Bell AH-1 Super Cobra

Michael Hickey Time to start working again on the tanker, hopefully it won't take too long to get her finished. Then I'll move onto the bird & figures.

Bryn Crandell Watching this one.

Michael Hickey Yes well, there we have a slight problem. This morning I opened the box to continue work on the cab and all the clear parts are missing. I remember the last thing I did with them was dip them in Future and left them in a Chinese container to dry so no dust would settle on them. When I went to that container the parts weren't there. So I will need to find them before I can continue on with this project, but I'm determined to make it happen.

Michael Hickey Well now that I've resolved the missing clear parts I'm ready to get stuck into this project, so lets go.

Konrad Limmer Count me in here! Looks like a big project

Holger Kranich So you are good to go with this project! I am definately in!

Michael Hickey Yes Holly, just need a couple of days to finish my F-4B, then this project will get my 100% attention. Welcome aboard Konrad.

Gary Hi Don!! Been doing OK. Lately I've been hanging out on a different forum. My stuff gets ignored or lost on this site. Gary modelersalliance.com/forum/recent

Donald Medley Well Hello Gary, this is the old man Don, missed you. Bought me a 68 Beatle and have tried to turn it into the parts-truck we had on my first Job when I got out of the Service. Worked at Mikes Texaco in Milan, Ill. Don't know where they got the Damn thing. Drove it a couple times, was fun. The roof of it was only half, had the back of it open to put parts in when we had to go after parts. Remember it being blue, hardly no chrome on it. So I've had to scratch-build a lot of it. Received a little inheritance money and have started building up my stash of modeling supplies which I lost through the Divorce. Got me a new compressor and air-brush. along with some new paints. Starting to build up my supply of kits again. Starting to get a little of my confidence back.

Donald Medley Gary, saw a pic. of a Mechanical Mule once in Tet that had a large recoilless gun on the rear of it. Do you know what Caliber it was and do you know where a person can pick up a Model of the Rile? Or does anyone know, please help. Don

Donald Medley Sorry Gary, that was a picture of the Mule in Hue, not tet.

Gary Hi Don, Good to hear from you. I believe that the caliber of the recoilless gun was 90mm. Glad you are getting back into modeling. Is your Beetle a model or real? Gary

Donald Medley It's a model. It was what was at the station where I worked when I got of the service

Donald Medley Gary, I've had to cut the roof and modify the rear seat area.

Gary Bringing back the memories. I'm also about complete a UH-1H that I flew in as a part time door gunner and the crew chief was killed in Cambodia. It's on the modelers Alliance site. Come on over for a visit and join. I just finished an OH-13S too. It's on this site too, but has since been buried. Gary

Scott Dutton What nationality is this bird serving in, the colours could almost be Aussie, a nice what if for when we looked at this but got the Tiger instead

Glenn . The Tiger is crap! And might get replaced with the Viper yet! (The chopper we should have brought in the first place!) Yes i said this before about the colors of the Turkish aircraft looking just like Aussie ADF aircraft too!

Ekki The colours look a bit Aussie, don't they. But it's Turkey indeed.
However, it'll be some time before I actually start. It's still in the ideas, getting all the information, and planning stage,

Scott Dutton Cool, reckon they are same colours just different style, this is more rounded. Look forward to end result. Tiger replacement has been announced now , time frame not the airframe type.

Arash Zakeri Woooow

Marko Thanks Michael. Cheers.

JOHN THOMAS Nice work

Michael Phillips Thanks Ulf, Marko, and John! I appreciate you taking the time to look at my pics and for the compliments.

Christian Ristits Wow, this is really awesome, love the open canopy and never have seen this before!

Michael Phillips Thanks Christian! I appreciate the kind words. So what is up next for you?

Christian Ristits Hello Michael, I started a new job last week, and it is a management-position...so, sadly, there will be really less time for modelling in the next months. But nevertheless, I have an A-6 TRAM Intruder, a F-80C and a F-104 with many goodies in my pipeline. I also ordered the almost complet assortment of extreme metal colours from AK...so I think I will start with my F-80 in natural metal finish very soon

Michael Phillips Congrats on your new job Christian! I Look forward to seeing your next project, when you get the time to get back to the workbench!

Christian Ristits Thank you Michael!

Scott Dutton Do as Aussie, was in the race for Air87 that eventually got Tiger. Nice what if

Ekki Neat work.

Ulf Petersen Cool Cobra, Baran!

baran ismen Thanks!

Bart Goesaert interested, preview looks nice

scalemates Great Cobra!

Bart Goesaert great model, too bad of the little silvering of the decals, but still very nice... maybe this can help : ipmsstockholm.org/magazine/2..tuff_eng_benshahar_bf110.htm

Emre Tüzün Thanks Bart. Great article. Your guidance is much appreciated. Best.. Emre

Gary Nice Cobra!! Glad to see you got the correct spin direction of the main rotor. The kit I built was in the wrong direction. Gary

Emre Tüzün Thanks. Mine was wrong too. The molding of this specific kit is so. I had to cut the blades and reglue them accordingly.

Emre Tüzün Finally finished!!
Proper pics will follow in the weekend just like any other time...

Ekki Excellent work. How was the kit?

soheil moghisi Really nice.

KollHBM Thank you for the compliments. The kit is quite good (typical Italeri of the 80's). The legs are of my kit were quite tricky because they are slightly assymetric.

soheil moghisi Really nice.

James C Nice looking Cobra mate. Looks awesome!

Roberto Rocat It's nice to see a well done Cobra

Clifford Keesler Looks awesome.

Evan Dwyer Thanks to all! I appreciate the compliments.

Hunter Cummins Bbbbbbbbrrrrrraaaaannnnndddddooooonnnn

Bart Goesaert very nice model... it shows that with a little ingenuity a superb model doesn't need a lot of aftermarket, only some good thinking...

Ulf Petersen Absolutely beautiful - and a phatastic finish!

Przemek Przybulewski Very very nice model. I really like it.

Bill Spargo Lovely build, it looks real.

Thomas U. Really good.

Mohammad Adl Thanks again for all the kind comments. Thanks Bart

Kerber Outstanding work! I like it!

Mohammad Adl Thanks kerber!

Sgt Marine nice, great job

Holger Kranich Fkn Sht!!!
That is looking formidable! Brilliant! I´ll follow this build, Klaus!
What have you used for masking the canopy? Looks interesting to me!

Jonns Pfeiffenberger wowowow! I love this! Hurry up, bring us new pictures!

Christian Ristits Wow, good Job, looking for the next progress...

Klaus Pagano Thanks everyone!
The project is currently on hold because of the canopy. What you see in these pictures is my attempt at fixing the inaccurate canopy that comes with the kit. Many moons have passed since then. Right now the canopy is on it's way to an aftermarket manufacturer that will try to produce vacuform copies.
I must say that your interest somehow stimulated me to get back on it.
Thanks again and have a great day.

Holger Kranich Klaus, you need to finish this beauty! You invested so much time, blood, sweat and tears, it would be a pitty not to get back on it! Your Whiskeys are already great!

Klaus Pagano Danke für die schönen Wörter Holger. Ich muss noch einige Flugzeuge fertig bauen und dann könnte ich mich wieder diesen Hubschraubern widmen.

Holger Kranich Das Klaus, würde mich doch sehr freuen!
Es wäre einfach schade um die bisher investierte und so wohl gelungene Arbeit!

Clifford Keesler Excellent!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Mohammad Adl very well done

Shahriar Khalvati kheyli ghashange!

Vorya hidaryan

Es-haq Khosravi Well done!

Clifford Keesler Nice job.

Luc B awesome it is!

Holger Kranich Absolute marvelous!

Luc B awesome indeed

Keith Goodman It would be impossible to decide which is my favorite Cobra, but the SeaCobra would have to be top 3 at least.
Full buildup here:
Bell AH-1T Sea Cobra | KG Wings

Vorya hidaryan feker konam jenab tavasoli in kito dare!

babak chalangi nemifroshe

Luc B very nice boxart!

Luc B Very nice camo scheme

Holger Kranich Thats really a cool one!!!

Luc B congrats. Excellent Whiskey Cobra

Patrick Najmulski I meant to add, how did you handle the crosstubes? Did you replace the faired tubes with round ones, or simply sand down the kit parts?

Frank Krause Nice one, Babak! A beauty!

babak chalangi very old but thanks frank

Christian Lehmann I agree frank

Holger Kranich Yes, very fine Babak!!! Absolutely incredible! Congrats!

babak chalangi thanks holger and christian
btw i'm very poor in taking picture of my models any one can tell me some tips about it ?

Stefan Woll Hi Frank,

the built was OK. Academy had done a good job. It´s an older kit with new parts for the NTS Update, but the kit is really OK.

I only found one wrongt hing => the skid. The Cobra has roundfixing points and Academy build oval fixing points of the skid. I didn´t found more.
Then you shell use the interieur set for the cockpit because without this set, the cockpit seems a little bit naked and of yourse a lot of copper for the different wires.

If you want to build the same cobra (HML/A 167 "Warriors", MCAS New River, 2002) first put the big Snake Decal on the body and then the skid. Otherwise you have to cut the decal.

I think that´s all for the moment. If you need some pictures, you can naturally contact me.

Kind regards, Stefan

Holger Kranich Ah Du hast ihn!

Frank Krause Schnappi, Schnappi! Für 20...

Holger Kranich Ach wie geil!

Tim Vereecke cool project! Looking forward to see the progress... what can I do to move it back to your "bench"?

Klaus Pagano You need to do nothing: I'm about to move it back to the bench in the next weeks!

Tim Vereecke hehe ... are you going to use the kit decals?

Klaus Pagano Thanks for asking, Tim.
No, I won't. The one with the turned exhausts will be two tone gray, while the other will have a digital camouflage. Thus the kit decals wouldn't be appropriate.

Tim Vereecke a pity that they don't sell the 3 figurines separately, love the one who is sitting but the second one is a bit too "normal"

Klaus Pagano Yeah! and besides it's a girl!

Tim Vereecke hehe I agree, not that I'm against girls but it is easier to paint a man vs a women.

Klaus Pagano Well I guess you could.
The problem would be doing the rest, like the four bladed main rotor, dog house cowling, etc

Floyd Werner The housing is exactly the same on the AH-1W, Ah-1Z and the UH-1Y. So yes you could but like Klaus pointed out there is a whole lot more to do.

Tim Vereecke The four bladed rotor can be borrowed from the Italeri AH-1Z? Extending the cabin remains "scratch"

Klaus Pagano What do you mean by "borrowed"?
I mean Werner's exhaust's are 1/35 while Italeri's "zulu" is 1/48.

Klaus Pagano Just ordered one ...