I found this flyer of the upcoming 1/48 ACH-47A release and thought you all might like to have a closer look…
At first glance, the fuselage appears to be a scaled-up version of their 1/72 release, ie: deep engraved panel lines, but with an opening CE door, and lots of interior detailing! [;)] The photo shows a Cabin Heater, which the ACH-47’s didn’t have, but all the better for those who’d like to have the option of building a Slick version! It may have optional round-window insert panels for the lateral gun ports, and space for an optional aft pylon leading/trailing edge… which would also be a great plus for aftermarket later version modifications! [;)]
Gonna have to get me one of these. Looks like they finally got the message on there not being a better 1/48 Hook other than that old Auroura kit. Wonder if someone at Italeri saw your pix of that GoGo hook you did some time back that inspired them to do there kit The detales look pretty good so for and sence there are key areas on the aft rotor pylon that are seperite parts,looks like there will be other versions to come in the future. I’m keeping my fingers crossed for a CH-47D/F and a MH-47E/G.[;)]
Looks like it will be pretty nice! Hope it’s better than the “trumped up” Trumpeter kit! Heh, heh! Couldn’t resist the pun! I’ll definitely get one of these as soon as they come out!
Thanks for posting those pics. It looks prety good. Do you know what decals it will be coming with?I hope it comes with a set of all those ground units East Money saved.
An ideal christmas pressie me thinks.
How’s that book of your coming along? Any more old videos you can post?
Finally a 1/48th Chinook that I can get. Don’t really have the room for a 1/35th and I don’t like 1/72nd. Guess I will just have to keep sucking up to the other half to get this kit, the 53E, and the46.
Thanks for the info. I’m going to have to get me one of these. This Chinook would look great next to the new Academy CH-53E. It’ll make a good heavy lift collection.
Come to think of it; some great 1/48 helos have just come out. Academy and Italeri have alot to do with it. Plus, there have been hueys, cobras, apaches, hinds, etc etc in 1/48 for years.
I love the fact that Trump put out a hook in 1/35, but it seems that 1/48 is the way to go for helos. I could be wrong.
There wasn’t any type of ballistic blankets or sand bags on the cabin floors. The picture on the flyer appears to show a very heavy weathering application on the floor, which is pretty much accurate, as can be seen in this photo of the interior of “Easy Money”, taken between missions.
Sometimes the Gunners would tie Flack Vest to the stringers below their gun mounts, and it became pretty much standard procedure to lay Flack Vest in the Chin Bubbles. Also, in the interior shot above, you can see the armor plates on the back of the Control Closet (they were also on the side of it).
Mark,
I’m sure the availability of real pictures of these aircraft on the website had more to do with the interior/exterior detailing than the Aurora model I did. The Cobra Company inspected the Aurora project after most of the interior was in place, but I have no idea if any of that contributed to the cause. Chris was kind enough to assist me with some of the detailing features of the build, which made it’s construction go MUCH better! Thanks again, Chris! [;)] And once this kit is out on the market, don’t overlook some of the accessories that Chris provides, as they are invaluable!
Thanks for the pictures and great info! I’m sure to build this one and will do some business with Chris. I’ve been “dormant” way too long! Spent 3 days last hitch home cleaning out the little workshop, Hanger No. 3, and even have a clean spot on the work bench to start scratching on some plastic during my upcoming 3 week vacation. When I get home I’ll send you a few pictures of my work shop and the real Hanger No. 3 in Brisbane Australia that I named it after. Also a sign a Vietnam buddy of mine had made for it.
Do you have A/C installed in your workshop…errr. I mean Hangar #3?
I’ve tried a couple of times these last couple of weeks to make progress on some of my projects, but after about a half hour I give up because the paint starts to congeal in the bottles without keeping them stirred every fifteen minutes or so and when I try later in the evening all the little flying critters like to congregate over my bench instead of going to the bug zapper like they are supposed to.
It looks like this is going to have more structural detail at the ramp, at least on the fuselage halves, than the Trumpeter kits which will make things easier to detail. I sure hope they do something about the aft transmission/APU area, but I guess that is too much to hope for.
I don’t know about the decal sheet in the kit, but by the box-art, it appears to be an early version of “Easy Money”, because the “name” is all white and the lack of FOD covers, but the original box art, the FOD covers were present… who knows? Troy (PapaEcho) on here, has some insight on an aftermarket decal sheet, that supposedly contains markings for each of the four aircraft… hey Troy?[:)]
The manuscript was in the process of it’s 2nd proof-reading, when we found out that A/4/160th SOAR wanted to adopt the Flaming Skull patch and “Guns A Go-Go” namesake. Which adds an entirely different dimension to the story, so now it’s on to documenting their re-birth! [;)]http://gunsagogo.org/soarsagain.htm It kind of fell in place at the right time… makes a great story![:)]
Yea, the 20 year old Federicks AC is still putting out enough cold air for now. The case is almost rusted away but until it “crashes and burns” I’ll let it hum away! I haven’t tried opening a bottle of paint yet, they are all probably dried up and congealed! At least I’m making some progress towards “scratching on plastic” again soon. You will have to come by for a visit some time. E-mail me or call the week of Aug 1st. Should have some “spare” time then. You need to meet Tracy Judice. He lives on Carmelite Circle, off Fortune Rd. outside of Younsville. He has about 1000 kits! He has a large metal shop but no AC!
That’s a GREAT post over on ARC, John, thanks!! [;)]
I couldn’t locate the 40mm ammo box, but that wouldn’t be a big deal to make. It looks like this kit would be easy to convert to a Slick, with the addition of aftermarket troop seats, gun port (window) inserts, hoist, and standard pilot seats.
I would love to see the decal sheet that’s included with this kit… maybe you could ask the poster to see it? [;)]
EDIT: photo of the decals is now on that website, looks like markings for “Easy Money” and “Stump Jumper”. Will let Frank vouch for accuracy of them though
