Bell AH-1SCOBRA

Daylight pics outside...

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           a nice shot of some weathering, weapons and exhaust stack.

    20,000 rivets adorn the fuse, 2400 hand-drilled in canopy,
   600 brass#00 screws and 1.3 mm nuts completes the needed details.
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             Rocket launchers, hang from wings with quick release brackets, made from .005 brass sheet,
       alu-tubes, wire, basswood,and various bits of brass stock, cut , ground, shaped. The hardest part
       of the model as 8,16 and 64 of everything had to be made, by hand. I used no machine tools except
       to turn the tubes to proper o.d. and i.d. .Everything is silver soldered for flight enviroments. Yes,
       it does fly, at a finished weight of 18 lbs even. and 17 without wing weapons, the Rossi has no trouble
       hauling it around. Head speed is 1250 in a hover.
 
 

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       A good shot of some tail weathering.......

 A close up of the head, CSS HEAD. Rods are 3mm.
 scale 419 blades used, but true scale blades are next!

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       A close up of the adjustable horizontal stab. A
       carbon-fiber shaft supports the fins and a carbon
       pushrod runs to a servo up front.Everything , always
      up front, a light tail leads to a light helicopter!

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       1.3 mm nuts, filled with glue, add the bolted
     on look.
 

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