Revell 1/72 Eurocopter Tiger HAP

[stillp]

Here's my entry in the helicopter GB:
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Not a bad kit - no real fit issues, but quite a few sink marks needed filling. One or two mistakes in the instructions, but easy enough to sort out. Decal callouts were a bit vague, and there weren't enough of some repeated decals to comply with the callout, so some of the decal numbering must be wrong. Getting the colour-coding to wrap around the rotor blades was a struggle, so I cut a couple of them.
Paint is Ammo Mig, freehand. Paints are now in the bin.

Now, what to build next? I fancy something in a larger scale - maybe some armour - few decals, and no canopy masking!

Pete

[papa 695]

Very nice work indeed Pete

[stillp]

Thanks Ian!

Pete

[Thorbrand]

That's a great build. I have the same kit but with German markings and optics on the front instead of the 30m cannon

[stillp]

Thanks Alex. I thought the French version would be a little more unusual, plus I used to work for a French company for 25 years. How did you find the kit?

Pete

[Thorbrand]

Thanks Alex. I thought the French version would be a little more unusual, plus I used to work for a French company for 25 years. How did you find the kit?

Pete

I liked it and thought it was fun to build. It was also my first helicopter build. Here it is below:

[Fernando N]

Very nice result Pete.:thumb2:
Good luck with the next project.

[stillp]

Thanks Fernando! It's over here "http://www.scale-models.co.uk/thread...ss-m4a3.30773/"

Pete

[yak face]

Lovely job pete , great paint job , you say the ammo paints are in the bin ? I take it youre not impressed, what was the problem ? Cheers tony

[flyjoe180]

Great finish Pete, it looks very convincing. Love the camouflage work.

[stillp]

Lovely job pete , great paint job , you say the ammo paints are in the bin ? I take it youre not impressed, what was the problem ? Cheers tony

Hi Tony, the green (from a NATO set) went on very blotchy and rough. First time I thinned it with Vallejo thinner and it didn't dry, still tacky after 3 - 4 days, so I cleaned it off with IPA and tried again thinned with watere, which was a bit better but although dry it didn't feel hard. The brown just wouldn't flow well whatever I tried, so is a bit uneven. The black was OK except for a lot of tip drying, understandable in the weather we've had. I resprayed the main rotor with Vallejo, which was fine. Spoke to a chap in the LMS who had the same problems with Ammo.

[Steve Jones]

The guys have said it all Peter. Terrific work mate. One to be proud of:thumb2:

[Steve O]

Wow Pete this is a cracker, what a superb paint job.

Steve.

[stillp]

Thanks Steve, it's amazing how much better it looks with the matt coat on! It looked really patchy before, but the Galeria matt worked its usual magic. I wonder how good the Galeria gloss is?

Pete