Takom 1/35 AH-64E Apache build. Part Two.

In part 2 we get the cockpit together and painted , using the Red Fox set, make some seatbelts from an old Eduard set, fit the tail rotor spindle and get the fuselage halves together with the main rotor head and cockpit installed. If you would like to contribute to the channel.. please look here.. / nigelsmodellingbench

[@ianhay8938]

Excellent job, looks really good, shame they’re’s no pilot’s. 👍👍👌🥰

[@tronmcconnell4465]

Nigel - really nice looking cockpit with the Red Fox panels and the Eduard PE lap belts.

[@NigelsModellingBench]

Thanks Tron. They really do make it pop don't they..

[@goforitpainting]

Cool as always. I look forward to the sequel.

[@nigelsmith7366]

I will wait for a build video on the Meng ah64 before I decide on Takom or Meng

[@toboldlygosmodelworks1973]

Watch your blood pressure Nige lol Nice work btw

[@Rpantherluzero]

Nice

[@tonygary7611]

👍👍

[@BeckettMmk]

An there is no painting guide, specially needed at the cockpit and the engines. How did you decided the actual colors, for example the green inside the rotor section?

[@NigelsModellingBench]

I used Google images

[@lawtongore7053]

Looks to me like the tail rotor issue is the exact same thing as what Kitty Hawk did with their MH-60L Black Hawk helicopter....
I think that I'm going to put something in the interior of the rotor shaft to hold it stable so it will continue to rotate..

[@NigelsModellingBench]

As it happens, there is an assembly that goes over the shaft and supports it. Takom should have put this step in earlier.

[@fuzzdad2]

I flew several helicopters in the US Army and never had the chance to fly the Apache but I can tell you...the cockpits are all flat black, some grey and some green. That's it...helps with finding dials and stuff when flying (plus no reflections on the canopies). In your experience, who do you think makes the best 3D decal sets? Do you find one brand better suited for your building techniques or is it a case-by-case thing based on the model/scale/etc?

[@utley]

red fox makes the sturdiest, but quinta seems to make the more detailed cockpits. Im using the quinta studio set for my AH64E build and the only thing that irritates me about them is that they seem more like decals and a lot less like pieces. red fox stuff are more like pieces than decals.

[@otter1959]

The dark gray seats on the Apache are actually dark gray sheepskin,

[@NigelsModellingBench]

I've seen images of a chequer cloth pattern, black material but never sheepskin?

[@PhilWism]

Hi Nige, I heard there are some pilot you can buy for the kit, not sure where or who does them

[@NigelsModellingBench]

???

[@timboreland7794]

I still find the instructions very confusing and some parts mismatched

[@Forest_Fifer]

Angry Nigel is angry....and justifiably so.

[@ivanwomack]

Hi Nige. You are correct with your Takom rant! I got the big Jeep and it’s now back in its box. Huge seam lines and steps in parts. Huge ejection pin marks in visible places or that interfere with fit. Very poor design and instructions. Put me off future purchases of Takom. Life is too short for that nonsense!

[@NigelsModellingBench]

I know.. it's frustrating isn't it!!

[@lawtongore7053]

That's probably because Takom is a Tank model outfit, and they're selling Tank Killers...
Go figure 😆😆😆