Billabob Posted August 18, 2017 Share Posted August 18, 2017 I am looking to build an AH-1T that I had worked on at VX-5 in China Lake a long time ago in something other than 1/72. I found some on ebay by MRC. Does anyone know the quality of these kits? How easy would it be to convet the nose to one without the camera(?) above the gun? We didn't have that yet in 1979/80. Alan Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tank Posted August 19, 2017 Share Posted August 19, 2017 Italeri makes 1/48 T version but with a camera nose. https://www.scalemates.com/kits/114444-italeri-835-u-s-marines-attack-helicopter-ah-1t-sea-cobra The MRC kits are decent kits. It would be easy to cut off the nose but to make one a little bit harder. I don't think anyone makes a J nose. HTH Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Whiskey Posted August 19, 2017 Share Posted August 19, 2017 For 1/48 you would have to purchase both a T and a J by Italeri and Fujimi, respectively, in order to build an early pre-TOW T. The Fujimi AH-1J can still be found around eBay but like the T it won't be cheap for an older kit. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
doupnik Posted August 19, 2017 Share Posted August 19, 2017 Alan, I built the Italeri 1/48 AH-1T some time ago and used a copy of the Fujimi AH-1J nose to make a slick T. The Fujimi nose is a little too shark nosed to my eye, but I could be wrong. I just saw both kits at a swap meet a month or so ago, so they are around. mason Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Billabob Posted August 19, 2017 Author Share Posted August 19, 2017 Thanks for the replies guys. It looks like the T an J is the way I'll have to go. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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