1/72nd ZVEZDA AC-130J

USAF_462_2W1 · February 22, 2025, 4:59pm

LOTS of scratch-building on this one. Great fitting kit !
Steve

Nomads · February 22, 2025, 6:26pm

WOW!

Great build. Love the painting scheme

USAF_462_2W1 · February 22, 2025, 6:36pm

Thank you Paul, much appreciated.

Schmidty13 · February 23, 2025, 1:14am

Such cool builds.

Newbie question; are those “spinning” blades your creation, or is it something one can buy? I haven’t seen those before.

USAF_462_2W1 · February 23, 2025, 1:54am

I made the prop disks out of 1mm thick, clear acrylic sheet.

Schmidty13 · February 23, 2025, 2:12am

They create a really neat look. I’ll have to see if I can cut some on my laser.

USAF_462_2W1 · February 23, 2025, 12:40pm

Thanks Mike. I cut mine on a scroll saw, about a 1/16" +/-, then sanded them until they were 2 1/4" diameter. Some Tamiya smoke and a light gray edge followed by a final coat of Tamiya X-22.

roger_wilco · February 23, 2025, 1:31pm

A truly amazing build!

USAF_462_2W1 · February 23, 2025, 2:15pm

Thanks very much roger_wilco.