Dr. Tim: Closeup details of the an awesome Cobra cockpit.	Dr. Tim: Front of the old Cobra fuselage and primed to fit the new parts.	Dr. Tim: Tail section after priming, note the exhaust vents.
Dr. Tim: Nose shot after painting, weathering with the cockpit window open.	Dr. Tim: Head on shot of Jakadofsky turbine, mechanics and fuel tanks installed.	Dr. Tim: Detail of scratch built Tow missile launcher and 70mm folding fin rocket pod.
Dr. Tim: Closeup of the installed cockpit before painting.	Dr. Tim: Almost there, scratch built 20mm Rotary Cannon, TSU & window detailing.

In mid 2003 Dr. Tim came onboard to become our official scale test pilot. The first project was to add some of the Baumann accessories to the Cobra, specifically the scale cargo hook and Bambi bucket. The Cobra was transformed into a "Fire Cobra" and flown in mid to late 2003. The next step was to do a major retrofit and change mechanics and powerplant to turbine. This was a major undertaking and these construction photos show some of the steps during the conversion.

The new Cobra was first displayed at Circumgyration 2004 and was a work of art in terms of scale detailing and the rather incredible perfect fit of the turbine into this fuselage. After all, we had been working with Jakadofsky to attain this level of integration. But it takes a scale expert like Dr. Tim to transform the basic fuselage into a fantastic replica of the original Cobra helicopter. Those that have seen this model helicopter have no doubt about Dr. Tim's master craftsmanship akin to Len Mount, Peter Wales and few others at this level. This was the very same model to take 2nd place at the 2004 Nationals and 1st place at the IRCHA event.

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