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Brazilian Navy SH-60 Seahawk in 1/72

Flyingbabydoc

Flyingbabydoc

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Hi again,

I have been trying some new techniques for brush painting (thanks eric, @errains) and decided to build a Brazilian Seahawk from the HH-60 Italeri 1/72 kit. There were some adaptations required (the arrows) which I have scratch-built from left-overs.

These birds are usually very dirty due to sea operations, so I went heavy on the weathering.

Comments and critiques are most welcome. Thanks a lot for looking in.

Cheers and stay safe!

Alex


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Wow great work! Love the weathering. That is how an A/C that is actually used SHOULD look
 
Thank you so much my friends. I did not check the replies on this one. I appreciate your comments. There are still lot of seam line but this was the first time I tried to scratch build the modifications and tested the weathering. So I was glad with the results.

Thanks again. Cheers

Alex
 
phantom II said:
I agree . Definitely am improvement on the paint . Still need work on seam lines.
Cheers, Christian
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Yeah, I agree Christian. The paintwork is only as good as the prep (in this case the seam lines between parts) I spend a lot of time working on how parts fit. In many cases, the alignment pins get removed so that the parts will line up better for gluing. Other times even then the process has to be done a small section at a time so that focus can be done on that area until it sets, then move on to the next area.

While sandpaper could cause you a lot of trouble Alex, you could use a fine smooth cut metal file and wipe it on a towel to clear the micro shavings. Wet sand with water and sanding sticks. The water keeps dust down. Another thing is use a blade and scrape the area. This results in shavings rather than dust.
 
Thanks a lot Christian and Paul

Paul These are great ideas! Indeed the sanding is lethal - even with a mask, sometimes very fine dust remains attached and days later still affect me. Shaving with a knife is definitely something I am well used to do! I will give it a try and see what I can do. Thanks a lot!

Cheers

Alex
 
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