AH-64A Peten

really not a nice fit - all bigger parts needed proper plastic work to get rid of steps and seams... 

plan was to make it look pretty used, as everything is sandy in the Israelian environment 

3D printed decals helped a lot to improve authenticity, modified the seat cushions and backrests plus put in some PE seatbelts... 

 

 

 

main rotor mast getting details and a lot of pigments... 

same for the rear rotor... 

Flightpath PE add ons on the very basic M230 chain gun  

 

everything ready for priming... 

preshading 

nice contrasts underneath - unfortunately still including the seam in between the two fuselage halfs... :-/ 

for my impression, the Vallejo IAF sand color is too bright, luckily, it got darker after the washes... 

 

 

rivetlines shining through thanks to the preshading 

 

 

 

gloss varnish and first decals 

Not too much left to be seen from the cockpit, but I know, it's there... 🙂 

 

added two 3D printed Gallil rifles as crews personal protection  

NLOS Spike rockets including the early guiding computers attached to the pylon 

hellfire rockets are resin and PE from Flightpath, the NLOS guidance radar comes from Isra-Cast 

 

 

 

Dusk - waiting for the next evening / night mission... 

Dusk - waiting for the next evening / night mission...