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Title: Metropolitan Police Apache Helicopter
Post by: Robomog on December 20, 2020, 01:15:43 AM
Hi all

Just a marker at the moment, I am assembling paint/decals before starting.

I have the Hasegawa Apache kit ready.

This is inspired by one of the many excellent Clave graphics I will probably adopt a slightly different paint scheme depending on how the decals line up.

More when it happens........

Mog
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Title: Re: Metropolitan Police Apache Helicoptor
Post by: GTX_Admin on December 20, 2020, 02:05:34 AM
Just the thing for these Radar speed traps...

(https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/e68/GTwiner/AirPatrol.jpg)
Title: Re: Metropolitan Police Apache Helicoptor
Post by: Robomog on December 20, 2020, 02:18:36 AM
Oh yea !  :smiley: ;D ;D
Title: Re: Metropolitan Police Apache Helicoptor
Post by: Buzzbomb on December 22, 2020, 06:13:37 AM
Would give a new meaning to being underway with "two's and Blue's"

Jam Sandwich scheme might look nice as well.
I have a relo in the UK who was a Met Motorcycle Policeman, so I am very interested in the result to show him. After hearing some of his wild M25 stories, one of these might have been just the ticket.
Title: Re: Metropolitan Police Apache Helicoptor
Post by: Robomog on December 22, 2020, 10:17:09 AM
Thanks buzz will probably be a "battenburg "  sort of colour scheme, I've recently had a very bad experience with orange paint and its put me off that colour big time.  May change my mind if I can find some day-glo  decals and I may retain the Hellfires for anti smuggling patrols.

Please share some of the wild stories ;)

Mog
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Title: Re: Metropolitan Police Apache Helicoptor
Post by: Artoor_K on December 23, 2020, 02:10:26 AM
Two days ago we (Goonie and I)were looking at these profiles. Great choice for Apache :)
Title: Re: Metropolitan Police Apache Helicoptor
Post by: Robomog on December 23, 2020, 07:13:24 AM
Hi Artoor,  sorry can't see a link, is anybody else having this trouble ?

Mog
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Title: Re: Metropolitan Police Apache Helicoptor
Post by: finsrin on December 23, 2020, 03:25:44 PM
Exactly what was needed in this case.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mzRGBqwLO40 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mzRGBqwLO40)
Title: Re: Metropolitan Police Apache Helicoptor
Post by: Artoor_K on December 24, 2020, 02:22:33 AM
Hi Artoor,  sorry can't see a link, is anybody else having this trouble ?

Mog
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Sorry, I meant that we were looking at profiles at Clave's Graphics and noticed Police's Apache. There was no link :)
Title: Re: Metropolitan Police Apache Helicoptor
Post by: Story on December 24, 2020, 10:48:16 PM
Exactly what was needed in this case.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mzRGBqwLO40 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mzRGBqwLO40)

Or just be assigned to Birmingham.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MjFHqohaHYU (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MjFHqohaHYU)
Title: Re: Metropolitan Police Apache Helicoptor
Post by: Robomog on December 27, 2020, 08:45:00 AM
Hi all

Artoor get what your saying now,  Clave is a very rich source of whiffs, his profiles are excellent.

Construction has begun,  the body is together and the prop assembled. There is a bit of filling but on the whole it's going together pretty well.

Once the engines, wings and ancillary stuff are on it will be ready for painting.

(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50763805353_cd74fe21e4_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2kkPLKk) (https://flic.kr/p/2kkPLKk) by Robomog (https://www.flickr.com/photos/54032744@N08/), on Flickr

Thanks for looking ..........


Mog
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Title: Re: Metropolitan Police Apache Helicoptor
Post by: Robomog on January 08, 2021, 11:22:25 AM
Hi all

Theres gonna be a bit of a delay, for some unknown  reason the second coat of primer has crazed on one side of the fuselage, its gonna take some time to rectify. Hopefully i will still make the deadline.

Mog
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P.S.  i have noticed that some wag has tweaked my profile regarding my comments about orange paint  ???.  I will be posting a reply/explanation shortly about my " bad experience" ;)
Title: Re: Metropolitan Police Apache Helicoptor
Post by: finsrin on January 08, 2021, 12:19:01 PM
AAAH  --  Paint demons show up at your place too.
Title: Re: Metropolitan Police Apache Helicoptor
Post by: Robomog on January 10, 2021, 11:08:49 AM
 :to right they do !  They say things happen in thees im bracing myself for the next demon strike  :o

Mog
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Title: Re: Metropolitan Police Apache Helicoptor
Post by: Robomog on January 23, 2021, 11:52:25 PM
Hi All

Managed to defeat the paint demons only to be visited by the decal elves, first time I've had any problems with home made decals but I think the result is acceptable although not perfect.

Here's the finished model.....

(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50866858982_e2eeee9de1_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2kuVX13) (https://flic.kr/p/2kuVX13) by Robomog (https://www.flickr.com/photos/54032744@N08/), on Flickr

(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50866042658_67f5bdb0b0_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2kuRLku)202] (https://flic.kr/p/2kuRLku) by Robomog (https://www.flickr.com/photos/54032744@N08/), on Flickr

(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50866759176_01fba5d0a8_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2kuVrkf) (https://flic.kr/p/2kuVrkf) by Robomog (https://www.flickr.com/photos/54032744@N08/), on Flickr

(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50866759111_ce27ff0818_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2kuVrj8) (https://flic.kr/p/2kuVrj8) by Robomog (https://www.flickr.com/photos/54032744@N08/), on Flickr

(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50866859637_65c5d42faf_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2kuVXck) (https://flic.kr/p/2kuVXck) by Robomog (https://www.flickr.com/photos/54032744@N08/), on Flickr

And a couple of scale shots........

(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50866759806_caa0b5c1ab_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2kuVrw7) (https://flic.kr/p/2kuVrw7) by Robomog (https://www.flickr.com/photos/54032744@N08/), on Flickr

(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50866860237_ab11a8fd68_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2kuVXnF) (https://flic.kr/p/2kuVXnF) by Robomog (https://www.flickr.com/photos/54032744@N08/), on Flickr


All comments and criticisms gratefully accepted, as always

Thanks for looking............

Mog
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Title: Re: Metropolitan Police Apache Helicopter
Post by: Artoor_K on January 23, 2021, 11:58:06 PM
It looks very good! Well done!
Title: Re: Metropolitan Police Apache Helicopter
Post by: GTX_Admin on January 24, 2021, 02:58:24 AM
 :smiley:
Title: Re: Metropolitan Police Apache Helicopter
Post by: Buzzbomb on January 24, 2021, 05:57:37 AM
Just the Ticket... although with the not sure I would welcome receiving one of those wing mounted "tickets"

Nice work :smiley:
Title: Re: Metropolitan Police Apache Helicopter
Post by: Frank3k on January 24, 2021, 07:59:41 AM
Wow - it looks so different in white. I guess guns and rockets is an effective way of stopping freeway chases...
Title: Re: Metropolitan Police Apache Helicopter
Post by: Robomog on January 24, 2021, 11:02:20 AM
Thanks guys,

I figured that the British police would need some teeth in the future, so what better than a cast off army Apache helicopter  ;) :D :D

Mog
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Title: Re: Metropolitan Police Apache Helicopter
Post by: elmayerle on January 25, 2021, 05:06:03 AM
beautiful!!  Now you need a scaled-down version of one of those "Road Patrolled by Aircraft" signs.
Title: Re: Metropolitan Police Apache Helicopter
Post by: GTX_Admin on January 26, 2021, 01:18:39 AM
And for your follow on acts:

(http://www.clavework-graphics.co.uk/aircraft/fantasy_4/F399_A10A_CHP.jpg)

(http://www.clavework-graphics.co.uk/aircraft/fantasy_8/F784_Tiger_Mk1_LASD.jpg)
Title: Re: Metropolitan Police Apache Helicopter
Post by: robunos on January 26, 2021, 01:34:16 AM
https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/dominion-tank-police-is-still-as-weird-as-you-remember (https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/dominion-tank-police-is-still-as-weird-as-you-remember)


 ;D ;D  . . .


cheers,
Robin.
Title: Re: Metropolitan Police Apache Helicopter
Post by: Robomog on January 26, 2021, 07:05:56 PM
Thanks guys.

For some reason I have a diorama idea with the Apache behind the trees and a cop at the roadside with a speed camera  :D

hmmmm a metropolitan police Tiger tank    aaah !   Stop putting ideas in my head !!!   ;D ;D ;D  ;)

Mog
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Title: Re: Metropolitan Police Apache Helicopter
Post by: finsrin on January 28, 2021, 12:48:51 PM
Oh Yeah, you got it.   :smiley:  White with high-viz markings makes sense for anti-collision air safety.
Metropolitan police Tiger tank with "SWAT" markings.
Title: Re: Metropolitan Police Apache Helicopter
Post by: Robomog on January 29, 2021, 10:13:48 AM
Or "battenburgh"  markings like the Apache

I am soooooo tempted ..... ;)

Mog
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Title: Re: Metropolitan Police Apache Helicopter
Post by: elmayerle on January 29, 2021, 11:34:09 AM
Yield to that temptation, it may not pass your way again.
Title: Re: Metropolitan Police Apache Helicopter
Post by: Old Wombat on January 30, 2021, 02:14:47 PM
Tiger's too old & slow, Abrams or a T-80/90 is a better bet! ;D

Unless you want the roads to remain usable after the chase, in which case a wheeled IFV may be better. ;)
Title: Re: Metropolitan Police Apache Helicopter
Post by: Robomog on January 30, 2021, 10:43:18 PM
Absolutely right,

However I've sourced an old Tiger tank from the defunct 60's /70's wargaming stash it's going to happen !

Coming soon to a Land forum near you ..............

Mog
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Title: Re: Metropolitan Police Apache Helicopter
Post by: GTX_Admin on January 31, 2021, 03:03:00 AM
Tiger's too old & slow, Abrams or a T-80/90 is a better bet! ;D

Unless you want the roads to remain usable after the chase, in which case a wheeled IFV may be better. ;)

We're talking about a Police tank and you're worried about practicalities??!! ;D
Title: Re: Metropolitan Police Apache Helicopter
Post by: kitnut617 on January 31, 2021, 04:06:49 AM
Around here in Alberta, the cops have one of these ----- although the one that was used in a stand-off 20 odd km away was this one in the bottom photo.
Title: Re: Metropolitan Police Apache Helicopter
Post by: Robomog on February 01, 2021, 09:10:49 AM
The Police tank has started

Build thread is here :- http://beyondthesprues.com/Forum/index.php?topic=9654.0 (http://beyondthesprues.com/Forum/index.php?topic=9654.0)

Thanks for looking.....


Mog
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Title: Re: Metropolitan Police Apache Helicopter
Post by: KiwiZac on February 24, 2021, 09:52:43 AM
That's just beautiful, wonderful work!
Title: Re: Metropolitan Police Apache Helicopter
Post by: Robomog on February 24, 2021, 05:52:34 PM
Thanks Zac,  much appreciated

Mog
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