Rob Mignard Posted April 8, 2022 Share Posted April 8, 2022 Just received the new 1/48 Special Hobby Cobra. It looks very nice. If you have either the 1/72 or 1/32 (or both) Special Hobby kits; this one will be very familiar. The parts layout and details are essentially the same for all three kits. This kit is all plastic; no photo etch. Like the other kits, you get both the pusher and tractor tail rotor configurations. The main rotor is one piece. There is a very nice mix of ordnance; 4 XM-200 19 shot pods (so you can do an Army ARA bird), two XM-157 and two XM-158 9 shot pods, two minigun pods, and the M-35 Vulcan system (the complete system with the gun, ammo cans, ammo chutes, and pylons). You get two complete canopies plus an additional gunners panel. The only differences I can see is in the gunners panel; there are three variations of curvature on the aft bottom of the panel. The sprues are marked "1/48 AH-1G/Q Cobra. Two Spanish and two Israeli schemes are provided. The only nit I can see is that the rivets on the tailboom appear a little overdone. We finally have an accurate 1/48 AH-1G! Recommended. Mig Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Floyd S. Werner, Jr. Posted April 9, 2022 Share Posted April 9, 2022 Still waiting on mine Floyd Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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