hi all!

just started my helicopter collection... and yes, it's HUGE! generally okay detailing but the landing gears totally devoid of details (but for rm29.90, it's definitely value for money). dunno whether it's just me but i kinda feel that the hc1 chinook is off scale as it looks the same length as the ch149 cormorant. the chinook should be much larger than the cormorant by approx 10cm. the cormorant is 2281cm vs chinook's 3010cm and at 1:72 scale should be 31.68cm and 41.80cm respectively?

Agusta Westland CH-149 Cormorant
Boeing HC-1 Chinook

This post has been edited by WingNut: May 5 2014, 11:46 AM

strikermac, perhaps it's the end-to-end rotors that makes all the difference? the chinook sure has quite a fair bit of rotor overhang compared to the cormorant. but somehow they still don't appear proportionate in comparison

sigh... thought i could collect issues 5-8 yesterday as i had a meeting near allscript's office then, but the meeting dragged on till after allscript's business hours

so anyone has received their issues 5-8 yet? do the models follow the uk series? looking forward to the cobra and tiger...

This post has been edited by WingNut: May 8 2014, 10:50 AM

issue 6: ah-1 cobra
issue 8: eurocopter tiger

deathsoul... received yours already? sigh... why allscript no open every weekend

blackhawk got into aerial combat with the apache kah? yeah... the the pins are kinda miniscule and you'll probably have to devise your own bracket to hold them together, but not so authentic already lor...

alternatively, can get replacement from allscript?

looks great... especially the tiger!

still waiting for mine...

received my four issues last saturday

any of you guys had a small black loose hooked shaped piece with their tiger model? wondering where it's supposed to fit in. initially thought that it was part of the wheel assembly... but they're complete.

nice haul, mikesas1992! and so begins your journey of collecting choppers...

judge-the,

trust me, it's worth making that trip to allscript instead of hunting for the mags all over town. i did that with the fighter aircraft and lived to regret it missing out on a couple of issues and when i finally got my butt to allscript, no more stock already. the apache longbow happens to be one of the more in demand chopper... kinda like the f18 was for the fighter aircraft collection.

judge-the, you can always subscribe/order from allscript...

wah... just out in the market??? ya la... colour a bit duh, but similar to the actual copter, no?

thot it was dark green (see: Apache Colour). anyway...

judge-the... u seem to hang around the places i used to frequent also in search of my fighter aircraft collection. another good place to go is the curve since there also got mph and borders. can check them out although with the fac, i found mph having more stock. otherwise check out popular. sometimes have to inquire 'coz they don't display. but if you wanna have the entire collection, best to subscribe with allscript...

i think generally interest in helicopter collection not as high as fighter aircraft... and judge-the, like strikermac suggested, just order from allscript. doesn't have to be subscription...

This post has been edited by WingNut: May 30 2014, 05:10 PM

feels good, eh? perhaps others can share if they managed to locate the issue elsewhere. the small newsstand beside midvalley rotiboy must be wondering how come so many people suddenly rush to buy the magazine from him

any idea what the next issues are? are we still following the uk series? if so, looking forward to issue#9 lynx and issue #11 huey!

target lock:

issue#9 lynx
issue#11 huey
issue#19 super cobra/viper
issue#24 mangusta
issue#27 puma
issue#30 super puma
issue#32 comanche
issue#38 havoc

dunno whether the apache will make its debut in the malaysian series but judging from the uk series, it's quite possible since they have both the puma and super puma (but then again, that's because it's the uk).

amercom has been around for over two decades so unlikely they will stop producing. just hope allscript doesn't mess it up...

kinokuniya issue#3 - 9. no sight of issue#4.