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Special Hobby’s 1/72 Cobra

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AH-1G Cobra

Over the US and

Europe

Karl Robinson

Kit No:

72276

Scale:

1/72

Type:

Injection Moulded Plastic

Manufacturer:

Special Hobby

Hannants/Squadron

his past year has seen a bit of a

renaissance for the AH-1 Cobra in kit

form, with manufacturers coming up

with modern designed kits of this sleek

looking attack helicopter in both 1/72 and

1/48 scales. Amongst the numerous

versions released by Special Hobby in 1/72

is this AH-1G Cobra Over the USA and

Europe boxing covering a number of early

US Army options.

You cannot help but be impressed when

opening the box as the kit is beautifully

moulded with quite delicate panel lines,

measuring out at 0.1mm deep and 0.12mm

wide for those that need to know. It is light

years apart from some of the early Special

Hobby kits that were limited run from

ceramic moulds, this is all CAD designed,

utilising steel moulds, giving the highest

quality. Everything looks sharp and well

detailed with many small parts crisply

defined such as the remarkably thin cyclic

controls. There is no evidence of sinkage on

any of the parts, and any ejector pin marks

are hidden away from view. A clever

breakdown of the design allows multiple

variants of the Cobra to be made from the

mouldings, from very early through to late

models. Full colour glossy instructions with

quality illustrations are also provided

making everything clear and concise.

Quite a lot of detail is provided in the

cockpit, which is a good thing as it will all

be clearly visible through the large canopy.

All in all there are twenty four separate

parts making up the oﬃce including

instrument panels with recessed dials and

decals, side armour panels, cyclic controls,

gun sights, HUDs, and well represented

seats, although the latter lack any seat

belts. Another minor omission is the lack of

tail rotor pedals but in this scale this can be

forgiven. Special Hobby have not missed a

trick here as they clearly show the

availability of their resin after market seats

as well as a photo etch detail and upgrade

set in the instructions, which can embellish

things even further.

A little surgery is required at the start of

the build, as the cockpit tub is moulded in

one piece with a later style rear bulkhead

rather than that required for the versions in

this kit. A new rear bulkhead is provided as

a separate part but you first need to cut oﬀ

an existing section of the tub before it can

be fitted. This is best done with a razor saw

for a clean cut as the new part only butt

joins onto the back of the tub. Aligning the

new part is tricky too as there is no positive

positioning, so whilst the glue was still soft

enough to allow for some adjustment I

positioned the whole section into the

fuselage halves to make sure it set at the

correct angle. When removed again I was

concerned that the join was prone to

breaking being only butted up, so I cut a

small section of the sprue and glued that

underneath to add the much needed

strength.

Before closing up the fuselage halves

you need to make a decision about which

of the two rotor shafts you are going to use

as one needs to be fitted now, but the

other can be added at the very end of the

build. I could find no explanation in the

First order of the day is to cut the moulded rear bulkhead oﬀ

the cockpit tub and replace with the earlier styled part

relevant to the versions provided in this kit

As the new part only butt joins against the cockpit tub I cut oﬀ

a small piece of sprue and glued this into the gap underneath

to give added support and strength

Both left and right handed tail rotors are provided to depict

diﬀerent designs in the early trials aircraft

Two diﬀerent plastic nose turrets are included incorporating

diﬀerent armament systems, with an additional resin dummy

turret is also provided for the unarmed trainer variant

The canopy is broken down into five separate parts allowing it

to be displayed open or closed, also allowing the moulding

technology to capture the correct curvature of the sides

Use a slow working glue and fit the closed sections of the

canopy first in the order of left rear, top, and then front left.

The slow working glue will allow a small amount of play in

the parts so that you can ensure correct alignment

W W W.

S C A L E

A I R C R A F T

M O D E L L I N G

. CO. U K

CO B R A

instructions as to which should be used for

which version/colour scheme, and a

cursory Internet search proved no more

informative, so I plumped for the latter

option for ease and the fact it looked right.

Decisions, decisions, decisions… There

are a number of options for you to choose

from depending on which of the colour

schemes you pick with this kit.

Interestingly two diﬀerent tail assemblies

have been provided for both port and

starboard handed tail rotors. One of the

options in the kit features an early trials

aircraft that initially featured the tail rotor

mounted on the port side, but was later

updated to the now standard starboard

configuration. As well as the tail end, the

nose has multiple choices too. Again the

early trials aircraft featured a glass nose

with lights and the parts are provided in

both clear and regular plastic. Other

rhinoplasty (nasal plastic surgery if you

didn’t know) choices surround the gun

turret for which three options are present.

One is the Emerson TAT-102A chin turret

with the single mini gun barrel, the second

is the Emerson M28A1 nose turret with

mini gun and grenade launcher, and

the third a blank training nose with no

armament. Finally there is a good

selection of external weapons

to choose from including

the M-157, M-158 and

M-200 rocket pods,

M-18 gun pod,

and M-35 mini

gun system.

I must say that I was pleasantly

surprised by the engineering

of the kit at this point as

there is little that requires any

remedial attention when working.

This is very

much a result

of the

upgrades

that the MPM

Group/Special

Hobby have made in the

design and manufacturing.

Just a small amount of

clean up was required

around the nose and tail

joins, needing only an

application of Mr Surfacer brushed over

them in order to blend them into the other

surrounding panel line sizes.

Despite all the lovely engineering the

accuracy ball has been dropped on the

engine intakes. For some reason they are

moulded with a very noticeable step at the

front, whereas the real thing has the

strakes blended almost cleanly into the

fuselage shape. For those that are

bothered by this then look no further than

Brengun who have since released a set of

resin direct replacement parts that fix the

look of this area, at very little cost.

Fitting the landing skids to the fuselage

was a little tricky as careful alignment is

required. The parts did not sit firmly in the

holes provided allowing quite a lot of

movement, so these would need to be

positioned by eye. To help out I used some

white tack and mounted the fuselage

vertically onto a clothes peg, which was

just high enough to keep the skids oﬀ the

floor, and narrow enough not to impede

their sit. Take lots of care to make sure that

the skids are parallel and will sit flat on the

floor as any

misalignment will show

up far more than with

regular aircraft undercarriage,

where the wheels only have a very

small contact surface. Each skid should

sit perfectly flat on the floor with no

gaps otherwise it will spoil the look

of the finished model. For those that

like their dioramas, a tow bar and

wheels are also provided in the

kit, which is another nice choice

to have.

Once the skids were set I

popped the kit down to make

fully sure they

were correct,

and much to

my surprise

it sat right

back on its

rear end as a tail sitter. I

panicked a little as I had

never even considered

that a helicopter would

need weight in the

nose. Luckily with a bit

of investigation and

Helping Hand

Canopy Masking Quick Tip

Place on a piece of masking tape that is larger than the

required mask then use a cocktail stick to burnish the tape

into the moulded edges of the frame

Using a new or sharp blade, carefully run it along the inner

edge of the moulded frame in a single pass, using it as a guide

to cut the tape. Ensure that you get right into each corner and

don’t use too much pressure. Be very careful to use a sharp

blade or you can end up marking the surface

Place on a piece of masking tape that is larger than the

required mask then use a cocktail stick to burnish the tape

into the moulded edges of the frame

A clean white base is added in order to get the best result

from the orange paint. Note the incorrect design of the engine

intake against the real thing

Much delicate masking is required on scheme such as this, and

after an hour’s work I was only this far in. Remind me again,

why did I pick this colour option?

The Aviprint produced decals worked impeccably when

combined with Microscale Set and Sol setting solutions

Adding a panel line wash with Mig Productions Dark Wash for

the green areas, and Neutral Wash for the orange, providing

sharp definition.

DECEMBER 2015

•

VOLUME 37

•

ISSUE 10

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