discussion Puma helicopter kit?

[Guest]

hi

does anyone know if there's a kit for the Puma? I went up in one at RAF Odiham years ago when I was stationed there, so would quite like a model.

cheers

Mark

 

[Dave W]

Airfix do one in 1/72 scale.

 

[Guest]

they do?

thanks Dave.. pity it's Airfix though.. you need to be a good modeller to make their kits properly

 

[yak face]

Hi mark , as well as the airfix (which isnt too bad ive heard) Matchbox did a 1/32 kit too. I think revell re-issued it a few years back too, you can occasionally find them on e-bay . heres a link to an article on it , cheers tony Matchbox 1/32nd Puma p.s revell also did a 1/144 kit in gulf war or tiger meet boxings

 

[Guest]

I thought that the Puma airfix kit was out of production for some time now. I am also looking for one or two but here in SA you are more likely to get the lotto first!

Failing the airfix kit look at the 1/72 Heller super Puma/cougar. I think they are still available.

Theuns

 

[Guest]

thanks Tony, thanks Theuns.

 

[Dave W]

Hannants have currently got 6 Heller kits in stock priced at £11.99 each.This kit is the Heller issue of the Aerospatiale AS-332 super Puma mk1.I believe this is the same kit Airfix used to sell.

 

[Gern]

Hi Mark. Tony's right. Revell did do a 1/32 SA330 Puma and it does come up on ebay from time to time (nothing at the moment though).

I strongly suspect that Dave is right too about the Heller and Airfix kits being the same. Weren't the two companies merged at some time?

Gern

 

[yak face]

The airfix kit was a SA 330 , the heller one is a Sa 332 super puma , a quite different machine, having a differently shaped ,slightly larger body and different engines. I dont know if heller ever did a 330 version , its possible ,as dave rightly says heller and airfix were both owned by humbrol at one time and various kits appeared under each others branding. cheers tony

 

[Guest]

great help guys, thanks. I think it was the 330 that the RAF used at the time I'm referring to (1976/77) so that would be my preference, for nostalgia's sake