Matchbox Chinook

Modeling Subjects Helicopters
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I’ve got the Matchbox Chinook and found the Eduard PE set designed for it at my local show. Any comments on the old Matchbox kit?

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Are you joining the GB, then, Rob??

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As to your question, Rob, I’ve only found a review of the italeri/Airfix kit that does not say anything very promising about the Matchbox kit… But maybe it’s an older mold?? Did Matchbox release 2 different Chinook kits??

http://www.5chr.freeserve.co.uk/hkn124.htm

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I got this kit recently on ebay. Love to find out more about it as well:)

cheers

MikeJ

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I had the matchbox kit many moons ago.
Not too bad but was very tempted to fill the trenches and rescribe the panel lines.
The Italeri offering is much better

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I’ve had the Matchbox Chinook for a long while, back when it was the only Chinook available on the market (the Aurora Chinook was long OOP). I found the PE set for it yesterday at the local IPMS show. The Eduard set says for the Matchbox/Revell kit. One of my local club members was selling some of his kits and among them was a Revell Chinook. We popped it open and it is the Matchbox kit inside.

I’ve seen the Italeri kit and assume it is better. I’ve been impressed with their 1/72 scale helicopters, but am not about to buy another helicopter. I might as well build the old one I’ve got.

BTW, won three 2nd place trophies at the show.

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Congrats Rob… What with?

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I won 2nd place with the 1/72 PIOModels Berge Panther series 0 in the Military Vehicles 1/48 and smaller category. Also 2nd place with the 1/76 scale Airfix LCM Mk III w/M4A1 Sherman in the Ships 1/600 scale and larger category. Lastly 2nd place with the old Tamiya SAS Jeep in the Softskins 1/35 scale and larger category.

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Well done!

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Congratulations, Rob!!!

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I dug out the kit and finally cracked the plastic. A 1/72 scale Chinook is a big kit. Hopefully, purchasing the Eduard PE set will spur me into building this kit. I’ve entered the Chinook group build.

While the UK markings are more colorful and the I like the the Falklands one, I tend to lean towards US markings. Besides, since I’m heading back down to Kentucky, I’d rather do the Ft. Campbell markings. They look much easier.