Flightpath Apache Update set

Cobrahistorian,
Two plastic card bays built into the starboard fuselage after removing the doors. In the fwd. bay, a shelf runs the length of the bay and there is a row of electronic boxes on the top and bottom. Wiring and the pull-out handles added to scratchbuilt boxes and in they went. In the rear bay, more boxes in the forward portion of the bay and the large pipes and vents scratchbuilt for the rear. New doors from card and latches from scrap brass 'sprue'. The rear door needs its three circular vent openings drilled out, backed with wire mesh grilles and pipe ducting added. A panel sticks out at 90 degrees on the inside face of that rear door - check your references - and that's it! Only takes a few minutes to type, but these bays took a good couple of weeks to detail. Good pictures essential for this task. Hope this helps. Any other questions, just let me know. Cheers

Colin,

Very nice Apache! I've done a little research and I think I'm going to go with it. I've already scratchbuilt all of the cable cutters, etc on a previous kit, so it'll be interesting having photoetch to do it with this time. I'm writing an article right now that I hope to get published in FSM on accurizing the Revell kit. Just out of curiosity, how did you go about doing the avionics bay interiors?

Thanks!

Used this set for a 64A - to be looked on as a mainly exterior update. Plenty of wire cutters, aerial blades and plinths, a stunning 'disco' light, screen wipers, rocket pod endplates, main gear step/wire cutter, exhaust surrounds and main rotor root plates. Internally, there are two sets of seatbelts (look a little narrow to my mind), sill plates and a couple of little instrument panel additions. To make a realistic 64A, much scratchbuilding will have to be done on the highly visible interior. However, I do recommend the Flightpath set. The only item I chose to replace in it was the 'flat' cable deflector for the gun. The part does follow the lines of the original, but it is such a strong piece of kit that it really does need replaced with round section plastic rod. The is a picture or two of my completed model at www.aberdeenmodeller.plus.com (go to Gallery) although no real closeups.
Hope this helps.