minitnkr AH64 Apache ROCO 1/87

[Mini Me]

Not good.........minor setback though. While working in the Aviation industry we had a saying.......Anything you can F*ck up, you can Fix up!!.....all in a days work Paul, and you were wise to take a break from it.......have the dog and missus come out of hiding yet?

[minitnkr]

See Red Ball.

[Wookie2486]

Martyn, did any of your Apaches have the supplemental armor mounted in the cockpit to protect the pilot & gunslinger? The model supplied the plates, but they really obscured the crews' vision so I left them off.

Paul they did and if I remember correctly they could be moved forwards and backwards, if my memory serves me well enough they were always in the rear position.

I take it you are modelling the US versions because they flew the Delta variant with Alphas so it cut down on the longbow radar on top of the rotor head.

Marty

[minitnkr]

Thanks for replying Martyn. Are you saying the Brits used the longbow but the US did not or they used a mix?

[Wookie2486]

All of the British ones had longbow fitted and were D models. Where as the Americans used a mix of A models and D models the D models had the longbow fitted.

So yes the Americans used a mix of models.

Marty

[minitnkr]

Thanks again Marty, it's as I thought. Did it really take a half hour to spool one up?

[Wookie2486]

They were quite quick to get the rotors turning as they don't need ground power.
The uploading of Ammunition could take some time depending on the weapon loads as each station needed testing for any electrical current. When we I was in Afghan the cabs would always be loaded and if they fired anything we would reload straight away for the next shout. On a good day we could get a cab launched in under 10 mins.

Marty

[minitnkr]

Thanks Marty. I had bad info. Couldn't imagine a QRF element taking 30 mins. to get off the ground.

[minitnkr]

I'm calling the pair done, finally. I may do a little weathering before posting to 'Completed'.

[JR]

Looking good Paul, great job with them being that scale .

[minitnkr]

Thank you Dzohn. Getting tougher the older I get.

[JR]

Thank you Dzohn. Getting tougher the older I get.

You must have bionic eyes and fingers Paul !

[Mini Me]

Just another day in the life........BTW, excellent results!! get some dirt on those guys and post em up. Rick :thumb2:

[minitnkr]

Initial idea was a dio of Jugroom Fort rescue, but have given it up as figs & dust too tough.

[Code no 10]

Hi Paul,

Amazing build, especially of that scale. Would a hobby magnifier lamp helps in your case?