CIA "Black" MI-17 SPECOP Insertion- Afghantistan- REVEAL

[rwsmith14]

The CIA often use Russian-built helicopters, such as MI-8/MI-17s, for covert operations. As these ubiquitous helicopters are usually commonplace in theater they create less attention than a tricked-out Black Hawk or MH-53 Pavelow and cannot be readily linked to US forces. These helos are cheap to run and easier to find spare parts for when operating outside the US military logisitical chain. They are also one of the few military helicopters capable of operating over the mountains of Afghanistan.

This is the 1/35 Trumpeter Mi-8 Mt / Mi-17 Hip H Helicopter kit

some inspiration pictures below:





REVEAL Pics::

[Avgas]

What a stunning build, fantastic.

[Smiffy]

A superb build and diorama, I enjoyed following your build thread too.

[MarkVerploeg]

Great looking build
and a cool subject too

[Dopplershift]

If you hadn't put the "REVEAL pics::" line in after the second photo, it would have taken me a good few seconds to realise I was looking at the diorama!

Inspired bit of photography/placement on your third photo.

Beautiful work all round.

[rwsmith14]

Great looking build
and a cool subject too

A superb build and diorama, I enjoyed following your build thread too.

What a stunning build, fantastic.

Thank you Gentlemen, your comments are greatly appreciated.

[rwsmith14]

If you hadn't put the "REVEAL pics::" line in after the second photo, it would have taken me a good few seconds to realise I was looking at the diorama!

Inspired bit of photography/placement on your third photo.

Beautiful work all round.

Thanks John.. it was a fun build.. really enjoyed building the diorama base and taking the photos.. when i frrst downloaded the pics from my camera to computer.. I was stuuned that some of them looked very much like real images.

[rwsmith14]

Thanks for all the Great comments..

[Nev]

Stunning build and very original

[rwsmith14]

Stunning build and very original

Thank you !!