Austrian Sikorsky S-70 - Bundesheer - DONE
Let's go....
Same story as with the other 2 kits,...cutting off the interior parts from the sprues.
The version I will do here, will have all doors open - so I need to redo the seatframes. So the seats left/bottom will get new legs. I decided to build the remaining benches into the Hasegawa kit for the KFOR version.
The seats of the 3 kits I am working on are in fact not matching the configuration of the "real thing"....so I am adjusting my original plans to modifiy the Revell kit parts only,...
...so I decided - in order to come as close as possible - to cannibalise the kits and mix them together...
Frist step: open up the space between the framework of the seats at the headrest.
Done.
Next step was to add seats from the Revell kit and add a brass tube to simulate the fram at this area.
Dry-fit after adding the support frame/seat legs.
(one) seat configuration for "gunner" respectively on-board technician.
After looting the spare part box and scratching this seat config with a nice mixture of leftovers.
...now it looks like this.
Let's have a look to the 2 rows in the middel of the cabin...
...what we have is this:
Some scratch work too....and they look a bit different now
So the cabin is getting full. Before painting them and adding belts, I will consider other aeras of the interior first.
I am not very happy with the kit - gaps everywhere: floor panels
on the ceiling panel,
and at the rear panel as well.
Checking the fit of my "improvements"....
Started to work on detailing the pilot seats
Sure not 100% correct, but enough to be a "look-alike" of the original picture evidence.
Quite small surgery needed here,...
Another dry fit,...
...and the decision to use as is.
Further scratch building in the helicopter cabin to make it look "abit" more like the real thing...
Frames at the entrance and panels at the gunners area done.
View from the outside...
Closing the gaps on the ceiling panel and adding some details
Some more details on the ceiling panel.
Changing to the exterior....
Same procedure again on number #4....
removing the FOD Lids of the resin parts
Adding dispersers and sensors,.....
....shorting of legs from "fully expanded" to "weighted"....
..adding landing ski at the back and....
...at the front.
Group the birds 🙂
Continue to set up the interior....
pilot seats painted
Interior build in.
Ceiling panel ready...
..and joint in.
The view from outside.
The cockpit window
And now - masking and closing all holes for more putty & sanding.
All open holes covered now, all windows masked. The new 3d printed radom arrived and was attached straight to the nose. It went on perfect without any additional work neccessary.
Time for a little extra work,....
LH door will be shown open, that means to.....
...scratch work was necessary to pimp the inside appearance. After final painting I have to add the handle & the door pocket.
Primer on - some bumpiness of surface got obvious,...smoothing with fine grade sandpaper and repaint in some areas is needed.
Marbeled with white. Some nuances with yellow, red and blue I have in mind before the dark green top layer will get applied..... not 100& sure about it - let's see.
Preparing some details for the exterior.
Scratching the gun from 4 different kits leftovers.......
My first time playing with "wear" on the on the rotor blades. Now I have to apply black and metallizers on the FW edges....
Skis are attched, allmost all exterior add-ons placed,.....
Almost done. Few steps to go.
Коментари
58 5 October 2021, 20:02
Juergen KlinglhuberWelcome gents!
Started working on the interior/seats this weekend
7 November 2021, 09:22
Stefan FraundorferEinen Blackhawk vom Bundesheer lasse ich mir natürlich nicht entgehen. Saubere Arbeit bisher!
17 November 2021, 19:16
Juergen KlinglhuberHallo Stefan - freu mich über dein Interesse.
Did some good progress on interior over the weekend - but unfortunallty I have an IT issue with the computer. So I'm not able to share some pic's currently.
I will turn in picture update asap.
22 November 2021, 07:26
Juergen KlinglhuberAdded some news - I spend quite some time recently with my 4 little Blackhawks. I use this kit/album as my trailblazer and copy respectively adjust the outcome to the other 3 kits. The Hasagawa one is the tail-light at the moment, but catching up soon.
18 December 2021, 14:45
Juergen KlinglhuberIt's been a while. Busy with work and family. So progress is slow on this one and I am still glueing in a lot of styrene to close gaps and adjust the interior to (nearly) something like a S70.
I don't know your experience with that kit - I'm upset with fit and quality of details. But ok - the kit is not the youngest.
21 January 2022, 18:30
Thomas KolbI love to watch your detailed build log! You have some great skills with scratch built parts!
21 January 2022, 20:59
Juergen KlinglhuberThank you Cuajete, Thomas & Lukasz for your nice comments. Very motivating!
27 January 2022, 14:46
Juergen KlinglhuberGents - after a while I can anounce some progress on this one too.
11 August 2023, 18:14
Juergen KlinglhuberFinishing line crossed.
In fact it is done since few days but I need to do some final pictures.
29 October 2023, 11:02
Juergen KlinglhuberCuajete - here they are.
My Blackhawk #3 album final pitures are now uploaded. Thx all for patience 🙂 and thx for following this project. Happy to anounce a DONE.
28 January, 15:16
Juergen KlinglhuberHi mates, I am pleased about your comments - thank you so much.
29 January, 19:07
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1. Юли До 31. Декември 2021
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