An overdue intro... 1/48th MH-53M Pave Low V BlackOps "What-if?" + more..
I figured it was due time I made a introductory post and what better way to do it than with a project I'm working on. Well, more like a one-man "What-if?" theme build. It's based on the "Black" helicopters of conspiracy theory lore but with my own added twist. It's all based on a novel my father started writing since he retired from government service, so I may eventually add some sort of graphic synopsis when it's completed. Along with the current build I'll add some pics of the choppers part of my BlackOps theme build..
In alot of the pics, you'll notice that all the rivet details have been sanded away, that was intentional. I'm going for a smoothed out composite, "stealthy" look as though the Pave Low were re-engineered with a monocoque airframe. So with no further ado, I present, for your consideration...(Xposted from ARC)
The landing gear is retractable...
Landing gear up....
.....landing gear down!
Here's the somewhat detailed interior, not the most accurate but I didn't have much to work with paint wise.
I don't know if you can see it, but I hand painted a map onto the GPS display in the cockpit.
You might note the strange exhausts on the engines, those are the IR/noise supressors I decided to scratch build using the intake of the "G" model ch-53, some rotary sanding heads, and a bit of putty.
Here's a closeup of the supressored engine mounted on the air frame.
Here's my rear arial gunner..
Modified fuel tanks from Cobra Co., I grafted the rear ends and front mounts from the Revell kit onto them.
And a final look at everything else.