Revell 1/72 EC 145

Modeling Subjects Helicopters
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The Revell 1/72 EC 145 just arrived at my LHS today. Has anyone built it yet? Is it worth the 22.00?

Thanks!

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Wait a minute! $22.00 for 1/72! No way! You can get the big 1/32 scale for about that and a little more depending on the store.

Tower Hobbies has the 1/32 EC-145 for $22.89
Central Michigan. Hobbies has 1/32 Rega for $23.79
Internet Hobbies has 1/32 ADAC for $25.30
Discount Models $24.40

Need I say more?

Try www.helikitnews.com for model references.
I haven’t built it but it’s Revell. So you know it’s good.
I’ve heard good about the 1/72 and even better about the 1/32.

Cheers

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That’s why I asked. I know that Revell Germany really fluctuates on their prices (guess that styrene falls under the petroleum industry), but it would have to be a helluva kit with the 1/32 at a comparable price.

Thanks!

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My pleasure.

Actually, all plastics are mostly derived from pretrolium. Celulose is second.

I wouldn’t be a bit suprised if it was just a typical hobby shop gauge. A sign of a struggling business. We are on hard times.

I have a lot of flight medic friends flying with various air medical services. Keep up the good work!

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Hello Flight Medic, Air Medical,

An awful lot of money for the kit! Here in Europe (at least in the Netherlands), Revell is one of the least expensive manufacturers. The 1:72 EC145 sells for 7,50 euros in all shops. Sorry to hear you paid so much, it’s still a fine kit though. Imho it went together a lot better than the 1:72 EC135.

Revell will release a 1:72 ADAC-EC145 in april and I hope that one will have all the extras the 1:32 145 has: cable cutters, extended landing gear, flotation equipment, search light.

Regards, Gertjan

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Gertjan,

Thanks for the info on the upcoming ADAC 145 in 1/72. It will be great if the kit is nicely detailed. With all of the extras in the 1/32 kit I am spoiled.

I made molds of the equipment sets, stretchers and litter pans in the 1/32 ADAC set since they were so nicely made and the fact that they were the only thing available in the 1/32 - 1/35 range. I also molded the 1/72 stretcher. You can never have enough details in a medical interior!

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FLTMEDIC,

And to make matters ‘worse’:

http://www.network54.com/Forum/163130/thread/1139060323/Sprue+shots+of+Heller+1-72+EC-145

(and click the Next-button under the picture several times)

Heller decided to release an EC145 in 1:72[:(!]… OK I welcome any new helicopter kit release, but why in heaven’s name choose for a kit and scale that is already there???[:(!][:(!][:(!]

Best Regards, Gertjan

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Heller has never relly been on the cutting edge of new releases…[}:)]

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Considering they had a nice line of 1/48 scale helo’s. Lama, Gazelle, 360C Dauphin, Alouette, Puma, Jet Ranger, Astar. Why not an EC-145 in 1/48th? Oh-Oooooooh!
I’m too old and big for 1/72. Sasa-frakin, fricken, pacadurman, farfin, nimon-nomin!..

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I need 1/72 because I am running out of room. 1/32 take up alot of space, but they sure look good!

My problem w/ 1/72 is my old, tired eyes don’t cooperate with the small stuff like they used too…I think it started to go downhill when I turned 40. [;)]

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Nah, you’re not running out of room. You just need an addition. :wink:

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Yeah,

The wife is gonna love that one. [;)] We have 4 bedrooms and one is all mine for my models and work bench. Beats the heck out of the old days of a card table in the closet or out in the garage, and she really does not fuss when I come home with $100 worth of plastic, so…I don’t think I’ll push my luck.