AH-1W

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July 31, 2020
took a false start
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July 31, 2020
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July 31, 2020
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July 31, 2020
resin from the engine set and the resin nose that came with the decals
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July 31, 2020
allready cleaned parts
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July 31, 2020
dryfit of the main resin parts
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July 31, 2020
dryfit of the main resin parts
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July 31, 2020
dryfit of the main resin parts
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July 31, 2020
dryfit of the main resin parts
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September 12, 2020
Start of the nosejob, easy part, remove the original part
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September 12, 2020
then dry-fit the replacement, so far so good
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September 12, 2020
but when checking with the glass parts it becomes another story... the angle is completely off. Need to think hoh to cope with this...
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September 12, 2020
al lot of CA to fill the seams. Hope it will work well, because the plastic is terribly soft
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September 12, 2020
al lot of CA to fill the seams. Hope it will work well, because the plastic is terribly soft
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September 12, 2020
and scraped and sanded for the first time (I've removed some details with a knife to avoid damaging them, they will be reglued afterwards), ready to check the result with paint... Fingers crossed
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September 12, 2020
and sanded for the first time, ready to check the result with paint... Fingers crossed
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September 12, 2020
Bottom hull needed a lot of TLC too

Comments

4 31 July 2020, 06:16

Bart Goesaert
just started dryfitting all main components

31 July 2020, 06:21

Pierre-Christian Baudru
Good start !

31 July 2020, 06:29

Bart Goesaert
Thx Pierre-Christian

31 July 2020, 08:59

Bart Goesaert
some progress, glued the main parts and sanded the hull... Need to check the result with paint. To make it more easy I've removed some details to attach them again afterwards. Still a bit in doubt of what to do with the nosepart. Thinking about removing some material to the sides only to make a recess for the canopy...

12 September 2020, 07:42

NorK
ad picture 12: obviously the resin part represents the nose of a later Whiskey with the new NTS implemented from 1994 on. That makes the nose slightly bulkier and required a shortening of the glass cockpit. The left lower edge of the glasspart should fit, but the angle of the canopy glass is more obtuse. You can see that difference looking at different photos in the web.

BTW: I just saw that this all is stated in the details of the decalset provided here at scalemates. Even the required shortening of the cockpit glass. Only the pictures for the painting references seem to depict the earlier nose as in the original kit. As I am on the ah-1 family, I guess I have to get that decal-set & nose too 😉

12 September 2020, 15:30

Bart Goesaert
Thx for that info. Mhh, didn't notice these cutting remarks, but thanks for explaining. Definitely a more recent boxing of this version is needed, along with the AH-1Z...

12 September 2020, 18:23

NorK
The DreamModel Zulu is a great kit! Highly recommended! Purchased two of them and am about to sacrifice one for a kit-bash with the Italeri/Revell/Tamiya to a late Whiskey as the Olimp Resin conversion kit is not available anymore.
But thanks for pointing the nose issue out - I just ordered the (last) decal set with the NTS nose from ArmyCast 😉 - unfortunatelly the interior set is sold out...

12 September 2020, 19:02

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AH-1W Super Cobra

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