discussion minitnkr AH64 Apache ROCO 1/87

[minitnkr]

My build.

 

[minitnkr]

I've built one of these before & made a hash of it, so hopefully lessons learned. They did a very poor job on the 3cm auto cannon & do not include a crew. The paint guide has nothing for the office or the sensors so will have to search for examples. ...and so it begins.

 

[peterairfix]

That's a scale you don't see very often.

 

[Lee Drennen]

Hope it works out for you Paul this time.

 

[Ian M]

That thing must be tiny!

 

[Jim R]

Good luck this time around. I didn't image that you could buy helicopters in this scale.
Jim

 

[minitnkr]

Jim, ROCO offered 1/87 Hueys, Cobras, & Jolly Greens. Bananas & Chicasaws(?) are also available in 1/87, but I don't know the makers offhand.

 

[minitnkr]

Acoupleacobras, never quite finished the Jolly Green & the incomplete Apache I gave up on. The Hueys are in the VN dio 'Buzzin the Groundlings'.

I'll prolly finish the Apache with the new one if I can find enough pilots & junk to do the 30s properly.

 

[The Smythe Meister]

What a mean looking beast !!
Loving that choice Paul
Andy

 

[Gary MacKenzie]

https://www.shapeways.com/product/WK8ZHXBAW/pilot-01-pose-seated-ho-scale-1-87 , might be a source for pilots.

 

[minitnkr]

Sorry about the lack of progress, but my fingers don't work well under 58F. The cave got down to 52F at one point. Just too cold to work, so caught up on some reading.

 

[The Smythe Meister]

Sorry about the lack of progress, but my fingers don't work well under 58F. The cave got down to 52F at one point. Just too cold to work, so caught up on some reading.

No worries Paul....
... It's meant to be a fun hobby,when it ceases to be that,then take time out
Andy

 

[yak face]

Sorry about the lack of progress, but my fingers don't work well under 58F. The cave got down to 52F at one point. Just too cold to work, so caught up on some reading.

I know the feeling paul , the cold shed often slows my builds too , the irony is that when its summer and warm enough to go in the shed I’m usually sat in the sun with a beer ! ( i bet your fingers work well enough round a cold one of those ! :smiling5 cheers tony

 

[Guest]

No good trying to model when it's cold Paul, you could of course attempt to sneak into the upstairs with out being caught !

 

[minitnkr]

The upstairs is full of stuff for the bathroom tear-out as the contractor had a death in the family & had to take local family down south for the services. "Bebackinaweek" he said Wednesday.

 

[Guest]

That's a shame, can't be helped I suppose. Hopefully all will be well when he returns Paul.

 

[minitnkr]

Well now that the layout Covid sections are removed & Spring has sprung, I can start the chopper build.

 

[scottie3158]

Paul,
Looking forward to this mate.

 

[minitnkr]

Well, winter is back. Cave is back to 57F, so chopper on hold.

 

[Guest]

Don't you just love the bench , working area gets smaller each day, could well be mine !