jonbryon Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 Hello all, Here is my latest completion: Hasegawa's 1/48 AH-64D Longbow Apache. Additions are a Master gun/pitots/tail aerial and decals cobbled together from ArmyCast, the kit and an Airfix BAe Hawk. Paint is Hataka laquer. I've very unhappy with my effort on the canopy sealant and there are a few other issues which became apparent after I looked at the photos, but overall I'm pretty happy with the final product. The aircraft modelled is from http://www.b-domke.de/AviationImages/Apache.html#AH-64D_US. Thanks for looking and comments welcome. A build article and more photos can be seen at https://jonbryon.com/hasegawa-1-48-boeing-ah-64d-longbow-apache/. Cheers Jon Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RKic Posted August 21, 2019 Share Posted August 21, 2019 Nice job. How do you do the white gaskets around the glass? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DanW Posted August 21, 2019 Share Posted August 21, 2019 Very nice! One of the best 1/48 Apaches I have seen so far. How was the fit? I heard there are some problems with the nose area which stops me for taking a shot on my two Hasegawa Guardians I have in my stash. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jonbryon Posted August 21, 2019 Author Share Posted August 21, 2019 Thanks guys. 5 hours ago, RKic said: How do you do the white gaskets around the glass? This is actually my biggest disappointment with the finished kit, because they are poorly painted. I made my own masks using sheets of Tamiya masking material and a Silhouette cutter, but the shapes were not accurate enough. I'm making another one of these kits at the moment as an Israeli AH-64D-I, and for that one I will use Bare Metal Foil to mask the cockpit glass and then Tamiya tape to mask the sealant. Hasegawa mould the edge of the sealant with a decent recessed line which I think will enable to the masking to be cut accurately by hand. 1 hour ago, DanW said: I heard there are some problems with the nose area which stops me for taking a shot on my two Hasegawa Guardians I have in my stash. I did not have any significant fit problems. The nose, as I recall, was pretty good. It depends what your threshold is for what constitutes a problem seam. I always fill and sand all seams regardless of fit, so my tolerance may be less than yours. I used Archer Fine Transfer resin rivets to replace all the rivets I sanded away. Cheers Jon Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ChernayaAkula Posted August 26, 2019 Share Posted August 26, 2019 Lovely job! 😍 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jabow Posted August 30, 2019 Share Posted August 30, 2019 Whoa!! Excellent build!! Kudos all around! Bo Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Helo-Engineer Posted November 26, 2019 Share Posted November 26, 2019 Looks excellent! I would suggest trying to heat the blades a little to get a tiny bit of droop into them. The don't flex much on the Apache, but there is some. Weathering and paint looks incredibly accurate. I wouldn't be too hard on yourself about the window sealant. It is usually a giant mess depending on which PVT did the work last. Typically it is a little darker sealant color, but I have seen everything from nearly white to completely black. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jonbryon Posted November 29, 2019 Author Share Posted November 29, 2019 On 11/26/2019 at 4:45 PM, Helo-Engineer said: Looks excellent! I would suggest trying to heat the blades a little to get a tiny bit of droop into them. The don't flex much on the Apache, but there is some. Weathering and paint looks incredibly accurate. I wouldn't be too hard on yourself about the window sealant. It is usually a giant mess depending on which PVT did the work last. Typically it is a little darker sealant color, but I have seen everything from nearly white to completely black. Thanks. The blades are moulded with an upward bent, and I am definitely not happy with them. Sadly I do not have the courage to try heating and bending... Cheers Jon Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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