Airwolf

[pengbuzz]

1 hour ago, M'Kyuun said:

I was thinking the same thing.  Wonder what happened to that old helo?

Here ya go:

 

Info comes from Reddit:

 

[Thom]

4 hours ago, M'Kyuun said:

I was thinking the same thing.  Wonder what happened to that old helo?

Apparently, still going strong as of two years ago.

 

[pengbuzz]

5 hours ago, Thom said:

Apparently, still going strong as of two years ago.

 

ROFL!!! I just posted the same thing earlier Thom!

[JB0]

At least it didn't scream itself to death.

[pengbuzz]

1 hour ago, JB0 said:

At least it didn't scream itself to death.

LOL!

[M'Kyuun]

Having worked on older aircraft in the Air Force (tankers built in the 50s and MC-130s built in the 60s), it's always impressive how well these old birds have outperformed their life expectancies, sometimes by decades, with decades of planned service ahead of them.  Somehow, I don't think we'll get the same performance from stuff like the F-22 and F-35.

[pengbuzz]

1 minute ago, M'Kyuun said:

Having worked on older aircraft in the Air Force (tankers built in the 50s and MC-130s built in the 60s), it's always impressive how well these old birds have outperformed their life expectancies, sometimes by decades, with decades of planned service ahead of them.  Somehow, I don't think we'll get the same performance from stuff like the F-22 and F-35.

I don't either, especially the F-35. The more complex and electronic they make these fighters, the worse they're gonna age. Given the F-35's very poor developmental record, the myriad ad-hoc fixes and the continual issues it's had (many given it's "multi-use" initial purpose), that one's going to be a veritable nightmare for some time to come.

[sh9000]

 

[MKT]

Forever part of childhood haha..
 

 

 

[Valkyrie Hunter D]

Nicely staged and lit!  I was really hoping Aoshima would've given Blue Thunder the same treatment, but they opted for a model kit instead.

[Thom]

On 4/2/2022 at 11:16 PM, pengbuzz said:

ROFL!!! I just posted the same thing earlier Thom!

How did I just notice this!?!?!?!??

[Thom]

7 hours ago, MKT said:

Forever part of childhood haha..
 

 

 

Wonderfully done!!

[MKT]

19 hours ago, Thom said:

Wonderfully done!!

 

On 6/18/2023 at 4:11 PM, Valkyrie Hunter D said:

Nicely staged and lit!  I was really hoping Aoshima would've given Blue Thunder the same treatment, but they opted for a model kit instead.

Thanks guys. Although Aoshima didn't give a diecast treatment to Blue Thunder, thankfully Organic did, although the scale was quite different. I instead wished Aoshima would have given us a diecast HX1, which I consider to be Airwolf's true rival. 

[Thom]

4 hours ago, MKT said:

 

Thanks guys. Although Aoshima didn't give a diecast treatment to Blue Thunder, thankfully Organic did, although the scale was quite different. I instead wished Aoshima would have given us a diecast HX1, which I consider to be Airwolf's true rival. 

They just slapped the guns anywhere on those things!