jonwinn
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I got a good deal on this so I will build it warts and all. I am leaving it as is a J model not a T that's now in use. Here is my start. I have the seats built and most of the interior painted.
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I bought a scribe, Trumpeter and don't like it. I have scribed many times but at work on metal fabrications in a machine shop. I used a scribe that looks similar to an ice awl and blued the metal with Dykem blueing ink. I did that for maybe 30 years and this ain't quite the same. So I went on line and found a You Tube scribing tutorial done by FSM. It showed the types of scribes, saws, sewing needles and straight edges. I got a sewing needle from my wife and chucked it in one of my pin vises. Before that I bought a roll of Dymo label tape. Things are much better, I may try the Trumpeter scribe
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See my comment above and---My Testors SAC bomber tan was tacky 5 years after I sprayed it, mine was rattle can. I think I cured that once by dull coating it. I miss Testors but then again I don't miss Testors. I use to go to a car model site and a lot of guys there used dehydrators to "cure" the paint. I am happy I found Tamiya lacquer rattle cans. Dries in 5 minutes not years!
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How good is the 1/72 HobbyBoss HH-60J Jayhawk
jonwinn replied to jonwinn's topic in Helicopter Modeling
Looks nice Ray. I have a dozen or so on that same shelf either awaiting paint of final assembly. Then I go and buy more.....go figure. -
Tails are on and the layout for the chines. I am using my Italeri kit as a "template" for the chines layout.
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Moving along good, canopy on, launch pylon on and flame holders painted up.
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Birds of a feather.....
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Speaking of Italeri I am doing an Italeri 1/72 SR-71A along side the Hasegawa M-21.
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Thanks!
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Yes, I think shorter tail cone? Some things will and some won't get done. I will do a better one when the M-21 kit comes out. I promise! LOL
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I have the old 1/72 Hasegawa and am going to try to make it look similar to an M-21. the mother ship for the D-21 drone. I am not going overboard on accuracey, I basically want to sand the chines from roughly the launch control officers area to the nose tip, just enough to make it look thinner and more pointed. I think the D-21 drone is not totally accurate, I believe it was a D-21 and the kit depicts a D-21B. I have about 3 of them, Revell, Italeri and Hasegawa's, none look right but I can't find real good images of the one used on the M-21. I have some work done and did a test fit of the fus
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I know that, learned that 60 years ago when I started modeling. I do go against the grain at times, I had the dark blue but not the light blue. I already have scolded myself umpteen times but guess what? I do not listen to me so why would I listen to you!!! LOL Or as Popeye says-I yam whats I yam.
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How good is the 1/72 HobbyBoss HH-60J Jayhawk
jonwinn replied to jonwinn's topic in Helicopter Modeling
Thank you, that is most helpful, like the scheme you did and the figures. After I finish the USCG version I am considering a "black ops" HH-60K of some sort. -
Hello-I live a few miles from Clearwater-St Pete Coast Guard Station and these and the C-130s are constantly buzzing my house. I got the itch to do a Jayhawk and the HobbyBoss kit looks interesting. Is it pretty accurate and a decent build? My last helicopter was a UH-60A Deserthawk by Italeri, not a bad build but the cockpit glass was a "challenge".
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The engines are on and need some puttied seams sanded before I finish with the rest of the parts
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My DSLR also came up with this odd color, I tried different modes and one came up as this odd but interesting color.
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It's Rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrenge!
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Decals just arrived in the mail.
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The inboard engine nacelles are installed.
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I have started work on the wings.
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Fuselage all closed up and gaps puttied up.
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The wings and tails are on.
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Thanks, the interior fits nicely into the fuselage, so far.
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Ready to install cockpit into fuselage.
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Interior almost finished.