Coast Guard HH-60 Jayhawk

Don Stauffer

Member since
November 2009
From: Twin Cities of Minnesota

Coast Guard HH-60 Jayhawk

Posted by Don Stauffer on Saturday, June 29, 2013 12:44 PM

Just finished the Hobby Boss HH-60 Jayhawk kit (1:72 scale). Very nice kit, lots of tiny decals. I added some detail to interior, and posed it with cabin door open. Photo is shot against a photo backdrop of local airport.

Don Stauffer in Minnesota

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f8sader

Member since
May 2004
From: Mount Bretherton Model Aircraft Observatory

Posted by f8sader on Saturday, June 29, 2013 12:55 PM

Nice work Mr. Stauffer! You've done we (ex) Coasties proud! I've got a 1/48 Hasegawa Navy S-3 in the stash, does anyone make a Coast Guard H-3 Pelican?

Lon-ski

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Stage_Left

Member since
February 2010
From: Maine

Posted by Stage_Left on Saturday, June 29, 2013 1:05 PM

Really nice Don- and the Coast Guard color scheme is very attractive. Yes

Dave

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jb4406

Member since
March 2011
From: Gateway to Cape Cod MA

Posted by jb4406 on Saturday, June 29, 2013 4:10 PM

Nobody makes a kit of the H-3, but a company called "Attic" made a conversion kit in 1/48. I don't know if the company exists anymore. The kit was rather pricey as I recall, but built up into a really nice H-3 according to the photos I saw on their website at the time. I've wanted to do a 1/48 H-3 ever since I did a conversion of the Revell "Jolly Green" in 1/72.

"The difficult, I do right away. The impossible will take a little longer."

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scorpr2

Member since
July 2007

Posted by scorpr2 on Saturday, June 29, 2013 8:23 PM

Very nice build and paint job! Keep up the good work!

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f8sader

Member since
May 2004
From: Mount Bretherton Model Aircraft Observatory

Posted by f8sader on Saturday, June 29, 2013 8:32 PM

jb4406...thanks for the info.

Lon-ski

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Echo139er

Member since
July 2010
From: Tornado Alley

Posted by Echo139er on Saturday, June 29, 2013 9:00 PM

nice!

I build the 1/48 version late last year.

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thunder1

Member since
May 2006

Posted by thunder1 on Sunday, June 30, 2013 2:48 PM

Nice job Don, at first glance I thought it was real!

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RotorHead10

Member since
February 2011
From: Mobile, AL

Posted by RotorHead10 on Sunday, December 15, 2013 8:55 AM

Lindhberg does a 1/72nd scale USAF HH-3E. You can get decals for the Coast Guard version as well. Great looking '60. Italeri just released a Coast Guard HH-60J. Could be turned into an MH-60T with minimal effort.