1/18 BO-105 fuselage found

[aferguson]

i found this fuselage for a BO-105 helicopter. It's for r/c guys to put over their r/c helicopter to give it a more realistic look. It just so happens to be almost exactly 1/18 scale. What it is is two fuselage halves, molded in thin clear plastic. You have to glue them together, paint, add skids, tail planes, weaponry and if desired an interior.

It's a fair bit of work so that's why i put this thread in the Customs forum. That said, the shape looks quite accurate and as i said, i believe it to be almost exactly 1/18 scale. Someone may want to double check my math.

Cost is about $50 shipped. Email contact is: Hightorquemail@aol.com He can send you pictures and specs. Based in the UK but shipped from the US. Probably the only chance of ever seeing a 1/18 BO-105 attack helicopter.

The same company also makes several other fuselages; most are too big/small but there is an Augusta 119 that is about 1/18 scale as well. No military application for it but they are used alot for medical emergencies etc. Very similar in appearance to the Augusta 109 (which is military) but with a wider body and single engine.

[jeffrowse]

...most are too big/small but there is an Augusta 119 that is about 1/18 scale as well. No military application for it but they are used alot for medical emergencies etc. Very similar in appearance to the Augusta 109 (which is military) but with a wider body and single engine.

The 119 (Koala) is the younger "grown-up" version of the 109, both of which have military applications. The A109 is one of the helis used by the SAS for rapid movement around the UK; small and nippy, and relatively cheap for a jet turbine-powered heli.

I have a "combat helicopters" book from the mid-80s that has two-page pics of various airframes surrounded by the hardware they can carry - it includes a pic of the A109 carrying (IIRC) a 7-round rocket pod to port and a podded .5"MG to starboard.

One of the biggest problems with modding RC helis is that most of them are designed to take frames holding radio gear, an engine and fuel rather than having a detailed cockpit area. It's not impossible - some aeromodellers produce detailing that would shame film sets - but it isn't anywhere near as easy as modding, say a GI Joe APC.

I'd love to have a go at this but time - and more importantly my wallet (or rather my bank manager ) won't let me.