Fixed gunsight for pilot and flex gunsight for copilot.Since this is a special edition release of the UH-1C gunship, this one also has a set of special artwork decals printed by Cartograf. The kit is molded in gray styrene and presented on six parts trees plus one tree of clear parts and one sprue of rubber (vinyl) ammo belts. Since it was raining outside, what better time to take a look? I was a bit surprised to see that we have never looked at the MRC/Academy 1/35 UH-1C on Cybermodeler Online, and it just so happened that I had one I had picked up at an IPMS show stashed away for a rainy day. Since that time, 1/35th became the 'new normal' for helicopter kits. This was an interesting departure from the 'norm' as previous helicopter kits (namely Revell and Hawk) were produced in the standard 1/32 aircraft scale versus these using the standard 1/35 armor scale. In the early 1990s, Model Rectifier Corporation (MRC) had Academy produce the AH-1T/W Cobras and UH-1C gunships in 1/35th scale. In 1962, then-SECDEF Robert McNamara mandated that all four military branches use the same aircraft designation system and the HU-1 became the UH-1. Many of these updates were retrofitted to the HU-1B as well. This led Bell to modify the Model 204 to accommodate an 1100shp engine, a redesigned rotor head, longer tail boom, larger elevators, and a wider chord vertical stabilizer. Furthermore, the aircraft's rotor system suffered retreating blade stalls while diving on ground targets as well as stability problems. The armed HU-1B configuration revealed further shortcomings to the aircraft's design as it too was underpowered when lofting the guns, ammunition, and rocket pods. As the HU-1B was widely fielded, the Army wanted armed escorts to protect the troop transport versions. The HU-1B was essentially the same aircraft except for the engine being upgraded to 960shp. The initial design was the HU-1A powered by a 770shp T53 turbine engine, but the service found the aircraft to be underpowered requiring the pilot to use maximum power at all times in the field. Designated by the Army as the HU-1 Iroquois, the HU-1 designation led to the aircraft's nickname of Huey. Army issued a contract to Bell Aircraft to develop and produce their Model 204 helicopter to meet the service's medevac and utility helicopter requirements. Thanks to its reliability and robust construction the UH-1 was quickly acquired by the armed forces of many countries (among others Italy, Japan, Sweden and Holland).In the mid 1950s, the U.S. Forces, mainly in support and attack sorties equipped with various armament. The Huey was extensively used during the Vietnam conflict by the U.S. It is by far the most widely used rotating wing aircraft the world has seen. This helicopter, designed by Bell at the end of the fifties, is still in service today in its newer and later versions.
Italeri – 1/72 Scale – Bell UH-1B “Huey” Plastic Model Kit
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