1/35 Seahawk/Jayhawk

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Does anyone know of a 1/35 conversion kit to change the Army/Air Force H-60’s into the Navy/Caost Guard versions? Has anyone tried it?
I’d love to build a Jayhawk - I’ve looked at various aftermarket kits for parts, but the pylons are what has kept me from doing it, as well as the interior work.
Same for the Seahawk - the anti-sub versions are great.
I have some referrences but I can’t seem to get a good sense of the shape and location of the pylons on the seagoing versions

Saransk

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Unfortunately, there are no conversion kits out there. Here is an article at Aircraft Resource Center by Jan M. Visser where he made an HH-60H from the Academy MH-60L DAP kit. It looks great and is definitely an inspiration.

http://www.aircraftresourcecenter.com/Gal4/3201-3300/Gal3240_HH-60_Visser/gal3240.htm

On a side not, there have been rumors from a reliable source that Academy is supposed to be releasing an MH-60S Naval version too. Lets hope it is soon. It would be a welcome addition as well.

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It would be great if it was an SH-60B or F Seahawk. I suspect it will be a CH-60S which use the Army type of landing gear - in fact this picture shows the prototype CH-60S with its Army cabin and Navy parts - Kind of like a 1:1 model.
http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/aircraft/images/CH-60Y.jpg
If it is a SH-60B/F/R a JayHawk would be a fairly easy change.
Now If I could only find the HH-60T (new armed Coast Guard configuration) pictures

saransk

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MH-60S is actually in the fielding stages now. It is the same basic Army MH-60L with a few more sensors and the fitting for a FLIR mount on the nose. No idea what differances there are on the internal layout though.

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At www.helikitnews.com there is a 1/35 SH-60B converted from a Blackhawk. It was done by Colin Russell. He did a fine job converting it too! Go to HKN Gallery, modellers name catagory, type in Colin Russell, then go to SH-60B 1/35. Pete Brown

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Just go to “Colin Russell” @ HKN, no need to type it in. Pete

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Hey, looks great. He did an excellent job.

Here is a direct link as well.

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I seem to remember Chris “Chief Snake” Miller, from Cobra Company, mentioning a while ago that he had someone working on the masters for a 1/35 SH-60B conversion set. Any progress, Chris???