AH-1Z

Nov 283 min read

Weathering the AH-1Z Viper

Weathering the AH-1Z Viper, I started with a pin wash. Usually, I go with black or burnt umber, or both.

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Oct 272 min read

Shades of Ghost Grey

I used Mission Models Light Ghost Grey, mixed with a little white to pre-shade the model's surface.

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Sep 44 min read

The Viper has fangs

To get this bird Fully built I had to make up the canopy, rotors, rockets and missiles. I started with the hardest of the lot, the canopy.

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Aug 26, 20232 min read

AH-1Z Body Work

After the two halves of the fuselage were glued together I cut the rest of the body work from the sprue. I essentially wanted to get the...

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Feb 15, 20233 min read

AH-1Z: Finishing the cockpit

A detailed description of how I painted and finished A 1/35 scale cockpit from an AH-1Z

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Oct 18, 20222 min read

Precision Targeting for the AH-1Z Viper

I have been thinking about how to approach the targeting system since the beginning of this build. There were two options for the 'ball',...

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Jul 22, 20222 min read

AH-1Z Cockpit Update

I have been continuing to add more scratch built detail to the cockpit. Putty, brass and copper. I seem to be slowly replacing the...

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May 8, 20222 min read

AH-1Z cockpit detail and new video

I have spent quite a bit of time fitting out the cockpit with a lot of scratch built detail, focusing mainly at the moment on the pilots...

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Feb 22, 20222 min read

Big Project for 2022.

This year has started off with a big project. I am building the USMC AH-1Z "Shark Mouth" in 1/35th scale from Academy models. I thought...

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