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                        MH-6J MELB with Operators and Pilots added

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                        HeavyArty
                        • Member since
                          December 2002
                        • From: Valrico, FL
                        MH-6J MELB with Operators and Pilots added
                        Posted by HeavyArty on Saturday, February 26, 2005 1:47 PM
                        This is the same model I posted earlier. I have added Pilots from the MRC/Academy OH-58D kit. These represent modern pilots well and have seat belts already molded onto them. The Operators are molds from a friend of mine in Italy, Klaus Pagano (Avus at FSM). He has made the legs, torsos, and heads with new MITCH helmets. I think they capture the look of current Operators well. I modified M-4s with sights and a silencer on one as well. Hope you like them.






                        Original pics of MH-6J Melb w/o Operators and Pilots here: http://www.hkngallery.org.uk/hkngallery.nsf/9e7858703c56bfb280256b960044cd7b/a7fdb4775cbc299480256f5300655119!OpenDocument

                        Gino P. Quintiliani - Field Artillery - The KING of BATTLE!!!

                        Check out my Gallery: https://app.photobucket.com/u/HeavyArty

                        "People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf." -- George Orwell

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                        AH1Wsnake
                        • Member since
                          December 2002
                        • From: Modeling anything with "MARINES" on the side.
                        Posted by AH1Wsnake on Saturday, February 26, 2005 4:19 PM
                        Gino,
                        Out-freaking-standing, man! That looks awesome. I love all the details, the goggles, gloves, camo pattern.....everything. You really pulled it off. Thumbs Up [tup]Thumbs Up [tup]Thumbs Up [tup]

                         

                        "There are only two kinds of people that understand Marines: Marines and those who have met them in battle. Everyone else has a second-hand opinion."
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                        rjkplasticmod
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: A Spartan in the Wolverine State
                        Posted by rjkplasticmod on Saturday, February 26, 2005 4:36 PM
                        Gino, Outstanding work. Very impressive.

                        Regards, Rick
                        RICK At My Age, I've Seen It All, Done It All, But I Don't Remember It All...
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                        Mikeym_us
                        • Member since
                          March 2004
                        • From: Kincheloe Michigan
                        Posted by Mikeym_us on Saturday, February 26, 2005 5:27 PM
                        shows you how the Military pulls out all stops to keep the good ole Loach in the air. The airframe of the actual OH-6 (AH-6 Gunship version and MH-6 MELB and the MD-500) is almost 40 years old which make it only a few years younger than the Venerable UH-1 Huey.

                        and if im not mistaken isnt that a Dragon MH-6 kit which happened to have been originally released as the MD-500 just with the deletion of the Anti-Tank Rocket pods and the addition of the other tidbits as seen on your model?

                        On the workbench: Dragon 1/350 scale Ticonderoga class USS BunkerHill 1/720 scale Italeri USS Harry S. Truman 1/72 scale Encore Yak-6

                        The 71st Tactical Fighter Squadron the only Squadron to get an Air to Air kill and an Air to Ground kill in the same week with only a F-15 http://photobucket.com/albums/v332/Mikeym_us/

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                        Trigger
                        • Member since
                          February 2004
                        • From: Moooooon River!
                        Posted by Trigger on Saturday, February 26, 2005 6:10 PM
                        Gino
                        sweeeeet! Thumbs Up [tup]
                        ------------------------------------------------------------------ - Grant "Can't let that nest in there..."
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                        grandadjohn
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: phoenix
                        Posted by grandadjohn on Saturday, February 26, 2005 7:53 PM
                        Looks good, but you need to add boom mikes to the pilots flight helmets
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                        HeavyArty
                        • Member since
                          December 2002
                        • From: Valrico, FL
                        Posted by HeavyArty on Saturday, February 26, 2005 8:07 PM
                        Thanks for all the compliments guys.

                        John,
                        You're right. I did miss them. I'll need to go add them now. Thanks.

                        Gino P. Quintiliani - Field Artillery - The KING of BATTLE!!!

                        Check out my Gallery: https://app.photobucket.com/u/HeavyArty

                        "People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf." -- George Orwell

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                        LemonJello
                        • Member since
                          February 2004
                        • From: Green Lantern Corps HQ on Oa
                        Posted by LemonJello on Saturday, February 26, 2005 9:06 PM
                        Another outstanding set of photos, HeavyArty! I can't really think of anything else to say. Those figures really capture the look and add that last piece of detail to an already incredible MH-6. Thanks for sharing with us.
                        A day in the Corps is like a day on the farm; every meal is a banquet, every paycheck a fortune, every formation a parade... The Marine Corps is a department of the Navy? Yeah...The Men's Department.
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                        wooty
                        • Member since
                          August 2004
                        • From: Australia
                        Posted by wooty on Saturday, February 26, 2005 10:08 PM
                        Well what can i say " Always a pleasure to see your builds,, Gino"
                        I think from now on i will set up an automatic reply to your picture post
                        It will read " Very Impresive and all the other words mean a compliment"
                        Always a joy to view
                        Robert

                        Rob..

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