Sarathi S.

Great work! Are the under-nose flare buckets in the kit, or did you procure them elsewhere?

Huh, I had that 21st Century Toys Huey when I was a kid, good times.

My desire for a 1/48 MH-60M conversion is growing yet again. Come on Floyd, hook a brother up...

Understood, I'm definitely interested.

Not to derail the topic, but Arno, I was hearing rumors that BAM was considering doing a Super Tomcat 21 conversion as well? I would be VERY interested if that were to in fact happen.

Would PVA glue not work?

Kind of a shame, really, I wouldn't mind doing a what-if bird in a world where MAK-79 got fielded

I thought Alphas never got JDAM because they didn't have a 1553 bus?

Harriers are still quite a ways from being retired from USMC service, current estimate is sundown in 2026 or 2027 last I heard. That gun-less Zulu is interesting, must be on a functional check flight or something of the sort.

Still waiting on decals, and also prepping for a move, so no progress to speak of

The comment about the weight issues of the electronics mirrors the issues UH-1Ns had before the UH-1Y finally hit the fleet. Good read.

I buy as I need

Been a busy week, but got the darker gray on. Not as much contrast as I was expecting, but it matches faded Mod Eagle rather well (to my eye, anyway). I used Ammo's masking putty for a little insurance against oopsies, but if I had to do it again I'd likely free-hand the scheme.

Some further progress, the Aggressor Gray (Hataka HTK-C157) is on (and highlighted a number of seams that need attention, unfortunately). I'm pleased with the way it went on over the blackbasing, given it's my first time really using the technique.

Got a decent amount done over the weekend and this morning, blackbasing and crew figures are done. Build up of the paint was done with Tamiya NATO Black, Neutral Gray (XF-53), Light Gray (XF-66) and Deck Tan (XF-55) sprayed through Uschi stencils over Mr. Surfacer 1500 Black