Heli-Kit News #36, 08-May-99
1. The excellent cyber-mag Internet Modeler carries a review of the Special Hobby TH-55 Osage in its May '99 edition.
2. As a result of the undercover shipment of an Aurora AH-56 Cheyenne and various plans and documents to the Czech Republic last year, it now seems that TWO new Cheyenne kits may be forthcoming towards the end of this year, one from Kora / RVHP, and one from MH Vacu, a company which I haven't come across before, but which appears again below.
3. Petr Zaoral's Virtual Heliport carries a link (Modely) to an extraordinary list of Czech heli kits, of which the following are as far as I know unknown outside the Czech Republic:
- Aero HC-2, 1:72, MH Vacu, vacform & resin
- Aero HC-3, 1:72, MH Vacu, vacform & resin
- Kayaba Ka-1, 1:72, MiKu, resin & decals
- Aerospatiale AS-350, 1:72, MiKu, resin, metal & decals
- Aerospatiale AS-355F, 1:72, MiKu, resin, metal & decals
- Aerospatiale AS-355N, 1:72, MiKu, resin, metal & decals
- Heliofly & Heliofly III, 1:72, Kora, resin & metal
I am waiting on confirmation that these are actually available rather than projected.
4. Here's a full list of the contents of the most impressive Isradecal 1:72 sheet #IAF-11 which was issued a week or so ago:
- AH-64A #814, Hornet Sqn 1998, US drab
- AH-64A #929, 2nd Heli Sqn 1998, US drab
- AH-1G #130, 1st Cobra Sqn 1975, olive drab
- AH-1G #330, 1st Cobra Sqn 1980, brown
- AH-1S #332, Southern Cobra Sqn 1981, brown
- AH-1S #369, Northern Cobra Sqn 1996, brown
- AH-1S #395, Southern Cobra Sqn 1990, brown
- AH-1S #514, Southern Cobra Sqn 1998, brown (includes cobra nose-art)
- AH-1S #667, Flying School 1998, US drab
- MD-500 #207, Defender Sqn 1980, brown
- MD-500 #217, Defender Sqn 1997, brown
- MD-500 #209, Flying School 1988, brown
- MD-500 #223, Defender Sqn 1998, brown
- Alouette II #03, 1st Heli Sqn 1960, dk green
- Bell 47G #08, Southern Heli Sqn 1965, dk green
- S-55 #02 & 03, 1st Heli Sqn 1956, brown & blue over grey
- S-58 #28, 1st Heli Sqn 1967, German drab & brown
- S-58 #15, 1st Heli Sqn 1960, brown & blue over grey
- Bell 205 #87, 1st Heli Sqn 1969, brown, sand & green over blue
- Bell 205 #02, 1st Heli Sqn 1969, brown, sand & green over blue
- CH-53 #31, 1st Heavy Lifter Sqn 1969, brown, sand & green over blue
- CH-53 #447, 1st Heavy Lifter Sqn 1990, brown, sand & green over blue
- CH-53 #960, 2nd CH-53's Sqn 1974, brown, sand & green over blue
- CH-53 #950, 2nd CH-53's Sqn 1981, brown
- CH-53 #251, 2nd CH-53's Sqn 1990, brown
- CH-53 #139, Stallion Sqn 1989, brown
- CH-53 2000 #040, 2nd CH-53's Sqn 1998, brown
- CH-53 2000 #046, 1st Heavy Lifter Sqn 1998, brown
- Bell 212 #034, 1st Heli Sqn 1978, brown, sand & green over blue
- Bell 212 #025, 1st Heli Sqn 1981, brown
- Bell 212 #071, 1st Heli Sqn 1998, brown
- Bell 212 #040, Southern Heli Sqn 1999, brown
- OH-58A #128, Light Heli Sqn 1978, brown, sand & green over blue
- Bell 206 #009, Light Heli Sqn 1981, brown
- Bell 206 #009, Light Heli Sqn 1998, brown
- Bell 206L #207, Light Heli Sqn 1998, brown
- Super Frelon #02, 1st Heavy Lifter Sqn 1967, French sand & lt green
- Super Frelon #018, 1st Heavy Lifter Sqn 1976, brown, sand & green over blue
- Super Frelon #010, 1st Heavy Lifter Sqn 1979, brown, sand & green over blue
- Super Frelon #021, 1st Heavy Lifter Sqn 1990, brown
- SA.565MA #885, Naval Sqn 1997, blue over grey
- SA.365N #901 & 905, Naval Sqn 1986, orange & white
- SA.365N #901 & 905, Naval Sqn 1996, blue over grey
- UH-60 #609, 1st Heli Sqn 1998, US drab
The comprehensive 16-page instruction leaflet includes both drawings and photos, and all colours are given their equivalent FS numbers. The instructions also include templates for the yellow V's for each model. The decal sheet includes a full range of serials in the various fonts, plus a selection of Hebrew lettering to enable the individual names on additional examples to be modelled. Isradecal is Ranaan Weiss.
5. The latest Wings of Fame, #14, includes part 2 of an excellent article on USAF Search and Rescue, as well as the article about the AH-56 Cheyenne.
Thanks to Petr Zaoral and Giora Kuhanov.
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