UH-60A Blackhawk
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Glueing the seatbelts in place was torture and resulted in a lot of glue on the seat cushions themselves. Also, every photo I found shows the seatbelts as black or dark gray, not spotted periwinkle blue.
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Figures by Reedoak, cockpit detail set by Eduard. I tried using a black wash to give the uniforms more depth - it looks decent in person but in photos the figures look like their legs are melting.
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Photo of the instrument panel from Eduard. The gauges were scratchmade and printed on photo paper because the Eduard set was missing the instrument panel sticker.
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Another view of the pilot and copilot. Looks like I used too much flash in the photo. 🙂
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Another view, sans flash.
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The workbench is getting a bit crowded...
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Only photo I could find of an older UH-60 armed with Hellfire missiles. It will look vaguely like this but with external fuel tanks and painted FS34087 Olive Drab.
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Not the best photo, but this is what it should look like.
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I’m not sure if the crew chief figure is too big, the window is too low, or the chair is too high, but I don’t think his knees should be visible.
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In most photos the gunner’s knees aren’t visible but in this one they are. I’ll just say the gunner is a big guy. 🙂
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These photoetch side antennas are a nightmare. I should’ve stuck with the plastic ones in the kit.
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Slowly making progress. Had some trouble keeping the windshield in place while it dried.
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Might finally be ready for priming today. Only knocked off various antennas about a dozen times so far…
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Knock on wood, it looks like I’m finally done painting the body. Not perfect, but not bad considering I ran out of paint and then got rained on while using water-based acrylics.
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Right side view.
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Not satisfied with the nose, but I’m just going to live with it. I’m not painting it for a fourth time.
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Also, how the hell did I knock one of the gunner’s seats loose while airbrushing???
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Look who can finally stand on her own!
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Another view.
コメント
13 28 April 2021, 03:15
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What a great job you've done so far. This isn't the easiest kit to build, but yours is a fine example. I'm bookmarking this for a future endeavor of my own. Merry Christmas!
1 December 2021, 21:49
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Thank you Carl. It's temporarily on hold because I ran out of paint.
1 December 2021, 23:17