Well, got a lot of work done on my BlackHawk. I finished the interior, but I still need to add some gear and stuff. As you can see, I also managed to close up the fuselage halves and started adding the exterior photo etch.

Questions are always welcomed.

Looking awesome Pete. The interior looks great. I like the coloring and little bits like the bungees.

One possible issue I see though. Is it going to be a DAP? If so, you should have used the shorter, single-point ESSS wings. The US Army doesn't use the dual-point ESSS on DAPS since they become overloaded and effect flight characteristics negatively. The only time the dual-point ESSS wings are used is with the 240 gal external fuel tanks on the outside hard-points.

Gino,
Would it be realistic to add the fuel tanks and either the rocket pods or the helfire missiles and call it a DAP? If so, that is what I was planing to do.

I found this picture Gino and the caption said it was from the 160th SOAR.

That pic is of a Sikorsky test/demonstration aircraft. The 160th SOAR doesn't use the dual-point ESSS, nor does any other US military unit. Sorry.

Got it sir. But you did say it would be ok to use the double ESS if I use the drop tanks, correct? if not, I should be able to get them off and use to single ones.

looking good. I don't know about the technical stuff (I had to look up what SOAR even is!), but as a piece of historical art, it looks great. I've got to say, I was glad to see the sloppy glue in the first picture. Makes me feel a bit better about myself. One question. Are you going to finish painting the instrument panel wiring or is it going to remain a mix of gray/black and white? Thanks.

Love it so far Pete, especially those little details like the Army log/dispatch book. Awesome.

I would remove and swap them out for the singles. The external fuel tanks are not usually used on aircraft equipped with the refueling boom and internal aux tanks.

Just wonderful work here Pete! Looking forward to more! Great stuff

I chnaged out the wings for the single ones. I will post some pics tomorrow after I get a review done for the sight.