check out this link for what you should do with your helos

Pretty cool Dewayne, but these guys are 1/6000 while I believe the helos on the link are either 15-28mm. No I'm not exactly sure what 1/6000 is in "mm", but they are definitely much smaller than my 1:285 helos, which equate to 6mm. Not sure if they make a motor/engine so these tiny birds.

 

Thanks though

 

What do you think of my rotor creation?

Those VLCC's look like great torpedo fodder.

Those VLCC's look like great torpedo fodder.

And the photos do not do them justice, particualarly the VLCC's - blame the cameraman, not the camera.

 

here's a tangent: Brad, are you familiar with the term "dope" in relation to the individual sight picture/windage adjustments made on a rifle to get to some consistent "battle sight zero"? The saying goes "it's not the dope on the weapon, but the dope behind it". Same-Same with me on that camera - a pink A-6! go figure.

 

Now back to 1/6000 minis.

Thats pretty good for the rotors. As for the pink A-6 just call it an EA-6. They did used to call em Queers

Thats pretty good for the rotors. As for the pink A-6 just call it an EA-6. They did used to call em Queers

 

 

I just spit my water on my monitor - that was funny....

Spruance VLS, A. Burke Flt IIa, Wasp (LHD), LCACs, F-18s, AH-1Ws, CH-46s, CH-53s all assembled and mounted last weekend, hopefully pics up this weekend. Some russian ships, and a number of russian aircraft, along with some duplicate LHD's still to be painted.

Bunker Hill CG

 

Arleigh Burke Flight IIa DDG

 

USS Kearsarge LHD-3

 

Kearsarge Expeditionary Strike Group

 

2x LCACs at 1/6000....very tiny.

 

An over the horizon amphibious assault in the making...where are my Ospreys!

 

A gaggle of CH-46 Frogs, I can honestly say the last CH-46 has been born.

 

A section of AH-1W Cobras (Snakes)

 

A section of A-6E from previous batch

 

A section of F/A-18E/F

 

A solitary CH-53E Hog.

 

USS Whitbey Island, LSD-41

Very nice Pete!

Natural sunlight with these most recent, most came out ok. I like the shadows under the F/A-18's. Open to suggestions on a color for these cockpit glass - keeping in mind that these are 1/6000. I think it would add something.

6x Kilo SS and 3x Victor I SSN's yesterday. More FSU/Soviet to follow. Subs are pretty tiny, not taking anything away from the LCAC's though.

 

Will try to get a photo up in a day or two, although black on deep sea blue does not give much contrast. My pressing need for a sub was my gaming which I had everything represented in mini except for the cardboard counter for the kilo.

 

Finally, what I initially thought were Spruance CG's, but later determined that Spruances were DD's, now turns out that the model is Bunker Hill CG (developed from the Ticonderoga). I reviewed my packing list which confirmed to me that they are my Bunker Hill's?

Enter the Russians.

 

Last night paintings included 5x Sovremenny DDG's, 3x Neustrashimy FF, 2x Udaloy II DDG, and 1x Tu-95 Bear-D.

 

The beauty of this batch, particularly the Sovremenny, is that many OPFORs can be depicted - Russia, China, and hey at 1/6000 it can even by mistaken for an Indian Type 15 Dehli Class destroyer. Pics of these, and the subs from a while back, hopefully to be taken, transferred, and posted this weekend.