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Hello from the guy previously known as jnbattleship. Here is my testing, maintenance and production page.

Haza!!

After long hiatus, finally the winds of modelling came upon my workshop. I am progressing with the Apache affair. I have to say, it is by far the worst Italeri kit (and it was released in 90ies, what were they thinking? ) I have tackled since ever. ....but I enjoy it, which I guess makes for already distinguishable perversion. I think shrinks would be interested. Nevertheless today I finally closed the cockpit, shot the base black


then the OD time!



Almost everything is suspect in this model, from panels to greenhouse geometry but I am not gonna dispute the fact it still looks like a mean machine the Apache is.
Meanwhile, I have started ... 1/72 Heller T-33 as well but camera went out of battery while I tried to shoot it so pics tomorrow.
Good to be back. Now, I have like a two week backlog in reading the forum.

The Apache is looking GREAT

Some minute things like disco equipment and new year's eve firecrackers were installed today on the Apache airframe.

the dome and optronics will be installed last so I have left them for later. Painting hopefully tomorrow.


I am trailing with the Heller T-33 along the Apache project. That one will also require the whole strength of the filler squadron (Heller = Filler, I guess) but is a lovely older kit in a unassuming Thunderbirds boxing.





I have rescribed wings already on this one. Fuselage panels will be rescribed as well as I found the automotive scribers a dream to work with lately. Now I just need to find a way to restore some raised panels on older models .

What an old kit. I like what you've done with it so far. I've seen this kit (Tamiya or Academy boxing) at my LHS. I've come close to picking it up several times. I look forward to seeing how yours comes out.

I have not seen either boxings. I assumed the T-33 is represented only by Hasegawa (nice, very plain and even older) and Sword (which is fussy from what I've read) in 72. I truly recommend this kit. So far, only the work I was expecting to do, nothing out of ordinary in 80ies .

Lots of very interesting stuff there Marek. The Britpache is looking very nice.

Really liking that Apache Marek. The black undercoat added depth overall to the finish.

thanx guys, hopefully I will find more time tonight, both models are enjoyable so far.

Raised panel lines are nasty to replace - I´ve tried scraping with the back of ny modeeling knife which leaves a raised edge or some stretched sprue. Sometimes I cheat by running the riviting wheel over the seam!

Marek wrote:thanx guys, hopefully I will find more time tonight, both models are enjoyable so far.

I look forward to the next set of pictures

The Apache is alive! after trial and tribulations (usual errors, expected and unexpected screwups etc.). The T-33 is waiting to be tackled again



The rest is in the aviation gallery . Hope to deliver next one before the baby is actually born.

Stamford wrote:Raised panel lines are nasty to replace - I´ve tried scraping with the back of ny modeeling knife which leaves a raised edge or some stretched sprue. Sometimes I cheat by running the riviting wheel over the seam!

Try rocking a #11 or a #10 blade lightly where you want to restore the panel line. Then burnish the cut 90 degrees against the line with a polishing cloth (think t-shirt). This will push the edges of the cut together. Under a bit of paint, this gives the impression of a raised line. This works for delicate raised lines. For heavy lines, stretched sprue works, but I prefer to sand and rescribe.

What's wrong with the Apache? Your model looks pretty decent and looks like an Apache to me. I have to admit I am not an Apache aficionado, though.

Tu apache, tam apache, a nic nie widze.

egh, my dad would always throw out that lame joke whenever I built an apache as a kid.