1:72 scale diorama featuring an American UH-1B Huey helicopter model built from an Italeri kit - photo No. 1 - front view

1:72 scale diorama featuring an American UH-1B Huey helicopter model built from an Italeri kit - photo No. 2 - side view

1:72 scale diorama featuring an American UH-1B Huey helicopter model built from an Italeri kit - photo No. 3 - side view

1:72 scale diorama featuring an American UH-1B Huey helicopter model built from an Italeri kit - photo No. 4 - side view

1:72 scale diorama featuring an American UH-1B Huey helicopter model built from an Italeri kit - photo No. 5 - rear view

1:72 scale diorama featuring an American UH-1B Huey helicopter model built from an Italeri kit - photo No. 6 - side view

1:72 scale diorama featuring an American UH-1B Huey helicopter model built from an Italeri kit - photo No. 7 - side view

1:72 scale diorama featuring an American UH-1B Huey helicopter model built from an Italeri kit - photo No. 8 - side view

1:72 scale diorama featuring an American UH-1B Huey helicopter model built from an Italeri kit - photo No. 9 - close-up

1:72 scale diorama featuring an American UH-1B Huey helicopter model built from an Italeri kit - photo No. 10 - close-up

Diorama titled The Last Flight - Vietnam 1967

The 1:72 scale diorama shows a plastic model of the American UH-1 B Huey helicopter from an Italeri kit. The figurines in the diorama are also from various Italeri kits. Photo-etched parts from Eduard were used to enhance the model. Boxes, fire extinguishers, antennas and ammunition belts were made from scratch.

The scene shown in the diorama was invented by the modeler. This is the Vietnam War period.

The diorama has won numerous awards at modeling competitions:

2nd place in the helicopter category at the 13th Kłodzko Model Makers' Meeting in 2012,
2nd place in the aviation dioramas category at the 2nd National Modeling Festival Warsaw 2009,
1st place in the aviation dioramas category at the Polish Championships of Reduced Plastic Models in Gniezno 2009,
1st place in the aviation dioramas category at the National Plastic Models Competition for the Wschowa County Mayor Cup in 2009,
1st place in the aviation dioramas category at the 7th Reduction Models Competition for the Cup of the Łambinowice Commune Head in 2008,
1st place in the aviation dioramas category at the 5th Lower Silesian Competition of Plastic and Cardboard Reduction Models for the Cup of the Mayor of the City and Commune of Bogatynia, Bogatynia 2008,
2nd place at the competition in Mosonmagyarovar, Hungary 2008.

The plastic model of the Bell UH-1 B helicopter can also be seen in another diorama in the Model Gallery, where some of its technical data are provided.

19 Dec. 2023

Modeler: Jacek Minich

Photographer: Ender

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