Hawkwrench Posted April 30, 2021 Share Posted April 30, 2021 (edited) All the current USAF HH-60G helicopters are now using the new Martin Baker crew seats for the SMA's or special mission aviators. Kitty Hawk has done a great job in making the HH-60G kit, but currently there are no aftermarket seats or seat pallets available to represent the newer cabin setups used by AF HH-60G crews. So I decided to scratchbuild the seat pallet (what the seat attaches to and slides on) and eventually the new crew seat. Here's what the current cabin layout looks like So tonight I started scratchbuilding the seat pallet first. The base is a grey piece of .020 sheet styrene. I chose the color grey so the slide lines would be more visible as I built it. On top of the grey sheet, I used various sizes of .010 white styrene to create the seat pallet. Here's my progress so far. And here it is placed in the correct position in the cabin of the KH floor. I'll finish the floor up tomorrow night. Comments and critiques welcome! Tim Edited July 12, 2021 by Hawkwrench GMK, Landrotten Highlander, patricksparks and 12 others 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Fleischmann Posted April 30, 2021 Share Posted April 30, 2021 Off to a good start here Tim! are you building a Pavehawk to go with the seats? cheers Pete Derek B 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawkwrench Posted April 30, 2021 Author Share Posted April 30, 2021 (edited) Pete No, just creating this set in hopes some aftermarket company wants it. I've noticed quite a few helo modelers wishing someone would release the current seats, so I thought I could help fill the need. Hope my work can satisfy there request. Tim Edited April 30, 2021 by Hawkwrench johncrow, John1, J.J. and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawkwrench Posted May 2, 2021 Author Share Posted May 2, 2021 (edited) Tonight I finished up with the seat tracks on the pallet. Next up will be the drilling of all of the installation screw holes in the pallet. Tim Edited May 2, 2021 by Hawkwrench Rockie Yarwood, Brett M, Dadeo911 and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawkwrench Posted June 20, 2021 Author Share Posted June 20, 2021 (edited) I've been working on scratchbuilding the seat back of the new style crew seats. I plan on making the seat bottom so that it can be posed in the up or down position. Anyhoo, here's the progress so far. And a little teaser pic with the seat placed on the seat pallet. The pallet is about 80% complete. I just need to add the PE screw heads to the floor. That's all for now Tim Edited June 20, 2021 by Hawkwrench johncrow, Kagemusha, chukw and 12 others 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodgem37 Posted June 20, 2021 Share Posted June 20, 2021 Good show. Sincerely, Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John1 Posted June 20, 2021 Share Posted June 20, 2021 Interesting build Tim. On the real thing, is that base plate armored or just a mounting platform for the seats? Has the Army ever upgraded their CE seats or are they still flying the originals? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawkwrench Posted June 20, 2021 Author Share Posted June 20, 2021 (edited) John, all the M models and the HH med birds all have the new style seats. I'm not sure if the panel is armored, but I'll find out for ya. EDIT: John, I checked with my HH-60G crew chief friend and he told me that yes they are armored. Tim Edited June 21, 2021 by Hawkwrench John1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawkwrench Posted June 20, 2021 Author Share Posted June 20, 2021 (edited) Today I finished up gluing down all 24 tiny PE Phillips screw heads. Talk about eyestrain! I then glued on the small bits of PE in the middle and I'm calling this done. Comments welcome! Tim Edited June 20, 2021 by Hawkwrench chukw, LSP_Kevin, Rockie Yarwood and 10 others 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.B. Andrus Posted June 20, 2021 Share Posted June 20, 2021 Excellent work, Tim. Can't wait to see the finished seats. Cheers, Damian Derek B 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John1 Posted June 21, 2021 Share Posted June 21, 2021 Crazy amount of detail. Looking good Tim. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawkwrench Posted June 21, 2021 Author Share Posted June 21, 2021 (edited) Next up for detail is the inertia reel lock/unlock lever. I simulated that by using a small piece of 020 styrene sanded to shape and the lever was a piece of leftover PE from the Academy H-60 set. The wire is .015 lead wire. Here's the real deal: And here's my detail: Close enough for me. Comments welcome! Tim Edited June 21, 2021 by Hawkwrench LSP_Kevin, scvrobeson, chukw and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawkwrench Posted June 21, 2021 Author Share Posted June 21, 2021 The last work for tonight was the seat back area. I started the seat back by using 2 part Apoxie sculpt and then sculpted the shape of the back. I just need to let it dry, so I can sand the fingerprints out of the clay. I made the back cover the same way and punched out .8 mm discs from styrene to represent the snaps on the back and threw in some wrinkles using a needle chucked in a pin vise. Front Back That's it till next weekend. Tim LSP_Kevin, zerosystem, D.B. Andrus and 13 others 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawkwrench Posted June 27, 2021 Author Share Posted June 27, 2021 Tonight I started on the seat bottom after I finally found the right size wire for the headrest. That took a while, but I think it looks close enough. Still needs the cushion though which I'll make from Apoxie Sculpt tomorrow night. Chow for now! Tim Rockie Yarwood, LSP_Kevin, chukw and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawkwrench Posted June 28, 2021 Author Share Posted June 28, 2021 So tonight I decided to add the seat cushion fashioned from Apoxie Sculpt along with a few more rail details on the sides of the seat frames. Once the AP is dry, I'll sand the cushion to shape. Chow for now! Tim LSP_Kevin, Derek B, D.B. Andrus and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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