D.B. Andrus Posted December 30, 2022 Share Posted December 30, 2022 https://www.themodellingnews.com/2022/12/giant-new-135th-scale-tarhe-from-icm.html Anthony in NZ, D Bellis, Daniel Leduc and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John1 Posted December 30, 2022 Share Posted December 30, 2022 LOL, those magnificent bastards. I never thought I'd see the day when someone had the cojones to release a large-scale beast like the CH-54. The CAD shots look impressive but obviously, there is a ton of small details left off the engines and structure. Biggest no-go for me on purchasing this is the issue of where to display the completed kit. If you don't remove the rotors or leave a few off, the footprint required for this is truly massive. I'm hoping that ICM will decide to use some of these parts and release a line of SH-3's and/or HH-3 Jolly Green Giants. At least with the Sea Kings, you can fold the rotors. One note - kind of strange that ICM decided to release the Cobra in a non-standard 32nd scale and now with this kit, they are back to 35th. Uncarina and Rick Griewski 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncarina Posted December 30, 2022 Share Posted December 30, 2022 Now I know what to to with my Tamiya Pibber or Sheridan! I might just have room under the ceiling . Cheers, Tom D.B. Andrus, firefly7 and Alain Gadbois 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_K2 Posted December 30, 2022 Share Posted December 30, 2022 One illustration seems to depict a daisy cutter. Were these in fact ever dropped from helicopters? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dutik Posted December 30, 2022 Share Posted December 30, 2022 55 minutes ago, LSP_K2 said: One illustration seems to depict a daisy cutter. Were these in fact ever dropped from helicopters? Testwise only, but not in combat. Regards - dutik LSP_K2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Posted December 30, 2022 Share Posted December 30, 2022 Hope to see that helo in real time real soooooon!!! Have room for it anyhow, just next to a B24, B17, Lancaster, B25.......just when i really get to build these it will D.B. Andrus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KiwiZac Posted December 30, 2022 Share Posted December 30, 2022 We have a (long) thread running on this kit here: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monthebiff Posted December 30, 2022 Share Posted December 30, 2022 Now that is one for shark64 to work his magic on! Regards. Andy Uncarina, Pete Fleischmann and John1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John1 Posted December 31, 2022 Share Posted December 31, 2022 5 hours ago, dutik said: Testwise only, but not in combat. Regards - dutik I thought some were also dropped by the -54? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grissom Posted December 31, 2022 Share Posted December 31, 2022 Wow!!! As interesting as the military versions are, I think there will be a healthy market for a resin conversion set to make a civilian fire-fighting water bomber. Erickson's 'Elvis' (and his siblings) have been familiar sights in North American and Australian skies for many years. Fantastic news, ICM. Rick Griewski, Uncarina, KiwiZac and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloorwestSiR Posted December 31, 2022 Share Posted December 31, 2022 Having grown up in Toronto, I wonder if someone will do a diorama of a Skycrane topping off the CN Tower? Maybe just do the top part. Carl Uncarina and KiwiZac 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Barry Posted December 31, 2022 Share Posted December 31, 2022 I just saw one IRL a few weeks ago. I was stunned at the size. 8000 hp! rafju, KiwiZac and Model_Monkey 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Griewski Posted December 31, 2022 Share Posted December 31, 2022 Dang! Serious plumbing around those engines! AM 3D printed plumbing and wire harnesses would be amazing firefly7 and dutik 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redcap1960 Posted December 31, 2022 Share Posted December 31, 2022 On 12/30/2022 at 3:38 PM, John1 said: LOL, those magnificent bastards. I never thought I'd see the day when someone had the cojones to release a large-scale beast like the CH-54. The CAD shots look impressive but obviously, there is a ton of small details left off the engines and structure. Biggest no-go for me on purchasing this is the issue of where to display the completed kit. If you don't remove the rotors or leave a few off, the footprint required for this is truly massive. I'm hoping that ICM will decide to use some of these parts and release a line of SH-3's and/or HH-3 Jolly Green Giants. At least with the Sea Kings, you can fold the rotors. One note - kind of strange that ICM decided to release the Cobra in a non-standard 32nd scale and now with this kit, they are back to 35th. They originally intended to release it in both scales; 1/32 and 1/35. Whether that still occurs or not is currently unknown. Gary Kagemusha 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted December 31, 2022 Share Posted December 31, 2022 1 hour ago, Redcap1960 said: They originally intended to release it in both scales; 1/32 and 1/35. Whether that still occurs or not is currently unknown. Gary They did? That's the first I've heard of that. Kev KiwiZac 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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