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Monday, April 07, 2008 - 09:41 PM UTC
Reprinted from a News Item on Aeroscale by GINO P. QUINTILIANI (HeavyArty):

It looks as though Dragon has given the same "upgraded" treatment to Panda's 1/35 UH-1N as they did to their 1/35 UH-1D/H model.
Dragon has released their third rework of Panda's 1/35 Hueys. The UH-1N is their latest announced version. To the basic Panda kit, they have added the same PE set, new decals, and all-new tooled M134 miniguns, ammo boxes, and M200 19-shot FFAR rocket pods. With these new items, the kit is quite worth the price Dragon will be charging, around $35, depending on where you get it. The Panda come Dragon 1/35 Huey kits cam be made into great models with a little TLC and elbow grease. Not fixed are still the over-sized rivets, wide panel lines, and mediocre detailing on the cabin interior. The PE set does dress up the cabin sufficiently though.

I for one am glad to see this reissue of a much needed model of a great helicopter that is still soldiering on today.

Thank you Dragon.
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Be nice if Dragon sold the mini-guns and mounts separately... I've got their H model Huey --- might pick this one up if the price is right. Much Aloha, Johnny B.
APR 10, 2008 - 09:54 AM
Hi Johnny. Check out the full News Thread on it at Aeroscale for more details. In short, it isn't really that accurate as a USMC UH-1N OOB. It will still take quite a bit to fix it. Cobra Company has them as their XM93 gun system. Still great that is is available again though.
APR 10, 2008 - 09:59 AM
As always, many thanks, Gino! That's a real bummer that the kit is not that accurate... Truth be told, if the price were right, I'd still be tempted --- Huey's are really tough to resist (as I know you know all too well). I'll be sure to take a look at that link. I hope that life is good and your current posting is agreeing with ya and that life is good. Take it easy, amigo. Regards and Much Aloha, Johnny B.
APR 10, 2008 - 05:41 PM
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