Austrian Sikorsky S-70 - Bundesheer - DONE
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Let's go....
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Same story as with the other 2 kits,...cutting off the interior parts from the sprues.
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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.
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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,...
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...so I decided - in order to come as close as possible - to cannibalise the kits and mix them together...
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Frist step: open up the space between the framework of the seats at the headrest.
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Done.
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Next step was to add seats from the Revell kit and add a brass tube to simulate the fram at this area.
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Dry-fit after adding the support frame/seat legs.
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(one) seat configuration for "gunner" respectively on-board technician.
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After looting the spare part box and scratching this seat config with a nice mixture of leftovers.
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...now it looks like this.
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Let's have a look to the 2 rows in the middel of the cabin...
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...what we have is this:
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Some scratch work too....and they look a bit different now
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So the cabin is getting full. Before painting them and adding belts, I will consider other aeras of the interior first.
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I am not very happy with the kit - gaps everywhere: floor panels
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on the ceiling panel,
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and at the rear panel as well.
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Checking the fit of my "improvements"....
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Started to work on detailing the pilot seats
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Sure not 100% correct, but enough to be a "look-alike" of the original picture evidence.
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Quite small surgery needed here,...
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Another dry fit,...
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...and the decision to use as is.
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Further scratch building in the helicopter cabin to make it look "abit" more like the real thing...
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Frames at the entrance and panels at the gunners area done.
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View from the outside...
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Closing the gaps on the ceiling panel and adding some details
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Some more details on the ceiling panel.
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Changing to the exterior....
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Same procedure again on number #4....
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removing the FOD Lids of the resin parts
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Adding dispersers and sensors,.....
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....shorting of legs from "fully expanded" to "weighted"....
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..adding landing ski at the back and....
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...at the front.
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Group the birds 🙂
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Continue to set up the interior....
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pilot seats painted
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Interior build in.
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Ceiling panel ready...
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..and joint in.
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The view from outside.
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The cockpit window
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And now - masking and closing all holes for more putty & sanding.
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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.
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Time for a little extra work,....
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LH door will be shown open, that means to.....
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...scratch work was necessary to pimp the inside appearance. After final painting I have to add the handle & the door pocket.
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Primer on - some bumpiness of surface got obvious,...smoothing with fine grade sandpaper and repaint in some areas is needed.
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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.
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Preparing some details for the exterior.
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Scratching the gun from 4 different kits leftovers.......
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My first time playing with "wear" on the on the rotor blades. Now I have to apply black and metallizers on the FW edges....
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Skis are attched, allmost all exterior add-ons placed,.....
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Almost done. Few steps to go.
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Комментарии
58 5 October 2021, 20:02
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Welcome gents!
Started working on the interior/seats this weekend
7 November 2021, 09:22
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Einen Blackhawk vom Bundesheer lasse ich mir natürlich nicht entgehen. Saubere Arbeit bisher!
17 November 2021, 19:16
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Hallo 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
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Added 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
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It'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
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I love to watch your detailed build log! You have some great skills with scratch built parts!
21 January 2022, 20:59
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Thank you Cuajete, Thomas & Lukasz for your nice comments. Very motivating!
27 January 2022, 14:46
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Gents - after a while I can anounce some progress on this one too.
11 August 2023, 18:14
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Finishing line crossed.
In fact it is done since few days but I need to do some final pictures.
29 October 2023, 11:02
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Cuajete - 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
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Hi mates, I am pleased about your comments - thank you so much.
29 January, 19:07
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