utley Posted August 3, 2023 Share Posted August 3, 2023 First time Ive ever opened a Takom kit, absolutely blown away by how nice this model is, but the instructions are very sadly lacking where it comes to painting things...and I mean anything. I can guess as to what colors certain things will be, but some of the finer details Ive never even seen before -even in pictures...such as the swash plates, mechanical linkage, mast head, etc...stuff normally hidden that look like they are visible in this model. Id love it if someone could point me in the right direction for references -paint or otherwise because Im utterly clueless to Apache structural stuff! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
utley Posted August 3, 2023 Author Share Posted August 3, 2023 (edited) and Im not sure these are accurate, but I am assuming they are close...even though it is painted something inappropriate, it shows me at least what parts are painted fuselage colors. Edited August 17, 2023 by utley Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dave Williams Posted August 4, 2023 Share Posted August 4, 2023 Pictures not visible. How are you putting them in the post? You can’t attach files to your posts directly. The pictures have to be hosted somewhere on the web, and you post a link to the file in your post. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
utley Posted August 4, 2023 Author Share Posted August 4, 2023 you have to click on them and theyll download Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dave Williams Posted August 4, 2023 Share Posted August 4, 2023 No they won’t. Clicking on them gives this error Sorry, there is a problem This attachment is not available. It may have been removed or the person who shared it may not have permission to share it to this location. Error code: 2C171/1 Where are the pictures hosted? The file names shown Screen-xxxxxxx.bmp, without any pathway, imply the the files are on your computer, which means only you can download/see them. The file has to be on an external website like Photobucket, Imgur, Imageshack, etc. Plus the file has to allow others to access. The paper clip at the bottom of the posting box that says “Drag files here to attach, or choose file…” does not work. Attachment uploads are actually disabled for this forum. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
utley Posted August 4, 2023 Author Share Posted August 4, 2023 (edited) that explains it, Im able to click and get them. Ill repost some screens on that post then. Edited August 4, 2023 by utley Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gb_madcat_sl Posted August 6, 2023 Share Posted August 6, 2023 Maybe you could consider using the paint reference from another kit like the 1/48 Hasegawa AH-64D? https://www.scalemates.com/products/img/4/4/2/109442-34-instructions.pdf Mark Quote Link to post Share on other sites
utley Posted August 6, 2023 Author Share Posted August 6, 2023 Ive never built a hasegawa kit before, and looking at this Im glad I havent...those instructions are all over the place! Im trying to make sense of the painting of the rotor hub and the mast and the only color I can make out is black for the blades. Really having a hard time figuring out what A is...Ill research it for a while and see if I can make sense of it. Thanks! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dave Williams Posted August 6, 2023 Share Posted August 6, 2023 To be honest, you’re far better off looking at a walk around and seeing the colors yourself, because no model instructions are going to show all of the different shades and colors. Any decent walkaround is going to show the rotor hubs. Here’s one, but many more are easily found on the web. https://www.largescaleplanes.com/walkaround/wk.php?wid=184 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
utley Posted August 6, 2023 Author Share Posted August 6, 2023 45 minutes ago, Dave Williams said: To be honest, you’re far better off looking at a walk around and seeing the colors yourself, because no model instructions are going to show all of the different shades and colors. Any decent walkaround is going to show the rotor hubs. Here’s one, but many more are easily found on the web. https://www.largescaleplanes.com/walkaround/wk.php?wid=184 Im a bit colorblind, I cant tell what color most of those hubs are. I want to say steel, but the shade looks very much like the olive drab color of the main paint job to me. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Helo-Engineer Posted September 6, 2023 Share Posted September 6, 2023 Depends on which version you are trying to replicate. I know all the US Apaches are just the same Helo-drab color as the rest of the airframe. I believe Israel may paint them tan. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
utley Posted September 6, 2023 Author Share Posted September 6, 2023 Im thinking they arent painted at all and they are just high speed steel tempered in oil. Its the same color you would see drill bits quenched in the same way from what I can tell....but thats just me. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Helo-Engineer Posted September 6, 2023 Share Posted September 6, 2023 7 minutes ago, utley said: Im thinking they arent painted at all and they are just high speed steel tempered in oil. Its the same color you would see drill bits quenched in the same way from what I can tell....but thats just me. They are definitely painted. Those components are all alloy of some type, aluminum mostly. Steel would be far too heavy. Here's a good close up image. The dark parts are all painted the same Helo-drab color as the airframe. The mast is stainless or CRES. All the bare metal parts are titanium I believe. Rotor blades are flat black. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
utley Posted September 6, 2023 Author Share Posted September 6, 2023 Ok, good to know. I painted mine airframe aluminum out of chance so I can put some chipping fluid later on if I found out something definitive and paint it whatever, put some chipping effects down, etc. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
paulsbrown Posted September 12, 2023 Share Posted September 12, 2023 On 8/4/2023 at 12:04 AM, utley said: even though it is painted something inappropriate Got another photo or two of that Marine scheme Apache? Looks pretty good. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
utley Posted September 12, 2023 Author Share Posted September 12, 2023 (edited) its my design and its exclusively for DCS..and no, I dont think Im going to try this at home on my Apache as much as Id like to.... Edited September 12, 2023 by utley Quote Link to post Share on other sites
paulsbrown Posted September 12, 2023 Share Posted September 12, 2023 48 minutes ago, utley said: its my design and its exclusively for DCS..and no, I dont think Im going to try this at home on my Apache as much as Id like to.... It's fantastic. Go on....! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
utley Posted September 12, 2023 Author Share Posted September 12, 2023 If I did, Id have to have custom decals made for it, and Im still very much a novice when it comes to painting camo. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jbryan911 Posted September 13, 2023 Share Posted September 13, 2023 (edited) Here's an example from a few years ago. https://jbryan.smugmug.com/Airplanes/Helicopters/AH64/ Edited September 13, 2023 by jbryan911 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
utley Posted September 13, 2023 Author Share Posted September 13, 2023 (edited) 3 hours ago, jbryan911 said: Here's an example from a few years ago. Im glad you posted that, it shows me a piece on the landing gear I had a question how its positioned. These instructions = blech. Edited September 13, 2023 by utley Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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