1/72 Accurate Miniatures RQ-1 Predator

Gallery Article by Steve Sliger on Dec 17 2010

 

This is my finished model of the Accurate Minatures RQ-1 Predator kit built straight out of the box.  The nose mounted pitot tube is from a hypo needle cut to length. 

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I used fine wire for the wing mounted pitot tubes (lack of a better descriptive term) as I had lost one of the original kit parts.  I painted the kit with Model Master enamels, clear coated with Future, final clear coat was a mixture of Future with Tamiya Flat Base.  Weathering wash was ProModeller.  

This kit took me (on & off) about 8 months to finish.  I am working on the newer release, MQ-1 with the Hellfire missiles.  Hope You like it.

Steve Sliger

Photos and text © by Steve Sliger