Really cool Knighthawk!!!!!!Click on pic for full size view

Well it took a while but here is my 1st post in the helo section.  The title of this thread caught my eye so I took a look at the photo.  Very nice looking helo I say to myself.  Then some one mentions it is available in 144th... and if you've seen the stuff I have posted lately in the a/c forum. I am most definitely in my 144th period. (I wonder if Van Gough had a 144th period) 

I was on the way to the LHS and they had it on the shelf and it was on the cheap side so I got it.  Here are some sprue shots. Looks like this is gonna be fun. 2007 was my 1st bipe w/rigging so 2008 can be my 1st helo.

The 1 sprue is the entire kit except for the clear nose below. The giant penny (that thing really does get around) is for scale.  The idea of the clear nose is that it is easier to mask the windows than try and glue them in.  BUT they should have made the framing a bit crisper to make it easier to mask. The rest of the pics are half the cabin, interior… with seat belts already in there, cabin top and the decals.  There’s even raised buttons on the control panel that’s about ¼” x 3/8”.

A question though for the helo buffs.  the photo show it is pretty clean but what type of sheen will it have ?  Flat? Semi-gloss?   

Wing_Nut

your photos are MUCH crisper than I could have achieved with my camera even with the macro setting.  Overall sheen should be flat in this scale....you would be looking at the aircraft from 100 feet or so away. A high gloss on the machine in real life wouldnt look rigth in this scale, so a semi gloss in this scale would be more effective (except on the windows, those should be clear and shiny)

I plan to paint up the interior tomorrow and get on with assembly. I may have more pics this weekend.

David

Most of the paint is on the machine now, I got the black on last night, need to do a little touchup, that masking for the black was tricky enough but the top of the turtelback was the worst of it, that definitely needs touchup.

If I can remember tonight I will grab a pic of how far along she is.

Going to the Lake Charles contst this weekend with this kit as my primary.  Ray---I'm Gettin' R Done!

David

Thanks Ray

Im NOT looking forward to the drive over there. The weather is awful now (you getting any of this? ) I wish it would just SNOW and be done with it!  I worked onpaint issues last night and got the clearcoat on this morning. I'll lay in decals tonight and do very minimal weathering, as a CAG bird should be.  I should have photos this weekend.  good build so far!

David

Hey, I'll post images of my 1/144th MH-60L when I get to them, but I have rebuild the majority of the cockpit/interior, and I have cut out the doors and the windows, and I am currently working on the internal aux. fuel tank.

Anyways, it's looking good.  Thanks for the pics, and can't wait to see more (I will definitely pic up either this kit of the SH-60B kit.)

Take care,

Austin