1:72 AH-1F Cold Warrior Cobra - Finished!

Hello Mike!

Thanks a lot for your kind words - they mean a lot to me!

Have a nice day

Paweł

Nice work pawel -- looks real good

Thanks a lot!

Pawel, that looks great. I love the color, the intakes, and the "twist" in the rotor. Can you tell me how you did that? I've always wanted to add that to my rotors but never have. I'd love to know your process.

Thanks and killer snake!

-O

Hello O!

Thanks a lot for your kind words - they mean a lot to me!

You probably will be disapointed, but I didn't do much beside painting the rotor - I understand you mean the blade pitch, as if they had some collective on them - am I right? I guess the Hasegawa just molded it nicely... Or did you mean something else?

Now that you mention it, it might be a cool idea doing it in other Bell choppers, too. If I was to do it on a "flat" rotor, I'd cut the blades off and glue them to the hub at an angle using some wire to reinforce the joint and liquid glue. I'd put the rotor in a jig and wait at least two days for the joints to dry completely. I did something like that on a cobra 20 years ago and the rotor is still in one piece, so I got a proof it works.

Thanks for looking and have a nice day

Paweł

Nicely done!  So much detail in 1/72 - amazing.  Really nice finish as well.

Thanks a lot for your kind words, John!

Pawel

...I understand you mean the blade pitch, as if they had some collective on them - am I right?...

Yep, that's exactly what I meant. Interesting to learn Hasegawa molded it that way. I've seen a lot of helo photos with some pitch in their blades. Like I said, I want to try that on one of my builds. Some day...

Anyway, the snake looks great. Nice work!

Cheers,

-O

Great job on the detailing. Great job overall. I like it.

Thanks a lot, lurch!

Looks great as always. Also love how you posed those Loaches on the map. Nice touch.

Thanks a lot for your kind words, Glenn!