AH-64 Apache — Handmade Metal Model Helicopter, 1:39

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The attack helicopter that made every army rethink what a helicopter was for.Handcrafted at 1:39 on an iron frame, hand-painted with decal insignia, with rotor detail, tandem cockp its, stub wings and the chin-mounted cannon.Details 1:39 scale, 100% iron frame Metal main and tail rotors Hand-painted with decal insignia Tandem cockpit, stub wings and chin turret detail Ready to display The aircraftThe Apache entered service in 1986 built around one requirement: survive being shot at. The airframe is designed to take 23mm rounds and keep flying, the crew sit in armoured seats behind a boron shield, and the landing gear is built to crush on impact and absorb a hard descent rather than transmit it to the spine.The chin cannon is slaved to the gunner's helmet. Where the crew looks, the gun points — an idea that seemed exotic in the 1980s and is now standard. Show more