bdthoresen Posted June 18, 2015 Share Posted June 18, 2015 Howdy again, LSP friends.....Well, I have been lacking the motivational "mojo" to hack plastic recently, and I have not really touched any styrene in months. I have had the Academy "DAP" Blackhawk sitting around for a year or so, and after reading through Shark's and Elboogie's 'Hawk threads, I started to think about building my mine. The problem I had, however, was that almost everyone who has this issue of Academy;s kit builds the DAP, and I have grown quite bored of models of the 160th SOAR birds....So I began to look for something different. After numerous searches for inspiration, I stumbled across a great walkaround of a JASDF Blackhawk.....and I was hooked. (Picture scarfed from the interweb and posted under "fair use" and all that).....Here is an example of what I am looking to build.....So upon further inspection of the kit, I plan on building all of the relevant modifications to model a Mitsubishi license-built UH-60J. I plan on detailing up the interior, and scratch building the relevant parts. Decals and stencils will be a challenge, but I will cross that bridge when I come to it. I do not plan on going as crazy on the kit as Oliver's build, but I will be detailing what I feel is relevant. I should have some in-progress shots over this coming weekend, so be sure to stay-tuned.So far, some of the mods will include;-Modified cabin to reflect the Japanese outfitting of their SAR aircraft...I plan to detail most of the kit parts......-Modified ESS wings to reflect the Japanese configuration-Reshaping of the cockpit door windows-Detailing of both rotor heads-Kitbashing IR sensor array on aircraft's nose-Two-tone blue paint scheme (decals will be a pain in the arse, as well, there are none!)I have been hunting interior photos of these birds for awhile, and there is nothing quite definitive on the net. However, I believe that I have cobbled enough information to piece together a fairly accurate representation.....I am excited to build this thing. I hope this will fuel the fires to finish some of my outstanding projects, like the CAC Boomerang, and my Hayate.More soon- Thanks for stopping by- THOR NavyF4s and Zero77 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NavyF4s Posted June 18, 2015 Share Posted June 18, 2015 Great choice! I am loving these chopper builds and this looks to be very promising. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kike_gt Posted June 19, 2015 Share Posted June 19, 2015 Great choice! did you find that walk aroud on the net? I'd love to take a look at it since JASDF is one of my favorite subjects! definetly going to follow your build, cause I've been looking for a "diferent" paint job for a blackhawk, I know I couldn't make a decent job with a black one, not yet at least! I do love the warhawk too but if I'd have to choose I'd do what you did!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aluxe Posted June 19, 2015 Share Posted June 19, 2015 sophisticated, some work, yes, but worth experiencing .... luck with your project Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted June 19, 2015 Share Posted June 19, 2015 Good to see you back Thor, and with such an interesting project, too! Kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shark64 Posted June 19, 2015 Share Posted June 19, 2015 will be watching this one. A lot of hawks are being built on so many various sites lately..thats pretty cool. Oliver Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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