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Twobobs Aviation Graphics AH-64D OIF Apaches Stock Number: 48-085 Reviewed By Dick Christ, #18127 |
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MSRP $9.50 USD Purchased from Twobobs Aviation Graphics Website, www.twobobs.net For one of the rare aftermarket helicopter decal sheets, Bob Sanchez has selected one of my favorite subjects, the AH-64D Apache. This is the first after market decal for the AH-64 that I have seen. I will admit to some emotional attachment to this subject as I have worked on this helicopter since 1974. The markings are for three different aircraft serving in Operation Iraqi Freedom. Two are shark mouth aircraft from the 1st Cavalry, 1st Battalion, 3rd Aviation Regiment. The third has a US flag superimposed over an eagle on the vertical stabilizer from the 1st Cavalry, 1st Battalion, 227th Aviation Regiment, A Company. The general markings include the national markings, warning markings and maintenance markings. The wing walk panels and the missile debris pads on the bottom of the stabilator are on this sheet. Markings for the Hellfire missiles are also included. This sheet includes the individual markings for the three aircraft and general markings for two aircraft. The registration on the two color decals is excellent. The colors for the eagle/flag marking and the fuel filler markings are separate decals, so the builder takes care of the registration. Thumbnail photos are provided in addition to the instructions to help the builder locate the markings. The only decal error is on the underside of the fuselage. The decal sheet has a square and two circles that are to be applied to the fairing on the bottom of the fuselage. The decal color is formation light green. The locations for these markings are the radar altimeter antennas (circles) and the Doppler antenna (square). On the Apache, these antennas are semi-gloss black. The decal instructions call for painting the front of the fire control radome gray. The D-model Apaches leave the factory overall dark green. This sheet is highly recommended. I hope Bob Sanchez does more sheets with rotary wing subjects. |
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