Pete Fleischmann Posted July 11, 2021 Share Posted July 11, 2021 (edited) Hey all, …while I continue to chip away at my Little Bird/Killer Egg, I couldn’t resist starting on the next big project; which will be a USCG MH-60T Jayhawk. Floyd Werner of Werners Wings is wrapping up a Jayhawk conversion for the HH-60H. I have the base kit, and am patiently waiting on the conversion. If you missed it, look here- Click me …anyhoo..this will be an inflight display similar to my Pavehawk, but the base will be the open Ocean, either off the coast of the Carolina’s or Mar Pacifica by San Diego, where our Jayhawk crew is plucking a Hornet driver out of the water ..who’s bad day is about to get better. So while I wait for Floyd’s conversion, I thought I’d start on the survivor. I grabbed the perfect raft-rider from Reedoak, and started a few mods- First was the inflated LPU out of Apoxie Clay. More to do here, but you get the idea.. and then a new left arm Then I mocked-up the raft I considered pressing on with this scratched raft. My plan was to wrap the basic shape in Apoxie Clay sheets and build up the shape, but then I stumbled on this 1/35 dingy from Mastercrafters for the German S Boat. Seeing as I am a path of least resistance kinda guy, I decided to change rafts mid stream.. I cut a chunk out of the dinghy to get it the right size. I popped his left arm off to make it easier to paint his face later on- and now I’m cleaning this up and modifying it to be more representative of the current aircrew survival raft super excited to start the water. I needed to get the raft figured out first, because…well- its going in the water. more soon- cheers Pete Edited July 11, 2021 by Pete Fleischmann John1, Rockie Yarwood, dodgem37 and 20 others 23 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scvrobeson Posted July 11, 2021 Share Posted July 11, 2021 Is the Kittyhawk kit not a USCG bird out of the box? I thought they did a boxing of one, or maybe just announced it. Already looks like you're off to a great start, I know this will be another spectacular build. Matt Pete Fleischmann 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Fleischmann Posted July 11, 2021 Author Share Posted July 11, 2021 20 minutes ago, scvrobeson said: Is the Kittyhawk kit not a USCG bird out of the box? I thought they did a boxing of one, or maybe just announced it. Matt Hi Matt, The HH-60H is close..but not quite…and is the best place to start the conversion. cheers Pete scvrobeson 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seiran01 Posted July 11, 2021 Share Posted July 11, 2021 Good start Pete I just pulled the first test off the printer today, here’s a sneak peak of some of the (not yet final) parts scvrobeson, Rockie Yarwood, zerosystem and 10 others 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Fleischmann Posted July 12, 2021 Author Share Posted July 12, 2021 22 minutes ago, seiran01 said: Good start Pete I just pulled the first test off the printer today, here’s a sneak peak of some of the (not yet final) parts AWESOME AWESOME!!! so excited for this one!! Thanks Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawkwrench Posted July 12, 2021 Share Posted July 12, 2021 Pete, Couldn't wait, could ya??? Outstanding start on the pilot's raft. Looks like your table is getting full!!! Can't wait to get my hands on that conversion set. I also need to snag that FLIR for my HH-60L build. Tim Pete Fleischmann 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starfighter Posted July 12, 2021 Share Posted July 12, 2021 Now we're talinkg! This one is on my list as well - I'll be watching closely! Pete Fleischmann 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scvrobeson Posted July 12, 2021 Share Posted July 12, 2021 20 hours ago, Pete Fleischmann said: Hi Matt, The HH-60H is close..but not quite…and is the best place to start the conversion. cheers Pete Well, that was pretty on brand for Kittyhawk. Get you 85% of the way there, and you can handle the rest. Matt Pete Fleischmann 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Fleischmann Posted July 12, 2021 Author Share Posted July 12, 2021 Hey all- still working on the raft.. added some grab handles from Apoxie Clay. I wanted the pilot to be holding one- these will get some attachment buttons when dry cheers Pete Starfighter, A-10LOADER, LSP_Kevin and 12 others 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted July 12, 2021 Share Posted July 12, 2021 That's awesome, Pete! Kev Pete Fleischmann 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawkwrench Posted July 13, 2021 Share Posted July 13, 2021 Pete, how long do you wait to play around with the AP after mixing the 2 parts to keep it not as sticky? Tim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzas Posted July 13, 2021 Share Posted July 13, 2021 Love it! Pete Fleischmann 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Fleischmann Posted July 13, 2021 Author Share Posted July 13, 2021 7 hours ago, Hawkwrench said: Pete, how long do you wait to play around with the AP after mixing the 2 parts to keep it not as sticky? Tim Hi Tim, I let it sit for about 10 minutes and then check it. If its too sticky I’ll wait a little longer. You can use talc or water to help roll it out. If you need to roll it really thin, try some Safety Solvent from Aves: HTH Pete scvrobeson, B-17, Greg W and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Fleischmann Posted July 13, 2021 Author Share Posted July 13, 2021 Hey all- the raft-rider got a shot of Tamiya Buff primer. This will serve as a nice base coat for the Vallejo paints to follow- pretty happy with the way the LPU turned out. Looking forward to painting this guy. It’ll be an interesting challenge, because he’ll be soaking wet from landing in the water- cheers Pete johncrow, Starfighter, LSP_Kevin and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
easixpedro Posted July 13, 2021 Share Posted July 13, 2021 Oh, this is going to be awesome! You're giving me horrible flashbacks to water survival and attempting to climb into those itty-bitty rafts. If memory serves, there's an inflation bottle on one side (random memory: you were supposed to enter from that side, as invariably it'd try and flip and getting hit in the head by that bottle hurt). Here's a link to DVIDs and all the aviation water survival training. DVIDS - Search - aviation survival training center (dvidshub.net) Some good pics for reference. It was good training every 4 years, but always painful. I finally learned to do it at Miramar vice KNUW. Miramar was outside--the pool at Whidbey was inside, and they'd turn off the lights to simulate nighttime...sadists! Wanna go over the top? Add a mangled knee-board for the intrepid aviator. Here's a video of my old roommate on the Kitty Hawk ejecting during Carrier Quals right before he and I became roommates. I had to go buy him a new knee-board and nav bag as his was trashed / lost. Never had time to get it off his leg and it stayed on there the entire time. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o67iGu3E8Gc -Peter D.B. Andrus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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