dodgem37 Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 Great show. Impressive. Way to go the extra mile, Pete. It really paid off. Sincerely, Mark Pete Fleischmann 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Fleischmann Posted October 28, 2020 Author Share Posted October 28, 2020 (edited) 12 hours ago, Hawkwrench said: Totally insane !!!! They look real. What color did you use for the tail antenna (black one)? Tim hi Tim, that was Mr Surfacer Black 1500 primer dusted with Floquil Grimy Black, then rubbed a bit with a Tamiya rubber weathering set- Im still playing with it; so more weathering to follow on that part Edited October 28, 2020 by Pete Fleischmann Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Fleischmann Posted October 28, 2020 Author Share Posted October 28, 2020 8 hours ago, Starfighter said: The surface detail looks just stunning. I have to keep myself from starting my SH-60B right away - I have to resist!! Pete, how much of the custom sheet have you used so far? Are there enough rivets or is it way too much? Hi Ben! thanks my friend! I’ve used about half of the custom sheet. A few more rivets to place on the sponsons, etc... but not many. cheers Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starfighter Posted October 29, 2020 Share Posted October 29, 2020 Thanks for the info Pete, good to know! Of course I couldn't resist to remove a few parts from the sprues. I really like the interior detail, it's just a bit of a shame they seem to have rushed the kit in some areas - locating pins / tabs etc are a bit of a letdown in some areas. I MUST finish that Phantom soon as I really want to start my SH-60B. I've been waiting for this kit for so long... Back to your WIP - I am really looking forward to the next steps. I hope the dog house and engine housings will fit well. That's quite a few complicated parts to be mated and we all know it's often a bit difficult to assemble parts in 'closed' position when they are intended to be assembled in 'open' position... Pete Fleischmann and Derek B 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAD3 Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 Pete was wondering how you matched up the armored floor holes to where the hooks are. I'm just trying to figure an easy way to do this. Thanks Andrew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Fleischmann Posted October 30, 2020 Author Share Posted October 30, 2020 1 hour ago, WAD3 said: Pete was wondering how you matched up the armored floor holes to where the hooks are. I'm just trying to figure an easy way to do this. Thanks Andrew I made a template with wide masking tape- I burnished it down over the floor so that the tie downs showed thru..then I cut away the tie down sections from the tape, then peeled the tape up and had a template to make the armor plates let me know if that doesn’t make sense! cheers Pete scvrobeson and Uncarina 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Fleischmann Posted October 30, 2020 Author Share Posted October 30, 2020 spent today working on the gear sponsons. Not done, but solid progress. I figured it’d be easier just to make my own telescoping oleo struts for the unweighted gear- cheers Pete Squizzy 78, CZPetrP, chukw and 15 others 18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brahman104 Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 The struts look awesome Pete! Craig Pete Fleischmann 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrish Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 That’s awesome work! really appreciate your taking time to post images! Pete Fleischmann 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.B. Andrus Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 Nice work, Pete. Cheers, Damian Pete Fleischmann 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael931080 Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 Damn Pete! Stellar Job and Truly Inspiring! Pete Fleischmann 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawkwrench Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 Those struts look sweet. Don't know if you know or not, but when the hawk is in the air, not only do the struts expand down, but they move forward just a bit. (I'm a former hawk crew chief!) If you need a pic, let me know. Tim Uncarina, Pete Fleischmann and D.B. Andrus 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawkwrench Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 Here's a pic showing what I mean. If you look at where the strut comes out of the MLG strut fairing, you can see the forward angle of the strut. Hope this helps! Tim Uncarina, chuck540z3, chrish and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Fleischmann Posted October 31, 2020 Author Share Posted October 31, 2020 47 minutes ago, Hawkwrench said: Here's a pic showing what I mean. If you look at where the strut comes out of the MLG strut fairing, you can see the forward angle of the strut. Hope this helps! Tim so funny that you mentioned this Tim- I’ve been looking at reference photos And noticed the same thing- when the weight is off the gear the vertical oleos move forward toward the nose at a slight angle- thanks for the solid confirmation! cheers Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawkwrench Posted October 31, 2020 Share Posted October 31, 2020 Your welcome brother!!! Anytime Tim Pete Fleischmann 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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