As you probably have noticed by now this is in the Vietnam section because it isnt another German WWII vehicle! Then what could it be?

I dont know you say?

It is a Bell UH-1D Iroqouis. Thats right its a Helicopter!!!!!!!

Its Due out June of 07, it has COLORED PE and it has two pilots and a crew chief and gunner! Plus markings for six choppers.


http://www.dragonmodelsusa.com/dmlusa/prodd.asp?pid=DRA3538

Way ahead of you my friend. It was first announced here at Armorama about 2 weeks ago. UH-1D thread and as a News thread at Aeroscale shortly after that. More info on it there.

It does look like a nice combo of the old and new. It is the Panda UH-1D/H along with the Dragon Vietnam Helo crew, and some new PE and new decal options.

Hmmm

Since I consider a chopper somewhere in the middle between a plane and tank, I may try my hands at a helicopter, esepcially 1/35 and it could look good in a nice Vietnam dio.
All in all though, I still like to be grounded!

One could have hoped for an updated figure set (Gen. 2 style), but I guess I'm pretty happy anyway. Never got around to buy the Panda kit so I'll be needing at least two of these...

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oops, I dont check out Aeroscale that much.........

I figured it should go here cause its in with their 1/35th scale Armor on their website.

Gino; doesnt Dragon own Panda models?

Yes, somehow, Dragon and Panda are connected. I'm not really sure of how though.

There have also been rumors of releasing the Panda UH-1N under the Dragon label with the same PE, figure, and decal option treatment as well.

We shall see.

The 1/35 UH-1N would be nice, as with a few minor conversions, it could be turned into a Canadian CC-146 Griffon, which is based on the UH-1N.

We are able to do a conversion in 1/48, but not 1/35.....add it to a dio with a couple of LAVIIIs and it would be great!!!

I was thinking that this was an upgraded Panda kit. I 've had one in the stash fir a few years nw, just never got around to it. Mine has the "bonus" figures and all that, but without opening the box, I don't think it had PE, but like I said I've had it for a while and haven't had cause to go back into it yet. OH SO MANY KITS-----SO LITTLE TIME !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!