Challenge Accepted Posted July 11, 2012 Author Share Posted July 11, 2012 It looks splendid so far! Can't wait to see it painted! The display looks a bit high to me though. Don't know if the pilots are able to look over it ;) Take care, Daan Hi Daan, thanks for the reply :) The instrument panel is about the right height as on the real MH-60, it's top edge is at about 1/3 of the way up on the windscreen. The pilots can see through easily as I also had to shorten their torso by about 1.0-1.5mm (now they're average height of 5'9"-5'10" tall). Not sure if you can see in this photo, but I tried to aim their eye sight just below the top horizontal windscreen bar. The top edge of instrument panel is well below. Emilio Quote Link to post Share on other sites
oppenheimerj Posted July 11, 2012 Share Posted July 11, 2012 Hi Emilio, great proyect you are building, one question the landing gear sim to be in the extended position as when is flying, if you are planing to place you hawk on a tarmac you should cut the strut of the landing gear to simulate the weight of the helo Jorge Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Challenge Accepted Posted July 11, 2012 Author Share Posted July 11, 2012 Hi Emilio, great proyect you are building, one question the landing gear sim to be in the extended position as when is flying, if you are planing to place you hawk on a tarmac you should cut the strut of the landing gear to simulate the weight of the helo Jorge Hi Jorge, I plan on displaying the helicopter in in-flight position, hence why I modified the landing gear to be in the extended position. By the way, I like how your MH-60 turned out, especially the riveting detail and the weathering. Awesome job, well done. :) Emilio Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dæn Posted July 12, 2012 Share Posted July 12, 2012 Hi Daan, thanks for the reply :) The instrument panel is about the right height as on the real MH-60, it's top edge is at about 1/3 of the way up on the windscreen. The pilots can see through easily as I also had to shorten their torso by about 1.0-1.5mm (now they're average height of 5'9"-5'10" tall). Not sure if you can see in this photo, but I tried to aim their eye sight just below the top horizontal windscreen bar. The top edge of instrument panel is well below. Emilio Thanks Emilio, I have no doubt the pilots are able to accomplish their missions in this beauty :) Cheers, Daan Quote Link to post Share on other sites
shark 64 Posted July 13, 2012 Share Posted July 13, 2012 Great work on that helo. Very clean work.Are putting pilots in then, Its gonna take away all the great work you have done in the cockpit. Oliver Quote Link to post Share on other sites
arkhunter2002 Posted August 12, 2012 Share Posted August 12, 2012 Any updates? Take care, Austin Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Challenge Accepted Posted August 13, 2012 Author Share Posted August 13, 2012 (edited) Any updates? Take care, Austin Hi Austin, the progress has been a bit slow as I'm still waiting for the cold and rainy weather to pass so that I can start painting. In the meantime I'm finishing off the ESSS caps using UH-60A Hasegawa's ESSS wings and cutting them short to right length, then shaping off the ends. Last night I used some putty to close off the end hole and now waiting for it to dry so that I can sand and polish it off and glue it in place. Will post pics of the progress within the next couple of days or so.. On the side note: How is the ammo magazine feed motor connected to the power source and where do the cables to power it run from? I looked at numerous photos but never saw any electrical cables connected the ammo magazines or motors? Thanks Emilio Edited August 13, 2012 by Challenge Accepted Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Challenge Accepted Posted June 27, 2013 Author Share Posted June 27, 2013 Wow just realized it's been nearly 10 months since my last update.. Anyways, after a long break from the build due to other commitments I've just about finished cockpit and cabin. The paintwork turned out pretty good considering it was completed with spray cans. The weathering was done to represent the bird operating in desert conditions hence the sand effect. Some photos of the cockpit and cabin: I've decided to paint the minigun ammo magazines black and heavily faded them. The feed belts will be attached later on when I complete shaping and painting them. I couldn't be bothered masking out and painting the floor kevlar plates different color, so I left them the same gray as the rest of the cabin. More photos to follow.. Please feel free to comment, all inputs are welcome :) Emilio Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Challenge Accepted Posted June 27, 2013 Author Share Posted June 27, 2013 (edited) More photos of ceiling details and FRIES: Cheers, Emilio Edited June 27, 2013 by Challenge Accepted Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Intruder_bass Posted June 27, 2013 Share Posted June 27, 2013 )))) Nice to see my antenna drawings came in handy Great job so far! Andy Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Challenge Accepted Posted June 28, 2013 Author Share Posted June 28, 2013 )))) Nice to see my antenna drawings came in handy Great job so far! Andy Thanks Andy :) A lot of your work came in handy, I still refer to all the photos from your Super 61 build :) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Challenge Accepted Posted June 28, 2013 Author Share Posted June 28, 2013 Few more photos of the build.. I'm still yet to finish painting fire extinguishers, hence the supports aren't painted yet. Weathering to the fuselage sides isn't complete yet, it'll be done when the fire extinguishers are painted and fixed in. More to follow soon.. Emilio Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Challenge Accepted Posted July 9, 2017 Author Share Posted July 9, 2017 Whoa, last post was back in 2013... Hey guys, after a very loooong break, I'm finally back and trying to finish the Black Hawk. Following the last post, the fire extinguishers are finished, painted and installed. I've also drilled the hole/housing for the FLIR (resin from Army Cast); it'll be glued in once the fuselage halves come together. I've also scribbled the panel lines (to match the Hasegawa ones) and cut the hole for the cargo hook. Dry-fitting: HIRSS exhausts (from Army Cast) were a pain to install and required cutting a bit into the plastic. After both sides were lined up and fixed in, there were some gaps that required filling in with epoxy, it's still in progress, as there are few more details that I want to add to them. Overall, they look pretty accurate, so looking good. The main rotor shaft locking nut was built from styrene tube with additional support from left-over sprue to fill the gap underneath. The tolerances are very small so everything feels pretty tight. Prior to gluing the halves together, I'll add extra lubrication oil so that it'll spin very freely. The same concept was applied to the tail rotor, it spins freely even with gentle air blowing, very pleased with that. Test-fitting the cabin with main rotor. The clearances are very tight, approx 0.25mm from top of cabin roof to the main shaft lock. I've also added the pitch beam to the tail rotor, may add few more details and wiring further into the build.. I've modified and lengthened the tail wheel yoke assembly from Hasegawa to make in the extended position (in flight), I also added additional wire tube reinforcement in the middle of the yoke just in case...probably over-engineered. I had to scratch build the shock strut from sprue to make it fit, the entire part is approx. 3mm long so it's been a pain trying to carve it out. The support for the yoke assembly is made from styrene tube and supported at the top with additional locking block. It took a while to find the photo of the hole the yoke assembly hole in the tail...it turns out it's rectangular and not circular as one would expect. Hence I had to modify the yoke hole and make it rectangular. Next task...completing final touches to the cabin/cockpit, and then gluing the fuselage halves together.. More to follow soon.. Emilio Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Challenge Accepted Posted July 12, 2017 Author Share Posted July 12, 2017 Hey guys, need some info....do SOAR birds always carry crew chief seats or do they fly into combat without them (since the chiefs will be manning the miniguns etc)?? I'm trying to plan out how to join the fuselage halves and contemplating on leaving the crew seats out.. All inputs welcome. Cheers Emilio Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hawkwrench Posted July 12, 2017 Share Posted July 12, 2017 I would think they would have CE seats. If nothing else, they would be available to the crew chiefs in case of a crash landing. All our helos had the crew chief seats installed at all times when flying. Tim Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sarathi S. Posted July 14, 2017 Share Posted July 14, 2017 I think the MH-60M's fly with crew chief seats, but the MH-60Ls and MH-60Ks had their crew chiefs sitting on ammo cans. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hawkwrench Posted July 14, 2017 Share Posted July 14, 2017 I know the SOAR flight crews do some crazy stuff, but sitting on ammo cans flying in combat? Are you sure about that??? All the Lima and Kilo pics I've seen always had the crew chiefs seats installed. Tim Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sarathi S. Posted July 15, 2017 Share Posted July 15, 2017 I could be misremembering. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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