1/8th Scale Hirobo UH-1

[eatond]

Here's my scale project. The Huey belonged to a close friend of mine who left it to me after he passed away. I recieved it in the state you see it. My friend had determined that the original mechanics left a lot to be desired so they are long gone and I have a big hole in the bottom I need to fill in. I have the rotor head and I'll probably adopt the mechanics from one of my old GMP Cobras to replace the originals.

[Trigger_Fish]

Sure looks like it's worth saving eatond. Very nicely done. So how long does 1/8th scale work out to - nose to tail?

[Googleplex]

I'm guessing that 1/8th be around the .60 size? (42' / 8 = 5.25' rotor span)

I'm keen to get the gunship .46 version, alas the price is $$$ more for the UH-1A than the ordinary Hirobo Huey. They are still made on custom order, so I guess you won't have much trouble getting body and detail parts for it. I've also been told the origonal mechanics were a bit old style and hence buggy, but all in all a good machine.

I look forward to seeing yours when she's all fitted out again.

-Tim

[eatond]

I'm guessing that 1/8th be around the .60 size? (42' / 8 = 5.25' rotor span)

I'm keen to get the gunship .46 version, alas the price is $$$ more for the UH-1A than the ordinary Hirobo Huey. They are still made on custom order, so I guess you won't have much trouble getting body and detail parts for it. I've also been told the origonal mechanics were a bit old style and hence buggy, but all in all a good machine.

Hi Tim,
yeah it's 60 sized. Seems like it weighs a ton. I didn't know you could still get them by custom order. My friend bought this one sometime in the mid eighties. He tried to save a buck and ended up spending a fortune on it. What he really wanted was the 1/6th scale gas version. His wife was on a around the world cruise that stopped in Hong Kong so he asked her to call him from a hobby shop. They did and he told them what he wanted and they took his wife and a big package back to the boat. When she got home a couple of months later it was this one that came out of the box.

So how long does 1/8th scale work out to - nose to tail?
Hey Trigger_Fish.
She's about 57" long and about 11" wide across the cabin.

Dan Eaton

[skyhawk]

My dad has one of these. It's 60. sized. Still flies it with the original mechanics - Very nice scale ship. He stocked up on the spares for the mechanics so he should be good for a while. He also made a mold of the body in case he wreaks the original.

[eatond]

He also made a mold of the body in case he wreaks the original.
Hi skyhawk,
yeah, I've thought about doing the same thing. If this were something I bought off of Ebay it would be a no brainer. However, since this ship has sentalmental value to me I'm worried about losing most of the work my friend did when I strip things down to pull the mold or worse damage the ship in trying to remove it from the mold. Fortunately, I have a lot of work to do before I have to make that decision. :)

Dan Eaton