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Title: what-if : The new Advance UH100 Black Hawk Stealth
Post by: tiking on July 23, 2020, 03:27:59 AM: I decided to play with the idea and came up with this. The logic is not too far from what we see today. hope you guys like it.

First of all, I must say that the Italeri,UH-60/MH-60 BLACK HAWK 'night raid' 1/48 scale kit, sucked big time. Maybe it was my bad luck but the fittings has one of the worst fittings I have ever experienced. Not only that, but the instructions was so bad. (https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/t24/1.5/16/1f641.png) Thank goodness, I was not trying to duplicate any particular prototyp model, which would have been a disaster. At the end, things were so misaligned that I just had to improvised, to hide certain areas. It helped, but only to an extend. So forgive me, if certain areas do not look that they have a perfect fitting. But, that was the best I could do. The engines rotate, for take off and flight mode.

Anyways, here is kit-bashed, modified, with a little scratch building involved, which resulted in this 'UH100 Black Hawk Stealth design. Hope you like the results, regardless of the difficulties I have had trying to put this build together.

(https://images14.fotki.com/v390/photos/0/3821280/16277858/uh100_black_hawk_stealth-vi.jpg) (http://'https://public.fotki.com/tiking1970/uh100-black-hawk-stealth/uh100-black-hawk-stealth.html')

(https://images41.fotki.com/v868/photos/0/3821280/16277858/uh100_black_hawk_stealth2-vi.jpg) (http://'https://public.fotki.com/tiking1970/uh100-black-hawk-stealth/uh100-black-hawk.html')

(https://images14.fotki.com/v1665/photos/0/3821280/16277858/uh100_black_hawk_stealth3-vi.jpg) (http://'https://public.fotki.com/tiking1970/uh100-black-hawk-stealth/uh100-black-hawk-1.html')
Title: Re: what-if : The new Advance UH100 Black Hawk Stealth
Post by: tiking on July 23, 2020, 03:28:59 AM: (https://images20.fotki.com/v207/photos/0/3821280/16277858/uh100_black_hawk_stealth4-vi.jpg) (http://'https://public.fotki.com/tiking1970/uh100-black-hawk-stealth/uh100-black-hawk-2.html')

(https://images51.fotki.com/v731/photos/0/3821280/16277858/uh100_black_hawk_stealth5-vi.jpg) (http://'https://public.fotki.com/tiking1970/uh100-black-hawk-stealth/uh100-black-hawk-3.html')

(https://images41.fotki.com/v1397/photos/0/3821280/16277858/uh100_black_hawk_stealth6-vi.jpg) (http://'https://public.fotki.com/tiking1970/uh100-black-hawk-stealth/uh100-black-hawk-4.html')
Title: Re: what-if : The new Advance UH100 Black Hawk Stealth
Post by: tiking on July 23, 2020, 03:29:49 AM: (https://images14.fotki.com/v219/photos/0/3821280/16277858/uh100_black_hawk_stealth7-vi.jpg) (http://'https://public.fotki.com/tiking1970/uh100-black-hawk-stealth/uh100-black-hawk-5.html')

(https://images44.fotki.com/v1405/photos/0/3821280/16277858/uh100_black_hawk_stealth8-vi.jpg) (http://'https://public.fotki.com/tiking1970/uh100-black-hawk-stealth/uh100-black-hawk-6.html')

(https://images15.fotki.com/v1669/photos/0/3821280/16277858/uh100_black_hawk_stealth9-vi.jpg) (http://'https://public.fotki.com/tiking1970/uh100-black-hawk-stealth/uh100-black-hawk-7.html')

(https://images43.fotki.com/v1218/photos/0/3821280/16277858/uh100_black_hawk_stealth10-vi.jpg) (http://'https://public.fotki.com/tiking1970/uh100-black-hawk-stealth/uh100-black-hawk-8.html')
Title: Re: what-if : The new Advance UH100 Black Hawk Stealth
Post by: tiking on July 23, 2020, 03:30:45 AM: (https://images45.fotki.com/v1200/photos/0/3821280/16277858/uh100_black_hawk_stealth11-vi.jpg) (http://'https://public.fotki.com/tiking1970/uh100-black-hawk-stealth/uh100-black-hawk-9.html')

(https://images45.fotki.com/v1200/photos/0/3821280/16277858/uh100_black_hawk_stealth12-vi.jpg) (http://'https://public.fotki.com/tiking1970/uh100-black-hawk-stealth/uh100-black-hawk-10.html')

(https://images41.fotki.com/v826/photos/0/3821280/16277858/uh100_black_hawk_stealth13-vi.jpg) (http://'https://public.fotki.com/tiking1970/uh100-black-hawk-stealth/uh100-black-hawk-11.html')

(https://images51.fotki.com/v731/photos/0/3821280/16277858/uh100_black_hawk_stealth13a-vi.jpg) (http://'https://public.fotki.com/tiking1970/uh100-black-hawk-stealth/uh100-black-hawk-12.html')

(https://images20.fotki.com/v207/photos/0/3821280/16277858/uh100_black_hawk_stealth14-vi.jpg) (http://'https://public.fotki.com/tiking1970/uh100-black-hawk-stealth/uh100-black-hawk-13.html')
Title: Re: what-if : The new Advance UH100 Black Hawk Stealth
Post by: tiking on July 23, 2020, 03:33:58 AM: (https://images52.fotki.com/v1552/photos/0/3821280/16277858/uh100_black_hawk_stealth15-vi.jpg) (http://'https://public.fotki.com/tiking1970/uh100-black-hawk-stealth/uh100-black-hawk-14.html')

(https://images45.fotki.com/v1636/photos/0/3821280/16277858/uh100_black_hawk_stealth16-vi.jpg) (http://'https://public.fotki.com/tiking1970/uh100-black-hawk-stealth/uh100-black-hawk-15.html')
Title: Re: what-if : The new Advance UH100 Black Hawk Stealth
Post by: GTX_Admin on July 23, 2020, 03:36:12 AM: :smiley:
Title: Re: what-if : The new Advance UH100 Black Hawk Stealth
Post by: ChernayaAkula on July 23, 2020, 06:29:46 AM: Looks like something right out of a computer game. "Call of Duty: 2035" or something like that. Very cool! :smiley:
Title: Re: what-if : The new Advance UH100 Black Hawk Stealth
Post by: Buzzbomb on July 23, 2020, 07:04:07 AM: Standing ovation here.. Very, very nice design 8)
Title: Re: what-if : The new Advance UH100 Black Hawk Stealth
Post by: elmayerle on July 23, 2020, 08:57:36 AM: Unique look to it. Am I counting correctly as to it having four engines?
Title: Re: what-if : The new Advance UH100 Black Hawk Stealth
Post by: Old Wombat on July 23, 2020, 09:36:54 AM: That's an excellent piece of work! :smiley: :smiley:

Black & no markings makes me think CIA Black Op's. ;)

Any flaws in the build have been successfully hidden. Bravo! :D
Title: Re: what-if : The new Advance UH100 Black Hawk Stealth
Post by: Frank3k on July 23, 2020, 11:21:27 AM: Charles - I don't see any less than perfect areas - the whole model looks great!

How did you achieve that graphite or metallic black sheen?
Title: Re: what-if : The new Advance UH100 Black Hawk Stealth
Post by: LemonJello on July 24, 2020, 12:16:25 AM: I'll echo what's already been said: Fantastic execution! You'd never know that you had fit issues with the donor kit.
Title: Re: what-if : The new Advance UH100 Black Hawk Stealth
Post by: tiking on July 24, 2020, 01:13:25 AM: Quote from: Frank3k on July 23, 2020, 11:21:27 AM
Charles - I don't see any less than perfect areas - the whole model looks great!

How did you achieve that graphite or metallic black sheen?

Thank you for your comforting words. Glad you like the results. As for the weathering. This is what I did:

I used Citadels Black primer from the can, which is also the main color. So in short, I just used the primer both as the primer and base color. Then I dried brushed the body with their Grey color, called,' Stormvermin fur' color. Again, I dry-brushed it on with several layers, very very thinly. Then I dry-brushed it again, with Citadels Leadbelcher silver color. I used Tamiya Brown panel wash, in certain crevices and panels to get more depth from the all black. This is the closest I could get it to not looking completely black and uninteresting. I do not use an airbrush. But I will be trying out a cheap one just to get the hand of it.
Title: Re: what-if : The new Advance UH100 Black Hawk Stealth
Post by: apophenia on July 25, 2020, 11:21:02 AM: Great technique! LIke Frank said, it has a graphite sheen to it :smiley:

Love the overall look too ... but it looks especially cool with the outer nacelles rotated forward 8)
Title: Re: what-if : The new Advance UH100 Black Hawk Stealth
Post by: tiking on July 25, 2020, 03:56:26 PM: Quote from: apophenia on July 25, 2020, 11:21:02 AM
Great technique! LIke Frank said, it has a graphite sheen to it :smiley:

Love the overall look too ... but it looks especially cool with the outer nacelles rotated forward 8)

Thank you kindly.
Title: Re: what-if : The new Advance UH100 Black Hawk Stealth
Post by: Antonio Sobral on July 25, 2020, 11:09:33 PM: The painting/finishing is superb!
Title: Re: what-if : The new Advance UH100 Black Hawk Stealth
Post by: Ramba on July 26, 2020, 03:30:04 AM: Terrific build! Looks awesome!
Title: Re: what-if : The new Advance UH100 Black Hawk Stealth
Post by: tiking on July 26, 2020, 04:06:16 AM: Quote from: apophenia on July 25, 2020, 11:21:02 AM
Great technique! LIke Frank said, it has a graphite sheen to it :smiley:

Love the overall look too ... but it looks especially cool with the outer nacelles rotated forward 8)

Thank you. Glad you liked it.
Title: Re: what-if : The new Advance UH100 Black Hawk Stealth
Post by: tiking on July 26, 2020, 04:06:38 AM: Quote from: Antonio Sobral on July 25, 2020, 11:09:33 PM
The painting/finishing is superb!

Thank you kindly.
Title: Re: what-if : The new Advance UH100 Black Hawk Stealth
Post by: Haemon on August 21, 2020, 08:31:08 PM: That weathering is not in vain, the depth throught the shadows is there and i just want this to get made for real.