Hawkwrench Posted December 8, 2015 Share Posted December 8, 2015 The 1/35 scale H-60 Hawk family of kits are pretty nice and with aftermarket PE and detail sets, it builds into a good looking model that's looks realistic except for 2 areas: 1) HIRSS 2) Rotor Head I've always wanted to build a better detailed rotor head, but never tried until now. Please be patient with me as I don't get much time to model as I would like but I will post in-progress pics as I move along in the build. Here's all the kit parts minus the PC rods. Hopefully I can make it turn out something like this: Cheers for now! Tim Zero77 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawkwrench Posted December 8, 2015 Author Share Posted December 8, 2015 I did manage to work a little bit on the detail set while on lunch at work. 1- The swashplate on the real H-60 only has 3 connecting links, but on the model there are 4. ( The small oval holes in the inside of the model piece). So I got out my handy fancy Dremel and ground away 1 of the links leaving the correct 3. Sorry for the bad lighting and backdrop, Its a table. I also began reshaping the main rotor hub as the kit piece is a poor representation of the real main rotor hub. Until next update, thanks for looking. All comments/critiques welcome. Tim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawkwrench Posted December 8, 2015 Author Share Posted December 8, 2015 Ok, now I have a better backdrop I think.Well, I finally finished modifying the lower PC rod attachment points and scratchbuilt the 3 connecting link rod ends inside the swashplate. Next up, the rotating scissor mounts! Tim Zero77 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClumsyDude Posted December 8, 2015 Share Posted December 8, 2015 This is why LSP is such a great place ... getting to see real pros who know their subject turning it into miniature plastic reality. Great work Tim! Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawkwrench Posted December 8, 2015 Author Share Posted December 8, 2015 Thanks Jim. With my MH-60M build on hold for a little while, I figured I'd turn my attention to another build still related to hawks. The H-60 kit is nice, but the rotor head is pitiful and is screaming out for attention. So I figured that being an ex hawk mechanic, that I could possibly scratchbuild and create a new rotor head assembly that more looks like the real rotor heads on hawks! Tim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawkwrench Posted December 9, 2015 Author Share Posted December 9, 2015 Started to work on the rotating scissor mounts. The swashplate is about .080 tall and I didn't have any .080 strip styrene, so I glued together 2 strips of .040 and then glued those pieces to the swashplate in their respective places. Above the piece is a 1/35 scale drawing of the swashplate with the scissor mounts drawn into the graph paper for size comparison and mount location. In order to find the mounts, I layed the model piece into the paper and made my marks on the model piece where they needed to go. Now to just let them dry and then I'll begin sanding to shape. Tim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawkwrench Posted December 9, 2015 Author Share Posted December 9, 2015 After a while of shaping and sanding and stopping to look at my reference pics, one of the scissor mounts is finished. Here's a closer look And yes I plan on fixing the gouge mark on the inner ring. That was caused by cleaning up where I had dremeled and sanded. Until next time! Tim AlexM and Out2gtcha 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrlss911Pro Posted December 10, 2015 Share Posted December 10, 2015 Do you know if there is difference between the army and navy variants because of the auto fold mechanism on the navy birds? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawkwrench Posted December 10, 2015 Author Share Posted December 10, 2015 That is the only difference between the two. Everything else is all the same. Tim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawkwrench Posted December 13, 2015 Author Share Posted December 13, 2015 While working on my swashplate, I also began redoing/scratchbuilding the main rotor hub. The kit part shows the hubs flat while on the real H-60, the hubs actually point up at an 8 degree angle. So here's what I've got as the beginning of a new rotor hub. Here's the hub in the main rotor shaft extension for comparison Tim AlexM 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawkwrench Posted December 13, 2015 Author Share Posted December 13, 2015 Here's a diagram showing the proper up angle of the rotor hub spindles: Tim Anthony in NZ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jer Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 Great start Tim. I love these types of builds so will watch with interest! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClumsyDude Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 Good going, love the small corrections ... They're what make a build. Cheers Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony in NZ Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 Brilliant work! I love your attention to detail. It really is going to make a big difference. Rotor Heads are a real focal point on a model...great job! Cheers Anthony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawkwrench Posted December 18, 2015 Author Share Posted December 18, 2015 Some more progress. I finally have the rotating scissor mounts done. I still need to drill the holes on the mounts. Next up, drawing up and making the lower pressure plate and gluing on the nuts and bolt heads. Tim Anthony in NZ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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