Academy 1/35 UH-1Y Venom - Status?

[CRAZY IVAN5]

1 hour ago, Martinnfb said:

That looks cool! Ya twisted my arm ,one of these will wear this scheme. Hopefully the  FS numbers will be included.

[drt786]

12 hours ago, CRAZY IVAN5 said:

That looks cool! Ya twisted my arm ,one of these will wear this scheme. Hopefully the  FS numbers will be included.

That specifically looks like one of the Czech birds. I am planning on doing my AH-1Z in that scheme with the CAVU decals. The color scheme is said to be:

- FS36375 Light Ghost Grey on the bottom
- FS34096 Olive Green
- FS36118 Gunship Grey
- FS36270 Medium Sea Grey

[iaf-man]

Interesting-Trumpeter will also issue one in 2025

https://www.scalemates.com/kits/trumpeter-05118-uh-1y-venom--1593038

[John1]

8 hours ago, iaf-man said:

Interesting-Trumpeter will also issue one in 2025

https://www.scalemates.com/kits/trumpeter-05118-uh-1y-venom--1593038

Guessing the Trumpy kit will be no better than their other helos.   Marginal details and a thousand recessed divots.    Hope Academy beats them to the punch.  

Edited January 5, 2025 by John1

[drt786]

1 hour ago, John1 said:

Guessing the Trumpy kit will be no better than their other helos.   Margin details and a thousand recessed divots.    Hope Academy beats them to the punch.  

Yep, considering Academy's AH-1Z was so good and the UH-1Y is so similar, they'd really have to go out of their way to mess this one up...

[iaf-man]

Are there any aftermarket decals planned for any of them?

Trumpy at least has some colored ones

[Martinnfb]

https://www.ebay.ca/itm/188451519234?_skw=1%2F35+uh-1Y+decals&itmmeta=01KT4R0J4YB2N1K4744VHR5H7W&hash=item2be095fb02:g:6ikAAOSwdv5k62BS&itmprp=enc%3AAQALAAAA0GfYFPkwiKCW4ZNSs2u11xAX045tFyjizqFpfZ%2B0RsMz4bdyB6sXSOZ0MgVvKsGIUPgK%2BdwKLoNaHEMw%2FHb1A5VOv7qaP3wKJDMPv3ESNma7ymsxS7r8NWXYAl9yiqpnQceB4kt5igYShs9TRODw4j8prowuooZi0ql%2BNerCeUNdCETiE2ascDsfqPXTj6%2FEGv%2BPRVwYTm4filDDWtto2aOlvMIhVdedKkZ8qgRp%2BTd2t0EhNPEgA8ag3A4qutDpjmHkopKKc6hTwort0RfMXlw%3D|tkp%3ABk9SR-iigpjRZw

 

[drt786]

On 6/2/2026 at 6:59 PM, iaf-man said:

Are there any aftermarket decals planned for any of them?

Trumpy at least has some colored ones

Flying Leathernecks is definitely doing a set in 1:35. It will have the same options as their 1:48 set I believe: https://www.bnamodelworld.com/model-planes-flying-leathernecks-fl48021-1-48-uh-1y-marine-skid-kid-yankees-waterslide-decals

[iaf-man]

2 hours ago, drt786 said:

Flying Leathernecks is definitely doing a set in 1:35. It will have the same options as their 1:48 set I believe: https://www.bnamodelworld.com/model-planes-flying-leathernecks-fl48021-1-48-uh-1y-marine-skid-kid-yankees-waterslide-decals

Thanks,that's what I was looking for

[drt786]

1 hour ago, iaf-man said:

Thanks,that's what I was looking for

I'm also waiting for the release. I believe in one of their Facebook updates they mentioned this will go to the printers this summer.

[Dave Roof]

20 hours ago, drt786 said:

Flying Leathernecks is definitely doing a set in 1:35. It will have the same options as their 1:48 set I believe: https://www.bnamodelworld.com/model-planes-flying-leathernecks-fl48021-1-48-uh-1y-marine-skid-kid-yankees-waterslide-decals

 

17 hours ago, iaf-man said:

Thanks,that's what I was looking for

 

16 hours ago, drt786 said:

I'm also waiting for the release. I believe in one of their Facebook updates they mentioned this will go to the printers this summer.

 

Appreciate the mention. Yes, I will have a new sheet in 35th that will cover pretty much the same options that are on the 48th sheet. However, one big addition will be the tri-color Yankee I designed for HMLA-269. However, I'm currently a victim of my own success and struggling to keep up. About to hit 700 individual products and finding/making time to focus on decal art is a major challenge. In July I plan on spending at least a week on nothing but decal art, and hope to send the UH-1Y sheet to Microscale by the middle of that month.