HELICOPTERS - UH60 (Black)(Pave) Hawk (OPEN END) - FineScale Modeler - Essential magazine for scale model builders, model kit reviews, how-to scale modeling, and scale modeling products

blkhwkmatt

Member since
September 2003
From: Northern hemisphere - most of the time-

Posted by blkhwkmatt on Wednesday, March 9, 2005 4:45 PM

Q:
I have a 1/48th kit that i just rescued from the box that the movers had tossed it in, will have to order another kit to replace all the little parts that have gone MIA, would it be possible to get in on this build. I have already started modifying the cabin to accept a scrach built US Army medevac config (my first big scratchbuild - ever).

Wish that i had seen this before i started on my FW190 that has been consuming me for the past 3 months.

Quidquid latine dictum sit, altum videtur!!! - Anything said in Latin sounds profound!

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DanCooper

Member since
March 2004
From: Belgium

Posted by DanCooper on Monday, March 7, 2005 3:28 PM

That's looking great, Trigger. I should start working on my hawk again soon.

On the bench : Revell's 1/125 RV Calypso

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Trigger

Member since
February 2004
From: Moooooon River!

Posted by Trigger on Monday, March 7, 2005 1:04 PM

Gino

I'm thinking of solder and brass too. I think it'd be easier than bending and gluing plastic, especially at that size.

I've put this on hold until I hear back from Sal about how accurate my interior is since I messed up that center console. Keeping my fingers crossed that I can salvage what I've built thus far.

------------------------------------------------------------------ - Grant "Can't let that nest in there..."

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HeavyArty

Member since
December 2002
From: Valrico, FL

Posted by HeavyArty on Monday, March 7, 2005 11:06 AM

Grant,
MH-60G interior is coming along nicely. Glad the Aux. tank will work for you. How are you planning to make the Stokes litter basket? I am going to make one for mine as well. I haven't decided if I will use brass rod and solder it, or plastic rod. What thinks you?

Gino P. Quintiliani - Field Artillery - The KING of BATTLE!!!

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Trigger

Member since
February 2004
From: Moooooon River!

Posted by Trigger on Wednesday, March 2, 2005 9:16 PM

Got a little more work done on my Pave Hawk's interior over the weekend...

I've still got a ways to go; I'd say I'm about 50-75% done with the interior...
• Add more black boxes (and some gray ones) around the radio equipment
• mock-up a 1/35 Gazateer and "paperwork" and place in cockpit and cabin
• install pedals
• repaint "cushions" on the FEs chair and finish installing all the belts/buckles before final assembly
• finish detail painting of consoles
• Touch-up painting (bulkheads, fire extinguishers, control boxes, etc)
• add some more gear bags
• hoping the aux. int. tanks Gino's sending me aren't assembled. I goofed and fully assembled mine before I knew better.
• install and wrap the penetrator ( Laugh [(-D]

that sounded funny)
• figure out how to build the litter
• detail aft bulkhead (I'm debating doing the two square inserts)
• FRIES rig and hang straps from it (not looking forward to that)
• Better detailing of the cabin ceiling, including cutouts

------------------------------------------------------------------ - Grant "Can't let that nest in there..."

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DanCooper

Member since
March 2004
From: Belgium

Posted by DanCooper on Saturday, January 29, 2005 2:16 PM

What a gap !!! What in heavens name were they thinking ?

On the bench : Revell's 1/125 RV Calypso

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Trigger

Member since
February 2004
From: Moooooon River!

Posted by Trigger on Saturday, January 29, 2005 10:19 AM

OUCH! Thant sucks!

Okay, hear that kids? Important safety tip, thank you Avus

------------------------------------------------------------------ - Grant "Can't let that nest in there..."

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Avus

Member since
June 2003
From: Caput Mundi

Posted by Avus on Saturday, January 29, 2005 9:01 AM

Width is almost correct, but it's about 2mm longer!
I suggest you place the mount on the fuselage and trace it to get the correct size.

I'll have to fill the gaps with putty once the halves are together since I already cut it out following the lines!! Angry [:(!]

Sorry for the unusual pic ... I made it on the fly to show you the problem! Ashamed [*^_^*]

Klaus

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Trigger

Member since
February 2004
From: Moooooon River!

Posted by Trigger on Saturday, January 29, 2005 7:43 AM

Avus -
How much smaller should the hole for the FLIR be cut?

------------------------------------------------------------------ - Grant "Can't let that nest in there..."

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Avus

Member since
June 2003
From: Caput Mundi

Posted by Avus on Saturday, January 29, 2005 2:17 AM

Seems like you're quite a busy man, Dan.

Here's my first update:

The first picture shows a part of Block 152 upgrades; IR-detectors mounted on undercarriage. The detectors are a resin copy of th ones on Academy's DAP.

This pic shows the "fast rope insertion thing". It's made with copper tubes and plastic but it isn't finished yet.

Question: Where are the ammo chutes attached on the feed box?

Suggestion: If you are building one of Academy's birds and are mounting the FLIR don't cut the fuselage where the plastic is thinner (i.e. where Academy wants you to cut) the resulting hole is bigger than the FLIR-mount!

Klaus

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DanCooper

Member since
March 2004
From: Belgium

Posted by DanCooper on Friday, January 28, 2005 12:57 PM

QUOTE: Originally posted by Avus

First thing I did was gettimg out the model and find all the aftermarket parts and PE kits ... it was a treasure hunt but I found ev'rything.
Today I'll start working on the bird again.

Now that's what I call good news, mine is till on hold at the moment due to :

http://www.finescale.com/fsm/community/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=34560
http://www.finescale.com/fsm/community/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=27026
http://www.finescale.com/fsm/community/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=25963

On the bench : Revell's 1/125 RV Calypso

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Avus

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June 2003
From: Caput Mundi

Posted by Avus on Friday, January 28, 2005 2:22 AM

First thing I did was gettimg out the model and find all the aftermarket parts and PE kits ... it was a treasure hunt but I found ev'rything.
Today I'll start working on the bird again.

Klaus

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Cobrahistorian

Member since
December 2002
From: Aaaaah.... Alpha Apaches... A beautiful thing!

Posted by Cobrahistorian on Wednesday, January 19, 2005 3:34 AM

LOL... 18 months? wow... ok, I'll be married and out of flight school by then!

I am going to do some SERIOUS modelling tonight. Have cleared off my desk of all book paraphernelia. Just putting the finishing touches on the manuscript now. If all goes well, I wil have painted the interiors of an Apache, Kiowa, Little Bird and Blackhawk and started detailing some of them by tonight. I'm doing a group build group build.

Ok, now I have to pull up my Hawk interior refs.

"1-6 is in hot"

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Avus

Member since
June 2003
From: Caput Mundi

Posted by Avus on Wednesday, January 19, 2005 2:20 AM

18 months from now ... OK I'm in (again)!
Let me get the GB badge out again ... now where did I put it?
BTW Dan don't your days in Belgium last 144hrs? Big Smile [:D]

Klaus

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Trigger

Member since
February 2004
From: Moooooon River!

Posted by Trigger on Monday, January 17, 2005 2:23 PM

Jon

Don't forget that the A-10 GB build is open-ended this year as well. I'm going to finish my Pave Hawk for this build before I work on my Hawg.

------------------------------------------------------------------ - Grant "Can't let that nest in there..."

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DanCooper

Member since
March 2004
From: Belgium

Posted by DanCooper on Monday, January 17, 2005 1:50 PM

QUOTE: Originally posted by Cobrahistorian

I'm tempted, but how "open ended" are we talking here? I've got 2 birds for the AHGB and the A-10 all about to start!

Well, I think we can't make it a 10-year project, but 18 or so months from now should be sufficient. Smile [:)]

That way you can make it a stealth-build, undetected by GF Big Smile [:D]

On the bench : Revell's 1/125 RV Calypso

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Cobrahistorian

Member since
December 2002
From: Aaaaah.... Alpha Apaches... A beautiful thing!

Posted by Cobrahistorian on Monday, January 17, 2005 12:01 AM

I'm tempted, but how "open ended" are we talking here? I've got 2 birds for the AHGB and the A-10 all about to start!

"1-6 is in hot"

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Trigger

Member since
February 2004
From: Moooooon River!

Posted by Trigger on Sunday, January 16, 2005 5:42 PM

We won't tell on you.

------------------------------------------------------------------ - Grant "Can't let that nest in there..."

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Cobrahistorian

Member since
December 2002
From: Aaaaah.... Alpha Apaches... A beautiful thing!

Posted by Cobrahistorian on Sunday, January 16, 2005 5:11 PM

I wanna get in on this so badly, but if I start one more project, my girlfriend's gonna disown me!

"1-6 is in hot"

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DanCooper

Member since
March 2004
From: Belgium

Posted by DanCooper on Sunday, January 16, 2005 3:38 PM

Hey Avus, the days seem very long in Italy Big Smile [:D]

, ofcourse you (and everybody else) are more than welcome to join.

On the bench : Revell's 1/125 RV Calypso

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Avus

Member since
June 2003
From: Caput Mundi

Posted by Avus on Monday, January 10, 2005 4:11 AM

I know I've been jumping in and out of this GB ...
then this open end thing ...
no I've many other models to do first ...
but on the other hand the Pave-box has been on my shelf for more tha a year ...
and I got all the aftermarket parts ...

OK I'll let you know tomorrow, if you still want me in.

Klaus

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Screaminhelo

Member since
April 2004
From: Georgia

Posted by Screaminhelo on Sunday, January 9, 2005 1:56 AM

Hey Mog,

I can't believe that I haven't checked out the group build until now. I saw your post about plans for a t/r paddle tool. Can you e-mail them to me? We will be pretty busy when we get home and get our airplanes back. We may be doing the RESET on 2-3 of them ourselves. We also do all of our own phases, so anything that will make sec. 5 even quicker and easier will help us to improve our workflow.

Mac

Mac

I Didn't do it!!!

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Trigger

Member since
February 2004
From: Moooooon River!

Posted by Trigger on Saturday, January 1, 2005 10:29 PM

Sounds good to me too! Thumbs Up [tup]

------------------------------------------------------------------ - Grant "Can't let that nest in there..."

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albymoore

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

Posted by albymoore on Saturday, January 1, 2005 9:16 PM

Woo! sounds good to me. I picked up Italeri's 1/48th MH-60G, so I'll go with that. I'll incorperate some Eduard and Cobra Co goodies and go with an overall Gunship gray paint scheme.

Thanks for the extension!

Cheers,

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

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DanCooper

Member since
March 2004
From: Belgium

Posted by DanCooper on Saturday, January 1, 2005 4:44 PM

Here we are again, since the majority of the Hawk-builders (including yours truely) have fallen behind on schedule, I have decided to make this an open end GB.
I know things could get chaotic like that, but I have seen it working on other GB's (e.g. Prototypes and Paperplanes GB), so why not take a chance.

I guess this is the only way to prevent this GB of dying Sad [:(]

, personally I like the Hawk too much for that.

On the bench : Revell's 1/125 RV Calypso

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Trigger

Member since
February 2004
From: Moooooon River!

Posted by Trigger on Wednesday, November 10, 2004 8:27 AM

*WHEW* Okay, I feel better now. I thought I was the only one running behind. Yeah, work and freelance projects (hard to turn down easy money) have been keeping me pretty busy lately too.

Bad news adrake2 - I heard back from amazon and that SEAL book with the old gray VelcroHawk pix is NLA. Guess I'm SOL.

------------------------------------------------------------------ - Grant "Can't let that nest in there..."