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 Hobby Master is set up by a group of hobby enthusiasts and specialists who endeavor to establish new industrial standards in the diecast space. Their goal is to build collector items which provide unprecedented levels of enjoyment for customers.
Collectors will be amazed by these highly innovative and detailed features which come with every one of their products!
#HH1001 - 1st Issue: US Army Bell UH-1B Huey Helicopter - "Heavy Hog", 64-13978, Vietnam, 1966 (1:72 Scale)
-- Updated October 25th, 2008 --
Related News Stories
 Hobby Master Hops On the Helo Bandwagon
According to the Hobby Master Collector website, Hobby Master is rumored to be toiling away on two new helicopter types this summer. Word has it that they will be modeling a 1:72 scale rendition of the Piasecki H-21 utility helicopter. Nicknamed the "Flying Banana", this early Vietnam War era troop carrying helo earned its name due its distinctive banana shape fuselage. Alongside the H-21, rotor-wing aficionadoes can look forward to laying their mitts on a Mil Mi-24 Hind attack helicopter. Designed to take on armor and carry a small squad of infantrymen into battle, the Hind became synonymous with Warsaw Pact AirLand battle doctrine in the 80's, and certainly would have become one of the cornerstones to a Soviet invasion of Western Europe should the ball have ever gone up. Look for further information regarding both new helicopter builds in the weeks to come....[posted 5/28/2008]
Hobby Master to Try Their Hand at Rotary Wing Flying
According to the Hobby Master Collector website, an excellent source for early news regarding Hobby Master products, the manufacturer intends to break into the helicopter market sometime in early 2008. While no price point was suggested in the recent announcement, the company will purportedly offer a 1:72 scale diecast rendition of a Bell UH-1B 'Huey' helicopter flown by the US Army during the early portion of the Vietnam Conflict. Think the 7th Cavalry's Battle at Ia Drang which was portrayed so brilliantly in the feature film "We Were Soldiers" and you have an idea as to what you can expect with their first foray...[posted 12/19/2007]
Hobby Master Diecast Military Helicopters New Product Showcase
 One of the nice things about our new site is that it now allows us to highlight some of the more noteworthy items being released by each manufacturer. In the case of Hobby Master, what follows is a list of some of the more intriguing products that have just arrived which we feel would be of interest to the savvy collector.
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