I need something to do as a hold over till the 1/48 MH-60K arrives in November. I have built 2 Italeri UH-60s , I looked at Hobbycraft and Hasegawa. They just don’t seem to have enough detail, both “plain Janes”. The Italeri is a nightmare to build, the biggest drawback is the cabin windscreen and nose windows. The first one I puttied the gaps around the glass then masked around the glass to wet sand. I really wish someone would do a new mold for the old basic UH-60A in 72nd and 48th.I have some Werner decals and will do 82-23699, 1991 Desert Storm, desert tan with an OD belly. This was the basic UH-60A, no HIRSS, just an open hole for the exhaust,no disco light, no wing pylons for fuel tanks or rockets not even the wing stubs, bare bones with some seats.
Completely agree with the difficulties about windscreen.
Manuel
Thanks, here is one that came out almost decent except the left side. The downside is that dam door on the left side, I think it was made to be open. I may try adding the cockpit door to the left side of the fuselage then when I join right and left fuselage halves maybe I can get a better fit with the glass. The nose glass by the rudder pedals is another mishap. I keep staring at these images trying to come up with a better way to build it, doors closed! This kit I used Italeri decals not Werner Wings.
Found a more interesting subject for this build, still a basic early UH-60A. A 57th Med. Det. in Grenada 1983.
The cargo doors and glass are in, I puttied up some seams and glued on the left cockpit door. The un fun part soon when I add the cockpit glass and putty up the seams all around the cockpit. Last time I masked the cockpit glass so when I wet sanded I wouldn’t scratch the windshield.
