Looks great, Avus. Can’t wait for further pics.[tup][tup]
Okay, well…so far, I’m not that pleased with my progress on the Blackhawk. My attempt at printing my own decals failed miserably…they were completely useless and almost caused me to chuck the model across my workshop (which would have been bad). Anyway, after much pondering, I decided to go more with a “what if” scheme on this helo. Scream at me if you must, but I think it looks pretty okay.
Not the greatest pic, I was in a hurry to get out of the workshop and into bed…stayed up too late (you guys/gals know how it is!). Kitbashed the decals from my spares box. I have to say, it’s my best masking job to date, but I can’t take all the credit…99% of it goes to Black Magic. [:D]
Anyway, I’ll have it completed tonight for delivery to a friend on Friday (she doesn’t care much what it looks like, as long as it’s a Blackhawk). Constructive criticism is appreciated, but please, I know I screwed up already, so…
This is the last time I fudge on decals…next time I’ll just spend the money and call Cobra!
Sorry to hear you had a problem with the decal printing. What went wrong? They worked just fine for me.
I think it was a combination of my printer (HP Deskjet 3470) and the paper (Testors).
What happened with them? What settings were you using, etc.? I have had no problems with Testors (or any other) decal papers. Explain what went wrong and maybe I can give you some pointers for next time. I print my own decals all the time and haven’t had any major issues.
Sure thing! Fed the paper in no problem, but when it printed it was kinda spider-webby looking…detail was severly lacking. Sprayed them (once dry, of course) with the Testors clear protectant that came with the Testors Decal Kit. Went to apply them and they looked awful. I’m wondering if my ink had gone bad or something like that…paper seemed find and my printers never given me any trouble before.
I once (and then never again) used a white decal paper from Tauro Models (an Italian company): the ink on the surface coagulated leaving only black spots on the paper.
Now I bought Expert’s Choice paper but i haven’t tested it yet.
What’s the resolution of your printer (I mean the dpi)?
Mine has 1200 dpi so it prints out even small details; your lack of details could be caused by that and also by the scale: as I mentioned 1/48 is smaller than 1/35 so the stencils details might get lost.
Besides that your bird looks very promising. Can’t wait to see it completed!
Thanks adrake2. I’d like to make more progress but I only have Sundays to work on my helo!
Hmm, could be your printer and the resolution on it. May not have enough DPI to be able to do small items. Like I said, I have not had a problem with the Testors paper. I have a HP 6110 All-in-One Photo Printer that I use. Not sure of the DPI, but it is way up there, I can print minute things clearly.
Finished the Blackhawk completely last night, and I have to say, I’m actually pretty happy with the results. Here’s a few pics for you guys/gals:
Right side
Front
Right (pilot’s side) detail
“Lead Slead” detail
Kit: 1/48 Academy MH-60K Special Services Blackhawk
Paints: MM enamels
AM: BlackMagic precut canopy masks
Decals: kitbashed from my spares box, including custom decals from my 1/35 ALIENS APC (“Lead Slead” and “Grrr” w/skull)
Thanks for letting me take part in the build!
John,
Looks good to me, I like the decals that you added. Good job on the kit.
I have made very little progress on my kit, been very busy at work and kinda wrapped up in the FW190 that I have been building. Hope to make some progress on it this weekend though.
Thanks for sharing your build with us. [:)]
Great work knight667.
Agree with blkhwkmatt, the decals you chose fit perfectly on the helo.
I’m sorry the “self printing” of my decal sheet didn’t work for you but anyhow you managed to make a great build.
Wow this thread was hard to find … it was five pages back!!!
Well, I managed to make some progress and have pictures to prove it.
First one shows the cargo roof third attempt; chatting with intruder_bass I decided that the first was not accurate and the second was too wide. This one should be fine.
Second shows the side walls (again thanks to intruder_bass). Only thing I realized that the curved part is to big I’ll have to reduce it.
Beautiful work, Avus!!!
Thanks knight667!
I’m afraid this GB is dying … no one else posting except you and me.
I still have my Hokum to finish, so I’ll be here for a bit longer. [:D]
I had a GB die on me that I created…my “Fighting Ambulances” GB. Oh well, it happens. [:(]
Avus,
It’s looking good so far. Thanks for posting the pics. Hopefully I’ll get a good digital camera from Santa this year so I can finally post some of my own.
My Prime Chance Greyhawk is nearly complete, but since I’ve last worked on it, I’ve bought an airbrush, greatly improved my modifying figures skills, and so on. I’ll have to brush the dust off of it and get back to work.
Avus, the roof and side bulkhead detail look great. Good job.
Naw, I’m still here too. Just have to wade through a bunch of customers’ build before I can get back to doing a helo. Thinking about either an early UH-60A in Grenada (for all those lower torsos from you Avus), a UH-60A MedEvac, or an MH-60G in three-tone sand camo. Decisions, decisions, decisions… Probably won’t be till after the first of tehy year till I can ghet to one anyways.
Success! A little provocation and the GB is back in business!
Thanks adrake2 and HeavyArty!
Hope to complete both this weekend. Next one I’ll make molds since I also have a MH-60L to do and promised to some of you the cargo roof (and HGU-56 heads [;)])
I’m still here as well, just been tied up with my other GB’s that I have been trying to finish. I have a little more to do on those kits before I’ll get back to my Medevac conversion.
Avus
The detail on your ceiling looks great!!!
Here’s another update; this time regarding the figures that will go with the helo:
(you know the drill: click on thumbs to see full size)
I also completed the roof and the bulkheads but there is almost no difference with the previous pics.