SH-60B Seahawk - who makes the most accurate one in 1/72?

[TomW]

As a follow on to my thread on the RH-53D and the great information it uncovered for me I need some guidance on the smaller ship borne helo's operated by the US Navy. I've already got an Airfix Kaman Seasprite in the stash (and a lovely kit it is too - one of Airfix's best) but I want to portray its successor the SH-60B Seahawk in my line-up.

So the question is fairly simple - Who makes the most accurate Seahawk in 1/72? Hasegawa, Hobbyboss or Italeri/Tamiya? (plus anyone else I've forgotten about)

Over to you gents, please enlighten me

Regards

Tom

[Murph]

I'm not sure about the respective accuracy of the kits, but the Hobby Boss kit is beautifully detailed, including the ASW equipment in the cabin.

Regards,

Murph

[TomW]

Well that's a +1 for the Hobbyboss kit then Murph, thank you

Regards

Tom

[Dermo245]

Hey Tom,

I've built both the SH-60B and HH-60J by Hobby Boss and can highly recommend them. They do have some things that need fixing (if you want) like..

• no detail on the centre console
• no collectives for the cockpit
• OOB sits a bit high on the main gear
• blades need correcting (depending on type)

But please don't let that put you off them and they offer plenty of bits for your pounds and I found the fit to be really great on them.

This amazing Seahawk build on Britmodeller by Vitor Sousa shows what a genius can be done with them!

HTH.

Dermot