Trumpeter 1:35 Boeing Armoured Chinook Helicopter Plastic Model Kit

The ACH-47A Chinook Guns-A-Go-Go, with a crew of eight, was armed with up to five M2 .50 Cal. or M60D 7.62mm machine guns (four window and one ramp mounted), and two fixed-mounted M24A1 20mm cannon and two M18/M18A1 pod-mounted 7.62mm miniguns , or two 19-tube 2.75 inch rocket launchers, and a chin-mounted 40mm automatic grenade launcher on the M5 armament subsystem. They also featured added armour protection for the crew and some critical components.

During the Vietnam War three test ACH-47 Chinooks, nicknamed "Easy Money," "Stump Jumper" and "Birth Control" were deployed for six months temporary duty in Vietnam. A fourth ACH-47A, called "Cost of Living," was the prototype and therefore stayed in the United States for flight testing. Though these armed birds had a successful evaluation period, each destroyed every assigned target they engaged, three succumbed to fate.

Features:

• Scale: 1:35
• Plastic model kit [unassembled and unpainted]
• Decal sheet ''United States Army''
• Static model
• Total parts: 450+ pieces
• Photo-etched parts: 1 piece
• Total Sprues: 16 sprues, fuselage and tyres
• Assembly instructions
• Dimensions [cm]: 45.8 long x 51.5 rotor diameter when completed

Required to Complete:

• Assembly
• Cement (glue)
• Hobby knife
• Sprue cutters
• Tweezers
• Paint brushes (various sizes)
• Paint
• Sanding sticks

This kit is a detailed scale model for hobbyists. Glue, paint and tools are sold separately. Contains small parts. Actual product may vary slightly from the pictures shown.