AH-1Z 'Viper'

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February 5, 2023
Beautiful helicopter and model. Detail is great, let's see how goes together.
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February 9, 2023
Interior and most subassemblies done.
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February 10, 2023
The two halves went together like a dream.
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February 10, 2023
Great fit and easy assembly. Almost ready for painting.
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February 11, 2023
Heavy handed pre-shading after a whole day trouble -shooting the airbrush. The needle seal has disintegrated, a new one in in the post.
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February 11, 2023
Underside color done. Not totally happy with the pre-shading, but it'll do for now.
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February 12, 2023
Top colour went well, bit it looks too blue to me.
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February 12, 2023
Painting nearly done. I'm really happy with the results. Millions of mistakes, and the blue gray looks too blue, but I am happy, and I haven't broken the probe, yet...
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February 14, 2023
Almost ready for weathering.
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February 17, 2023
Panel lines and weathering done.
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February 17, 2023
Model finished
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February 17, 2023
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February 17, 2023

Comments

63 5 February 2023, 19:48

Guy Rump
Following. 👍

5 February 2023, 22:37

Ekki
I'm in too.

6 February 2023, 20:49

Łukasz Gliński
Me 3! Curious how good the kit is

7 February 2023, 15:21

Carlos Martin
All welcomed and tanks for the support. This is my first model since the pandemic, when I put all the modelling stuff in the loft to get an office. It's meant to be a quick build to ease me back into the hobby, but I'm loving it!

9 February 2023, 15:52

Tom B.
Cool! Been eyeing this kit for a while, so this will likely be a good one to get you going again 👍

9 February 2023, 19:10

Simon Nagorsnik
Got their UH as a gift, so this is very interesting!
I´m watching with plessure!

9 February 2023, 19:47

Taylor Durbon
Wow, quick progress. Eager to see she painted.

10 February 2023, 21:54

Erik Torp
Following

10 February 2023, 21:56

Michael Kohl
Me too

14 February 2023, 16:41

Bernd Grün
Very nice start, Carlios. Following with interest. 👀

15 February 2023, 08:14

Villiers de Vos
Nice progress.

15 February 2023, 16:31

Carlos Martin
Thanks everyone for the encouragement. I was doing so well thanks to being stuck at home with COVID, but my strike finished yesterday when I accidentally over-sprayed the rotor and had a Mr Bean moment trying to clean it up.... I am re-painting the rotor today and working on other projects, but I hopefully I will resume the build tomorrow.

15 February 2023, 17:10

Carlos Martin
Let's say it's finished.

17 February 2023, 16:19

Carlos Martin
I've r realized only today that I have put the wings back to front! What a shame. At this stage I have decided to move on and learn the lesson.

17 February 2023, 16:21

Carlos Martin
Thanks for the encouragement all the way, I feel really motivated for the next project. Hopefully I'll put the wings on the right direction.

17 February 2023, 16:22

Michael Kohl
As long as it doesn't happen with planes... 😜

17 February 2023, 16:50

Carlos Martin
I'm sure it has happened... It's a mistake easily done! I think I glued the wings the same day that I put orange juice in the cafetiere.... No more modelling before I'm full on caffeine!

17 February 2023, 17:06

Joshua H
Beautiful work! What color of blue did you use for around the canopy btw?

17 February 2023, 17:19

Carlos Martin
Joshua, thanks. I used Vallejo model air 71.114. Vallejo recommends this colour for fs35237, but it look to me too blue, so I toned down the colour work light grey.

17 February 2023, 18:37

Guy Rump
Very nice clean build. 👍

17 February 2023, 19:51

Marius
Very well done, interesting subject!

17 February 2023, 21:12

Joshua H
Ah its fantastic! I love the more "Aqua Blue" verse a more vibrant blue to be honest

What was the Ratio you used? 90/10?

17 February 2023, 22:51

Bernd Grün
Absolute amazing build, Carlos! congrats, mate. 👌

17 February 2023, 23:06

Carlos Martin
Thanks everyone!
Joshua, I I used 3 parts of 71.114,, medium grey , to one of 71.046,. Pale grey blue rml 76. I used the pale grey blue for the underside. I'm no expert in the subject, it looks ok to me compared with photos.

18 February 2023, 08:08