thierry laurent 5,637 Posted December 14, 2015 It is a quite nice kit and if I'm right, as it is OOTB it makes a quite good replica of an airframe used at the beginning of the nineties, after Desert Storm. Sooner, they still had the early seats and partly painted windows in the rear doors. Later, they progressively got the new cowling, cut rear doors, new avionics, airbags, M3P, navsat, etc. For an odd reason, I have yet to see one built as a "Prime Chance" operation bird. Similarly I have never seen a kit of the stealth nose variant used in Iraq. Too bad the aftermarket options are so limited! If you are looking for seatbelts, Eduard released a cheap set for the Kangnam Apache. They are not absolutely identical but besides Blackhawk ones, they are the only option as far as I know. Cheers Thierry 1 BradG reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BradG 4,151 Posted December 29, 2015 Ok, back into this one. Some paint on the interior which is pretty much black apart from the seat cushions and the instrument panel. I'll put a dusty wash on it to make it look well used. 4 Vandy 1 VX 4, Lars Befring, MARU5137 and 1 other reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MARU5137 14,518 Posted December 30, 2015 Brad, Looks impressive ... 1 BradG reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BradG 4,151 Posted January 1, 2016 Working on the armament tonight. I'll equip it with two Hellfire missiles and a 2.75 inch rocket pod. 2 Vandy 1 VX 4 and MARU5137 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BradG 4,151 Posted January 2, 2016 Test fitting the interior revealed that it doesn't fit, or more to the point, it prevents the fuselage halves from fitting together. So in frustrating, I started cutting parts off and sanding back the mating surfaces until it fits. Now, I think I'm going to have to sand down the instrument panel as it looks like it will be an issue when fitting the windscreen. 1 MARU5137 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BradG 4,151 Posted January 3, 2016 I have done some more painting and dry brushing on the interior, enough that I could put the fuselage together. The clips look to be in odd positions, but it seemed to bring the two halves together fairly well, so if it's stupid but it works, I guess it's not stupid. Since it has needed a clamp, I'll let the super glue dry overnight to make sure it's well set. 1 MARU5137 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BradG 4,151 Posted January 4, 2016 Lots more gluing and sanding tonight. The skids were a real pain and they still aren't quite right, so that'll need more work. I also need to do a little more work on the mating surfaces for the windscreen, it's just a fraction off, but a little more sanding should cure the problem. 2 mywifehatesmodels and MARU5137 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ClumsyDude 4,113 Posted January 4, 2016 Looking good Brad. Be good to get some paint on this bad boy. Jim 1 BradG reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MARU5137 14,518 Posted January 8, 2016 Brad, Ooh its NOICE !! Cant wait to see when its dressed in its colors ! 1 BradG reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BradG 4,151 Posted January 25, 2016 Cleaning up the joints with some paint and sandpaper. All looks ok. I also slapped some dust pigment on the interior so I'll let that dry overnight along with the future on the inside of the windscreen before cleaning up the excess pigment and gluing the windscreen on. 1 MARU5137 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BradG 4,151 Posted January 27, 2016 Almost nailed the fit, just have a gap to fill at the top, then onto installing the cable cutters. 1 MARU5137 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BradG 4,151 Posted January 27, 2016 More clean up on the joints, weapons plyons and various small parts added. Edging very close to some paint now. 3 Fabio taira, Out2gtcha and MARU5137 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Out2gtcha 32,599 Posted January 27, 2016 I like it! Would seem (no pun intended) to be hard to sand things with all the antenna and cutters on the upper forward fuse though? 1 BradG reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ClumsyDude 4,113 Posted January 27, 2016 Looking good Brad. You've gotta be looking forward to getting some paint down. Jim 1 BradG reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
