Hey guys,

Ok so im a big armor fan and a proud dad. So after redoing my oldest sons room in a army theme, camo netting, camo painted walls, the works, I thought that to have a few air units hanging would be amazing touch, so my son got his hands on a apache kit as we regularly see these beasts fly over our house and I wanted to know is there any advice I need to know when it comes to air units? I have been modelling for about 2 years now but never done a helo, so I thought I would ask those who would know if there is any noob pitfalls or common errors people make, all input welcome!

Bronzey

Your biggest hurdle will be getting the weathering right. As I read it long ago, tanks get filthy while airplanes merely get dirty. Take care with your pin washes and drybrushing to not go too far. Here's a good basic build to follow.

Helis tend to get a bit more dirty than modern jet fighers, so weathering-wise you can aim for a "factory fresh" AFV-look and be just about right.

One thing to be aware is that you will find it much easier to paint the fuselage and rotor separatly!

It also depends on what theater of operations you plan on depicting the Apache in. Forested areas, i.e. The Fulda Gap in Germany; it wouldn't get nearly as dirty as it would as in say, Afghanistan or Iraq. In those two latter enviroments, it would have a lot of dust accumilation along the panel lines, especially those near the engine nacelles and tail rotor shaft acces panels along the tail boom.

Thank you for all your advice guys, made a start on it today, shock to the modelling system doing a Revell kit after so many hobby boss/trumpter, this one seemed to have a second lots worth of flash to work on lol

Bronzey