Hasegawa AH-64D Apache Longbow

[TRM]

Slow and steady wins the race! ;D Nice looking shiny stuff Scott!!

 

[Scrach]

It can be hard to do an out of box build, eh?
PE can really make a kit pop.

 

[Quaralane]

Good work with the etch.

 

[suavetomcat]

Looking good mate.

I hope you had Toto playing Africa on nice and loud when you were doing this!!!

Chris

 

[Junkie]

Ha! Of course Chris!

Thanks for checking in guys. Appreciate the feedback.

 

[suavetomcat]

Just checked out the last video you put up. Loved it mate! You looked like you were having way too much fun! That apache kit looks lovely. Keep up the great work mate.

Chris

 

[Junkie]

Thanks Chris - that was a fun evening for sure. Great kit - but I have to admit this 1:48 tiny fragile stuff is a learning curve.

I just spent 3.5 hours at the bench. Awesome. Didn't get nearly enough finished...I'm sooo fussy and so is the tiny photo etch.

Flat black with bit of semi gloss on the sticks.

There was PE in the set for the actual 'magazine' but I couldn't pull it off. Too fragile for me. I did drill out the barrel though, not that we'll ever get a photo in focus.

Toothpick and colored PE with some paper prints too. My bird will be parked and I know having the screens 'active' isn't proper but it looks cool so...

 

[TRM]

Heck yeh it looks cool!! LOL! Great looking dash my friend!! Love the looks of the black office too!! Next to weathering, primer is my next favorite thing about building!!

 

[Papermodder]

looking nice Scott.
Love the look of the IP.

Jim

 

[Quaralane]

Looks cool is what matters, Scott.
And this bird does

 

[nicholassagan]

Weeee! Now they can see where they're going!!!

 

[JohnSimmons]

Love it. That cockpit looks sweet man. And that gun is killer....

 

[adampolo13]

Sick!!!

 

[Grendels]

Well done!

 

[cargoman5126]

Looks great!! the instrument panel looks great.. PS: the cool factor is more important !!! LOL...

 

[Junkie]

Thanks for the comments guys. I appreciate you dropping in. Another short update.

The other night I grabbed a toothpick and some Vallejo Sky Grey and detailed the cockpit a bit. Had a happy accident when trying to 'clean' an error. I made a wash with the Sky Grey and Perfect Airbrush Cleaner and as it flowed around and dried I found it looked alot like a light dust, so I just went with it. I've been and will continue to cut this back a bit with blacks until I hit the sweet spot. Most of the pits I've seen on Middle East Apaches are pretty dusty.

Last night I detailed the gunners instrument panel; some of the Eduard PE set on here and the printed stuff too. Held my breathe through most of this.

Then I ended the night by adding some PE to the rotor hub.

 

[Grendels]

That Happy Accident does look good!

 

[Deere_driver]

Awesome stuff! That cockpit sure looks the part.

 

[Scrach]

Looking great!

 

[nicholassagan]

Yeah dude!

 

[suavetomcat]

Great stuff. I usually find I stumble from one accident to the next and just make them work! lol

Looking good though mate.

Chris

 

[Dark Kyp]

looking great Scott!

 

[Junkie]

Thanks for the comments guys. This is a pure fun build.

 

[Chris S]

Just wing it man !! we all do ! ;D The pit is looking great Scott ... Great Scott ?? sounds like a line from a film ..lol , Seriously tho ,nice work . The IP looks excellent !

Chris.

 

[Quaralane]

Happy accidents are the best kind

 

[JohnSimmons]

NICE real nice

 

[Klaus not Santa]

Simply amazing!

 

[jorgeg15]

Kit is looking awesome Scott! I'm really going to have to follow your guide and buy this kit.

Hey just throwing this out there, I work on Apaches everyday.. So if you need a specific reference pic let me know I'll snap one at work and post it up! Anything to help.

 

[Junkie]

Thanks for following along guys - I appreciate the offers of help and will certainly take you up on it if needed.

Feel free to point things out as well as you see them...

I did actually use Tamiya Olive Drab not Olive Green as picked up and shown.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DheFKxWRADc

 

[Papermodder]

Hi Scott. I think it looks fine.
In reality the shades of a colour varies from aircraft to aircraft and unit to unit.

Jim