Most Wanted New Helo Kit

[Drifterdon]

So I don't know if these things work or if manufacturers pay any attention to model sites but here goes.

What is your most wanted helicopter kit and in what scale.

 

Mine is the Sikorsky HH-3E Jolly Green Giant in 1/48.   Such an iconic aircraft and I can't believe it's never been kitted in this scale.

[Loach Driver]

Where do we start? My choices would be the following:

 

1. Alouette III in 1/32 scale (preferably by Revell Germany)

2. 1/72 HH-3E

3. 1/35 Huey UH-1D/H

4. A new 1/32 Hughes 500C/D series (again by Revell Germany)

5. 1/72 Bell 407 

6. 1/72 Kaman HOK-1/HUK-1

7. A new 1/72 Gazelle kit   

8. A new 1/72 Westland Scout/Wasp series in injection moulded plastic

9. 1/72 MD600N

10. 1/72 MD900/902 in plastic

 

None of these might ever see the light of day but it's always fun to speculate.

 

LD.

Edited November 30, 2022 by Loach Driver

[phantom]

1/48 RCAF CH-148 Cyclone.

 

I all ready did it the hard way, but a out of the box 1/48 CH-149 Cormorant would be nice too.

 

Edited November 30, 2022 by phantom

[11bee]

Short list actually:

 

35th UH-1D/H

35th OH-58A/C (including the option for that grotesque flat plate windscreen for later versions C's).

 

 

 

[Tank]

A true 1/72 Ch-46E, would even take an easy conversion for the Fujimi kits. 

[fasteagle12]

I'm still waiting for the updated Italeri 1/72 CH-53E that has been reported for the last few years....

[HeavyArty]

1/35 UH-1 series:  UH-1D/H, UH-1N, CH-135, CH-146, UH-1Y

[ST0RM]

I agree with Don and FastEagle
A CH/HH-3 in both 1/72 and 1/48 and the LONG awaited CH-53E in 1/72

[Loach Driver]

1/35th scale OH-58A Kiowa is a good call. One of the OH-58A+ RAID Kiowas on tall skids would be great!

 

I forgot to mention the AW139 in 1/72 scale!

 

In 1/144 scale, I'd love to see the following;

 

1. An HH-52A Seaguard!

2. A CH-53E. Might as well throw in an MH-53E Sea Dragon too.

3. CH-53A-D series. Revell have a fine kit but it is really only available as a CH-53A. If their HH-53C kit was rereleased it would fill the gap.

4. CH-46 series. Lots of great scheme for this stalwart.

5. UH/MH/HH-60 series of Blackhawks. The Dragon kit is very rare now and going for ridiculous prices. An up-to-date kit would be good.

6. HH-3E series. AFV Club did a brilliant Sea King in 1/144 so some new fuselage parts and landing gear and they could add the rest from their existing kit.

7. UH-34/S-58 series.

8. CH-54 Tarhe. 1/144 would be a good scale for this big lifter.

9. Sikorsky S-92.

10. Sikorsky S-55 series.

 

LD. 

Edited November 30, 2022 by Loach Driver

[Rogers80401]

All 1/48 Scale:

 

1. Sikorsky HO5S-1 / S-52

2. Boeing MH-47G

3. Sikorsky CH-3 / HH-3E

4. Sikorsky CH-53K

 

Bill

[Floyd S. Werner, Jr.]

1/35th UH-1D/H

1/35th AH-1F/S

1/35th MH-47E/G

1/35th OH-58A/C- Jet Ranger

 

[Rotorman]

Gazelle  1/35

Alouette 3 1/35

Ch 53 1/35

Westland Scout or Wasp 1/35 ( i believe someone is already working on that on Britmodeler forum)

[phantom]

Oh, in addition to my CH-148 Cyclone, resin to modify the Italeri Chinook into a Canadian F model Chinook.

[HeavyArty]

1/35 OH-23 would be welcomed too.

Edited November 30, 2022 by HeavyArty

[Stephen]

1/48 Puma 

1/48 HH-3

1/48 Super Frelon

1/48 MH-60S

[falcon91352]

1. Allouette III 1:32 or 35 

2. SA330 Puma and Puma HC.1 1:48
3. Mi-2 1:32 or 35

4. CH-53C and -G 1:48 new tool

5. SA341 Gazelle 1:32 or 35

[hawkwrench]

7 hours ago, Floyd S. Werner, Jr. said:

1/35th UH-1D/H

1/35th AH-1F/S

1/35th MH-47E/G

1/35th OH-58A/C- Jet Ranger

 

Ditto what Floyd said but also a 

1/35 MH-60M 

1/35 UH-60M 

 

Tim

[AD-4N]

HH-3E

[aircommando130]

HH-3E and a Iranian AH-IJ Cobra gunship.

Hauled a lot of them to Iran in the C-5!

 

Cheers...Ron

[Drifterdon]

This is quite an eclectic list of wants.   All great ideas.

[Loach Driver]

The HH-3E is certainly proving popular. It is sadly overlooked, at least as far as a modern tooling is concerned. The old 1/72 Revell kit could be kit-bashed with a modern Sea King kit to produce a decent model. The Whirlybirds resin kit needs a high level of skill, from what I have seen. 

 

The Pave Pig from OP Desert Storm would be a nice subject to build.

 

LD.

[thegoodsgt]

HH-3 variants in 1/72 scale. Looooong overdue.

[UH-1Mad]

Accurate 1/35 UH-1D/H 

[Drifterdon]

19 hours ago, Loach Driver said:

The HH-3E is certainly proving popular. It is sadly overlooked, at least as far as a modern tooling is concerned. The old 1/72 Revell kit could be kit-bashed with a modern Sea King kit to produce a decent model. The Whirlybirds resin kit needs a high level of skill, from what I have seen. 

 

The Pave Pig from OP Desert Storm would be a nice subject to build.

 

LD.

Pave Pig???   Not sure what that is.  

[Loach Driver]

https://www.airliners.net/photo/USA-Air-Force/Sikorsky-HH-3E-Jolly-Green-Giant-S-61R/410994/L?qsp=eJx1jbEOgkAQRP9laxoC0XCdNJZa%2BAObvVEvQbjsbQEh/LvckdjZTd6bzKwk02iY7bFEkKMEVnlTRZGVP4ncShxUlJ/Wcwpy1Or63DXVz1wxQv84cm3bZZAmtX7ZLzwbLiKIBk8Hv6mHZoUk5fuVh/YAvZdMzWnnPqQ4cNmAcRho275R5D8R

 

They called this version the Pave Pig. It was the HH-3 with some upgrades like FLIR and dual Disco Lights and I'd guess other defensive aids. It received these mods for service in the first Gulf War and served as a CSAR asset. I think they were only deployed at the very start of the war and were withdrawn as soon as enough other combat SAR assets were in place, presumably Pave Low IIIs. It's an interesting version of the HH-3.

 

LD.