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Current and Finished Projects => Physical Models => Scifi and Fantasy => Topic started by: tiking on August 06, 2020, 03:47:54 AM

Title: The UH100 Black Hawk
Post by: tiking on August 06, 2020, 03:47:54 AM

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.   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) (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) (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) (https://public.fotki.com/tiking1970/uh100-black-hawk-stealth/uh100-black-hawk-1.html)
(https://images20.fotki.com/v207/photos/0/3821280/16277858/uh100_black_hawk_stealth4-vi.jpg) (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) (https://public.fotki.com/tiking1970/uh100-black-hawk-stealth/uh100-black-hawk-3.html)

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(https://images41.fotki.com/v1397/photos/0/3821280/16277858/uh100_black_hawk_stealth6-vi.jpg) (https://public.fotki.com/tiking1970/uh100-black-hawk-stealth/uh100-black-hawk-4.html)
(https://images14.fotki.com/v219/photos/0/3821280/16277858/uh100_black_hawk_stealth7-vi.jpg) (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) (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) (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) (https://public.fotki.com/tiking1970/uh100-black-hawk-stealth/uh100-black-hawk-8.html)

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(https://images45.fotki.com/v1200/photos/0/3821280/16277858/uh100_black_hawk_stealth11-vi.jpg) (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) (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) (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) (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) (https://public.fotki.com/tiking1970/uh100-black-hawk-stealth/uh100-black-hawk-13.html)
(https://images52.fotki.com/v1552/photos/0/3821280/16277858/uh100_black_hawk_stealth15-vi.jpg) (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) (https://public.fotki.com/tiking1970/uh100-black-hawk-stealth/uh100-black-hawk-15.html)

Title: Re: The UH100 Black Hawk
Post by: finsrin on August 06, 2020, 07:29:51 AM

Any kit deficiencies are hidden by neat features of next generation (UH100) Black Hawk kit-bash.   :smiley: :smiley: :smiley:

Title: Re: The UH100 Black Hawk
Post by: Kerick on August 06, 2020, 10:11:27 AM

Fantastic looking to me!
Reminds me that I have some left over Black Hawk parts in 1/72nd scale. Black Hawk with spats???

Title: Re: The UH100 Black Hawk
Post by: Old Wombat on August 06, 2020, 07:11:58 PM

What problems? ???

Excellent build! 8)

Title: Re: The UH100 Black Hawk
Post by: ericr on August 06, 2020, 07:53:56 PM

 :smiley: :smiley: :smiley:

Title: Re: The UH100 Black Hawk
Post by: tiking on August 06, 2020, 07:57:16 PM

Quote from: Old Wombat on August 06, 2020, 07:11:58 PM

What problems? ???

Excellent build! 8)

Thank you. Mostly alignment and fitting issues. Those alone can drive a modeller crazy.

Title: Re: The UH100 Black Hawk
Post by: Camthalion on August 10, 2020, 06:25:21 PM

Nicely done

Title: Re: The UH100 Black Hawk
Post by: tiking on August 10, 2020, 09:55:04 PM

Thank you.