Time for a Change of Gears
Refurbish, Repair, Touch-up ... Wave 2
Work continues on fixing, repairing, refurbishing, repurposing, or just plan finishing all the half-completed junk I have laying around.
UH-60 Blackhawk, 1:72 scale (20mm), 9 inches long. Die case from Forces of Valor. Touched up some chipped paint and re-attached door guns that were either bent or broken off. Also reinforced the flight stand's attachment point to the underside of the fuselage.
Obviously not QUITE a miniature standard, but a mini this size would take a week to build and paint, honestly has a very limited use factor on an actual gaming table, and would be very fragile. At least as a die cast model ... it's relatively tough.
Might change some of the decals, add some additional markings, at a later date. But for now this baby's on the shelf, ready to play if ever needed.
Bought this poor boat at Sea World in January of 2018. Damn thing's been sitting around for almost two years. It cost all of $10, and thought I could turn this "wildlife rescue" boat into some kind of military attack boat, especially once I sit it up against some of my 20mm moderns and found it to be an exact match (the men would fit exactly through the aft cabin doors). Originally this was a batter-powered bathtub toy. I sawed off the bottom part of the hull to make this a "waterline" model, and used hot glue gun to create a wave / wave effect along the bow and hull sides.
This one's going to take a while. But after 22 months in limbo, she's finally underway. Primed a dark gray. Then airbrushed ocean blue and light gray for a modern maritime camo effect. 
Some 20mm Caesar miniatures (US Marines, Iraqi Freedom / War on Terror) used as scale. Next steps will be replacing the aft deck plate where the battery pack used to go, and mounting some new weapons. That "water cannon" on the bow was shamelessly left as a chunky .50 cal painted silver (the Sea World people hoped no one would notice) and I might mount twin 20mm autocannon if I can find or fabricate them. 
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