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Hi!
After reading a thread referring to Gulf War Pavehawks, I would like to show mine. I really like Desert Storm birds and helos, so I just had to build this one.I finished it around May 2019.
It war the 1/48-Italeri kit. I added a few things:
-Eduard Big-ED-Set
-Eduard Cal.50-Ammo-Belts (Resin)
-RB brass gun barrels fort he Cal.50-guns
-RessKit resin wheels
-Self casted resin IRCM
-modificated UH-1 pilots (Plusmodel)
-a lot of scratch-built Details inside and outside
If you want to know more there is a build-log in a German modelling board.
https://modellboard.net/index.php/topic,59362.0.html
Let’s start with the interior:
And now here are the photos of the finished little diorama. A small airfield scene is shown in 1991, where the Pave Hawks were used in desert camouflage during Operation Desert Storm / Desert Shield.
I hope you like my whirlybird.
Best regards
Olli
Edit: I know, the Aircraft Insignia on the Gearbox-cover is upside down...my bad!
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Hi!
QuoteThese aircraft were test fit with a cabin floor mounted .50 caliber machine gun but I cannot find any evidence of it being used operationally.
I found this pretty cool video of a Gulf War Pavehawk:
And I own Stand Morse's "Gulf Air War Debrief". There is a photo of a sand-colored MH-60G (55th SOS) which carried the floor-mounted cal.50-guns. It's this picture in a better quality:
Looks like there is little evidence of the use of the floor-guns. But I admit it is not the ultimate proof of an operational use...
Best regards
Olli
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Hi!
Thanks for you nice feedback! I'm glad you like my helo! 🙂
@Zach: Nice to hear that I could help 🙂 .
@paulsbrown: Don't be so humble, I relly love your Comanche! The paintwork looks so real. 👍
Best regards
Oliver
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Hey Guys!
My name is Oliver and this is my first Thread in this forum. I am 30 years old and come from Germany. In the last weeks I read some Threads/questions about Comanche helos in this forum. I built the Revell kit in 2017 so I decided to show it here. Maybe it will help other model builders build this pretty cool helo.
The kit is from Revell and a typical of its kind. The rough shape fits quite well, but the details need some extra work. That's why I have made some improvements here, including:
- Hellfire missiles from Eduard
- Use of self-cast Stinger missiles
- Minigun from Master
- Pitot tubes from a 1/72 F-15 Eagle
- "Covering" the weaponbays
- Cover all openings with mesh
- Saw off and re-glue the fenestron blades
- Almost complete scratchbuild of the cockpit
- Detailing the landing gear as well as the wheels
- Use iridescent films from AFV-Club for the front optics
The cockpit in particular took a lot of time. On the outside, the model is a bit more modeler-friendly. Due to the smooth stealth shape, the work on the outer shell is somewhat limited. You really can't blame Italeri/Revell. Measured by age, military secrecy and the fact that the original only made it to the prototype stage, the information situation was probably rather poor. If you want to know more, I recommend the construction report:
It's written in German, but maybe one or another picture might be interesting. If you like to see more of my models (especially helicopters), just let me know 🙂 .
Best regards
Oliver
MH-60G Pave Hawk 1/48 Italeri Operation Desert Storm
in The Display Case
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Hi!
Thank you for you nice feedback, I'm glad you like the Helo. 🙂
Nice! You Oceanhawk looks stunning! I'm looking forward to see the finished diorama. About 5 years ago I did a Seahawk diorama. It's Revells SH-60B Kit in 1/48 scale.
Best Regards
Olli