Alby's AH-1F Cobra (1/72 Hasegawa kit)

Awesome!

Very impressive, especially for this scale!

Andy

PS

Thanks for good quality photos - really enjoyed them

Great looking builds you have there (including the Kiowa)!

Keep up the great work!

dkmacin wrote:

And don't let him fool you guys, every build of his is top notch. . .even his box stock. (Sorry, had to put that in Albert) Don

Don,

LMAO

Thanks for the kudos and comments everybody, I really appreciate it. I built another Hasegawa Cobra a few years ago and was never really thrilled with it due to being lazy during the build-up and not adding anything. So for this one, out came the sheet styrene and rod, brass rod, wire, and other bits of stuff which was crammed onto/into the model. Thanks again!

Cheers,

Alby

Hi Grandadjohn,

Thank you for the kind word.

Cheers,

Alby

Nice builds there Alby!!

That acrilic helo drab looks great!!   What is the item# for that bottle??

Mark

Unknownpharoah wrote:

Allright.. I have to know the secret to your gauge clusters. In 72nd thats very impressive. What gives?

Unknownpharoah,

That's the instrument panel decal that comes with the kit. I used some slightly thinned enamels for color and drops of Future for gauge lenses. I got the idea from one of the guys over at ARC who built the kit (he did a gorgeous JGSDF Cobra-http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v15/cyprus/AH-1S001.jpg , http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v15/cyprus/AH-1S004.jpg ).

Thanks again for the compliments everybody, glad y'all like the Cobra!

marke wrote:

Nice builds there Alby!! That acrilic helo drab looks great!!   What is the item# for that bottle??   Mark

Thanks Mark!

The item number for the Acryl Helo Drab is #4723. It is quite a bit darker than it's enamel counterpart (which I used for a hi-lighting color after applying the base coat). Thanks again!

Cheers,

Alby

Wow. I've just started a 1/72 Sea Cobra and my eye perscription has gone up 10 fold already. My hat comes off to you for such detail at such a small scale. All I can say is well done mate.

Rich

Rich,

Thank you for the compliments, I greatly appreciate them.

Cheers,

Alby

WOW!!!!  I gotta hand to you guys who can cram all that great detail in 1/72 birds!

NICE WORK!!!          

MBT70 wrote:

Sweet job, especially the cockpit details like the guages and the intercom wiring.  What did you put on the IR Suppressor, Bare Metal Foil?  Looks good.

Hi MBT,

Thank you for the kudos. The IR Jammer was polished with a three-way polishing stick after I folded into shape. After buffing it out, a light coat of Tamiya Clear Yellow was applied.

Thanks again for the compliments.

Cheers,

Alby