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The Shape of Things to Come???? MQ-9 "Reaper" built

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  • Member since
    June 2004
  • From: 29° 58' N 95° 21' W
The Shape of Things to Come???? MQ-9 "Reaper" built
Posted by seasick on Friday, May 2, 2014 4:52 PM

Well here it is a project I have been working on and off on for months. My Italeri 1/72 MQ-9 "Reaper".

Chasing the ultimate build.

  • Member since
    April 2007
  • From: Twin Towns, MN
Posted by MAgather on Friday, May 2, 2014 5:58 PM

Looks great!  Somehow I missed that Italeri had a 1/72 Reaper. I'm going to need to see if I can find one.

Good Modeling,
  • Member since
    December 2002
  • From: Fort Knox
Posted by Rob Gronovius on Friday, May 2, 2014 6:34 PM

I believe the originator of the UAV line is Platz and that Italeri and Accurate Miniatures have both released the kits in slightly different versions.

www.hlj.com/.../PLZAC-02

  • Member since
    June 2004
  • From: 29° 58' N 95° 21' W
Posted by seasick on Friday, May 2, 2014 11:51 PM

It needs a big weight in the nose.  I had to add more after I started to glue it together. I drilled a hole in the base where the FLIR plugs in and poured in some melted metal until it was balanced, even put metal into the FLIR.

It was a quick build, no cockpit to work on, the landing gear is simple and without doors,

I was trying to talk a friend in to drawing a picture of a robot holding a stick in a cockpit that I could decal on to the model but she wasn't interested.

Chasing the ultimate build.

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