Hawkwrench Posted July 26, 2021 Share Posted July 26, 2021 While waiting for some hobby tools to come in to continue work on Wildcat 097 I began to keep my promise to the crew chief of Super 62, Paul Shannon and build his MH-60L "Rude Dude". Rude Dude was the original Super 62 in Mogadishu, but was down for an engine change when the Oct.3rd mission began. Here's a pic of Rude Dude in Somalia with TF-160. So tonight I started on the cabin and cockpit area. The cockpit floor was painted Tamiya NATO Black and the non-slip stripes were painted Tamiya XF-54. The cabin floor was just shot with a gloss coat so I can lay a AK wash down into the crevices and tiedown areas when it's dried. 1 small step in the beginning. More weathering will come later. Chow for now! Tim Out2gtcha, Kagemusha, MDuv and 14 others 17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark31 Posted July 27, 2021 Share Posted July 27, 2021 looking forward to your build Mark Martinnfb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawkwrench Posted July 28, 2021 Author Share Posted July 28, 2021 19 hours ago, MARU5137 said: Neat start to this lovely project. Following with much enthusiasm. Thanks Maru. I can always count on you for a kind and uplifting comment. Tim Martinnfb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawkwrench Posted August 1, 2021 Author Share Posted August 1, 2021 Today, I was able to get in a little time before I go to work so I began to weather the cockpit to look like a well used 160th bird from Somalia. I first layed down a layer of Vallejo Jet Exhaust with a sponge to simulate wear caused by the pilot's feet. Next came a weathering of Mig Africa Dust using a old brush seeing the cockpits and cabins had alot of dust in them. Next came the various boxes and brake booster assemblies found under the seats. It's not accurate, but gives it that busy look. I'll finish up the Copilot side this weekend. Chow for now! Tim MDuv, johncrow, CODY and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shark64 Posted August 1, 2021 Share Posted August 1, 2021 Tim. You need to weather the whole floor and not just the area of high traffic in order to keep symmetry. Martinnfb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawkwrench Posted August 2, 2021 Author Share Posted August 2, 2021 Oliver, the floor wasn't weathered between the seat wells nor the front because the center console will be in the middle and there will be a wall installed in the front. Tim MDuv 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawkwrench Posted August 2, 2021 Author Share Posted August 2, 2021 (edited) Well shoot, guess I'm redoing the wear in the cockpit next bench session. I was just told that the other crew chief of Rude Dude (the 160th has 2 crew chiefs per MH-60L) said they were meticulous about their bird, so it means less wear on the floor. Doh! Tim Edited August 2, 2021 by Hawkwrench Brett M and J.J. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawkwrench Posted August 15, 2021 Author Share Posted August 15, 2021 (edited) Instead of redoing the cockpit floor, I decided to redo that tomorrow so I went on and tackled the floor armor that the 160th used down in Mogadishu. The floor armor is part of the Wernerswings OGS detail set. I sprayed it with a custom mix of 10 parts Model Air NATO green, 2 parts Mig Light Green Khaki and 1 part Game Color Moon Yellow. Mixes together, they made the perfect match for the faded OD panels. I then weathered them with Mig Africa Dust to give it that dusty, desert sand on the floor look. I also glued tiny Aber PE Wingnuts to the battery cover and glued it into place. Chow for now! Tim Edited August 15, 2021 by Hawkwrench Greg W, Landrotten Highlander, LSP_Kevin and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brahman104 Posted August 21, 2021 Share Posted August 21, 2021 Hi Tim, I'm a bit late to the party on this one but looking good! I like the colour match on the armour panels...... looks spot on! Craig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawkwrench Posted August 29, 2021 Author Share Posted August 29, 2021 I was able to get some time in today on Rude Dude before I start back to work tonight 3rd shift 12 hours. Following Pete's Instrument panel and console painting guide, I first painted the IP and center console Tamiya Rubber Black. Next up was multiple thin layers of Tamiya black panel line wash followed up by a light drybrush of Vallejo 70862-Black Grey. Honestly, I don't think the drybrush popped out the highlights like I wanted. Here's my progress so far. *Ordered some MM gunship gray for drybrushing & will try again.* Chow for now! Tim Buster99, Greg W, Landrotten Highlander and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawkwrench Posted September 3, 2021 Author Share Posted September 3, 2021 8 hours ago, MARU5137 said: Bump. I'll get to work on it this weekend. I'll try to get the panel and console a little bit more realistic looking hopefully. Tim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawkwrench Posted September 6, 2021 Author Share Posted September 6, 2021 Now that all the little radio knobs, switches and screens are painted, I'm calling this center console done. Next up: Instrument panel Chow for now! Tim Michael931080, themongoose, CODY and 8 others 10 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted September 6, 2021 Share Posted September 6, 2021 Nice work, Tim! Kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawkwrench Posted September 6, 2021 Author Share Posted September 6, 2021 9 minutes ago, LSP_Kevin said: Nice work, Tim! Kev Thanks Kev! Lots of one-eyed painting. Lol Tim LSP_Kevin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John1 Posted September 6, 2021 Share Posted September 6, 2021 Damn, that is very impressive work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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