Black Hawk in 1/72 scale

Modeling Subjects Helicopters
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I’ve seen a Fujimi kit in the box, but want to know what’s available in 1/72 scale for the Black Hawk. I’d like the Army Plain Jane version (UH-60?). I want to have the M119 105mm howitzer under it (yes, I know it is 1/76).

Anyone know a good rundown of the various Black Hawk kits?

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You might check here, Ron.

http://www.72scale.com/aircraft/Sikorsky/H-60.htm

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Hi Rob,

There is a Hasegawa UH-60A and an Italeri UH-60A Desert Hawk. The Hasegawa kit has a more accurate fuselage than Italeri’s Blackhawk, but the interior detail leaves alot to be desired (no ceiling to speak of, decal instrument panels, troop seats are a joke) and can only be built as an early A (no HIRSS exhaust, cable cutters, M130 chaff buckets, etc). The Italeri kit has better interior and exterior parts (sans the ALQ-144 IR Jammer-not even close) and can be built with the HIRSS exhausts, but the fuselage has funky proportioning. A friend of mine built a really nice Blackhawk by combined the two kits. He used Italeri’s interior and exterior parts with Hasegawa’s fuselage components, rotors, and landing gear. The Hasegawa kit comes ESSS wings, 260 gallon fuel tanks, and Hellfire racks, while the Italeri kit comes with the wings, Hellfire racks and two 19 shot FFAR pods.

HTH,
Albert [:o)]

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Rob, how are you going to suspend everything? Sounds like a unique looking project once you get it going. Keep us updated.

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I just started the Italeri kit this weekend and notcied everything that albymoore pointed out save for the fuselage proportions. I’d actually thought that I ordered a 1/48 model so I guess I’ll have to live with a smaller one instead.

BTW, sweet Cobra!

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Thanks! [:)]

Cheers,
Albert [:o)]