aircal62 Posted December 5, 2016 Share Posted December 5, 2016 I just saw that the Italeri 48th scale H-21 is about to be released. Any news on when or on kit quality? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Stephen Posted December 5, 2016 Share Posted December 5, 2016 http://www.italeri.com/scheda.asp?idProdotto=2384 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DonSS3 Posted December 5, 2016 Share Posted December 5, 2016 As it hasn't been released yet, I wouldn't expect much info on kit quality yet. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tank Posted December 5, 2016 Share Posted December 5, 2016 Given there has been only two other releases in 1/48- Special Hobby (2 moldings) and Fonderie Miniature. This is probably the easiest to build. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rotorwash Posted December 5, 2016 Share Posted December 5, 2016 Looking at the sprue shots, it looks an awful lot like the 1/72 kit. I wonder if it is not just a scaled up version. Ray Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dnl42 Posted December 6, 2016 Share Posted December 6, 2016 As the Italieri F7F is an AMT repop, I wondered about this and the SH or FM versions, but the sprue shots show it's not. Having written that, it does appear simpler than either of those others. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DonSS3 Posted December 6, 2016 Share Posted December 6, 2016 More opportunities for aftermarket manufacturers. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
madmanrick Posted December 9, 2016 Share Posted December 9, 2016 (edited) The Italeri 48th Flying Banana is now available in Europe. Hannants (and by reports other shops in the UK) have it for sale. I ordered mine yesterday! Edited December 9, 2016 by madmanrick Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gatorbait51 Posted January 29, 2017 Share Posted January 29, 2017 Just picked up mine on Friday, so far, it looks pretty good Molding seems crisp, nice detailing and a fine OOB helicopter can be made from it. Of course, the decal instrument panel is a let down but that's minor . I agree, the USAF version is shown with drop tanks and none are present not is a mount for them so that is a let down . The OD is an Italeri mix , does not appear to be a shade used by the U.S.Army during its service life , at least per the Lennart Lundh book and from memory , they were a dark glossy OD , 14087 I think, the color called for is 34084. . The painting guide also calls for the lower half of the rotor blades to be aluminum and the top black, I tend to believe that's reversed . Again, the Army appears to have OD on top, black on the bottom. Can't vouch for the Air Force or France though I would hazard a guess that the French bird might have the bare aluminum rotors . All in all, I like this old bird, saw a bunch of them as a kid and I hope this will lead to a couple of other versions and maybe to an updated H-19 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rotorwash Posted January 29, 2017 Share Posted January 29, 2017 In Vietnam, H-21 rotro blades were actually white on top to aid visibility from above. Below are some photos from Col Robert Reuiter and from 1962 as wella s a few form the 212st Avn Co. from the US Army Aviation Museum archives. Ray Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gatorbait51 Posted January 30, 2017 Share Posted January 30, 2017 9 hours ago, rotorwash said: In Vietnam, H-21 rotro blades were actually white on top to aid visibility from above. Below are some photos from Col Robert Reuiter and from 1962 as wella s a few form the 212st Avn Co. from the US Army Aviation Museum archives. Ray Like they did with hueys . I'm trying to get this to Jive with Ralph Young's Army Aviation VOL I Quote Link to post Share on other sites
phantom Posted January 31, 2017 Share Posted January 31, 2017 Sprue brothers has it available starting today. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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