New Israeli Helicopter build to share (pics)

albymoore

Member since
December 2002
From: Tip O' da Mitt (Northern Michigan)

New Israeli Helicopter build to share (pics)

Posted by albymoore on Saturday, October 7, 2006 9:06 AM

Hi Guys,

I just wrapped another project from Moore's Plastic Rotary Wing Werks, this time a 1/72 Hasegawa UH-60A Black Hawk in IDF/AF markings. The Black Hawk in IDF service goes by the name of 'Yanshuf', Hebrew for Night Owl. This model represents one of the first Black Hawks to go into service with the Israeli Air Force (mid-1994). The only additions I made to the model is a cable cutter w/ braces (top of the forward fuselage), IDF-specific blade antenna (lower tail boom), and an IR jammer from an AH-1 Cobra kit, otherwise it was built mostly from the box. The finish is Model Master Acryl Helo Drab, with a thinned coat of Helo Drab enamel to subdue the Arcyl coat and blend the decals into the finish. The decals themselves are from Isradecal (IAF-10 Yellow ID V's and IAF-11 IAF Helicopters), with kit decals used for the general data markings and stencils. Acryl Dull coat brought it all to a nice, flat finish.

Thanks for looking!

Cheers,

Alby

"I know what it wants now...the void has swallowed the light and the machine wants my soul"

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ridleusmc

Member since
July 2003
From: Cincinnati, Ohio

Posted by ridleusmc on Saturday, October 7, 2006 9:29 AM

Looks great. The subtle weathering looks very realistic. That Cobra looks awesome too.

Semper Fi,

Chris

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Dubau

Member since
March 2006
From: Boyertown, PA, USA

Posted by Dubau on Saturday, October 7, 2006 10:06 AM

Sweet Build

2 Thumbs Up [tup]

Bud

" You've experienced a set back, and without set backs and learning how to fix them you'll never make the leap from kit builder to modeler "

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albymoore

Member since
December 2002
From: Tip O' da Mitt (Northern Michigan)

Posted by albymoore on Sunday, October 8, 2006 8:09 AM

Thanks for the compliments, Chris & Bud!

Cheers,

"I know what it wants now...the void has swallowed the light and the machine wants my soul"

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richgb

Member since
November 2005
From: Southport, North West UK

Posted by richgb on Sunday, October 8, 2006 9:51 AM

Hi Alby,

They both look fantastic, even more so in this scale. I've got the Hasegawa one in the pile waiting. Was it an easy build? I'll probably build it to a Desert Storm hawk and use the Aztec decals for it.

Once again, nice build and thanks for posting the pics.

Rich

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albymoore

Member since
December 2002
From: Tip O' da Mitt (Northern Michigan)

Posted by albymoore on Sunday, October 8, 2006 1:11 PM

Hi Rich,

Thanks for the kudos. The Hasegawa kit wasn't too difficult fit wise. The only area that is kind of tricky to deal with is the fit of the windscreen. It took quite a bit of super glue and Gunze Mr. Surfacer 500 to blend it in to the fuselage (may have been my prep work though too). Other than that, it fell together easily. If I may make a suggestion, get a hold of Italeri's 1/72 Desert Hawk for the interior parts and exterior bits. The Hasegawa kit is lacking in detail on both counts.

Thanks again for the kind words.

Cheers,

"I know what it wants now...the void has swallowed the light and the machine wants my soul"