BBI MH-6 Little Bird questions?

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BBI MH-6 Little Bird questions?

Post by dragon53 » Mon Oct 20, 2008 5:32 am

I have three questions about the BBI 1/18 MH-6 Little Bird:

1. What optional BBI figures go best with the MH-6?
2. Are these figures available at Target/ToysRUs?
3. Does anyone offer a 1/18 minigun that be attached to the MH-6?

Thanks for any info.

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Post by Ta-152 » Mon Oct 20, 2008 8:46 am

The World Peacekeeper version comes with miniguns. You could also modify Hasbro's minigun or get a Marauder ones.

I'd go with Hasbro's, even though they are on the small side, as i think Marauder's barrel assembly looks terrible.
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Post by dragon53 » Mon Oct 20, 2008 9:00 am

TA-152:

Thanks for the info.
Is the Hasbro minigun sold as a separate item or does it come with another model?

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Post by Ta-152 » Mon Oct 20, 2008 9:23 am

Nah, it came with versions 9, 10, 11 of Roadblock in the GI Joe line and version 7 of Heavy Duty from the same. I believe it also came with a Clone Trooper, but it may have been modified with a different barrel assembly.
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Re: BBI MH-6 Little Bird questions?

Post by tmanthegreat » Mon Oct 20, 2008 9:17 pm

dragon53 wrote:I have three questions about the BBI 1/18 MH-6 Little Bird:

1. What optional BBI figures go best with the MH-6?
2. Are these figures available at Target/ToysRUs?
3. Does anyone offer a 1/18 minigun that be attached to the MH-6?

Thanks for any info.
I'm using the carded BBI Blackhawk pilots with my MH-6 and I added the miniguns from the PTE littlebird. The pilots were once available at TRU, but you might now only find them at some small retailers or ebay.

With my BBI MH-6 Nightstalker, I use the BBI "Chopper Harris" Nightstalker pilot figure and several figures customized from one of the BBI modern paratroopers in the green digital cammo fatigues (forgot the figure's name). Those two figure types were at TRU and even Target last year. You can still find them easily online.
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Post by dragon53 » Tue Oct 21, 2008 5:55 am

TMANTHEGREAT:

Thanks a lot for the help.
I want the two MH-6 pilots to match in terms of uniform, so is Harris the original pilot that comes with the MH-6?

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Post by dragon53 » Wed Oct 22, 2008 12:59 pm

Another question about the MH-6: is the BBI MH-6 with the external bench seats technically correct without the two miniguns because the MH-6 is the transport version?
In other words, is the AH-6 attack version the only version equipped with two miniguns?

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Post by Ta-152 » Thu Oct 23, 2008 1:25 am

The MH isn't set-up for armaments at all.
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Post by dragon53 » Thu Oct 23, 2008 5:44 am

TA-152:

Thanks. I've got a reference book which states the AH-6 carries miniguns, etc. and the MH-6 carries troops. This made me wonder if the MH-6 is strictly a troop-carrier and never carries attached weapons.

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Post by Sky Ray » Thu Oct 23, 2008 9:22 pm

dragon53 wrote:I want the two MH-6 pilots to match in terms of uniform, so is Harris the original pilot that comes with the MH-6?
No they don't match. The Night Stalker pilot packaged with the MH-6 is in a brown uniform while Chopper Harris is in a black uniform.
I'm not sure which figure is more accurate in real life, but Harris is better IMO as it has correct arm articulation and a more fitting uniform color to match the MH-6. If you want I can try and take a picture of both my MH-6 pilots for you to compare.

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Post by dragon53 » Fri Oct 24, 2008 6:55 am

SKY RAY:

Thanks. I found photos of the 2 different BBI pilots online.
Now my problem is finding 2 Harris pilots that don't cost an arm and a leg.

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