Hajo L. Posted March 13, 2019 Share Posted March 13, 2019 As promised my first entry will be a "what if"-build. I´m going to convert the 1:72 Revell EC-135 into a SpecOps-Support bird. Mostly by hanging some additional stuff on it and I plan also to add a sniper-team. I had started some months ago, but stopped after having cut off the doors, glued in the seats and painted the cockpit. So now I will officially start this build. This is how it looked on march 1st: In progress of the two pilots, one still missing his head: I used pilot figures of the Revell set, but changed the heads, using some of the old Esci/Italeri Ground Crew and Pilots set: Glueing the fuselage halves together: HAJO Quote Link to post Share on other sites
phantom Posted March 14, 2019 Share Posted March 14, 2019 Tiny little guy! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hajo L. Posted March 16, 2019 Author Share Posted March 16, 2019 Yeah, compared with the Lancaster I just built it is really small. But good thing is that this small thing is a fast to build. After mating the fuselages I added armor-plating to the pilot seats: The two guys don´t seem to be much impressed: The next two additions were the gear and the FLIR. The gear struts came in the Revell EC-145-kit. Which is strange, since you can´t use them there, but they work fine with the EC-135. The FLIR was done by scratch using various stuff: It also took me some lead to get the helo standing straight, but now it sits good! Clear parts of this kit are known to have some problems, but it worked good enough for me this time: This morning I received a little parcel with stuff I ordered in Bulgaria... It´s the equipment for my Sniper! 😄 Another addition is the new exhaust which will help to cool down the hot gases, so the helo won´t be that attractive to heat-seeking missiles anymore: You can also see new antennas and RWR-sensors: Now it´s time for some paint! HAJO Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hajo L. Posted March 18, 2019 Author Share Posted March 18, 2019 Color evolution: Green: Another green: Black: I also finished the Sniper-Team, using a US-GI and a SAS-soldier (with the M82) by Ceasar. As you can see, the helo is basically finished. I hope to be able to take pictures soon. HAJO Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Els Posted March 19, 2019 Share Posted March 19, 2019 I like the colors/pattern that you chose for the camo, looks right on that helo. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
phantom Posted March 19, 2019 Share Posted March 19, 2019 Boy that was fast, nice! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hajo L. Posted March 24, 2019 Author Share Posted March 24, 2019 I went outside during the weekend and came up with some pictures. The starport-side with the spotter of the sniper-team: Cal. 50 BMG ready to rock! Love my little sniper with the big gun! Close-up on the spotter: Playing outside: This was fun! Stay tuned for my next project. HAJO Quote Link to post Share on other sites
phantom Posted March 24, 2019 Share Posted March 24, 2019 Nice, like that one big wiper blade! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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