The Scotsman

thanks...never done that before....was fun learning how to solder and utilise such small spaces!!

Thanks mate....it was fun building it despite all the rabbit holes...

@Rob K. @Blue Monday @Ralph21075 @SebTartar @johnny akes @robgizlu @TEXANTOMCAT Many thanks for the kind comments lads.....

..I confess I'm a bit of a fan of these Kitty Hawk Helicopters.....this is the 4th in the collection....I think this now counts as a cast or kettle of hawks..!!??

Hi All, this is basically a slight re-modelling of the Kitty Hawk 1:35 scale HH-60H "Rescue Hawk" into the US Coast Guard MH-60J "Jayhawk" with the use of Werner's Wings resin and decals used for the conversion process. The interior has been extensively re-built and also includes cabin and cockpit lighting for fun. This representation of the aircraft is of the Kodiak Jayhawk 6007 which includes the wee Bear's Paw on the tail rotor assembly. There is a build thread for this as well so all the internals and lighting can be seen as well as all the metal bending that went into the rescue basket and all the other which can viewed here: Anyway here are some views of the final aircraft..... This is with the interior lights on...... This is just a quick view of the lighting fixtures and fittings... And some of the internal layout The build thread will go into all the internals and the lighting in more detail as well and the build and alterations required. I hope you like the pictures. Many thanks for looking Cheers and stay safe Alan

Hi guys, just to say that this is lad is finally done now....here are some piccies of the final job.... It can you join the rest of the flock of hawks in the cabinet. My thanks to you all for following along and many thanks for all the kind comments Cheers and stay safe Alan

forget it.....was thinking of the Spanish bloke and aurogiros but he never went to the States.....never mind.....

Finally made the little search light....ditched the one above and started again......anyway it's finished and is now installed; So this chap is almost finished now with just a few aerials, the windscreen wipers and a few other small bits and bobs to go on. Hopefully over the weekend it should be done and dusted. Anyway, thanks for looking! Cheers and stay safe Alan

excellent...love it! Well done

lovely job that...nice one!

Hi Mate, looking forward to seeing your progress and how this all goes together. Cheers

Just a little update on progress. Finished working on all the windows and doors for the moment. The two cheek windows are now installed and fixed the others are all still loose for the moment - the two side doors above the fuel tanks are a tad manky as there's a bit of residue left over from the mask so that will need to be polished out, no big deal they'll be sparkling soon and then they're done. Couple of images with the doors and windows.... There's one last thing to build which is the "night sun" there's no way of getting one so it's pretty much a case of make it yourself....basically a make do job from the spares bucket. So there's a bit of rod which has a 2.5mm hole drilled in front so a wee glass gem can go in then it's drilled through the middle so the support can be fitted and both ends have been chamfered and sanded . Then a there'll be some other bits and bobs fashioned which are then all painted black and fitted to the right hand side front sponson....here's what there is so far....carry on playing and see how it ends up.......hmmmm......!? That's that for the moment Thanks as always for looking! Cheers and stay safe Alan

Hi Pete, got two at the moment another MH-60R and the Pave Hawk.......you're right though it would be good to get everything wired up....have to see how to do that....hmmmm.... Cheers Alan

I was actually thinking about that but it's too much of faff to be frank, not a simple task installing the lights and wiring and then connecting them when they are in different halves.....let's face it this is the first time I've put a light on anything so baby steps....probably on the next one nope....from what I've seen it's normal lighting whilst on the ground which is the basis for this beast.... Cheers Alan

Hi Pete, took a couple of piccies last night using my phone - the lights look pretty good I think?? The piccies aren't great though I'll do some with my camera. Anyway here it is....