Brian Barcelos

You could fit a third exhaust nozzle between the two on the Trumpy kit!

Not sure why everyone is complaining about this kits inaccuracies , you all do realize this is a TRUMPETER kit right?

Not sure which are which, I'm trying to have live ones on my kit but the instructions only show inert. Anybody can help? Thanks Brian

Thanks yvesff, Also would it be possible to take the Revell F-15E and leave of the conformal fuel tanks, get an aftermarket C pit and maybe the canopy from say the old Revelogram kit?

I'm sure this has been asked a thousand times, who makes the best 1/48 F-15C. Is there anywhere showing a comparison of all of them. I'm very interested in the Academy one because of the price. Hasegawa is a bit pricey but if it's that much better I would probably sacrifice for it. Thanks ahead of time for any input. Brian

Appreciate all the comments and suggestions, I will surely be applying some new techniques on the next one. Whiskey, it's actually a decal. Thanks for the info about it. I actually scratch built a chaff/flare disp. but didn't use it because of that on ref. pic I had.

Xavi, thanks for the tip, I'll try it out next time. Whiskey, no idea what panel your talking about?

Sorry about the letter mix up. When I get excited I'm know to juggle the alphabet. Whiskey, I chopped off the disco light because it doesn't show it on my ref. pics of this particular helo. Whats the best way of bringing out the raised panels, I tried a wash like you would do on recessed lines and it didn't work to well. Thanks for all the comments. AH-1F pic Not my image bye the way, found on airliners.net

I'm posting this up in the hopes of being critiqued so as I can improve. Don't be shy and tell me what you feel. Trust me you won't hurt my feelings. This is the first model I've built in maybe 5 years or so. Wished I had a macro lens for things like this, can't really show as much detail as I'd like. I did a terrible job on the masking but have a better idea on my next project. I added the light on the skid from scratch and the support on the wire cutters although they may be too thick? Also drilled into the TOW launchers to give more depth and added a few wires, not completely accurate but

When I left Ft. Irwin in 2006 we still had a few that would fly in the OPFOR roll with hind vismods applied, not sure how many were their but I know I've seen at least three at the same time, don't know if their were more and I'm not sure if they are still flying to this day. You can see a few images of them on airliners.net if you search UH-1 at Barstow/Dagget under country/airport. Brian

Thanks Floyd, waiting too long for a response ;) (just kidding) I worked out what was wrong with my air compresser and actually just finished applying the final coat. I'm going to pick up a few cans of Tamiya Deck Tan just in case this happens again so I don't get anymore anxiety attacks. I tried the hardware store and tried a few colors and wasn't happy with any but they worked as a decent primer though. appreciate your input. Now on to the clear coat and decals, my favorite, NOT!! Brian

Would their be an acceptable color for the dessert paint in a rattle can for the AH-1F? I have an airbrush but my compressor no longer works and it won't be for a while until I get a new one. Thanks Brian

Quick question, does the JGSDF boxing come with decals for a U.S. version also? I can't find any AM decals for the Longbow, The ones Two Bobs has are sold out.

Thanks for all the replies, I come on the site quite often and am amazed at some of the stuff you guys do with plastic.

O.K., I just posted for help on an Apache but I also just scored a 1/48 Revel AH-1F on Ebay and wanted to know if there is any thing in the aftermarket world to improve on this kit. Sorry if I'm coming out with too many questions at once. I would like to make this an ODS version if possible. Not sure whats out there as far as decals. Thanks in advance for any help.