1/35 Australian Army S-70 Black Hawk-WIP2

Screaminhelo

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April 2004
From: Georgia

Posted by Screaminhelo on Thursday, May 8, 2014 8:07 PM

I can only speak for US Blackhawks but the pack between the gunner's seats is quite possibly a survival kit. It is also common for flyaway gear to be stowed in a kit bag between the seats as well. It is quite a useful space and all kinds of things get stowed there in addition to these.

Nice work so far! I really like this kit, I can only pick nits with it. There are a few things that can be easily tweaked but not really noticeable unless you know to look. I'll have to not be such a stranger an follow this along. Let me know if you need any references, I don't really have anything on the Aussie birds but info on the S-70 airframe is no problem.

Mac

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infofrog

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October 2013

Posted by infofrog on Wednesday, May 7, 2014 8:48 PM

its nice to see another helo build . Its a very nice build

Great skills

Rick

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Lloyd

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July 2005

Posted by Lloyd on Tuesday, May 6, 2014 9:08 PM

Thanks!

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infofrog

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October 2013

Posted by infofrog on Tuesday, May 6, 2014 5:39 PM

Very nice

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Lloyd

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July 2005

Posted by Lloyd on Tuesday, May 6, 2014 7:55 AM

I should have done this earlier but some how, like putting a ship in a bottle or something, I maneuvered the new parts into position. I also scratch built this green pack seen between the gunner seats, not sure what it is exactly. But the interior is starting to look busy and realistic looking.

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Lloyd

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July 2005

Posted by Lloyd on Tuesday, May 6, 2014 7:49 AM

I have some way out of date resin I'm using but it does the job. This stuff is normally white in colour.

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Lloyd

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July 2005

Posted by Lloyd on Tuesday, May 6, 2014 7:47 AM

This is the vacuum chamber I use to degas the silicon. The silcon expands to 4 times its size so for larger part this chamber is very useful.

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Lloyd

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July 2005

Posted by Lloyd on Tuesday, May 6, 2014 7:44 AM

An update, I wanted to add a couple of fire extinguishers and axes. So I grabbed this extinguisher from the 1070 tractor truck kit to make a cast. I'm using a pressure casting setup but the air escape lines need to be good for these small parts. I use oil based clay to seal up the mold. This approach took a while to work out, I don't use the gear very often, but is good for large casts or small pieces like this.

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HeavyArty

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December 2002
From: Valrico, FL

Posted by HeavyArty on Sunday, April 20, 2014 1:15 PM

Looks like you are off to a pretty good start. Just a note though, the Academy UH-60 kits are all 1/35, not 1/32.

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infofrog

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October 2013

Posted by infofrog on Saturday, April 19, 2014 10:40 PM

nice job

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Lloyd

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July 2005

Posted by Lloyd on Saturday, April 19, 2014 12:16 PM

Thanks, much appreciated!

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Raualduke

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February 2011
From: St louis

Posted by Raualduke on Saturday, April 19, 2014 12:11 PM

Looking very sharp

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Lloyd

Member since
July 2005

1/35 Australian Army S-70 Black Hawk-WIP2

Posted by Lloyd on Saturday, April 19, 2014 10:33 AM

Original thread here... http://cs.finescale.com/fsm/modeling_subjects/f/2/t/159636.aspx ------------------------------------------------------ Some updates and work done on the engine bay. I'm not sure if I'll add any more detail like wiring etc, it looks ok as it is.