1/48 Accurate Miniatures A-36 Apache

by Bill Lachance

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This is my Accurate Miniatures A-36 Apache. I used Eduard's photo etch detail set on this kit. The most apparent item included are the dive brakes. It really makes for a different looking Apache.

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The markings came from the excellent Three Guys Replicas sheet # TGR-48007 for Donald "Button" Smith's A-36A-1-NA "Herschel IV," as she arrived in pristine condition at Tafaraoui, Algeria, in June, 1943. The decals are crisply printed and opaque.

The interiors of the cockpit and wheel wells were painted Chromate Green, using Model Master enamel. The Olive Drab is also Model Master enamel, with the control surfaces and selected panels painted with a mixture of Olive Drab and Faded Olive Drab. The Neutral Gray lower surfaces were painted with Color of Eagles acrylic. This is a different and colorful Apache, and it is a nice contrast when parked next to a P-51D in a metal finish.

Bill

Visit my website to see other models of mine, I also build models on commission.  http://www.pix.prettyneatinc.com/

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Photos and text © by Bill Lachance