Hajo L. Posted November 11, 2019 Share Posted November 11, 2019 (edited) Some pictures of my recently finished MH-65D Dolphin by Dreammodel in 1/72. Overall I was quite pleased with the kit, although there are some things that either don´t make sense, or have only minor details, or are simply missing. The construction phase was quite nice, I added some stuff in the cabin to give it a crowded look: Since I didn´t had a M14 rifle, I simply used a German G3, which looks quite the deal in this small scale. For the M240 I ordered some aftermarket stuff by Miniworld that really impressed me: OKB Grigorov provided the sniper rifle: Pilots were added and the fuselage halves closed, but at that point I noticed the Dolphin was a tail-sitter. To counter that, I added a a small lead ball (fishing weight) that I disguised as some sort of buoy, seen here behind the pilots seat: Another close-up of the now painted M240: A search-light had to be added from the spare box: You can also see here the wheels, which have no details at all, and the floatation devices. These didn´t come with the kit, I simply cut out some thin paper in the correct size and glued it on the hull. A "bungee cord" for stabilizing the M82 was done with an elastic thread: Decals were fine and good to use, although the sheet misses the white stripes below the cabin and front doors. And if you are doing the "white" USCG-version (Retro-scheme), you won´t have the red diagonal stripe for the tail... Anyway, pictures of the finished model: HAJO Edited November 11, 2019 by Hajo L. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Loach Driver Posted November 12, 2019 Share Posted November 12, 2019 Looks good. Did you scratch build the satcom antenna behind the exhaust? LD. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hajo L. Posted November 12, 2019 Author Share Posted November 12, 2019 No, that was a PE-part from the kit. HAJO Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GeejeeZ Posted November 13, 2019 Share Posted November 13, 2019 Perfect build Hajo! I have build several DreamModel Dauphins, but none of them looks this good! Gertjan Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dutch Posted December 16, 2019 Share Posted December 16, 2019 Hajo, Beautiful buiild! Love it! My USCG son is trying to get a transfer to this unit. K/r, Dutch Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hajo L. Posted December 16, 2019 Author Share Posted December 16, 2019 Thank you! Good luck for your son! HAJO Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SpiritZeroThree Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 Looks great for 1/72 Hajo, only minor gripe from a former 65 guy is that the LH lower windscreen isn't quite right. the forward edge of the window should be about even with the ram air scoop on top of the nose, in the real helo thats where the battery resides. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hajo L. Posted January 13, 2020 Author Share Posted January 13, 2020 Thanks for the hint! This particular detail was a shortcoming of the kit respective the instructions. Maybe a small layer of paint can look convincing enough... HAJO Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SQLModeller Posted January 23, 2020 Share Posted January 23, 2020 Very nice - the orange colour did u mix it yourself or is it off the shelf? I'm looking to build some coastguard birds and want to get the colour shade right. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hajo L. Posted January 23, 2020 Author Share Posted January 23, 2020 That orange is off the shelf: Revell Orange 30 Acrylics. I think it´s a tiny bit too bright. HAJO Quote Link to post Share on other sites
andyf117 Posted June 5, 2021 Share Posted June 5, 2021 Hi Hajo Do you recall your kit having a second PE fret containing items 43 to 48, as seen in the instructions below? Looking at your model, I think I can see the side panels - I just received my kit (new and sealed) from a retailer on eBay, and it doesn't have those parts... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rotorman Posted June 5, 2021 Share Posted June 5, 2021 How was the Orange color to airbrush? Oliver Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hajo L. Posted June 5, 2021 Author Share Posted June 5, 2021 @andyf117, I did a kit-review in a german forum, but you can see the PE-parts. So, yes, I got that parts in my box. http://modellboard.net/index.php/topic,62127.0.html @Rotorman I brush-painted the orange. A friend of mine airbrushed the white base, and I later finished up with the brush-coat. HAJO Quote Link to post Share on other sites
andyf117 Posted June 5, 2021 Share Posted June 5, 2021 1 hour ago, Hajo L. said: @andyf117, I did a kit-review in a german forum, but you can see the PE-parts. So, yes, I got that parts in my box. http://modellboard.net/index.php/topic,62127.0.html Thanks, Hajo. I'd been looking for something with clear pictures of the contents - my kit only contains the larger PE fret, so seems I'm missing the two smaller ones... ....and whilst the smaller injection sprue is in the same grey plastic as yours, the larger one is moulded in Salmon pink! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rotorman Posted June 6, 2021 Share Posted June 6, 2021 4 hours ago, Hajo L. said: @andyf117, I did a kit-review in a german forum, but you can see the PE-parts. So, yes, I got that parts in my box. http://modellboard.net/index.php/topic,62127.0.html @Rotorman I brush-painted the orange. A friend of mine airbrushed the white base, and I later finished up with the brush-coat. HAJO Looks good. I have been thinking about an orange helo but i hear Orange is a hard color to work with. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hajo L. Posted June 6, 2021 Author Share Posted June 6, 2021 I have only brush-painting experience. It worked well, because I had a matt coat of white as base. And it propably is a better idea to use matt orange for brush painting too. If you paint gloss coat, the new layer will not really "stick" to the first layer, resulting in some parts having much more color coating than others which have nearly none. @Andy: Those parts could propably be replicated by using paper. All you´ll be missing are some rivets. HAJO Quote Link to post Share on other sites
andyf117 Posted June 6, 2021 Share Posted June 6, 2021 4 hours ago, Hajo L. said: @Andy: Those parts could propably be replicated by using paper. All you´ll be missing are some rivets. I've contacted the retailer asking if he can supply the missing items out of another kit (he still had a couple shown in stock) - at the end of the day it wasn't a cheap kit, even though his price was lower than others are selling it at... ....if push comes to shove, I could make replacements from thin plastic card - in similar fashion to the strengthening strips on my UH-3H - but I'd still need a template to work from... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GeejeeZ Posted June 7, 2021 Share Posted June 7, 2021 22 hours ago, andyf117 said: I've contacted the retailer asking if he can supply the missing items out of another kit (he still had a couple shown in stock) - at the end of the day it wasn't a cheap kit, even though his price was lower than others are selling it at... ....if push comes to shove, I could make replacements from thin plastic card - in similar fashion to the strengthening strips on my UH-3H - but I'd still need a template to work from... Andy, I have these parts; I have not used them. If you pm me your home adress, I can send them to you. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
andyf117 Posted June 7, 2021 Share Posted June 7, 2021 (edited) On 6/7/2021 at 5:57 PM, GeejeeZ said: Andy, I have these parts; I have not used them. If you pm me your home adress, I can send them to you. A very kind offer, thank you - PM sent! Update edit - a big 'Thank you' to @GeejeeZ who's sent me the two missing PE frets, and is sending another meaning my MH-60T will also have a rescue basket in it! Edited June 11, 2021 by andyf117 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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