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Italeri 1:72 MH-53J Pave Low III USAF

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PVI
  • Member since
    May 2014
  • From: Wisconsin
Posted by PVI on Friday, June 27, 2014 4:47 AM

Very well done- I can see how that would do well in a contest! Thanks for sharing!

  • Member since
    January 2014
  • From: Toronto
Posted by Rob S. on Thursday, June 26, 2014 6:16 PM

Very fine build...I echo the comments on the sagging rotors. Very nice touch and will definitely be trying that on my next helo build. Thanks!

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On the Bench: Nothing on the go ATM

  • Member since
    October 2013
Posted by infofrog on Thursday, June 26, 2014 7:07 AM

Nice job ..

How long did it that to build ?

Rick

  • Member since
    June 2014
Posted by USAFASME7 on Thursday, June 26, 2014 6:44 AM

Thanks for the compliments, guys!

No Bish, the Beer and Super Clue are clearly two-different sized bottles LOL.

I tacked the completed rotor head with blades onto a long piece of scrap sprue with a drop of super glue...then, spinning it slowly, held a heat gun beneath it and SLOWLY allowed them to sag; stopping periodically to allow them to cool and re-harden so as to not over-do it.

Inside the cargo compartment, I took the time to scratch build a cargo pallet with crates and barrels, complete with cargo net covering--but sadly, you can barely see it in there.

--Rob

Glue Sniffer since 1977

  • Member since
    February 2013
Posted by Raven Morpheus on Wednesday, June 25, 2014 2:58 PM

Nice.  I've been eyeing up one of these, but the older kit with Vietnam era decals.

Yours looks fantastic. Yes

  • Member since
    April 2014
Posted by r13b20 on Tuesday, June 24, 2014 4:26 PM

LOL bish. Nice bird. Is there a "great" way to simulate the weight of main rotor blades? I like this build. Bob

  • Member since
    December 2002
  • From: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
Posted by Bish on Tuesday, June 24, 2014 1:40 PM

Cracking looking build. I really like the look of the rotors, a well deserved award all round.

By the way, I hope you didn't get your drink and your super glue mixed up.

I am a Norfolk man and i glory in being so

 

On the bench: Airfix 1/72nd Harrier GR.3/Fujimi 1/72nd Ju 87D-3

  • Member since
    March 2013
Posted by patrick206 on Tuesday, June 24, 2014 1:20 PM

USAF - Very nicely done, thanks for the post.

  • Member since
    June 2014
Italeri 1:72 MH-53J Pave Low III USAF
Posted by USAFASME7 on Tuesday, June 24, 2014 9:47 AM

I'm not a huge fan of Italeri models, and this one has some major fitment issues IMO...but all the cussing, drinking and fiddling (and Super Glue) paid-off with a 2nd place award at this year's Blue Angels Model Fest, so I was happy.

I tinted the cockpit windows above the seats with a mixture of glosscote and green food coloring--came out translucent and looks okay to me! I scratch-built a few add-ons like the refueling boom antennas and wiring, fuselage side rail, and nose-mounted search light. All the sensors are covered with tiny pieces if AFV Club Iridescent film.I also heated and "sagged" the rotor blades. Big Smile

 

--Rob

Glue Sniffer since 1977

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