Revell 1955 Sikorsky H-19 Rescue Helicopter Vintage Model Kit review unboxing
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- Howdy! Welcome back to the channel. Todays subject is a 1955 Revell “S” kit of the Sikorsky H-19. This kit has been issued many times. Have you built one of these? Let us know in the comments.
I built this kit in 1955 too. Not much left of it today, just a few parts in my junk model parts bin. I really love the Revell artwork in those early days, and collect empty boxes for display. Brings back fond memories of those early model making days!
I agree! I will be doing a vid on some empty very early Revell boxes that i kept just for the art work.
BUILD THIS KIT SEVERIAL TIMES IN MY CHILDHOOD DURING THE LATE 50S AND EARLY 60S.MY LATE UNCLE OWNED A REAL H19 AND GOT TO GO UP SEVERAL TIMES.A GOOD KIT AND GOOD TIMES BACK THEN.TAKE CARE AND THANK FOR THE FLASHBACKS.
That’s amazing! What kid wouldn’t love doing that. Did you make one of the kits to look like your Uncle’s?
YES BUT A FEW YEARS LATER HE LOSS HIS HELICOPTER WHEN DUCK HUNTERS SHOT IT DOWN IN MISSIISSIPPI IN 65.SAD ENDING FOR A OLD WARBIRD,BUT HE SURVIVED . HIM AND HIS SONS FLEW HELICOPTERS OUT TO THE GULF OF MEXICO TO OIL PLATFORMS FOR YEARS.@@CelebratingVintageModelKits
A soft box or sheet in front of the bright light will take away the glare on the box art. Thanks for the show. As a kid always bought models because of the pictures. 60's 70's was my time.
Thanks for the advice on the lighting. I was waiting to see if there was any interest in this before getting better lights. The 70s truth in advertising laws that forced the makers to use photos of the model was the dark times of model boxes! Im glad box art has made a comeback.
I built the repop a while back. Looks good on the shelf.
Floats or wheels?
Very nice.
In my opinion, revell was state of the art in plastic models back then. My example would be the Jupiter C with Gantry...a truly wonderful kit.
This Sikorsky is a great kit as well. Painting these with pactra paints...lol
I really enjoy how you research the BU numbers and provide a history..as kids we lived and breathed this stuff.(@/at least i did)
I have a second kit without a box I am definitely going to build. I’ve been building these old kits and the repops that same way they would have been built in the 50s. Brush enamel paint, tube glue, No PE or resin added parts etc. It’s been a joy!
@@CelebratingVintageModelKits I don't know how we were able to build the kits with tube glue...lol
I built the re release of AMT's Amtronic a few years ago. Without modern adhesives that thing would have been a monster to build.
The Nike is a lot easier with tamiya glue and water soluble putty...lol
Yep, built it when i was a kid back sometime in the mid seventies or so. As i recall i was happy with the interior and engine detail. Loved it!
I will be doing a build of the orange Navy version coming up soon. Thanks for watching!
I built the wheeled version in the mid-1960's and painted it silver with a Testor spray can . It didn't look too bad sitting on the shelf in my bedroom. As an interesting side note, the Experimental "Dream Car" kit shown on the back of the instructon sheet was the Lincoln Futura. It was turned into the Batmobile by George Barris for the 1966 TV show.
That’s pretty cool about the Futura kit. I wonder if anyone converted one into a Batmobile?
@@CelebratingVintageModelKits I've seen plenty of Revell Lincoln Futura kits converted into the George Barris 1966 Batmobile at model shows and online.
Until the early 2010's, this was the only way to get a 1/25th scale Batmobile, (the old Aurora kit from 1967 was 1/32nd scale.) But in 2011, Polar Lights finally came out with a 1/25th scale 1966 Batmobile, and in several versions with varying levels of detail - from simple curbside, to versions that included a detailed V8 or a turbine engine, figures of Adam West's Batman and Burt Ward's Robin, as well as other accessories - including parts to build the Batmobile as it looked when Burgess Meredith's Penguin briefly captured it.
Now, I wonder how many Polar Lights Batmobile kits were used to add chassis and engine details to the old, curbside Revell Lincoln Futura kit . . . ?
For it's age it looks a really good kit thanks for your time and effort keep the vids coming all the best from here in the UK and happy modeling everyone 👍
I have a second copy of the kit without a box so I was going to build it some day. After doing the review, it is moving up on the build list!
Yes I got one on the shelf I got years ago.
The kit or a built model?
A nice stroll down memory lane, if vicariously (I had no connexion or encounters with the Sikorsky H-19 USAF Helicopter, or any of its cousins, though I recall seeing them on television, which intrigued me).
Thanks for watching! More whirlybirds are coming.
Great vid, very informative.
Lot of detail for a kit that's knocking on 70 years old.
Thanks! I was surprised how nice this kit is for being as old as it is. I have a second one I am going to definitely build now that I see how nice it is.
Good review, despite how long this kit has been around, I've never seen it built up at any hobby meets or IPMS contests but I wouldn't mind taking a swing at it someday. I guess it's the only game in town if you want a 1/48 scale H-19.
Thanks! Aurora reissued an industry model a few times from the late 50s to early 60s. I have never seen this kit but knowing other Aurora kits, this is probably a much more accurate and detailed kit.
This is a highly sophisticated kit for its time - for all time, really. I never had the chance to build one of these - either the version with the floats or wheels. Hopefully, Atlantis has the tooling, and will consider reissuing this classic kit.
Thanks for sharing this with us!
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They seem to have many of the Revel molds from this era so we can hope this is one of them!
Revell did repop it 2017 so the molds do exist.
Great review!
I considered buying this kit a few times, years ago, but never did. I might have thought, at the time, if Hasagawa or some other Japanese model company produced a model of the H-19, it would likely have been more detailed, with better quality plastic moldings (than the Revell kit). But some of the older kits produced by Monogram & Revell were quite good (as this one appears to be).
I did build the Revell 1/72 scale CH-54 Skycrane helicopter model. It was a fairly detailed model (some of the details were perhaps somewhat overscale & "representative", rather than accurate), but had a "functional" winch, operated by rotating the main rotor (the rotor shaft was attached to an internal winch "cable" (thread) drum), which would lower the winch "cable" & hook, or raise the winch "cable", depending on direction of rotor rotation. The model also has a detachable cargo pod (with an opening cargo door)that could be attached under the helicopter's fuselage, & a matching scale (1/72) 105 mm howitzer, that could be carried by the winch, with a 3 point sling arrangement (made from thread). The howitzer model was quite detailed in itself, with movable trailing arms, elevating gun, & pivoting axle.
I still have that model helicopter, with the pod & howitzer, after over 40 years since I built the kit.
That Skycrane sounds amazing! I will definitely keep my eyes out for one.
@@CelebratingVintageModelKits I believe the old Revell CH-54 kit was re-released a few years ago, so I imagine the kit wouldn't be difficult to find (on eBay or online hobby shop).
My account of the time a CH-54 was used in my home town:
Around 1975, a CH-54 "Skycrane" helicopter had flown from Ft. Sill, Oklahoma to the small airport in Springdale, Arkansas (about 10 miles north of my hometown of Fayetteville, Arkansas), my Dad took me to see the giant helicopter, which was parked in a field near the airport's aircraft parking ramp. I was about 11 years old at the time, & I remember the scale of the helicopter was colossal, compared with the UH-1 helicopters I had seen. A small crowd had come to see the helicopter, but probably weren't prepared for the "show" that soon followed. A triangular cone shaped structure, about 15 feet tall, was placed near the helicopter, which I will explain later.
The helicopter crew were busy inspecting the craft, & one crew member climbed up to the top of the fuselage, using some offset pegs mounted on either side of one of the main landing gear struts.
Eventually, the flight crew boarded the helicopter, while another crew member remained on the ground, & communicated with the flight crew with a radio pack field telephone.
Soon, one of the helicopter's two giant turboshaft engines began to "spool up", followed likewise by the other engine, & after the engines had fully "spooled up", the main & tail rotors began to rotate until they were rotating rapidly. A few minutes of running, the pilot began to add collective pitch, causing an enormous dust "hurricane" to blow out in all directions under the helicopter, which I struggled against to remain standing. The dust "storm" obscured visibility to maybe
20 feet, & I could barely see the ground crew member with the radio, crouching under the helicopter, apparently still talking to the flight crew, while surrounded by wind, dust & noise. The crowd that had come to see the helicopter scattered like wild animals (lol). Shortly, the giant flying machine lifted into the air, pivot turned about 90 degrees, & flew away for a "rehearsal" of the next day's "mission", which was...to place a specially fabricated steeple (the triangular cone shaped object, mentioned earlier) on top of the tower structure of the old Fayetteville county courthouse building (which had not had a steeple for many years).
The morning of the next day, Dad & I drove to a mountain location, with a view that overlooked the courthouse, & about 3/4 mile away. Soon the helicopter was visible, flying south from Springdale Airport, & toward the courthouse. The steeple was suspended beneath the helicopter, which swayed & oscillated slightly, as I remember. A minute or two later, the helicopter was directly over the courthouse tower structure, with a worker visible on the tower, to watch & direct the alignment of the steeple, as it was lowered onto the courthouse tower. The CH-54's winch began to slowly lower the steeple, until it rested on top of the tower, & then a solenoid detached the cargo hook from the steeple lifting ring, & the helicopter slowly flew away, never to seen again. My Dad was an excellent photographer, (& he took pictures of nearly anything that interested him) & he took lots of pictures of the CH-54, including the "sand blast" takeoff, while at Springdale Airport, as well as the steeple placement event.
Reportedly, while the helicopter was over the courthouse (located in the "downtown" area of Fayetteville), the force of the helicopter's rotor "downwash" blew out several windows from the upper stories of office buildings, located across the street from the courthouse building, but I don't know if that is true.
Anyway, I thought you might find my account of the CH-54 in my hometown interesting. It still comes up as a topic of conversation occasionally, by the "locals" who remember the event.
The steeple placement event probably also inspired more interest in me to get & build the Revell CH-54 model kit, when I saw the model in a hobby shop, while on vacation in Florida, in 1977.
Have a good evening!
@@shadovanish7435 What a fantastic story and memory! My dad took me to similar types of things when i was a kid in the same era. Many happy memories. I tried to do the same for my kids. I don’t think many kids today get to experience these types of things with noses buried in their little hand held rectangles. More kids need to build model kits!!
@@CelebratingVintageModelKits I agree. I think it would be better for kids to learn many things that they apparently are not learning, including basic auto mechanics & repair, home repairs, & crafts, & learn these kinds of things from both an academic & "hands on" perspective. The "crafts" could include building plastic models, which is a useful learning skill in itself, because it involves intricate work skills, which can be applied to working on numerous devices, such as smart phones (to replace the battery or other components, which I have done a few times).
But based on my experience, the plastic modeling community (especially the more enthusiastic & skilled members) has always been a rather small group.
Прямо музейные редкости...счастливчик!Снимаю шляпу.😉😂
Thanks!! Old kits are fun!
Great presentation. 👏👏👍
Thank! More to come
I didn't build one, but my uncle did when he was a teen. It was in a box of models at my grandmother's house.
Still have it?
Fifty years ago, a friend of mine had the wheeled version. To this day - the first thing that comes back to me was how the wheels were held in place on the axle by the end having been melted by a screwdriver...LOL
You’d be surprised how many kits did that! Thanks for watching!
I think the after market decals are still around, I think they are made by Carcal if I remember correctly. I hope you enjoy building the next one.
Thanks for the heads up on the decals. I think the decals on the one I’m going to build are shot.
I think AMP is doing a 1:48 H-19, but it will most likely be so expensive you won’t’t be able to afford it. I built this kit last year , did some scratch building, and used after market decals. It turned out really nice and I have 2 more in my stash.
I have a second I will building soon. Hope it comes out nice!
I have this model in my collection i think the one i built was a reissue i think from 1974? Not quite sure. It was given to me by an engineer i knew when i was working. He had 2 kits he gave me one. I built it with the clam shell doors open to display the engine and i put new decals on it. Nice model
Still got it?
@@CelebratingVintageModelKits yes.
@@garyleblanc2170 Send in some pics of it to share in the next viewer build vid.
@@CelebratingVintageModelKits OK I will see what I can do I pretty much built it straight from the box its nothing special I will send some pics, sometime this weekend. I will be using my phone, hopefully they come out good! 😊
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I built an orange version around 1968 and a silver one later around 1975.
I have one of the orange plastic ones without a box I will be building soon. Probably be featured in a video as well.
Cabin windows (4) must be scratch-built.
It’s air-conditioned! Lol