Academy 1/48 Sikorsky UH-60L Black Hawk

US Army, 101st Airborne, Iraq 1991

UH60L_008 UH60L_002

Returning to the Gulf War I theme, but no longer in pink, this is Academy's UH-60L Black Hawk with no aftermarket additions. See if you can spot the deliberate mistake...the rotors are completely wrong. In my keenness to have ejector pin marks on the rotors on the underside, three of the blades are on upside-down, with one the correct way up. So the rotor tips are pointing in all kinds of directions. Doh! The external pylon stubs were nicked from the MH-60G kit, as was the chaff dispenser. Finish is Humbrol green acrylic, not matched to any FS number as far as I'm aware (this kit was made back when 'looks okay' was good enough). No clear finish was used, so the decals horribly stand out against the matt green paint. Still, this was a nice kit and I was inspired to build two more — the MH-60G and MH-60K.

UH60L_003 UH60L_004 UH60L_001 UH60L_009 UH60L_010 UH60L_007

UH60L_006 UH60L_005 UH60L_011 UH60L_012 UH60L_014 UH60L_015

Year bought: 1995 (Beatties, Guildford)

Year built: 1995 (Send Marsh, Surrey, UK)

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