Even shorter than I recalled.
EDWMatt posted :
"Oooh, the AH-1T+ in the ‘Gold Cobra Scheme’. I was at Plant 6 when they were building this aircraft and watched it come together. My friend Bill Spruce was in charge of this aircraft. Had a big countdown board in front of it in the hangar that said “The Marines are arriving in XX days”.
The helo only flew a couple of flights in this scheme. When the Marine test team arrived from Pax, they refused to fly it until it was re-painted Marine green.
So gloss black would be choice if building it to match.