This listing is for a new Corgi Bell OH-58A Kiowa-US Army Helicopter Showcase Collection CS 90322. This model was released in 2004 with a small quantities distributed world wide. Outer box has some small tears and shelves ware due to storage.

Scale: 1/87         Length: 5.75"        Width: 4.75" (rotors span)

Bell OH-58 Kiowa Helicopter

Originally developed for the US Army's Light Observation Helicopter program, the Bell D-250 first flew on December 8, 1962. When the D-250 failed to make the final cut for the Army's program, Bell redesigned the air-frame, added 16 cubic feet of cargo space and marketed the upgraded version commercially as the Bell 206A Jet Ranger. 

The new design was reconsidered by the Army in 1968, which commissioned it as the OH-58 Kiowa.

Today it is used by both the Army and the Navy as a primary trainer, and it remains popular with the news media as a traffic and reporting aircraft.

The Corgi "Showcase Collection" range presents affordable, ready-made die-cast models of military and civilian aircraft.

Corgi "Showcase Collection" die-cast airplanes feature:

Die-cast metal construction with some plastic components

Realistic panel lines and surface detail Pad printed markings that won't fade or peel like decals 

Pose-able stand to display the aircraft "in flight" 

Moving parts such as propellers, rotors and swing-wings where applicable 

Descriptive, collectible data card