Dukie99 Posted March 8, 2021 Share Posted March 8, 2021 As I just finished my Swiss F/A-18 for the Air Superiority GB, I will try my hand at building KH MH-60S. This will be built OOB with the exception of resin wheels from Reskit and paint masks from Eduard. There are some stellar builds of the KH Blackhawk on this site (Pete and Hawkwrench) and my ambitions are much more modest: a clean build and a decent paint job. I have the other iterations of this kit in the stash and with quality aftermarket appearing (reskit rotors and hopefully some more weapons in the future), there will be more detailed build in my future. Speaking of aftermarket, there was one bit of KH aftermarket in the box: a resin and metal M197, which looks absolutely great. Box shot and aftermarket: Cheers, David Landrotten Highlander, BradG, Greg W and 11 others 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BradG Posted March 8, 2021 Share Posted March 8, 2021 ooooo nice. Dukie99 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KiwiZac Posted March 8, 2021 Share Posted March 8, 2021 I'm keen to follow along with this, normally I'm a UH or MH Hawk guy but I'm intrigued. Also I really like that box art! What a cool concept. Dukie99 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neo Posted March 8, 2021 Share Posted March 8, 2021 Wow that cannon looks amazing Dukie99 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Williams Posted March 9, 2021 Share Posted March 9, 2021 (edited) The cannon is nice, but unfortunately that’s all you get. No ammo box, feed chute, or any of the components inside the cabin that would actually make it function. A tip if you’re building it. Hopefully you have the corrected instructions as the ones that came with the kit were badly messed up, with many of the pages being from the HH-60G kit. You can download the correct instructions here if you don’t have them already. https://www.cybermodeler.com/hobby/kits/kh/images/mh-60s.pdf Edited March 9, 2021 by Dave Williams Dukie99 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dukie99 Posted March 9, 2021 Author Share Posted March 9, 2021 6 hours ago, Dave Williams said: The cannon is nice, but unfortunately that’s all you get. No ammo box, feed chute, or any of the components inside the cabin that would actually make it function. A tip if you’re building it. Hopefully you have the corrected instructions as the ones that came with the kit were badly messed up, with many of the pages being from the HH-60G kit. You can download the correct instructions here if you don’t have them already. https://www.cybermodeler.com/hobby/kits/kh/images/mh-60s.pdf Thanks Dave. I do have the corrected instructions but I did not know about the lack of equipement associated to the cannon. I will see if I can scratchbuild something or use some of the Live Resin aftermarket to create something acceptable. Cheers, David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dukie99 Posted May 15, 2021 Author Share Posted May 15, 2021 Finally some progress. I almost put this kit back in the stash after perusing the sprues and the instructions. Although I had downloaded the corrected instructions from Cybermodeller, these corrected instructions start at step 12, but step 1 to 11 of the original manual are also incorrect asking you to install parts from the K sprue where actually they need to come from the B sprue. Other than that, the kit is great with lots of very delicate parts which, when put together look great (the seats for example). I also found out that it is better to assemble all these delicate parts together, then paint and do the detail painting by brush rather than paint separately and then assemble because the attachment points are sometimes really tiny or not very strong and even with super glue it gets tricky. Anyway some pics. Obviously I am nowhere near the quality of Pete's helos but my goal is to finish within the alloted time and I know nothing about Blackhawks, except that they look cool. Overall everything fit really well on this cabin. My only gripe is the photoetch seatbelts, I wish HGW would come up with fabric seatbelt for the Blackhawks. Cheers, David BradG, dodgem37, Kagemusha and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimRice Posted May 26, 2021 Share Posted May 26, 2021 I have soft spot for the H-60 series helos. Spent a fair amount of time riding in one for Airmobile Artillery ops in the Army. My last ride in one was being medevaced from Caen, France to Landstuhl, Germany in a dust-off bird after being injured in a jump after a week in a French hospital. One of these days, I will have to tackle one for myself. The detail on this kit is really picked out and stands out due to your great work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mydesign Posted June 15, 2021 Share Posted June 15, 2021 great looking interior, rivets on the floor nicely shown David!. Indeed , Kitty Hawk has great kits but not so good instructions; pitty KH have stopped in the modelling business Dukie99 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
themongoose Posted June 15, 2021 Share Posted June 15, 2021 A lovely bird it is! Beyond the great rivet detail i believe i see a fire extinguisher on the wall that looks pretty real to. Dukie99 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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