Hi,just want to share this simple diorama showing a US Coast Guard on the rescue of a lost seafarer.....thanks to Tats for building the chopper.
(sorry for the blurry pics)

That's an ambitious project there! well done.

where did the figures come from? did you modify some pre-existing ones, or make your own?

Looks pretty good, however...

It isn't an accurate HH-60J Jayhawk as used by the USCG. Looks like you took one of the 1/35 Academy U/MH-60s, added the open exhausts from Cobra Company or AFV Clubs S-70-C, added the weather radar nose (sort of), closed in the gunner's window, and a few other changes, and painted it up as a USCG helo. The biggest problem is the dual window troop door and empty cabin. The side door is only half that size and w/one window. The HH-60J cabin is quite different too, and full of gear. They are all painted a medium blue on the inside too. There should be little wings off both sides to hold aux. fuel tanks. Lots of other J model specific parts ar also missing.

There is much more to it than that. Check out the Fireball Modelworks HH-60J conversion to see what all is invloved.

An actual HH-60J looks like this.





Here are a couple walkarounds from ARC for future refernace or anyone else looking to build one.

HH-60J #1

HH-60J #2

Don't get me wrong, it looks great and I'm sure you guys did a lot of work on it. It just isn't a USCG HH-60J you have modeled. The figures look great though. Where are they from?

hi there...
thanks vance and gino, your comments are highly appreciated and noted....
the figures are trumpeteer chinook crew,just made some modifications and alterations.
it was really a fast build for Tats,we were given just a week to finish it,so modifications on the chopper was not that much with no aftermarket kits on our hands....

Thanks again....

Pretty good for a week. What was the deadline for?