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

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

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.

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...

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

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

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

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...

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...