Well Gino
I never see this bag before and I love it.
Look like a duffle one
Unfortunatly nobody post the provider.
Can I a start a post a new thread with your picture in order to not hijack this thread.
cheers
Seb

Sure, be my guest.

Latest update. I have closed it up and finished the fuselage. I built the External Stores Support System (ESSS) wings out of scrap resin pour blocks, sanded and shaped to the correct pofiles.

Starboard side ESSS and extended hoist mount.



Port Side.





The radar nose used the Academy weather radar out of teh MH-60G kit. I scratched the mount out of sheet styrene.



Underside details.





Tail anti-collision skid.





Next up is the rear landing gear, external fuel tanks, and reshaping the main rotor blade roots and adding hinge details.

Outstanding work, keeps getting better and better!

Thanks Klaus. Plugging away on the external tanks now. I should have them done soon.

Here is the latest. I have completed the external fuel tanks. I used the tanks out of the Academy UH-60A/L kit, cut down to size. Apoxie Sculpt A & B putty for the end caps , and sheet styrene for the fins. The black access cover shapes are the new Archer texture decals. They look great, but didn't stick at all. They are thick and stiff. They wouldn't bend around the curve of the tank. I had to superglue them on.



Next up was to modify the main gear struts. I used a left over covered spring piece from a resin howitzer and the kit strut. I built the rear strut out of 1/8 inch plastic tubing and some scrap rings, along with the connection end of the kit's tail wheel and some scrap angle pieces. Also in this pic is the intakes for the engines with the air flow center tubes extended back to the face of the turbine. I extended it w/ A & B putty as well.



Lastly are the grab handles behind the pilots doors. I made a jig out of 0.040 sheet styrene so I would get the same shape for each. I bent thin muffler wire to shape and installed it into holes I drilled into the fuselage.




Its just about ready to paint. Next up is to install the canopy and start taping it off. I also have the main rotor blade fold hinges to make and then detail the main and tail rotors with some wires. I'll keep you posted.

Gino looks great and you got some scratch skills there.

Thanks Nitro.

Here's the latest. The paint is on, all except the black. I'll gloss it, then add the flat black parts.

Looks great!
Those bright USCG colors are attractive and you rendered them very well.

Must ... resist ... urge ... to make ... one ... too!

Looks damn good Gino. would like to see the model work shop you got over there you seem to have just about every thing. Are you sure your really over there and not in your secret model lab...AKA your basment....j/k'ing


Just one question whats a coastie doing in the sand lot?

Diggin it with paint on Gino!

Thanks guys, its been fu so far. Now on to decals...lots of them.







Not much really, just a piece of plywood on top of some rubbermaid drawer units. All the paints and supplies fit into one action packer. Figured I might as well have something to do in my aff time since I would be here for at least a year. This was before I loaded it up w/modeling supplies.







I'm not a Coastie, I'm Army. I just like the look of the Jayhawk.

Thank you for sharing Gino. I wasn't calling you a Coastie but referring to the jayhawk. (failed joke)

Again thank you for sharing. Stay safe

Project is almost done. Here is the last bit that needs to be completed. I have modified the rotor blades to have the hinge for folding them. I also added multiple bolt heads from hex rod that were missing. I added the vibration damper from the lower swash plate to the shaft as well. It was made using sheet, rod, and tube styrene. Lastly, I added the cabling from the hubs on both the main and tail rotors as well.






I just need to paint and detail the rotors and it will be done. The fuselage is completely painted, decaled, and finished. I'll show it all done and together in a few days.

Keep a look out for it.

Great, simply great!

Just a personal question: I've always wondered why you don't like photoetched parts. I think they are a pain to work with but sure worth the effort.
I'm asking because some of the detail you added using styrene is available as PE set.

Thanks Avus. As to the the PE, I would just rather make it myself. I can't justify spending the extra money on PE when I can make it. Also, I think most PE doesn't really capture the look right since it is just flat metal when most parts it is replicating has some dimension to them. Just personal preferance. I actually got a complete set of UH-60 interior and exterior PE in a trade, but decided to only use the seatbelts off it for now. We'll see, maybe i'll use it on a future build.

I finally was able to upload pictures. It has been done for about 2 weeks now. I had issues uploading from Iraq, but with the help of a friend in the states, managed to upload them.

She is complete. The Fireball Modelworks decals work great. I have used a few of Joseph's sets and they always work great. I highly recommend them. The paint was a PITA, but well worth it. I am fully pleased with how it turned out.

Here it is.






The rest can be seen here.

Thanks for all the encouragement and I hope you all like it.

Stunning! Gino Amazing!

Martyn

Really cool converion Gino. Its nice to see how all that detailing looks in the end.

How did I miss you final update?! Guess some of my Pave Hawk's putty must have gotten in my eyes!

Now that my sight is clear I can say that your model looks outstanding! Maybe one day I'll have my self one of these bright CG helos ... but in 1/48 since the 1/35 is currently dring me insane.

Again great work work and thanks for sharing your ispiring model.

Thanks guys. It was a fun build and I am pleased with the results.

Absolutely freakin' incredible. What an amazing build. You should be extremely proud. Academy needs to buy your design and produce that baby!!

Thanks Brent. I am proud of it. It would be great if Academy did this, but I don't think I'll send them mine as the master. I have too much into it to give it up. I doubt I would get it back in one piece.

its a verry amazing model i find it a really good job