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forigne ah-64 apache markings
Posted by curtis remington on Sunday, March 19, 2006 7:13 PM
what are the markings for british and isreali ah-64 apache's?
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Posted by HeavyArty on Sunday, March 19, 2006 7:34 PM

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Posted by Cobrahistorian on Sunday, March 19, 2006 9:22 PM
I know there is a Dutch Apache decal sheet out there.  Isradecal has some Peten and I believe Saraf decals as well.  It takes a lot to build an Israeli Longbow, though.  No one that I know of has put out a conversion kit yet. There is a Revell Germany boxing of the Apache AH Mk.I in 48th, but from what I know it does not have the proper HIDAS sensor suite that the actual British machines have.
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Posted by curtis remington on Sunday, March 19, 2006 9:28 PM

so i can't just take the 72 scale italeri kit and slape brit and isreali decals on it

 

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Posted by HeavyArty on Sunday, March 19, 2006 10:30 PM
 curtis remington wrote:

so i can't just take the 72 scale italeri kit and slape brit and isreali decals on it

 

 

Not if you want it to be accurate.

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Posted by Cobrahistorian on Monday, March 20, 2006 5:09 AM

The Israeli AH-64A "Peten" has the least amount of converting to deal with.  I build 48th and 35th, so I'm not really sure what is available in 72nd.  But even that has some additions that are necessary to make it accurate.  If accuracy isn't a major deal then have fun with it and don't worry!  Just wanted to give you a heads up that the foreign Apaches are a bit harder to get 100% accurate (heck even the US machines are, but I won't go there....)

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Posted by curtis remington on Monday, March 20, 2006 2:54 PM
would there be any *noticable* exterior diffrence to look out for?
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Posted by HeavyArty on Monday, March 20, 2006 4:04 PM
Take a look at the pic links provided.  The Petan and WAH-64 have all sorts of bumps and protrutions on the wings and fuaselage.  They are the added differeances.  The airframe is basically the same, with modifications added by each country that uses them.  Up to you if you want to do the conversions needed for accuracy.

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Posted by curtis remington on Monday, March 20, 2006 5:14 PM
i see says the blind man! but in 72 it won't be as noticable. the most interesting thing i saw was on the israeli longbow where the tailrotor tips had the primer showing because the paint has worn away as well as the pattern that it has worn away at.
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Posted by curtis remington on Monday, March 20, 2006 5:36 PM

 HeavyArty wrote:
Take a look at the pic links provided.  The Petan and WAH-64 have all sorts of bumps and protrutions on the wings and fuaselage.  They are the added differeances.  The airframe is basically the same, with modifications added by each country that uses them.  Up to you if you want to do the conversions needed for accuracy.

looks like revell germany is comeing out with a 72 scale wah-64d

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Posted by Cobrahistorian on Monday, March 20, 2006 6:44 PM

I hope their kit has the HIDAS sensors.  Otherwise its just an American Apache in British colors.  The Saraf (Israeli Longbow) has the PAWS-2 sensor suite, SATCOM capability and a heck of a lot of chaff/flare boxes.

Makes me wonder why US birds are limited to a single M130.

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Posted by LemonJello on Tuesday, March 21, 2006 12:01 AM
 Cobrahistorian wrote:

I hope their kit has the HIDAS sensors.  Otherwise its just an American Apache in British colors.  The Saraf (Israeli Longbow) has the PAWS-2 sensor suite, SATCOM capability and a heck of a lot of chaff/flare boxes.

Makes me wonder why US birds are limited to a single M130.

And that is why forums like these are so great.  As an old knuckle-dragging ground pounder, I'd never have thought about different configurations for the same airframe in service with various countries.  I would have assumed (and we know where that gets one) that they rolled off the assembly lines just the same, but with different markings.  Now I know, and knowing is half the battle.

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