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Welcome all!Although the actual campaign doesn't start until midnight tomorrow.I look forward to all your builds and a fun campaign.

I'm looking forward to it although I probably won't start closer to July.

I'm planning on doing an AH-1E Cobra Gunship in a Fort Rucker trainer scheme; overall Olive Drab with bright red panels beneath the cockpit. Very striking.

OK just signed up for this one, options for me are one of the following 1/144 Dragon SH-60 or HH-60 or MH-60 kits but could be a Revell CH-53G or CH-47. I'll wait till I've finished whats on the bench then decide, but with my push for all things US Navy at the moment I'm leaning in a certain direction.

Well today is the official first day so I look forward to your builds.Post lots of progress shots and have fun.

The kit I'll be doing for this campaign is the AH-1F Cobra from Hobby Boss except it isn't an AH-1F at all. It's actually an AH-1E also known as the AH-1S (ECAS). Hobby Boss have another Cobra kit called the AH-1S which is actually the AH-1F.

This shows us two things; the first is that Hobby Boss is prone to mixing up their helicopters and the second is that the U.S Army are not terribly consistent with their helicopter designation system.



I'm planning on finishing the Cobra as a Fort Rucker training helicopter as seen above. However I've just started fiddling around with the cockpit and the seats are to wide to fit.

still finishing my non campaign 1/35 AH-1W..then I'll start the 1/32 AH-64A

What is the interior color of the Russian Mi Mil-4


Cheers Nick

I will probably go for a Mi-24 Hind D. I recently picked up the 1/72 ESCI kit for 5 USD on Ebay.
I recall building this many years ago and remember some interesting marking options being included, so I plan to go for something exotic

More to follow....

Ok! I will jump in with an Academy HUGHES 500D and I will do this OOB. I like the simple IDF scheme look pretty good to me.



Hey! Logan are you going to do your AH1 in IDF?

Bob

One would guess the regular turqouise blue or egg blue, whichever you prefer, but after checking I've actually seen many variants. The instrument panel is certainly not that color. Best reference I noticed was someone else's work.

http://www.helmo.gr/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=781&Itemid=1

I'll be building Revells 1:48 AH-64a Apache. Straight out of the box. No scratch no after market. I'll make due with what I have.

Thank you for your help Mr. Morales. After watching the link you gave me, I think I'm going to paint it black


Cheers Nick

I'll be modelling the Cobra after some pictures I have of a Cobra at the US Army Aviation Centre in Fort Rucker, Alabama. The helicopter is overall Olive Drab with bright red panels underneath the cockpit, very striking I think.

Here she be!


Quite a bit larger then my 1/35 AH-1W

Here's my bird.



I'm running behind on a few campaigns at the moment, so it might be a month or two before I get started.

I am going to build the Hasegawa 1/48 SeaKing. I am using the SB Decals US Navy SeaKings hi vis part 1 to model the HS-4 Black Knights aircraft which was used for Apollo capsule recovery. This also requires the Belcher Bits sponson set to make it more accurate.

Tom

Very interesting pc. Of history to see built nice choice

Hello all. I find myself tonight 6 hours from home in a motel room in Mount Gambier, South Australia. Conveniently I have a few hours ti kill before sleep hits, so I have with me a small travel kit of tools and my build for this Campaign



Here is a shot of the parts



And Glencoe even threw in a few guys to keep an eye on me and yell at me when I slack off



I have the option of an overall OD scheme with black bumpers, or the experimental version scheme of white body, silver blades and vanes, and black bumpers. I'm leaning towards the latter.
I will post a few progress pics as things get moving.

Cheers, D

Hey D, go with the OD version and send my army men back. I have been looking for them ever since 1963. I remember the kit but never had a chance to see one, this will be a treat to watch. I just hope it will not be another F82

Bob

I started it yesterday
It is a great kit. Just see hog good are the locating pins in the two sides of the fuselage, for the interior !










Cheers Nick

Official start pic:


AMT/ERTL Airwolf 1/48 by mawz_models, on Flickr

Probably won't see much headway until I knock a couple other projects off though, particularly my YF-107 for the Century-series GB which finishes at the end of the month.

Fargon sweet I've always wanted to see that kit built looking for a reason to build that kit.

OMG that has to be the sweetist kit ever! When I was kid I use to think Airwolf was the best thing in the sky...

Oh man, I think I'm going to finish first! This is propably the fastest model I've ever built


































Cheers Nick