Zorro Posted January 4, 2023 Author Share Posted January 4, 2023 Day 94 continued work on the Cabin Ceiling; added brass grommets, and data plates. Model_Monkey, Youngtiger1, Landrotten Highlander and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zorro Posted January 4, 2023 Author Share Posted January 4, 2023 Day 94 working on the Instrument Panel. LSP_Kevin, scvrobeson, Model_Monkey and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zorro Posted January 9, 2023 Author Share Posted January 9, 2023 (edited) Day 98 Robertson internal fuel tanks plumbing test fit and base coat paint on all transfer lines. Edited January 9, 2023 by Zorro grammer scvrobeson, LSP_Kevin, matt_1185 and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zorro Posted January 9, 2023 Author Share Posted January 9, 2023 Day 99 Installation of all fuel transfer lines and final touch up of all retaining straps prior to weathering and final matte coat. scvrobeson, denders, Landrotten Highlander and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlamoSnep Posted January 9, 2023 Share Posted January 9, 2023 Amazing work so far! I have one of these to build in the future, but all that scratch building is beyond my skill level so I'll mostly just build it OOB. Already have the instructions marked up in red and with reading your thread looks like I need to make some new red marks. Zorro 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zorro Posted January 9, 2023 Author Share Posted January 9, 2023 3 hours ago, PlamoSnep said: Amazing work so far! I have one of these to build in the future, but all that scratch building is beyond my skill level so I'll mostly just build it OOB. Already have the instructions marked up in red and with reading your thread looks like I need to make some new red marks. Thank you, there are several discrepancies within the Kitty Hawk kit instructions. The kit itself is very good, way better than the Academy kit when it comes to detailing. PlamoSnep 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zorro Posted January 14, 2023 Author Share Posted January 14, 2023 Day 104 working on the cockpit again. I placed both sets of cyclic and collective on a tongue depressor for easy painting. The cyclic is missing the "Slew Up Switch." I will add the switches and paint them here before installation. The good thing is that on the Pave Hawk the cable is feed through the cyclic tube and exits underneath the floor. LSP_Kevin, denders, Landrotten Highlander and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zorro Posted January 14, 2023 Author Share Posted January 14, 2023 Day 104 added the Cargo Hook and made sure it could swivel. We rarely used it except during our annual qualification which required us to lift a 55 gallon drum full of cement around an LZ (Landing Zone used for training). denders, matt_1185, Landrotten Highlander and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zorro Posted January 16, 2023 Author Share Posted January 16, 2023 Day 107 test fitting the cockpit and crew before I commit. Next, I will detail the crew before adjusting the flight controls and position all of cockpit components. PlamoSnep, LSP_Kevin, Landrotten Highlander and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmel Posted January 17, 2023 Share Posted January 17, 2023 I love this thread! It's so cool that you can build the model based on your personal experience! Jake Zorro 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zorro Posted January 17, 2023 Author Share Posted January 17, 2023 2 hours ago, jmel said: I love this thread! It's so cool that you can build the model based on your personal experience! Jake Jake, thanks. It has been fun building as it has brought back a lot of memories. A couple of other little things I discovered - we did not have the small racks attached to the back of he pilot seats like the Blackhawk did. So I will not install them. We also carried one RED (left) and one Green (HALON on the right) fire extinguisher in the cabin. Zorro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zorro Posted January 18, 2023 Author Share Posted January 18, 2023 Day 106 page 5 from the instruction booklet - see incorrect placement of Master Warning Panels (F32) and seat racks (D32 and D33) not on the Pave Hawk. We mounted other items there, i.e. the AHHS box behind the co-pilot seat frame on some models. matt_1185 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zorro Posted January 18, 2023 Author Share Posted January 18, 2023 This photo was taken during Operation TASK FORCE HAWK in Albania in 1999 next to our MH-60G Pave Hawk II. Take notice of the MRE cases and the orange life raft stuffed over the Robertson Internal Fuel Tanks. We would fly to and from our home base in Italy across the Adriatic Sea. We received a waiver to fly several thousand pounds over our normal limit... it amazed me how much stuff we would carry during war. Lenny320 and matt_1185 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zorro Posted January 26, 2023 Author Share Posted January 26, 2023 I blocked out the faces to protect my friends. I will continue to do that for the rest of the photos I post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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