1/48 Monogram AH-64A Apache

by Björn Dol

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This is my second model submitted to ARC it’s the sixth model I've built. This Apache is serial O-25471 with the Dutch Airforce, it is 1 of the 12 A-model Apaches the Dutch Airforce borrowed from the US Army before the 30 D-models where delivered. The model is the 1/48 Monogram kit 5443 and is build out of the box. The few markings that are on the model are from Dutch Decals, the only national markings on the Dutch AH-64A’s was the Dutch text ‘Koninklijke Luchtmacht”.

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When I build this model I had to use a lot of Tamiya putty.  The model is painted with Revell and Humbrol paints.  In the first 2 pics above you can see where it was needed to use some putty. In the third pic the model is ready for the last dull cote.

The main color is Revell 46 NATO Olive (I know it is not the correct color for an Apache but I liked it), which was sprayed on with my Revell airbrush.  When I put the rotor together, I pushed too hard and the control rods broke of.  So I encountered my first attempt at scratch building the control rods from some copper wire. Before finishing the model I drybrushed some parts like the rotorhead and exhausts. My final conclusion about this build is that the kit was easy to build and had much fun when building it.

Björn

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Photos and text © by Björn Dol