David W Posted August 8, 2010 Share Posted August 8, 2010 This is the Hasegawa kit with Aires pit & the HIDAS lumps and bumps stolen from the Revell kit, the extra bits that are not provided are scratch built. Decals are a mix from both kits & although the Hasegawa ones were quite thick, they responded really well to Micro Sol & Set & just melted onto the model. Painted with Xtracolor X153 US Army Helo Drab mixed with some X816 British Army Khaki Drab to lighten her up slightly in some areas. Weathered using Pro Modeller Mud Brown weathering wash, not sure if ZJ228 has ever been to Afghanistan so didn't go too overboard with the dusty look. Masking the canopy severance devices on the transparencies was a pain due to the rubbish Eduard Express paint masks that decided to lift whilst I was doing the priming so I ended up buying the newer Kabuki tape masks which worked a lot better, not a fun job though! The crashworthy fuel tanks were a bit of an after though to fill the pylons until I can get my hands on some CVR7 rocket pods, they were just thrown together from two Revell Blackhawk Ferry tanks cut to size. I doubt they are accurate but they will do for now & give it a bit of a different look. Oh & the aerial on the tail was fitted with a bristle from my Mk.I house brush so that when I accidently catch it, it just springs back into place. David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaoslord Posted August 8, 2010 Share Posted August 8, 2010 looks absolutely beautiful. inspiring work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David W Posted August 8, 2010 Author Share Posted August 8, 2010 A few more the true colour shows up better without the black paper.... David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonymousDFB1 Posted August 8, 2010 Share Posted August 8, 2010 (edited) Wonderful Edited August 8, 2010 by Mish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David W Posted August 9, 2010 Author Share Posted August 9, 2010 Thanks Chaoslord, Mish David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlstavros Posted August 9, 2010 Share Posted August 9, 2010 Very tidy, and nice weathering. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChancerUK Posted August 9, 2010 Share Posted August 9, 2010 Lovely job, the safety tag and helmet detailing realy adds some character. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OzH Posted August 9, 2010 Share Posted August 9, 2010 Looks lovely, colour looks spot on as well. Great stuff... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrcooljules Posted August 9, 2010 Share Posted August 9, 2010 looks good, whats the kit like generally? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David W Posted August 9, 2010 Author Share Posted August 9, 2010 Thanks folks! looks good, whats the kit like generally? mrcooljules, the kit is excellent really, a lot of parts but detail & fit is great. Some of the smaller parts are a little on the chunky side, like grab handles etc but can easily be replaced with wire. David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skii Posted August 9, 2010 Share Posted August 9, 2010 Fabulous Apache, David, very very inspiring Sir. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David W Posted August 9, 2010 Author Share Posted August 9, 2010 Thanks John, very kind of you to say so. David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goon Posted August 10, 2010 Share Posted August 10, 2010 Very nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timbo33 Posted August 11, 2010 Share Posted August 11, 2010 (edited) Whirlycopters not my thing but I appreciate the artistry.... very nice job Ooh just noticed the Pilot's helmet on the map!!! nice touch!!! Edited August 11, 2010 by timbo33 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davec_24 Posted August 11, 2010 Share Posted August 11, 2010 That's very nice indeed! Lovely finish and weathering, too. You're right that the non-black background shows the colour off better (which looks just right by the way). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gary1701 Posted August 11, 2010 Share Posted August 11, 2010 Dave, Very nice stuff, looking over that it looks pretty much spot on. I like the RCEFS, and for a 'cut and paste' job they look very good. I haven't photographed '228 since early 2006, but it was with 9 Regiment just prior to their first Apache Afghan deployment so would imagine it's likely to have been out. Gary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RussTnailZ Posted August 11, 2010 Share Posted August 11, 2010 Wow fantastic finish using parts from 2 kits has gave you a brilliant model great job on the paint paint too Russ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David W Posted August 12, 2010 Author Share Posted August 12, 2010 Thank you gentlemen. Very nice stuff, looking over that it looks pretty much spot on. I like the RCEFS, and for a 'cut and paste' job they look very good. I haven't photographed '228 since early 2006, but it was with 9 Regiment just prior to their first Apache Afghan deployment so would imagine it's likely to have been out. Thanks for the info Gary. Not been able to find many pictures of zj228 at all, only 3 on airliners.net, one of them yours & a couple on Uk Apache Resource centre. Do you know anything about the big letter K carried on the underside of a Herrick Apache I have seen somewhere? David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muller Posted August 13, 2010 Share Posted August 13, 2010 Beautiful rendition of the beast! The helmet and map(?) adds a nice touch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gary1701 Posted August 13, 2010 Share Posted August 13, 2010 (edited) Thank you gentlemen. Thanks for the info Gary. Not been able to find many pictures of zj228 at all, only 3 on airliners.net, one of them yours & a couple on Uk Apache Resource centre. Do you know anything about the big letter K carried on the underside of a Herrick Apache I have seen somewhere? David Hi again David, ZJ224 carries the code 'K' on the underside. I'm led to believe it was one of the two Apache's that landed at Jugroom Fort with the guys strapped to the side in January 2007. I cannot be certain, but my reasoning is on the thread below (post 31). The links are still active, including my shot of '224 in the hangar at Wattisham the very afternoon it was trucked back in from Herrick duties. I notice on airliners that some guys caught it on Sailsbury Plain only last month, still with the code on the underside. It now has MTADS, so has been through the upgrade programme. http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.p...zj224&st=20 Overhead Wattisham last year. Gary Edited August 13, 2010 by gary1701 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David W Posted August 18, 2010 Author Share Posted August 18, 2010 Cheers Muller! Gary, once again thanks, very interesting info & great pictures. Strange that only one Apache carries this marking when several were involved in that operation. David. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gary1701 Posted August 20, 2010 Share Posted August 20, 2010 Hi again David, It's standard practise for deployed AAC Apaches to carry a code under the fuselage. I've been told the Dutch aircraft are also marked in a similar manner, although I've never seen a image to confirm it. Around the same time that '224 came back, '166 was showing 'I'. I have seen pics of 'B', 'A' and 'H' as well, serials unknown. I haven't seen a lot this year yet to pick up on any others. Gary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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