Oh boy... now I've gone and done it.....

Hey Fitter,
Any chance you got the same on the Strela Suppresion Kit for the older Cobras? That's what I'm putting on my old version. Jon says it would be an AH-1E or the older designation AH-1S (ECAS). I can use all the pics I can get. So far I've only found a couple of pics of an aircraft on display at the Ft. Rucker museum and it's hanging from the ceiling.
Paul

Paul,

I'll be back home on Tuesday. I'll go through my manuals and see if I've got any good shots of the toilet bowl exhaust. The auxiliary scoops should be really easy to replicate with sheet styrene.

I'll let you know then!

Thanks Jon!
I just finished a 1/48th scale Huey and then all I have left is the main rotor on my 1/48th Bell 222. After that, it's time for the Cobra conversion! Your photos have inspired!
Paul

Ok, so I've gone and done it AGAIN.

I just got another 32nd scale AH-64. Once the F Cobra is done, I'm gonna convert this to a D model Apache DWO. Thankfully the basic fuselage is the same. The sponsons have to be completely rebuilt, as do both control panels and numerous other detail bits. The first 32nd Apache I built was an A model, but it needed tons of details added to bring it up to current standard. Most of those need to be repeated for the D model, so it shouldn't be too hard.

That left side sponson is gonna be the real killer, that and the new a/c intakes aft of the sponsons.

Mr. Roebuck, am I missing anything?

Paul:

Is this it??



Don't forget that little Ty-D-Bol flapper inside the bowl on the starboard side...



... and the little spoiler just before the exhaust outlet, on the fuselage itself.



(this last image was just to show where that enlargement came from)

FITTER

Fitter,
You ARE DAH MAN!!!!
This will be a tremendous help! I reallly appreciate your posting this for me.
Paul

What would be the best way to get that elliptical shape?
take a tube and bend it to say 45deg then cut along the 0 deg plane?

I haven't done this yet, but I would be inclined to take the Fujimi 1:48 scale piece, scale it up, and carve a wooden master, in two halves. Separate the halves and vacu-form the parts out of styrene.

FITTER

Is that thier Cobra kit?

Hey everyone,

Sorry I haven't put any updates up in a while. I haven't been doing much work on models since the semester started. Morning PT has been kickin my butt and my class schedule and teaching schedule is running me ragged... and then there's my thesis. BUT, I did just finish both crew doors, glass and everything. They're looking pretty good. Don't know when I'll be able to post pics, as I've gotta get to Museum Law in a few minutes.

Can someone say "overextended"?

Later

multi-task, jon, multi-task.
I'm living this build through the pict's you post.

Do well.