Modeling an Australian Army Blackhawk

G'day,

Just found this thread, as I'm looking at doing an Australian Army Blackhawk.

Can anyone recommend a good base model to start with.  I've read some good reviews about the Italeri kits, and was looking at the "UH-60/MH-60 BLACK HAWK Night Raid" Kit.

I like to model in 1/48 as space is prohibitive, and I have started an aircraft collection in 1/48.

Would this kit be a good start for an Australian Army Blackhawk?

Thanks in advance

Andrew

mmm, The blackhawks and SAS don't have a good record together, a little while back they lost eighteen men in a single crash.

Will

Its kinda sad what happened the other day. Losing a pilot and an SAS member..  A Blackhawk is also on my to do list..

Chris 

Thankyou Mike!!

Will

Will,

The colors are FS30219, FS34082, and FS37038. The S-70A-9 is similar to late UH-60A's with the most notable external differences being the cabin steps, towel rack antenna, and three-piece stab as noted earlier. The ADF also utilizes an alternate cabin seating arrangement where the six centrally located troop seats are replace by six (3 per side) that run down the center of the cabin.

HTH,

Mike

Thanks everyone who responded.

Will

Grimmo wrote:

I'll try and dig out the FS numbers when i have the chance. Also we use the MAG 58 (M240) as door guns.

Thanks, FS#s would be great.  The US uses the M240 as doorguns too, Academy's kits are a little dated in that area. 

That lighter colour looks like Desert Pink (RAF Gulf War colours) which is Humbrol 250

Rich

From what I can tell, the only additions needed to a standard UH-60L is the step bar below the troop doors, square folding tail plane, towel rack antenna, and a few other different antenni. 

 Hawkeye Models does a couple great sets of Aussie UH-60 decals too.  They are listed by its civilian model name, S-70-B9.  The Academy 1/35 MH-60G would be a good starting point.  It already comes with the towel bar antenna and folding tail plane in the kit.

The colors look like Testors Model Master Forest Green, Dark Tan, and Flat Black to me. 

This is a suggestion from David Edwards who posted over at the Aussie Modeller International site a while ago:

 "I've not been able to find an out of the tin match, but the Modelmaster US WW2 interior green looks close. Ditto Humbrol 150 which is I think Forest Green.

Another idea, maybe 50/50 FS 34102/34087

As for the Iroquois, when the Army inherted them from the RAAF the green in the camouflage pattern was indeed 34102, and to my Mk1 eyeball they still look the same - see them at Avalon each airshow and there was one flying a racetrack pattern over my place during the Commonwealth Games silliness."

 Here are some photos of the same  Blackhawk in East Timor

Thanks Rich

Will

Hi there,

Have a look at Hawkeyemodels.com.au (sorry can't seem to get the link to work). They will have some relevant info for you.

Rich