HeavyArty Posted September 21, 2020 Author Share Posted September 21, 2020 No, that one is not in the kit. Also, the fuselage is slotted and ribbed to accept only the long port side pylon. You will have to do some filling and rescribing to use one like that. You could probably cut down the port side extension piece to get close though. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
juanchopancho Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 Anyone have the updated instructions .PDF from KH for the SH-60F and MH-60S? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dave Williams Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 I don’t believe that they come as PDFs. All I’ve seen is the photos of the corrected instruction sheets on their FB page. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HeavyArty Posted September 22, 2020 Author Share Posted September 22, 2020 B/F correction pages posted on Pg 2 of this thread. MH-60S corrections are posted at FB. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
juanchopancho Posted October 5, 2020 Share Posted October 5, 2020 Anyone know if Sophia has been able to ship the KH50015 MH-60S Knighthawk kits yet? She said towards end of September but haven't heard anything. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
juanchopancho Posted October 6, 2020 Share Posted October 6, 2020 NVM she replied: The second lot of production will be ready on October, will ship when ready. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wafu Posted October 6, 2020 Share Posted October 6, 2020 Can anyone point me to some good reference for the White and grey scheme of the early ‘B’s? I’d like to do one of the smaller ship aircraft, not a carrier bird. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dave Williams Posted October 6, 2020 Share Posted October 6, 2020 7 hours ago, juanchopancho said: NVM she replied: The second lot of production will be ready on October, will ship when ready. I got a reply yesterday that they were currently in National Day holiday, and would be shipped soon. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ltdann Posted October 6, 2020 Share Posted October 6, 2020 Only the prototype had the white over gray scheme. Note, I have been working on the Bravo....and there are some small issues with the instructions with regard to which holes to open both on the floor of the cabin and on the fuselage halves. I recommend you study the parts very carefully as you go. One part I did not find in the kit was the lower IRCM mount. I suspect this is included in the upcoming Romeo, but should have been included in the Bravo kit as well. Also, the RAST equipment/probe in the cabin is not found in the kit. Essential for small deck operations. All decal options are for hi-vis aircraft. No subdued national markings on the sheet. The Bravo evolved over time. Pylons changed, Antenna configurations changed. MEF MODs were added. Penguin and Hellfire were integrated onto the aircraft. Chose the aircraft you wish to model from references Rich Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dave Williams Posted October 10, 2020 Share Posted October 10, 2020 (edited) On 9/22/2020 at 8:10 AM, HeavyArty said: B/F correction pages posted on Pg 2 of this thread. MH-60S corrections are posted at FB. MH-60S corrections in a .pdf over at Cybermodeler. https://www.cybermodeler.com/hobby/kits/kh/images/mh-60s.pdf Edited October 10, 2020 by Dave Williams Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dave Williams Posted October 10, 2020 Share Posted October 10, 2020 (edited) Just picked the MS-60S kit off my front porch. Only 5 days to ship from an eBay seller in HK. Looking at the kit instructions and corrected instructions, they have you build the downward angled flare/chaff dispensers on both sides of the front where the ESSS pylons go, but it seems unlikely that they would be fitted if there was anything on the pylons (like the M197 gun). Also, like in the MH-60L kit, you don’t get the lower landing gear covers with the aerodynamic fairings over the ESSS strut attachment points. Not a problem if you use the struts or the dispensers, but if you use neither (like if you mount the M197), you’re kind of stuck. These parts are only in the HH-60G kit. They needed to be in this kit, as well as in the MH-60L. Speaking of the instructions, only decal profiles for two of the four options included. The external M197 looks great, but no instructions for what goes inside the cabin. The kit has the ammo boxes from the MH-60L set, but don’t know if they are usable for the M197. It looks like there are some PE feed chutes on the fret, but no instructions. Edited October 10, 2020 by Dave Williams Quote Link to post Share on other sites
juanchopancho Posted October 10, 2020 Share Posted October 10, 2020 which ebay seller? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dave Williams Posted October 10, 2020 Share Posted October 10, 2020 6 minutes ago, juanchopancho said: which ebay seller? chinazt_model Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wafu Posted October 11, 2020 Share Posted October 11, 2020 Do you guys know of any of the aftermarket decal manufacturers doing the toned down decals for the B and F kits? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tank Posted October 11, 2020 Share Posted October 11, 2020 No, it’s to new of a kit and the only kits in this scale. I am sure someone will do one sheet but it will be slow going. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dave Williams Posted October 11, 2020 Share Posted October 11, 2020 Fingers crossed, but there don’t seem as many decal makers interested in Naval helos as there are in Army or USMC birds (in general, not just big scale). I don’t remember anyone releasing anything for the Academy MH-60S kit. I’d be surprised if there are any sheets, and even more surprised if the sheet would include standard low-viz markings instead of just another special scheme. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Floyd S. Werner, Jr. Posted October 12, 2020 Share Posted October 12, 2020 On 10/11/2020 at 3:12 AM, Wafu said: Do you guys know of any of the aftermarket decal manufacturers doing the toned down decals for the B and F kits? We are working on it. Floyd Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ziggyfoos Posted October 13, 2020 Share Posted October 13, 2020 I've been playing catchup on all the newer navalized KH H-60 releases. A USCG H-60 was really the one I was most looking for. But reading earlier posts in this thread, I read it as no MH-60T kit is coming. That is unfortunate, hope someone (Floyd) releases a conversion set at least so we don't have to kitbash and scratch build. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HeavyArty Posted December 15, 2020 Author Share Posted December 15, 2020 Two more Kitty Hawk naval H-60s should be available by the end of the year. MH-60R "SeaHawk" HH-60H "Rescue Hawk" Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Newtonk Posted December 16, 2020 Share Posted December 16, 2020 Wow, these just keep getting better! Great profiles, again. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sarathi S. Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 Love the liveries for the HH-60H. Really wish it was in 1/48 but still awesome. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Night Owl Models Posted December 22, 2020 Share Posted December 22, 2020 (edited) Those look amazing. I did the HS-6 blue/gray scheme a few months back but it was in 1/48. 1/35th would allow for some nice details. Edited December 22, 2020 by Night Owl Models Update Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stalal Posted December 22, 2020 Share Posted December 22, 2020 Kitty Hawk have their instructions wrong and they seem not to have learnt much from their previous bloopers and lazy oversight. What about their decals? Do you guys see the same problems with their decals that we have seen in their previous kits? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rotorman Posted December 22, 2020 Share Posted December 22, 2020 9 hours ago, Night Owl Models said: Those look amazing. I did the HS-6 blue/gray scheme a few months back but it was in 1/48. 1/35th would allow for some nice details. wow, thats pretty. Is that 1/48? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Night Owl Models Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 It is the Italeri 1/48 kit with Èduard and Black dog detail sets. Oh and a bunch of scratch built parts. As for correcting proper markings and decal issues. I found a very accurate after market decals at "Authentic Decals" for the HH-60 squadrons. Only problem was the decals themselves are too weak and almost designate when wet. Expect to use liquid decal film. Not sure if they do 1/35th Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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