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  1. Hello everybody I have been away from modelling for some time now and I’ve been a silent reader on britmodeller.com during the last three years – thanks everybody for the inspiration ;-) As a rotorhead I built every major helicopter in my time – except a Blackhawk, what a shambles. Now I am so softened up by all the splendid builds around here, have a bit time on my hands and decided to catch up on this wonderful and ubiquitous bird. I decided to do it as a Hoverama : a hovering Blackhawk with a slingload underneath, suspended in a display cabinet. I took loads of inspiration from all over the web. This is just one of the examples of rather intense videos of the whole process : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PTEdjADUbJc . The whole thing is planned to be a pleasure build. So no rivet-counting, no realistic paint-scheme, no consistent decals – just a lot of artistic freedom! I am planning on putting the Hoverama in my living room and simply enjoying it for its beauty once it is finished ;-) Therefore I decided to go for a scheme with hi-vis/day-glow panels. Ever since I saw German WWII planes, I was fascinated with the contrast of camouflage and hi-vis patches. So for me the only way to go for me is a flat OD with a glistening bright orange – something like http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Dust-off_MEDEVAC_navigates_the_high_seas.jpg but without the red cross. A scheme that might even exist for a bird used in training the art of sling-loading by pilots and ground personnel – and an eye catcher for sure ! And so I went shopping : Academy 1/35 UH-60L Blackhawk (this one has actually a working cargo hook) Eduard BigEd set for the bird CMK Helicopter Crew (if it is flying there has to be crew inside) an Italeri 1/35 HMMWV to dangle below the bird Here is one picture of the lot Beyond the actual build, I want to do the following on the Blackhawk in order to represent the situation in the Hoverama as closely possible extend the oleo struts on the LG as if it is unloaded deflect the horizontal stabiliser, which keeps the fuselage level during hover add mud to a sector of the wheels, as if the Blackhawk landed on soft ground A further complication arises from the fact, that I have no modelling specific tools and I do not plan to invest in much, because this could be my last model for the next ten years :-) (but who knows :-D ). So instead of doing wonderfull things, I will just use the hairy-stick method with Revel Aquas. The only concession to a good finish will be a rattle-can of OD. For now I am going to put this thread into hibernation, because I want to go back into the swing of things with the HMMWV. In fact, for someone who hasn’t touched a model in the last 10 years, the prospect of tackling such a large model including photo-etched parts is rather frightening. So I am going to use the sling load as a training ground to shape up before attacking the bird. And here is the link to the WIP of the HMMWV, which will be the first step in the creation of this Hoverama : http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/234971988-the-hoverama-hmmwv/ Hope you enjoy following this built as much as I will building it ! Cheers
  2. This HMMWV is part of the Hoverama, which I announced over at the aircraft WIP section. There everything concerning the Hoverama is explained here http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/234971984-the-hoverama/ . Basically this HMMWV is to serve as a sling load beneath a Blackhawk and for me it is the training ground that allows me to get back into modelling after ten years of hibernation and before going for the bird itself. I have read all the discussions about Italeri getting everything wrong in this kit with respect to realism – but I don’t care :-) . The logic was simply that it was the cheapest HMMWV kit I could find and I wanted a HMMWV as sling load - so be it. It will be finished in a standard euro-woodland camouflage to fit in tune with the OD of the bird. The only thing that bugs me is that the kit only comes with USMC decals – no army helicopter would ever sink as low as to sling load a USMC vehicle (aren’t the leathernecks supposed to pull that d*mn thing themselves anyway ^^ ). So I might use some artistic freedom on the decals, too. I wanted to unload the suspension springs, as there is no weight on the wheels, but the construction of the kit would have demanded a rather delicate surgery from me. For now I am not yet up to it... Maybe I’ll mount the wheels eccentrically later. So I started, as demanded by the instructions, with the framework under the HMMWV. And I must admit I really like the massive and sturdy feeling these big scale parts have to them – having built mostly 1/72 a long time ago. Axles, drive train and exhaust fitted and painted green The Revell-Aqua colors, which I use, give me quite a head-ache - the become all foamy when applied with a paint-brush :eeks: But once they have dried the present a neat, flat, buble-free finish. This becomes evident on the large flat surfaces on the underside of the cabin While these are drying I started experimenting with washes. Tricky business: using water-colors on the Revell-Aqua-colors. I expected the green base coat of of Revell Aqua 65 to dissolve at any time under the influence of the water, which is used to dilute the black water-colors, at any moment - but it worked so well The upper door is still green. The wash is applied only on the lower door. I could swipe the wet brush through the water all over the door for without the Aqua colour base coming of - it did this for about 10 minutes and nothing seemed to happen. Then I grow tired of it and decided to trust the Aqua-Colors and to apply the wash the rest of the interior. And then I tried the rattle-can of OD. I chose the seats for this colour. This is what you do, if you build your own plane at home : you always start with the seats ;-) The idea is to get used to handle the rattle-can and to work with masking tape (also a first for me), because there wont be much practice available for me before going for the complete helicopter. It took the opportunity to give the pilot figures a flak-vest in OD as well. Summary of the first steps : Revell-Aqua colors are my new best friends - they are odorless, stretched with simple tap-water, bubble-free and basically water resistant once dry. Cheers for now !
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