FS color(s) for SH-60B Seahawk?

stikpusher

Well I'm very happy to hear that the original kit in question here was finished in a timely manner. But I do say that it is time you knock out another chopper. Perhaps an Army Blackhawk? 

 

Well I'm very happy to hear that the original kit in question here was finished in a timely manner. But I do say that it is time you knock out another chopper. Perhaps an Army Blackhawk? 

stikpusher

T8777, I hope that he completed this build sometime over the past 9 years... or the original poster is slower than I am on some builds...  But whenever I get around to the Seahawk in my stash, I will now have this thread to remind me of the hub and blade colors. 

LOL!  Still working on it.  Just kidding!  I finished it for the woman who asked me to build it for her.  She gave it to her husband who was the actual pilot of that particular Seahawk that was depicted on the Italeri box.  It was probably one of the best models I've ever done (translation: It was one of the models that came out far better than I could have ever hoped in spite of my mediocre building skills).  It's funny that I still think back to that kit and I actually miss it but I'm glad it went to a very deserving fellow.

That was nine years ago and I still haven't built another helicopter since then!  Oh my gosh.  No.  Wait.  I almost forgot that a couple of years ago my youngest daughter wanted to build the Accurate Miniature version of the Seahawk.  She was 6 at the time.  I did the glueing (sp?) but she did all the painting.  The fire engine red Seahawk with its lime green rotors and a wavy yellow stripe going down each side of the fuselage currently resides in her room.  (Siiiiiigh....) 

Eric

PS.  Stik, I'm actually a pretty darned slow builder, too!  LOL!

T8777, I hope that he completed this build sometime over the past 9 years... or the original poster is slower than I am on some builds...  But whenever I get around to the Seahawk in my stash, I will now have this thread to remind me of the hub and blade colors.

For the rotor hubs, it really depends on the Det.  Underway we tended to repaint the a/c.  Top gray was usually used on the hubs.  Particularly if we did a D Phase underway.  Blades are always side gray (FS 36320).  

Joseph, it you're out there, perhaps you could help me with one last question.  Do you know if the rotor color would be Medium Grey also since it would be an "uppermost surface"?

Thank you again!

Eric

Thank you Joseph!  It did help a lot.  With the less-than-clear instructions in the Italeri kit, I felt I needed to verify things.  So it's Lt Ghost Grey on the bottom, Dk Ghost Grey on the top, and did you mean Medium Grey on the vertical surfaces?

Thank you very much again!!!!

Eric

Welcome back to the world of rotorhead modeling, Eric!  For the SH-60B, the lightest color on the bottom is FS36495 Light Gray and the upper color is FS36320 Dark Ghost Gray.  FS35237 Medium Gray is specified for the upper horizontal surfaces.  The gray tones get darker from the bottom up.  Hope this clarifies things for you!

Joseph