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AH-1 'Tigerfly' Cobra

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Being a little kid growing up in the mid to late 80's, G.I. Joe figures were one of my favorite toys to play with along with Lego's and Micro Machines. And one of my first, if not very first Joe vehicle I ever got (and my absolute favorite) was the Tigerforce re-paint of the AH-1X Locust chopper called the "Tiger Fly". After seeing the recent re-release of Revell's AH-1F Cobra with the huge shark mouth adorning the chopper's fuselage, I thought a tribute build to my childhood toy was in order.

The helo itself was sprayed in Tamiya sprays of Yellow, red brown and pure white with the tiger stripe pattern done in Semi-gloss black with a brush. Only a few decals from the kit were used while the eyes for the shark mouth were stolen from my P-51 B/C kit in my stash. In keeping with the original vision of the toy I kept the rocket pod & TOW launchers painted in red.

Once it was all done, a shot with dull coat sealed it all in.

Revell 1/48
Image size
3456x2592px 3.03 MB
Make
SONY
Model
DSC-H50
Shutter Speed
10/80 second
Aperture
F/4.0
Focal Length
5 mm
ISO Speed
125
Date Taken
Nov 23, 2012, 7:51:38 PM
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