the upgrade and his parts were beautiful. however when i emailed him he replied that he no longer made the upgrade kit and his molds being silicone got tired. i too wish that someone would show a little love to the old bird. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rotorwash Posted June 16, 2015 Share Posted June 16, 2015 there was a guy and his name excapes me but he did an upgrade kit for them but he has long since quit the manufacture. never saw one but what i read they were pretty good. swanny models did the upgrade and his parts were beautiful. however when i emailed him he replied that he no longer made the upgrade kit and his molds being silicone got tired. i too wish that someone would show a little love to the old bird. Ah, but they didn't carry big guns or rockets into battle and they weren't made by the Germans. I fear you are out of luck on this one. Ray Maybe if you show someone this Army Aviation Test Board H-19 with 10 foot rocket tubes you'll get a bite! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lupusprimus Posted June 16, 2015 Share Posted June 16, 2015 Do you mean H-19 (S-55) or H-34 (S-58)? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dnl42 Posted June 16, 2015 Share Posted June 16, 2015 I'd love to see a 1/48 H-19 also! I have a photo of my father as "landing officer" for one landing on an LST during the Korean War. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Aaronw Posted June 16, 2015 Share Posted June 16, 2015 These are both (H19 and H34) helos I'd love to see in 1/35 full detail kits. I'm a 1/72 builder so quite happy with my options for these helos in that scale, but think they would be fun to go detail crazy with in a large scale. The H34 finally got revisited in 1/48, not once but twice so maybe there is hope for 1/48 builders. I'm rather enamored with the H-19 having built 4 with 6 more in the stash. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rich in name only Posted June 16, 2015 Share Posted June 16, 2015 Watched "Battle Taxi" on TCM last week (recorded). Lot of detail of an H-19. Not on video apparently but you can vote at TCM that they prep one http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/17032/Battle-Taxi/ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dnl42 Posted June 16, 2015 Share Posted June 16, 2015 Here's an H-19 landing on LST-938. That's my father on the left. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GLMFAA1 Posted June 17, 2015 Share Posted June 17, 2015 Nice pic of dad, thank him for his service from me, I'm a novice here and not really up on all the tech so my question is the s58 four rotor used on the s55 instead of the 3 blade? greg Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Aaronw Posted June 17, 2015 Share Posted June 17, 2015 (edited) dnl, neat photos thanks. Greg, Sikorsky used S-55 and S-58 as their company name for the two helicopters. Pre-1962 each service had their own naming conventions, post 1962 two letters were used along with a number, a prefix (U for Utility, C for Cargo, H for Rescue etc) and H for helicopter. As these helicopters span both sides of the change most people simply refer to the two helicopters by the simpler pre-1962 US Army designation of H-19 (S55) and H-34 (S58) which became the base for the post 1962 system. The H-19 was an earlier, smaller, and less capable helicopter, the H-34 came later and while still using a piston engine was far more capable. It actually compared quite well performance wise to the UH-1 Huey that replaced it. USCG H-34 (HUS-1G) on the left, USCG H-19 (HO4S-3G) on the right. Edited June 17, 2015 by Aaronw Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mike_espo Posted June 9, 2016 Share Posted June 9, 2016 Yes. Where is a new tooled H-19? We need one. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
midnightprowler Posted June 9, 2016 Share Posted June 9, 2016 I would love one. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
11bee Posted June 10, 2016 Share Posted June 10, 2016 Yes. Where is a new tooled H-19? We need one. Gonna have to wait a bit Mike. The market demands another Bf-109, FW-190 and Tomcat. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dnl42 Posted June 10, 2016 Share Posted June 10, 2016 Gonna have to wait a bit Mike. The market demands another Bf-109, FW-190 and Tomcat. Clearly true. Tamiya Tomcat thread: 349 Replies and 29,156 Views; AMK thread: 651 Replies and 72,789 Views I'd pop for a 1/48 H-19 in a heartbeat. No desire for the 109 or 190, but I've got four F-14s in the stash. Yeah, I'll go sit in the corner now... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mike_espo Posted June 10, 2016 Share Posted June 10, 2016 Wow....like there are not enough bf-109s on the market already. Oh well. :( Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DonSS3 Posted June 10, 2016 Share Posted June 10, 2016 I was hoping that Gallery would sell a ton of S-59/H-34s (a beautiful kit, btw) and that would lead them to do an S-55/H-19 of the same quality. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mike_espo Posted June 11, 2016 Share Posted June 11, 2016 I was hoping that Gallery would sell a ton of S-59/H-34s (a beautiful kit, btw) and that would lead them to do an S-55/H-19 of the same quality. That would be great. Hoping the same thing. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rotorman Posted June 11, 2016 Share Posted June 11, 2016 H.19 in 1/35 scale would be so cool. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
11bee Posted June 11, 2016 Share Posted June 11, 2016 H.19 in 1/35 scale would be so cool. I'd opt for an H-34 personally. Just think it's a cooler looking helo and you have a plethora of Vietnam War subjects. I'd love to build a 1/35 King Bee. I'm guessing the odds of seeing either subject in this scale are somewhere between slim and none. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hawkwrench Posted June 11, 2016 Share Posted June 11, 2016 Personally, I'd love to have a TH-55 in 1/35 scale done up in US Army flight school colors. Talk about cool! Tim Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rotorman Posted June 11, 2016 Share Posted June 11, 2016 I'd opt for an H-34 personally. Just think it's a cooler looking helo and you have a plethora of Vietnam War subjects. I'd love to build a 1/35 King Bee. I'm guessing the odds of seeing either subject in this scale are somewhere between slim and none. Fly models has a Wessex in 1/32 scale...maybe an H34 could be in the works..??? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mike_espo Posted June 11, 2016 Share Posted June 11, 2016 Italeri and revell are the most likely sources for the 1/48 H-19. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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