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Italeri Jet Ranger in 1/72 scale
Topic Started: Jul 12 2015, 04:59 AM (707 Views)
jvenables
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Has anyone seen any sprue shots, comments or reviews of the new (?) 1/72 Italeri Jet Ranger? I'm just keen to know if it is a modified version of their OH-58A or an entirely new kit.

I recall seeing some pre-release speculation somewhere online that it was a modified OH-58A, but as with comments of this ilk, I took them with a grain of salt until such time as sprue shots are available.
James from Brisbane, Australia
Now living in Laos

Nil illegitimi carborundum
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Aaron_w
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Italeri has this up showing the 3 decal options and sprue shots. Based on the sprue layout I'm guessing it is the OH-58 with some new parts.

Jet Ranger


I didn't even know this was coming, nice to finally have an actual Bell 206 in our scale. I've got 3 of the OH-58 kits but have never had the motivation to convert them into a civilian Jet Ranger. Now I don't have to.
Aaron Woods
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RexTN
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This is cool.

I've wanted to build a TH-57 for a while now,,,,,this should let me do that, if it does in fact build into a 206.
yep, one of each USN squadron

http://hangardeckview.blogspot.com/
http://z15.invisionfree.com/Hangar_Deck_Re...dex.php?act=idx
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Sluff
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Does it have parts for the NightSun or Flir?
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jvenables
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Aaron_w,Jul 12 2015
05:45 AM
Italeri has this up showing the 3 decal options and sprue shots. Based on the sprue layout I'm guessing it is the OH-58 with some new parts.

Jet Ranger


I didn't even know this was coming, nice to finally have an actual Bell 206 in our scale. I've got 3 of the OH-58 kits but have never had the motivation to convert them into a civilian Jet Ranger. Now I don't have to.

Thanks Aaron. I didn't even think to look at the Italeri website... I'm obviously subconsciously ignoring the bleeding obvious!

I don't have any of my OH-58A kits with me just now for a sprue comparison (nor can I find any sprue shots of this kit on the web), so I can't confirm any direct lineage between the kits at this stage, but from memory there are certainly a few parts that appear to be identical... as would be expected, I suppose.

I have a few old M&E Models and an IPMS Austria Jet Ranger conversion sets in the stash, but like you, I have never quite found the drive to attempt a conversion. I think I'll be picking up a few of these.

I'd love to see a 407 kit or conversion come along some day, as I used to ride in these on a daily basis when working in PNG. I have thought of trying to build one by cross-kitting the Italeri OH-58A and OH-58D but there would still be an awful lot of surgery required, I think.

Cheers, James.
James from Brisbane, Australia
Now living in Laos

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Scott Hemsley
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Looking on the Italeri website, it looks to be identical plastic to the OH-58A (I can't see any difference to the one I used to convert to a CH-136) - no retooling and one new part (tail rotor shaft cover), plus new decal options ... and that I don't mind one bit! I've been looking to get another one for years, but Italeri chose to remove it from their catalog. :D

Don't forget, the original OH-58A kit was an Augusta-Bell version of an OH-58A, .. a lot closer to a Jetranger in appearance than a Bell OH-58A in terms of the door-window framing and the 'tall' skids, as well as the landing light arrangement.

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My Kiowa ... based on the original Italeri OH-58A. The lower skids, rear door windows and landing light installation courtesy of the Italeri OH-58D. Note, the tail rotor shaft cover on this Kiowa had to be scratched. The original kit came with the exposed tail rotor shaft.

Scott
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Sluff,Jul 12 2015
12:06 PM
Does it have parts for the NightSun or Flir?

No FLIR but Nite Sun is there in front of new skids.

Nice more tiny helos!!!
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Building something Canadian, Eh! Graham; to avoid confusion M., from Canada's Capital!!
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Aaron_w
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jvenables,Jul 12 2015
05:43 AM
I don't have any of my OH-58A kits with me just now for a sprue comparison (nor can I find any sprue shots of this kit on the web), so I can't confirm any direct lineage between the kits at this stage, but from memory there are certainly a few parts that appear to be identical... as would be expected, I suppose.

I have a few old M&E Models and an IPMS Austria Jet Ranger conversion sets in the stash, but like you, I have never quite found the drive to attempt a conversion. I think I'll be picking up a few of these.

I'd love to see a 407 kit or conversion come along some day, as I used to ride in these on a daily basis when working in PNG. I have thought of trying to build one by cross-kitting the Italeri OH-58A and OH-58D but there would still be an awful lot of surgery required, I think.

Cheers, James.

I have a couple of the Tamiya boxed Italeri OH-58 kits, I didn't check bit by bit but there is a lot of overlap with the main parts which is what makes me think a few new parts vs new tool. Interesting that they seem to still include rocket pods and such, I guess the streets of LA are getting tougher. :)

I would also love a 407, but it took little time for me to reach the same conclusion, I don't want one bad enough to start with an OH-58D.
Aaron Woods
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kitnut617
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You could always go the M&E Models route (got a couple of these in my stash)

https://s1.scalemates.com/products/img/0/2/...46020-11185.jpg
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Dave Fleming
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Tamiya/Italeri OH=-58 sprue diagarm from Hobbysearch

http://www.1999.co.jp/itbig00/10001538z3.jpg


Note the fact that the same parts are shown doesn't neccessarily mean they are the same, as they have been know to use drop in parts before.

Does show Italeri probably tooled the civil version when they did the original OH-58 way back when.
IPMS UK Harrier SIG

http://harriersig.org.uk/
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Scott Hemsley
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I stand corrected, Flyboy72 ... there is a 1-piece 'Nightsun' on the 'new' sprue, ahead of the tail rotor shaft cover. I did notice the circular piece, but I didn't really look into it to see what it was.

However, I do question the 'new skids' you mention. Due to the 'overhead angle' in the sprue shot, it's difficult to tell, but based on the decal option profiles, the forward cant of the vertical supports & the original Italeri Augusta-Bell OH-58A Kiowa plastic - I'd say they're the same 'tall' skids that the original kit came with. Assuming that's the case, the lower skids required for the Bell version of the OH-58A Kiowa or the earlier Bell Jetrangers, need to be sourced from another kit like the Italeri OH-58D.

The current release's immediate heritage can probably be traced back to Tamyia, when they sold the Italeri kit under their own label exclusively for home market consumption. It appeared under the Tamyia label not long after Italeri removed it from their catalog. The only online source I ever saw Tamyia's OH-58A was on the HJL website.

If you think about it, several of Tamyia's 72nd kits have actually been re-packaged Italeri plastic, exclusively for home market consumption, so I guess you can say it's just 'returned home'. :rolleyes:


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Aaron_w
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Scott Hemsley,Jul 12 2015
02:10 PM
The current release's immediate heritage can probably be traced back to Tamyia,  when they sold the Italeri kit under their own label exclusively for home market consumption. It appeared under the Tamyia label not long after Italeri removed it from their catalog.  The only online source I ever saw Tamyia's OH-58A was on the HJL website.

I got my "Tamiya" OH-58s from Lucky model several years ago.


Also it appears the skids have changed sprues, in my Tamiya OH-58 the skids are on the sprue with the fuselage facing away. In the current photos the skids and light are on the sprue with the fuselage facing them, this area is a cut out in my kit.
Aaron Woods
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