Wednesday, August 11, 2010

Archive for the 'Helicopters 1 / 35' Category

Review UH-1N Twin Huey 1 / 35 Dragon

Posted by Marcelo On July - 11-2009

uh-1n-twin-huey-dragon-1-35-000

This kit was much awaited by the community of modellers, but somehow "decepcinou" some who have been waiting for a "new Twin Huey". This model, indeed, is a re-injection kit of the old Panda Models. The original kit had errors, and continues with them.

But you know what? Not all of it! It is a beautiful kit and will certainly look great on your shelf.

But what we think?

First, forget everything you've seen big ones in Hueys. This kit does not remember the old Revell model, which is to get on the scale 1 / 35. The UH-1N Twin Huey's Dragon is injected at the scale 1 / 35, the same kits of militaria.

Putting up the fuselage of this kit beside the Revell kit is noted that the difference is very great.

uh-1n-twin-huey-dragon-1-35-005

The kit is very well injected with rivets big and tall. This can be bad for some models, but I do not ruin the kit.

The details are the highlight of the kit. The Dragon, unlike Panda, photoetch included two sets - one for exterior details and other details for the panel (the latter with colorful PEs)

uh-1n-twin-huey-dragon-1-35-029

However, not all flowers ... the panel is a UH-1D and not for an N, especially if you want to mount a current, used by Marines.

Since I'm commenting on the errors, to go a little more background. The weapons shown in the kit are not correct too. The model for bringing only decal versions of the USMC does not bring the option of .50 machine gun and mini-gun kit is installed in the floor of the Twin Huey, different from the correct version of the USMC, who have the machine gun installed in a rack outside .

They also say that the nose is wrong. I did not notice much difference, although opinion really something wrong.

Finally, the doors are molded in the fuselage and have no internal details. If you want to build a model with the doors open, you have to cut them and detailing the interior (or search for a set of tetalhes, such as the Cobra Company, for example).

This is a good kit, but by no fault deserves top marks. Note 8 more're good!

Review 1N Twin Huey UH-1 / 35 Dragon

My rating: 4.0 stars
****