"V-44" Bell Boeing Quad TiltRotor

From the Wiki:

The Bell Boeing Quad TiltRotor (QTR) is a proposed four-rotor derivative of the V-22 Osprey tiltrotor developed jointly by Bell Helicopter and Boeing. The concept is a contender in the U.S. Army's Joint Heavy Lift program. It would have a cargo capacity roughly equivalent to the C-130 Hercules, cruise at 250 knots, and land at unimproved sites vertically like a helicopter.

 

Build info:

 

I took on this build thanks to the Lego Military Annual Build Competition. I have not seen anything like this from other builders, and the idea was novel and intriguing to me.

 

Swooshability was very important and the finished model does not disappoint. I started with the engines and rotors, then fleshed out an 80% solution. After walking away from it for a few days, I came back with an improved cockpit thanks to -Mainman-. Some more time was spent smoothing out the back before calling it a day. Some versions of the concept have tails and some do not. Eventually, the tailless version won out due to this version appearing in wind tunnel models and newer renderings.

 

Few dimensions are given. The QTR is described as C-130 sized. Going by C-130J dimensions, this works out to 1/117 scale.

 

This is the first Lego contest I have entered, so fingers crossed!

Done