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Hobby Boss 1/72 Bell AH-1S Cobra

Posted: Sat Sep 13, 2014 10:19 am
by LudvigN
Neat little kit this. I finished it within 10 days and I certainly didnt rush it. The assembly was fairly straightforward. No real fit issues, however, the instructions tells you to attach the rotor shaft on both the main rotor and the tail rotor when you join the fuselages. The reason for this because they want moving parts. I was afraid that i would break these parts if I did it so I waited and glued them to place later when the weathering was finished. To my great disappointment, some light dust found its way to the canopy. I discovered this when I removed the masks. Really bothers me because I really tried to get it clean before I sealed it.

Was the first time I free handed the camo and im very pleased with the result considering I used the humble hair-brush.

Another issue is the nose weight. It really needs a bit of weight and the instruction doesnt mention it at all.

Work in progress-thread

+ Fast assembly
+ No fit issues
+ Unusual painting schemes
+ Clear canopy
+ Cheap
+ Good surface detail

- No paint call outs for armaments
- Its a tail sitter but the instructions doesnt mention nose weight
- Inconvenient decal sheet layout, easy to miss decals

Recomendation: A nice, easy and fast little kit.

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Re: Hobby Boss 1/72 Bell AH-1S Cobra

Posted: Sat Sep 13, 2014 11:35 am
by AchtungPanzer
Very Well :th: - really good work Ludvig...as always :cheers2:

Re: Hobby Boss 1/72 Bell AH-1S Cobra

Posted: Sun Sep 14, 2014 5:15 pm
by Fredrik64
Great Cobra looks really good :th:

Re: Hobby Boss 1/72 Bell AH-1S Cobra

Posted: Sun Sep 14, 2014 10:26 pm
by martin57
nice work looks great :thumb1:

Re: Hobby Boss 1/72 Bell AH-1S Cobra

Posted: Mon Sep 15, 2014 2:39 am
by trekfanj
Looks great, Ludvig! :th:
Though a big snake on the side wouldn't be a bad idea... :tongue:

Re: Hobby Boss 1/72 Bell AH-1S Cobra

Posted: Thu Sep 18, 2014 12:39 pm
by Deacon
That is a cracking little build mate and on your recommendation I'll have to
get myself one. :clap:

Re: Hobby Boss 1/72 Bell AH-1S Cobra

Posted: Thu Sep 18, 2014 2:02 pm
by UKguyInUSA
Great job, Ludvig! Looks the biz :) :thumb1: :thumb1: