Cobra AH-1E
1October 11, 2025Started from pimping up the cockpit using the fret designed for the HB kit
2October 11, 2025Some part needed a bit of straightening
3October 11, 2025I put the lead anywhere I could as Cobra's kits are well known tailsitters
4October 11, 2025Some more PE here and there
5October 11, 2025and on its own skids!
6November 16, 2025Seemingly HB kit has a different canopy 😮
7November 16, 2025So I had to cut my own
8November 16, 2025Rescribing commenced
9November 16, 2025And hope that's it when it comes to rescribing and re-riveting
10November 21, 2025
11December 8, 2025Revell (ex-ACE on the left), Italeri on right (courtesy of my stash)
12November 21, 2025Added the orange
13December 8, 2025And the green followed the suit.
14December 10, 2025Sealed and ready for decals
15December 10, 2025These decals (#20 & #21) are a joke 😄
16December 10, 2025Smaller stuff started to disintegrate after 33 years, so it needs a bit of help
17December 14, 2025Fun fact - according to decals it's the TAH-1S variant
18December 14, 2025QuickGen experiments
19December 14, 2025Ready for the least enjoyable part - washing. The silvering you see under '27' is like 1/4th of the original 😄
20December 27, 2025Stores added
21December 27, 2025
22December 29, 2025Scratched ADS, has to do the job
23December 29, 2025
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30December 29, 2025
31December 29, 2025And that's it!
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aka "AH-1S Step 2" aka "Up-Gun AH-1S" aka "AH-1S Enhanced Cobra Armament System" or "AH-1S(ECAS)"
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Bell TAH-1F Cobra
US Army Aviation (1947-1983)5627 | 27E