has anyone built anything from panda models?

browsing PMMS is see they have a very impressive release schedule.

loads of 1/35 helicopters ( i could be tempted)

and some CVRt's!!!!!

yes you read that right, NEW kits of BRITISH armour!

are they any good?

cheers

joe

I've just received the UH-1D for the "Dead from Above" campaign and had a quick look at it. Overall it's an honest kit for the money you spend.
in my view these are the main pros/cons:
Cons:
- the fuselage rivets are a bit oversized for the scale (but I don't thinh I'll replace them)
- the clear parts are in my view a bit too thick
- there are some minor fitting problems with the two halves of the fuselage
Pros:
- it's relatively cheap
- the parts breakout is well engineered and simplifies the tasks to have a nice fit
Ciao

Panda has an impressive 'to be released list' but so far all we have seen are 3 1/35th helos not that I am complaining.. a ship and some 1/48 and 1/72 ac
None of the new 1/35th or 1/72 armor has shown up yet.

I agree the UH1D is an ok kit, but in comparision to the MRC hueys the interior and seat details are poor.
I've heard that the Panda kit is an direct copy, scaled up of the Italeri kit.

I'm also looking forward to their modern 1/35th stuff.
Bring on the Tunguska!

Mike

Joe,
dont hold your breath for the cvrt stuff was supposed to be out last year still no signs
of any of it not even a test mould at a show guess they talk the talk but can they walk the walk?

I've got both the UH1C from MRC and the Panada UH1D. Yes the MRC is better, but the D is of the more commonly used "bird". I give it an OK rating

Heres Panda's expected catalogue from last year. Pretty interesting models they wanted to have available by last December, all in 1/35 btw.

35001 CH-47A Vietnam
35002 AC-47A Gunship
35003 Chinook HC.1 RAF
35004 MH-47 AFSOC
35007 UH-1D NATO
35008 UH-1N US Navy
35009 UH-1N Gunship
35010 HH-1N USMC
35011 UH-1N Marine One
35012 UH-1Y Super Huey
35013 EH-101 Merlin HAS.1
35014 EH-101 NATO
35016 RAH-66 Comanche
35017 Eurocopter PAH-2 Tiger
35018 Eurocopter HAP-2 Tigre

Personally im looking forward to the CH-47's :-) cheers

That's a big 10-4 lestweforget! The 'list' of 15 kits is essentially only 5 birds in total, but the one I really wanted to see cross the finish line was the '47!
Still got my fingers crossed though.

Tread.

I got PLANS for that baby!