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Approach Engineering takes a new position on manufacturing helicopter fuselages using model airplane materials and construction techniques that are bundled into a kit to assemble and finish. Comprised of balsa and laser-cut plywood the scale fuselage is constructed over a plan and building board using a detailed photo instruction manual in a step by step assembly method.


AP100 Apache 50

AP101 Cobra 60-90

AP102 eCobra

AP103 eApache
   

The first reaction from most helicopter modelers is that it will take too long to build and that the end result cannot be compared to a fiberglass fuselage. Well, it just really depends on the modeler's craftsmanship and modeling skills. Anyone who has built a model airplane kit will immediately see how simple the contruction is and it can be finished in a couple of weeks, but like all projects, the more time you have the faster it can be completed. Finishing the model is a simple as using Monokote which has several flat colors or use your favorite plastic covering. Spot paint any left over areas and you have a great looking fuselage. If you are good with an airbrush then you can easily achieve impressive camouflage or intricate color schemes on your model.

Updates, January 2010:

The new AH-64D Apache 50 Longbow conversion kits have arrived. This simple kit swaps out the original AH-64A parts to convert the fuselage's avionics bays to the D-Variant. If you have been considering an AH-64D Apache, this kit makes it very easy to accurately model the Longbow variant.

Parts ListManuals & FAQ  

Part Description Price  
AP100 AH-64A Apache 50 Scale Fuselage Assembly Kit $378.00
AP101 AH-1F Cobra 60-90 Scale Fuselage Assembly Kit $387.00
AP102 AH-1F eCobra Scale Fuselage Assembly Kit $316.00
AP102-1 AH-1F eCobra Long Tail Drive Belt $34.50
AP103 AH-64A eApache Scale Fuselage Assembly Kit $352.00
AP104 AH-1W eSuperCobra Scale Fuselage Assembly Kit $316.00
AP105 AH-64D Apache 50 Longbow Conversion Kit $36.95
 
AP200 Tail Belt to Shaft Drive Adapter Kit $169.00
AP201 Universal Contour Tail Drive Kit $130.00