Monogram did three Snap-Tite kits of the Bell 206 Jet Ranger.
There was a news chopper, one with floats and one with water tanks.
They also did a Bell 204 UH-1 Iroquois in their Lap-Slap series in a couple of choices of markings.
Has anyone ever scaled these two kits to determine their stated scale of 1/72?
If they are truly 1/72 or close does anybody have any/all of them to sell/trade?
TIA
Tom
Tom,
I used to have one of the Jet Rangers but I never measured it. It had LAPD decals, IIRC. I currently have one of the UH-1Bs that is built but not completed. If interested mail me at the verizon address.
Bill Banaszak, MFE
Tom,
I used to have one of the Jet Rangers but I never measured it. It had LAPD decals, IIRC. I currently have one of the UH-1Bs that is built but not completed. If interested mail me at the verizon address.
Bill Banaszak, MFE
Hi Tom,
I have both still unmade and whilst I haaven't looked at them for a while, I do know that the Jetranger (LAPD markings) is slightly bigger than 1:72 (my guess is about 1:65, but I'd have to measure it to confirm). I recall comparing the Huey against the fuselage of the Italeri kit a few years ago and finding it to be almost identical.
Both kits are quite nicely done; they are a little lacking in detail, but you'd expect that, considering that they are "snap together" kits.
Hope this helps. If I can put my hands on them, I'll confirm my posting for you.
James.
And now I know how that happens. Sorry for the double post folks.
Bill Banaszak, MFE
James
Please let me know if you would like to sell or trade them.
TIA
Tom
The UH-1 is 1/72 but the 206 kits are substantially bigger than the Matchbox and Italeri OH-58s. I haven't measured them but my guess is that they're somewhere around 1/64 scale.
Sorry, I don't have any extras. In fact, I need decal sheets (or high resolution scans of them) for all three Monogram 206 kits.
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