blog:military:rah66_tamiya

  • Manufacturer: Tamiya
  • Part number: 60739
  • Year of production: 1998 (rebox of an Italeri kit from 1996)
  • Scale: 1/72
  • Kit type: Fixed-pose aircraft
  • In-universe role: Prototype US Attack Helicopter
  • Purchase date: Early 2000's
  • Build date: ????

Fig. 1: Manufacturer box art. Fig. 2: Example of completed model.

This kit has been hanging around in the bottom of a box of unbuilt models for close to two decades… I'll get around to building it… eventually…


Paints Used

The original Italeri release uses different colour codes/names to the Tamiya rebox. I've listed the Tamiya colour codes below as they are usually easier to source/match:

Section Recommended Colour Selected Colour Notes
Black parts Tamiya XF-1
Control panels Tamiya X-2
Weapon bay interior Tamiya XF-2
Main rotor tips Tamiya XF-3
Camera/sensor glass covers Tamiya X-6
??? Tamiya X-7
Cannon Tamiya X-10
Tamiya XF-10
Missile tip Tamiya XF-16
Tail rotor, missile racks, missiles Tamiya TS-28
Control panel screens Tamiya X-28
Tamiya XF-28
Seats Tamiya XF-49
Seat base, interior Tamiya XF-54
Seatbelts Tamiya XF-64

Box

Fig. 3: Box

Instructions / assembly information

Fig. 4: Instruction manual. Fig. 5: Instruction manual. Fig. 6: Instruction manual. Fig. 7: Instruction manual. Fig. 8: Instruction manual. Fig. 9: Instruction manual.

Parts

Fig. 10: Parts Frame. Fig. 11: Parts Frame. Fig. 12: Single piece canopy.

Decals

Fig. 13: Waterslide decals.

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