HeavyArty Posted October 25, 2017 Share Posted October 25, 2017 You can build either an AH-6J or an MH-6J from this kit. Both are versions from about the time of Op Gothic Serpent (Somalia '93) till the early 2000s. Both are based on the MD 500E, with a single, five-bladed main rotor, two bladed tail rotor and a “T” tail. The AH-6J is the gunship version with a weapons plank and can be armed with two M134 7.62mm miniguns, two M260 7-shot Hydra 70 2.75” FFAR pods, two M261 19-shot Hydra 70 2.75” FFAR pods, four AGM-114 Hellfire anti-tank missiles, four FIM-92 Stinger air-to-air missiles, two Mk-19 40 mm automatic grenade launchers, two .50 caliber machine guns, two GAU-19 .50 caliber 3-barrel rotary machine gun, or almost any combination of the above. The MH-6J is unarmed but has planks on both sides that carry troops. The H-6M is the latest version and is based on the MD 530F, which has a single, six-bladed main rotor, a four-bladed tail rotor, the “T” tail, and an enlarged rear door opening. It also comes in the AH and MH versions. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
otis252 Posted October 25, 2017 Share Posted October 25, 2017 Thanks for the info. Looking at the posted instructions for the kit, it comes with 6 blades, but only the 5 blade rotor head. I've got the Black Ops Models AH-6J Conversion which contains the 6 blade head & the 4 bladed tail rotor, hopefully that will fix those issues. Looks like a really nice kit. Thanks again. Chuck Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HeavyArty Posted October 25, 2017 Share Posted October 25, 2017 52 minutes ago, otis252 said: I've got the Black Ops Models AH-6J Conversion which contains the 6 blade head & the 4 bladed tail rotor... You mean the Black ops AH-6M conversion. It should work well with the KH kit and look really good. I too noticed the 6 rotor blades in the kit. Hopefully they are a hint at a future H-6M kit from KH. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
otis252 Posted October 25, 2017 Share Posted October 25, 2017 Yes, you are correct, it is the AH-6M set. A Facebook post a little while ago from somebody that seems to be connected and building a test shot says more MH-6M kits will be coming. Let's hope so, thanks again for your great info! Chuck Quote Link to post Share on other sites
K5054NZ Posted October 25, 2017 Share Posted October 25, 2017 I'm very impressed by the test builds. They look fantastic. Who'll be first with a 500C conversion kit? Sign me up! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hawkwrench Posted October 26, 2017 Share Posted October 26, 2017 A forum member over on LSP just posted this. It's the link to the Little Bird instructions. http://www.1999.co.jp/eng/m/10490885 I want one of these!!! Tim Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Floyd S. Werner, Jr. Posted October 26, 2017 Author Share Posted October 26, 2017 Anybody notice that KH instruction designer screwed up the first aircraft? They depict a six bladed main and four bladed tail rotor. Maybe something is in the works that I don't know about. I don't know for sure but there are a lot of differences between the J and the M. I'll try to stay on top of that IF it develops. Floyd Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HeavyArty Posted October 26, 2017 Share Posted October 26, 2017 I saw that too Floyd, and the 6 rotor blades on the sprues. Hopefully they are foreshadowing a future release. Also, look at the test build pics. The MH-6 has the larger rear door openings of an M, but the rest is a J. Hmm. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hawkwrench Posted October 26, 2017 Share Posted October 26, 2017 Wow, you guys have some crazy eyes for details. Whose gonna be 1st to build it here besides Floyd or Ray??? Can't wait to see this helo on a WIP thread! Tim Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hajo L. Posted October 26, 2017 Share Posted October 26, 2017 7 hours ago, HeavyArty said: I saw that too Floyd, and the 6 rotor blades on the sprues. Hopefully they are foreshadowing a future release. Also, look at the test build pics. The MH-6 has the larger rear door openings of an M, but the rest is a J. Hmm. I just checked the link from above (http://www.1999.co.jp/eng/m/10490885) and saw that those wider openings for the "M" need to be cut out during the build. So you can do the "J" version without any problems. Looks really good overall! Maybe I'll switch over from 1/72 to 1/35 at least once in my life to build this Killer-Egg! HAJO Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Floyd S. Werner, Jr. Posted October 26, 2017 Author Share Posted October 26, 2017 And can you believe they forgot to add my logo? LOL It's all good. Floyd Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bravosierra001 Posted October 27, 2017 Share Posted October 27, 2017 Just bought me one today!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CharlieUH-1H Posted October 27, 2017 Share Posted October 27, 2017 36 minutes ago, Bravosierra001 said: Just bought me one today!! for how much you got it and where? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Loach Driver Posted October 27, 2017 Share Posted October 27, 2017 Yes, how much? I see them for sale on ebay for $50 direct from Hong Kong. Hannants in the UK don't have them listed yet. LD. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bravosierra001 Posted October 28, 2017 Share Posted October 28, 2017 $50.00 dollars from Hong Kong on Ebay. Probably the same as Loach Driver is referring to. Brandon Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Loach Driver Posted October 28, 2017 Share Posted October 28, 2017 That offer on Ebay might be as good a price as we will see for this kit. I had a look at the instructions in some of the earlier links on this page. The breakdown of the skids is "interesting" and a home-mage jig of some kind might be useful to make sure the skids are flat and in line with the airframe. Also, the cockpit/engine assembly that is sandwiched between the two fuselage halves looks to be crammed with detail.! LD. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hawkwrench Posted October 28, 2017 Share Posted October 28, 2017 (edited) Freetime hobbies has them on preorder for $ 36.95. Sounds like a good deal to me! Here's the link https://freetimehobbies.com/1-35-kitty-hawk-model-ah-6j-little-bird-nightstalkers-preorder/ Tim Edited October 28, 2017 by hawkwrench Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bravosierra001 Posted October 29, 2017 Share Posted October 29, 2017 14 hours ago, hawkwrench said: Freetime hobbies has them on preorder for $ 36.95. Sounds like a good deal to me! Here's the link https://freetimehobbies.com/1-35-kitty-hawk-model-ah-6j-little-bird-nightstalkers-preorder/ Tim That's a good price. May have to get one from them too. I have two Dragon kits and a Black Ops conversion... so one may be enough for now. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GeejeeZ Posted October 29, 2017 Share Posted October 29, 2017 On 28-10-2017 at 10:04 AM, Loach Driver said: I had a look at the instructions in some of the earlier links on this page. The breakdown of the skids is "interesting" and a home-mage jig of some kind might be useful to make sure the skids are flat and in line with the airframe. Also, the cockpit/engine assembly that is sandwiched between the two fuselage halves looks to be crammed with detail.! LD. Exactly what I was thinking. Same thing on the KH Dauphin: countless parts that build up the cabin and engine compartment, in the end virtually impossible to get the fuselage halves around... Looks like a trend: on Revell's new 1:32 EC135 one has to leave interior parts out to save space. Let's hope KH improved on this . Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mike_45 Posted November 15, 2017 Share Posted November 15, 2017 I found this on the modeling news today http://www.themodellingnews.com/2017/11/preview-two-built-up-mh-6jah-6j-little.html?m=0#more Built up sample and some more info Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Petrov27 Posted November 15, 2017 Share Posted November 15, 2017 Interesting - looking pretty good to me - thankya for the link! maybe i missed it in the article - who is doing the seated Spec Ops figures? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Floyd S. Werner, Jr. Posted November 15, 2017 Author Share Posted November 15, 2017 1 hour ago, Petrov27 said: Interesting - looking pretty good to me - thankya for the link! maybe i missed it in the article - who is doing the seated Spec Ops figures? Kitty Hawk Floyd Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mike_45 Posted November 16, 2017 Share Posted November 16, 2017 6 hours ago, Petrov27 said: Interesting - looking pretty good to me - thankya for the link! Sure thing 5 hours ago, Floyd S. Werner, Jr. said: Kitty Hawk Floyd Thats pretty cool! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Petrov27 Posted November 16, 2017 Share Posted November 16, 2017 5 hours ago, Floyd S. Werner, Jr. said: Kitty Hawk Floyd Excellent - thankya - wasn't sure the way that article worded things :) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
K5054NZ Posted November 16, 2017 Share Posted November 16, 2017 (edited) Modeling Madness has an in-box preview up. Unfortunately Scott stopped posting sprue shots in his previews in favour of instruction scans a while back but it's still a good read: https://modelingmadness.com/scott/mod/previews/kh/kh350003.htm Edited November 16, 2017 by K5054NZ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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