Sikorsky HH-60J Jayhawk - Hobby Boss - Full build
Off you go, you dull piece of uninteresting plastic!
That's much better. Now there's a command panel where there was nothing...
Had to cut a panel from a sheet of styrene to fill the gap.
I modeled the rescue bag from Tamiya Putty. Will add a strap later.
I outlined the mold lines that will need to be taken care of. Some re-riveting work ahead!
One more ugly mold line.
Ready for paint: outside...
and inside!
There will be some priming and painting action in the near future...
Decided I would not use some of the decals and paint instead. So I made some masks using a sheet of clear acetate and a light table. This is a method I replicated from one of Metodi Metodiev's video tutorial.
The external tanks are masked and ready for painting.
And we're ready for black!
I even decided I'd rather not use the decal on the tail and use paint instead. I will elaborate on decals later (because they're shitty).
Made a mess when painting...
And this is the result of a session of careful retouching my not-so-clean paintjob.
Pretty neat, innit?
So glad I could get my hands on this Model Alliance decal sheet!
I considered drawing and printing my own decals for a moment but the result was quite unsatisfactory.
Hobby Boss' decals are garbage: poorly represented, badly printed and dramatically out of register.
In retrospect, I realize I didn't even have to do some of the markings with paint.
There are markings for 5 different choppers! I chose to do #6008, Coast Guard Air Station Astoria, Oregon, Oct. 2005
This braided wire comes from a discarded USB cable. I thought it would fit, but it's a bit too thick.ca
I finally used some 6A fusible wire and it looks good enough.
Once the superglue has set, the wire got brush painted white.
Good enough! Now it's time for some satin/mat varnish all around.
Aaaaaand it's finally done! The rear view mirrors look so nice:
Comentarios
28 22 April 2021, 12:48
bughunter
I really like this beautiful livre! Nicely done in this little scale 👍
I really like this beautiful livre! Nicely done in this little scale 👍
11 December 2021, 17:40
Frédéric Sarrobert
Thanks people! It's a very frustrating build, and probably my last Hobby Boss kit, but I will take it to completion, whatever it takes to make it worth showing.
Thanks people! It's a very frustrating build, and probably my last Hobby Boss kit, but I will take it to completion, whatever it takes to make it worth showing.
12 December 2021, 18:22
Sergej I
Oh wow! The details are superb!
I have the SH-60 and I think I will leave it in the box for a few more years 😄
Oh wow! The details are superb!
I have the SH-60 and I think I will leave it in the box for a few more years 😄
5 June 2022, 11:10