I was particularly struck during a club meeting that the modern attack helicopter has no shape.
Oh, it has bulk, and surfaces, and engines of vast power. It has fierce armament and capability. It is designed to do its job. But it has no surfaces – save the stub wings – that suggest flying. And they are not lifting anything – just supporting missiles.
All that said, I suspect it will wear the colour scheme brilliantly. Italeri have recommended a mono-scheme in olive drab. Images of actual IDF aircraft show the 3-colour desert scheme – this in very soft-edged panels. I think this will be best done as a freehand effort.
The basic fit of the components is superb…but then Italeri can be relied on for most of their line. If they are ever wrong, it is in the research or design stage and not in the final moulding. No gaps.
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