Poll: what helicopter would you like to see next in 1/18?
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Morian Miner
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special ops chinook
Chinook, but only the special ops version, the MH-47:
http://www.boeing.com/companyoffices/ga ... 47e-3b.htm
http://www.boeing.com/companyoffices/ga ... 47e-3b.htm
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parrish333
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It's gotta be a Hind...
It's gotta be a Hind...
1. We don't have enough (well, virtually none) opposing forces' equipment; and the Hind has been sold to all sorts of potential enemy nations
2. There's no Western chopper that was built to do what the Hind can -- deliver a load of troops and provide its own heavy fire support (a DAP Blackhawk could be similar in function, but I'm pretty sure they're far more uncommon that the widely used Mi-24).
3. The size would be somewhat reasonable (as opposed to a CH-46, CH-47, or CH-53)
4. It just looks plain awesome!
1. We don't have enough (well, virtually none) opposing forces' equipment; and the Hind has been sold to all sorts of potential enemy nations
2. There's no Western chopper that was built to do what the Hind can -- deliver a load of troops and provide its own heavy fire support (a DAP Blackhawk could be similar in function, but I'm pretty sure they're far more uncommon that the widely used Mi-24).
3. The size would be somewhat reasonable (as opposed to a CH-46, CH-47, or CH-53)
4. It just looks plain awesome!
Hhmm...
One problem: no troops to deliver.
I'm telling you, 21st has to do the BlackHawk. If bbi's won "vehicle of the year" it was only because they had the onions to make a Blackhawk, and it's shear presence in 1:18 is admirable. But imagine if it were adequately detailed (underneath), was actually armed with anything (minigun?), and had an accurate nose (not so rounded/snub)? That would be worthy of vehicle of the year. Just think what they did with the Cobra and imagine the Blackhawk!! Oh, and a chalk drop line than 5 inches would be cool too.
I'm telling you, 21st has to do the BlackHawk. If bbi's won "vehicle of the year" it was only because they had the onions to make a Blackhawk, and it's shear presence in 1:18 is admirable. But imagine if it were adequately detailed (underneath), was actually armed with anything (minigun?), and had an accurate nose (not so rounded/snub)? That would be worthy of vehicle of the year. Just think what they did with the Cobra and imagine the Blackhawk!! Oh, and a chalk drop line than 5 inches would be cool too.
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USCGSARdog
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