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Sikorsky S-58 Promotion Model ?
Posted:
Sun Apr 17, 2011 1:34 pmby hovermd
Hello MACers!!
I'm looking for a little help identifying this Sikorsky S-58...
Is it a promotional model? Any idea of the manufacturer?
The model is 11.25" long and 3.25" tall. It is primarily made of plastic and has a unknown light-weight metal device attached below the main rotor.
I haven't been able to find any manufacturer marks.
Any ideas?
Mark
Re: Sikorsky S-58 Promotion Model ?
Posted:
Sat Apr 30, 2011 7:02 pmby alas
How about Topping models?
check out the heli's on
http://aviation.watergeek.eu/topping_inc.html
Re: Sikorsky S-58 Promotion Model ?
Posted:
Sun May 01, 2011 6:55 amby grwebster
Looks like an early Topping H-34 model in Sikorsky colors
Re: Sikorsky S-58 Promotion Model ?
Posted:
Mon May 02, 2011 3:52 amby hovermd
I think you guys are spot-on - thanks for the great help!
I'm not familiar with this manufacturer, so I'll research it further. The website above mentions that only 300 of thes S-58 models were made - that's pretty exciting news.
Thank again!
Mark
Re: Sikorsky S-58 Promotion Model ?
Posted:
Mon May 02, 2011 6:19 amby grwebster
Here are some photos of an Army Topping H-34 to compare.
just now looking at the photos I see the rotor blades are mounted upside down.
Re: Sikorsky S-58 Promotion Model ?
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Tue May 03, 2011 5:08 pmby solumis
another one, nice bird
Re: Sikorsky S-58 Promotion Model ?
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Tue May 03, 2011 6:48 pmby alas
Here is an unknown (to me) S58 model by the French toy manufacturer Jouets Minilux I just purchased. I hadn't heard of Minilux toys before...
Re: Sikorsky S-58 Promotion Model ?
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Tue May 03, 2011 7:28 pmby grwebster
Minluxe {France} made plastic copies of toys late 1950s- early 1960s, most notable among them and of interest to us is the one you have shown which is a copy of the French Dinky Toys metal one, and also a DC-6 that was copied from another makers {CIJ} metal toy. They are not common and I haven't seen the S-58 in 20 years.