Knighthawk
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73 25 September 2021, 12:58
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thanks spanjaard, hope I can keep up the momentum (not the "weekend edition" this one 😉 )
25 September 2021, 13:25
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Some more modifications done!
Welcome to the chopper show Adam, WhiteGlint and Neil!
26 September 2021, 20:11
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finished the basic interior painting, now some weathering and then add some bits and pieces to it
5 October 2021, 19:27
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Damn! How cool is that! Awesome work so far Daniel! Looking forward to your next steps!
11 October 2021, 10:25
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Eric, Konrad, Harry WhiteGlint and Dietmar, thank you for your nice comments and welcome!
mini-update: sculpted some cabin accessoires from milliput
14 October 2021, 20:06
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Daniel, dude! Great scuplting skills. Contemplated something similar for my Panther, but bailed on the idea. Youre killing it. Looking forward to more.
15 October 2021, 21:10
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Spanjaard and Casey, thanks again mates 🙂
Casey, in 1:35 everything is easier, I guess I would have shied away from it in 1:48 as well, so my respects to what you are achieving in that scale! 👍
17 October 2021, 17:53
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last shots of the interior before the main body comes together (hopefully, heard people have had fit problems there )
25 October 2021, 21:51
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Great model! I've build the trumpeter version that came without all the folding options. This one seems much better.
26 October 2021, 08:15
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Many thanks Rene, Dietmar, Villiers and Patryk and welcome all!
@ Rene: you mean the academy kit? Was a hard choice paying double price for this one🙈 ...and I was expecting much less need for scratch building for it...well, the Sea Hawk series and the black/pavehawk by KH seem to be much more accurate and maybe worth all the money, this ones just a hybrid of both kits with a lot of typical stuff missing. This also really shows if you look at the instructions, total mess...many mistakes in the decals as well sadly
@dietmar: it's ok for my first time working with epoxy putty, but I just watched some videos of a japanese guy sculpting photorealistic stuff in 1:72 with just a toothpick as a tool and now this looks more like play-doh "art" to me😅
26 October 2021, 19:28
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Oh nice. Looks like the fit was not so bad as you feared at first.
31 October 2021, 21:17
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several lightyears away from tamiya, but I've also had much worse on my table^^
31 October 2021, 21:21
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lol, there might be some similarities, but I can say it fits better than revells 1:32 hornet 😄
But I wouldnt have managed without using super-glued bridges here and there to keep up the tension while the plastic glue dries...
thanks roland!
31 October 2021, 21:30
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its prime-time! got around the construction of the fuselage so far, and starting primer now the doors and motor hatches are just glued with blue tack for later treatment.
Thanks Dietmar, I added some more things now where the kit seems wrong or lacking stuff
12 November 2021, 17:14
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thanks a lot Zach, I recently admired your R-model, real stunner! 👍
thank you Bart, the hairy parts are yet to come (Rotor head and engine compartment...and bending the PE-Ammo-feeders...)
12 November 2021, 17:41
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Thank you James and Guy!
Productive afternoon: Got the main colors down
FS36495 on the belly, followed by FS36320 that I lightened up heavily (so more in the direction of light ghost gray) and FS35237 on the upper areas, also ligthtened to nearly look as the other gray. You maybe still see the subtle transition diagonal across the engine doors.
The light blue is a custom mix of three vallejos and the dark blue is vallejos signal blue FS35044. I will tweak the transition to the gray a bit after the decals with white and light blue.
14 November 2021, 16:28
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My god, that's both dedication and talent. Pure modelling gorgeousness. Keep it up! Wow
26 November 2021, 21:27
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Konrad and Marek, thanks a lot mates. I feared that this model will be .. ehm .. dedication-intensive 😅
Speaking of, I am currently bending the PE 50 cal ammo feeders. Or trying to... its a true nightmare 😪
Thank you for the encouragement!
Updates >pic 64
26 November 2021, 21:37
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Are there no limits to your skills? Loved the handmade luggage 👍
26 November 2021, 21:59
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Thank you very much bruce and guillaume! yeah, you could tinker on forever on this one I guess, theres just a lot going on on a helo compared to the usual jet.
And there still are the engines and the rotor head on the horizon...
27 November 2021, 12:14
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One thing I like about the current military helicopters is that they have received a tons of add-ons over the years of service. They went from a slick aircraft with the ''A'' version (usually dating from the 70's) into a mess of utilitarian secondary systems (like overs sized engines, extra winchs, radar etc.) in there current form. That makes them very good subject to details builds.
27 November 2021, 12:30
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Got the wash down, a step I always like as it adds a lot of life to the model.
I used abteilungs "starship filth" oil for the first time, really happy with that, I think its the perfect wash for navy models as it has just the right balance of black/green/brown and does not add too much brown as many washes do
7 December 2021, 18:48
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Impressive building and detailing, hope my AH 60 will be only as half so good 👍
8 December 2021, 08:54
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Agreed. WOW! Daniel this is so accomplished - very much enjoyed the album, great detail throughout. Just awesome work 👍 🙂
8 December 2021, 10:44
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Daniel, Konrad, Roland, Dietmar, Sergej, Neil, Eric and Ryan: Thank you very much for your kind comments!🙏 This is indeed quite a journey and a challenging one. And not about to be finished soon, still some peaks ahead. But always a pleasure to share some steps with you here 🙂 👍
8 December 2021, 22:34
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Thanks a bunch jos! yeah, being my first cargo heli I can now see why our scratchbuild-gurus like bernhard and ronan love this topic.
Still love to work on it, but I am really not made for half year long projects and I catch myself eying the jet stash next to me more frequently...Not this year.^^
So today I semi-matt coated it which I always like as it makes the wash-effect "pop".
Aaaand then I tried my new ammo shaders. First I thought they were absolute rubbish, then I experimented, got the hang of it and now I think I need to add another layer to my usual weathering routine. Good stuff!
12 December 2021, 15:33
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Thanks Konrad, honestly I got sold on this kit just because they had this big bad gatling on the cover 🙂 Still the same buy-it-triggers as 15 years ago^^
12 December 2021, 15:43
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into the turbine wiring now, there are a lot of them, I will try to replicate the bigger ones 😅
21 December 2021, 19:01
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I agree with Dietmar. To my eye, the turbines came out very good.
23 December 2021, 05:30
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Daniel, this is an educational and entertaining build story to keep coming back to. I'm in awe of your work here. To me it looks both realistic and awesome! Very cool chopper! 😎
23 December 2021, 09:34
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Dietmar, Villiers and Neil, thank you for your very kind words!🙏🏻 I wish you and everyone else around a very merry christmas and many new kits under the tree 😉
Calling the engine bays done now on to the next stage, small steps but we're getting there🙂
24 December 2021, 19:17
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Thx David, yeah I feared that it would take a lot of time and dedication 😅
Finished the rotor head construction, I repeat above said 🙂
Though the kit rotor head is pretty good and detailed you have to watch out and re-check everything with photos, there are multiple mistakes, biggest being one pitch actuator arm molded on one side on the upper half and on the other side on the lower part to be glued... I again harvested the included pavehawk parts to get the correct counterpart 🙂
27 December 2021, 22:56
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I love picture 91...absolutely great, man what a awesome build. You're a top notch model builder my friend...👍.
28 December 2021, 00:40
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Spanjaard, Jos, Villiers, Lillo and Guy, thanks, you guys are far to kind, looks quite crude next to some rotor heads I have seen here in 1:72 😅 But appreciate it!
Yeah, pic 91 is by far the coolest in my reference collection and very inspirational, I am thinking of maybe adding some crew as well.
I have now painted the whole thing and will carefully apply some pin wash tomorrow, will update then. Cheers and thanks for watching🙂
28 December 2021, 21:02
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Very kind Olivier, thanks a lot🙏🏻
Rotorhead painted and washed, on to the blades
31 December 2021, 15:47
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I don't know the word for more impressive… Anyhow it is more than impressive 🤘🏼.
Happy New Year to all of you!
See ya next year🤘🏼
31 December 2021, 16:01
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Bart, Tommy, Neuling and Sy, thank you for your nice comments 🙏
As promised the blades are painted, weathered and its basically just small steps to the finished helo.
But still a lot of them ... antennas, radomes, pitots, struts to different parts, different lights, RWR and missile warning sensors, little climb-up-the-tail steps. also I need to sculpt a 20mm ammo feed (its wrapped in a nylon sleeve)...more weathering... journey continues
3 January 2022, 11:18
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OMG!! This is Outstanding, a true piece of art in miniature!! Thank you for sharing with us all those gorgeous photos... keep them coming!!
4 January 2022, 12:02
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Dietmar and Tino, thank you guys, I am very happy you enjoy this build doc! (though it got pretty long...)
Update on the FLIR pod
5 January 2022, 11:54
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Hi Daniel, this is an album that deserves a long build log imo. It's a pleasure to follow when the update pops up. I am highly impressed 👍 it's awe inspiring work. 🙂
5 January 2022, 12:22
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Another alien looking update! 😉
Konrad, Neil, very kind, I am glad you enjoy!
8 January 2022, 11:33
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It's fun to watch and great to see what can be done with a kit when you put in the extra effort.
Keep it up, Daniel. 👍
8 January 2022, 11:40
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Alright, finished the small stuff and this journey is complete:
MH-60S HSC-6 Screamin' Indians | Album by halohead (1:35)
Feels good to finally have beaten it!
Many thanks for joining in, commenting and liking, really appreciate it!
14 January 2022, 18:28